Syllabus For The Subject Process Engineering

PROCESS ENGINEERING

Contents

Preface xi

Contributors xv

Introduction xxi

A A-1

ASME Specifications A-1

Abrasives A-1

Accident Management A-9

Accountability, Environmental (see Environmental Accountability)

Acid Rain A-9

Acoustic Enclosures, Turbine A-10

Actuators A-37

Aerfoils; Airfoils (see Metallurgy; Turbines)

Agitators A-38

Agriculture; Agricultural Product Processing A-48

Air Filtration; Air Inlet Filtration for Gas Turbines A-49

Air Pollution Control A-83

Air Purification; Air Sterilization A-101

B B-1

Balancing; Onspeed Balancing of a Rotor B-1

Balancing Problems, Troubleshooting (Turbomachinery) (see Condition Monitoring)

Batteries (see Cells)

Bearings B-1

Blades and Vanes (for a Turbine) (see Metallurgy; Turbines)

Boilers B-11

Borescopes B-11

Brakes B-11

Brick-Lined Process Equipment B-23

Briquette Machines B-28

C C-1

CAD/CAM C-1

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) C-1

Carbon; Carbon-Graphite Mix Products C-7

Carbon Dioxide (CO2); CO2 Disposal C-13

Castings (see Metallurgy)

Cells C-22

Cement; Portland Cement C-22

Centrifuges C-34

Ceramics C-38

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Chemical Cleaning C-38

Chemical Complex; (Petro)Chemical Complex; Chemical Plant C-38

Chemicals C-41

Chemicals (Toxic), Handling C-42

Chillers; Crystallizers; Chemical Separation Method; Alternative to Distillation/

Fractional Distillation C-62

Chimneys (see Stacks)

Cleaning C-78

Clutches (see Power Transmission)

Coatings (see Ceramics; Metallurgy)

Cogeneration C-78

Coker (see Oil Sands)

Color Coding C-81

Columns (see Towers and Columns)

Combustor(s); Low NOx Combustor (see Turbines)

Compressors C-81

Condensers C-233

Condition Monitoring (CM); Condition-Monitoring System(s) (CMS); Engine

Condition Monitoring (ECM); Engine Condition–Monitoring System(s) (ECMS) C-253

Control Regulators (see Actuators)

Control Systems; Controls C-331

Controls, Retrofit C-354

Conversion Tables (see Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards,

and Texts)

Conveyors C-408

Coolant; Engine Coolant C-408

Coolers, Dairy C-412

Cooling; Cool, Products That (Air Conditioners); Liquid-Cooled Air Conditioners C-413

Cooling Towers C-423

Corrosion; Anticorrosion Coatings C-426

Couplings (see Power Transmission)

Crushers C-426

D D-1

Dampeners (see Pulsation Dampeners)

Desalination D-1

Dialysis; Electrodialysis D-2

Distillation; Fractional Distillation D-2

Diverter; Diverter Damper; Diverter Valve; Flapper Valve D-3

Doctor D-3

Drives D-3

Drum; Knock-Out Drum; Knock-Out Vessel (see Separators)

Drying D-4

Ducting; Ducting and Joints D-18

E E-1

ECM (Engine Condition Monitoring) (see Condition Monitoring)

ECMS (Engine Condition–Monitoring Systems) (see Condition Monitoring)

Ecological Parks; Industrial Ecological Parks E-1

Ecosystem E-1

Ejectors E-2

Electric Motors; Electric Motor Controls E-3

Emergency Power Generation (Packages) (see Engines, Gas)

Emissions; Air Emissions E-36

Engines, Gas E-38

Environmental Accountability E-40

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Environmental Air Monitoring (see Emissions)

Environmental Economics E-49

Evaporative Coolers (see Chillers; Coolers, Dairy)

Exhaust Stacks (see Stacks)

Exhausters, Centrifugal Gas E-56

Expansion Joints E-57

Explosion; Explosion Hazard Analysis; Explosion Hazards E-67

Extraction, Liquid-Solid E-87

F F-1

Fans, Centrifugal F-1

Filters F-5

Flare Stacks F-12

Floating Covers F-12

Fluidized Bed F-12

Forest Products F-12

Fuel Gas Conditioning System(s) F-24

Fuel Systems; Fuel Flow Control F-29

Fuels, Alternative; Fuels, Gas Turbine F-37

G G-1

Gas Turbine Cleaning or Washing (see Turbines)

