Handbook of Chemical Processing Equipment Book

	Preface	vii
	About the Author	ix
Chapter 1.	Heat Exchange Equipment	1
	Introduction	1
	General Concepts of Heat Transfer	4
	Air Cooled Heat Exchangers	12
	Shell and Tube Type Heat Exchangers	24
	Spiral-Plate Heat Exchangers	36
	Plate-and-Frame Exchangers	41
	Heat Exchanger Tube Rupture	45
	Condensers	52
	Steam-Driven Absorption Cooling	60
	Closure	61
	Nomenclature	61
	Suggested Readings	62
Chapter 2.	Evaporative Cooling Equipment	65
	Introduction	65
	Thermal Characteristics	65
	Design Configurations	70
	Components and Materials of Construction	76
	Use of Fans, Motors, and Drives	80
	Water Treatment Services	86
	Glossary of Terms	89
	Suggested Readings	93
Chapter 3.	Evaporating and Drying Equipment	94
	Introduction	94
	Evaporators	94
	Drying Equipment	124
	Crystallization	154
	Suggested Readings	161
Chapter 4.	Distillation Equipment	162
	Introduction	162
	Overview of Distillation	163
	General Properties of Hydrocarbons	181
	Refinery Operations	202
	Products from Petroleum	222
	Spirits Production	239
	Closure and Recommended Web Sites	241
Chapter 5.	Mass Separation Equipment	244
	Introduction	244
	Absorption Equipment	245
	Adsorption Equipment	276
	Solvent Extraction	320
	Reverse Osmosis	326
	Suggested Readings	330
Chapter 6.	Mechanical Separation Equipment	334
	Introduction	334
	Filtration Equipment	335
	Sedimentation Equipment	398
	Centrifugal Separation Equipment	416
	Suggested Readings	434
Chapter 7.	Mixing Equipment	435
	Introduction	435
	Mechanical Mixing Equipment	436
	Design Practices	453
	Gas-Solids Contacting	476
	Suggested Readings	487
	Recommended Web Sites	488
Chapter 8.	Calculations for Select Operations	489
	Introduction	489
	Heat Capacity Ratios for Real Gases	489
	Sizing of Vapor-Liquid Separators	489
	Overall Efficiency of a Combination Boiler	490
	Pump Horsepower Calculations	490
	Pump Efficiency Calculations	491
	Lime Kiln Precoat Filter Estimation	491
	Steam Savings in Multiple Effect Evaporators	493
	Temperature and Latent Heat Estimation for Saturated Steam	494
	Estimating Condensate for Flash Tanks	494
	Linear Velocity of Air Through Ducts	496
	Thermal Conductivities of Gases	496
	Determining Pseudocritical Properties	500
	Estimating Heat Exchanger Temperatures	501
	Estimating the Viscosity of Gases	503
	Estimate for Mechanical Desuperheaters	506
	Estimating Pump Head with Negative Suction Pressure	507
	Calculations for Back-Pressure Turbines	508
	Tubeside Fouling Rates in Heat Exchangers	510
	Calculations for Pipe Flows	511
	Recovery in Multicomponent Distillation	517
	Estimating Equilibrium Curves	518
	Estimating Evaporation Losses from Liquified Gases	518
	Combustion Air Calculations	518
	Estimating Temperature Profiles in Agitated Tanks	519
	Generalized Equations for Compressors	520
	Batch Distillation: Application of the Rayleigh Equation	524
	Index	527