Troubleshooting Process Operations

By Norman P. Lieberman

Book Overview

The author, a highly respected consultant to major U.S. refineries, shares information on topics such as common coke quality questions, catalyst-feed mixing, light hydrocarbon distillation, steam to heater passes, haze in jet fuel, optimizing excess air, convection and radiation, reboiler-induced foaming, flooding and computer control consoles. Of special interest in the new section on gas drying and compression. A troubleshooting checklist accompanies each chapter. The author expertly combines field observations with engineering principles to unravel and solve specific process operation problems using an easy-to-understand style devoid of textbook terminology and excessive mathematics. Contents: Specific processes Process equipment Practical problems Gas drying and compression The process engineer's job Appendix.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878143483
• ISBN13: 9780878143481
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"