Trouble-shooting process operations, Second Ed

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5782351

Lieberman, N P

This expanded edition of the bestselling Trouble-shooting Refinery Process, now includes chapters on fluidized catalytic cracking, natural gas production, and delayed coking. Contents include: Crude unit; Delayed coking cycles; Delayed coking process; Amine regeneration and scrubbing; Sulfur recovery; Alkylation; Fluidized catalyst cracking units; FCU 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; Unstable gas plant operations; Fouled trays; Dehydrating light end towers; Vapor-liquid separation; Refining metallurgy for novices; Unusual noises and vibrations; Natural gas drying; Enhancing natural gas production; Suggestions for new operations engineers; Planning a performance test; Understanding control board instruments; How to make field measurements; The people problem; Calculating dew point, bubble point, and pressure drop; Index.

• OSTI ID: 5782351
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ALKYLATION
AMINES
BUBBLES
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKING PLANTS
CONTROL
COOLING
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DEW POINT
DRYING
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDIZED BEDS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTIONATION
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEATING
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALLURGY
NATURAL GAS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PRESSURE DROP
PROCESS CONTROL
PUMPS
PYROLYSIS
REGENERATION
SCRUBBING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFUR
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOWERS
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION