1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006512503321

Autore

Lieberman Norman P

Titolo

Troubleshooting process operations [[electronic resource] /] / Norman P. Lieberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tulsa, Okla., : PennWell, c2009

ISBN

1-61583-804-X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (708 p.)

Disciplina

665.5/30288

Soggetti

Petroleum refineries - Maintenance and repair

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface to the Fourth Edition""; ""Preface to the Third Edition ( 1991)""; ""Preface to the Second Edition ( 1985)""; ""Preface to the First Edition ( 1980)""; ""Introduction""; ""Crude Distillation""; ""Delayed Coking Cycles""; ""Delayed Coking Process""; ""Amine Regeneration and Scrubbing""; ""Sulfur Recovery""; ""Alkylation""; ""Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units""; ""FCCU Product Fractionation""; ""Saving Energy at Reduced Feed Rates""; ""Refrigeration Systems""; ""Centrifugal Pumps""; ""Distillation Towers""; ""Vacuum Towers""; ""Treating Liquid Hydrocarbons""

""Process Heaters""""Water Coolers""; ""Alarms and Trips""; ""Additional Distillation Problems""; ""Fouled Trays""; ""Dehydrating Light-Ends Towers""; ""Vapor-Liquid Separation""; ""Refinery Metallurgy for Novices""; ""Unusual Noises and Vibrations""; ""Natural Gas Drying""; ""Gas Compression�Centrifugal and Reciprocating""; ""Suggestions for New Process Operating Engineers""; ""Planning a Performance Test""; ""Understanding Control Board Instruments""; ""How to Make Field Measurements""; ""Turbines, Expanders, and Variable Speed Motors""; ""Forced Draft Air Coolers""

""Advances in Heat -Exchanger Design""""Positive Feedback Loops""; ""Troubleshooting Control Loops""; ""Texas City� B. P. Refinery Fire""; ""Environmentally Friendly Process Concepts""; ""The People Problem""; ""Appendix""; ""Index""