Gas Turbines (see Turbines)

Gearboxes (see Power Transmission)

Gears (see Power Transmission)

Generators; Turbogenerators G-1

Grinding (see Abrasives; Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards,

and Texts)

Grinding Wheels (see Abrasives)

H H-1

Hazards (see Color Coding; Explosion; Some Commonly Used Specifications,

Codes, Standards, and Texts)

Heat Exchangers H-1

Heat Pumps; Heat Pumps, Geothermal; Heating Systems with a Renewable Energy

Source H-1

Heat Treatment (see Metallurgy)

Heaters, Electric H-6

High-Speed Drive Systems (see Power Transmission)

Hot Isostatic Pressing (or HIPing) (see Metallurgy)

Hydraulic Filters (see Filters)

I I-1

Industrial Ecological Park (see Ecological Parks)

Industrial Ecology (see Ecological Parks)

Inlet Ducts and Silencers (see Acoustic Enclosures, Turbine; Air Filtration; Ducting)

Instrumentation (see Condition Monitoring; Measurement)

Insulation (see Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards, and Texts)

Irradiation, Food Product I-1

L L-1

LCA (see Life-Cycle Assessment)

LNG (see Liquid Natural Gas)

Laser Cutting, Drilling, Machining,Welding (see Metallurgy)

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Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) (of Turbomachinery) L-1

Liquid Eliminators (see Separators)

Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) L-21

Lubrication L-24

M M-1

Magnetic Bearings (see Bearings)

Measurement M-1

Metallurgy; Metallurgical Repair; Metallurgical Refurbishment M-31

Metering, Fluids; Metering Pumps (see Fuel Systems)

Mist Eliminators (see Separators)

Mixers (see Agitators; Centrifuges)

Monitoring (see Condition Monitoring)

Motors (see Electric Motors)

N N-1

Noise and Noise Measurement (see Acoustic Enclosures, Turbine)

Noise Silencing and Abatement (see Acoustic Enclosures, Turbine)

Nondestructive Testing (FP1, MP1, X Ray) (see Metallurgy)

Nozzles N-1

O O-1

Oil Analysis O-1

Oil Sands; Synthetic Crude; Tar Sands; Shale O-1

Oxygen Analysis O-1

Ozone O-4

P P-1

Packaging P-1

Paper (see Pulp and Paper) P-1

Pipe (see Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards, and Texts) P-1

Plastics P-1

Pollutants, Chemical; Pollutants, (from) Chemical Processes; Pollutant Indicators;

Pollutants, Toxic; Pollutants, Toxic Chemicals P-7

Portland Cement (see Cement) P-72

Power Production; Power Production In-House; IPP; SPP P-72

Power Transmission P-73

Pulp and Paper P-204

Pulsation Dampeners P-214

Pumps P-214

R R-1

Reactors; Chemical Reactors R-1

Refineries, Petroleum R-1

Refrigerant(s) R-10

Regenerator R-19

S S-1

Seals; Gas Seals S-1

Separators S-10

Snubbers (see Pulsation Dampeners)

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Stacks S-29

Steam Generator and Steam Supply S-38

T T-1

Tanks T-1

Temperature and Pressure Sensors (see Measurement)

Thermal Insulation (see Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards,

and Texts)

Thin-Film Processors (see Chillers)

Torque Converters, Measurements, and Meters (see Power Transmission)

Towers and Columns T-40

Toxic Substances (see Pollutants, Chemical)

Transportation, of Bulk Chemicals, of Large Process Equipment T-40

Triple Redundancy T-41

Turbines, Gas T-43

Turbines, Steam T-76

Turbochargers T-112

Turboexpanders T-114

U U-1

Ultrasonic Cleaning U-1

V V-1

Valves (see Control Systems)

Vanes (see Metallurgy)

Vaporizers; Vaporizer Applications V-1

Vents and Flame Arrestors V-31

Vibration Measurement (see Condition Monitoring)

W W-1

Waste Heat Recovery (see Cogeneration)

Waste Management W-1

Welding (see Metallurgy)

Some Commonly Used Specifications, Codes, Standards, Texts Sp-1

Index In-1

 

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