The latest methods for troubleshooting and maintaining process equipment

This extensively revised and updated practical resource fully explains how to diagnose, troubleshoot, and correct problems across a broad range of industries—all without complex equations and without ever losing sight of the importance of direct field measurements and observations. 

This fifth edition features new and expanded coverage of:

• Causes and Effects of Wet Steam on Turbines and Strippers
• Distillation Design Errors and Inspecting Tower Internals
• Setting Pressure Relief Valves on Vessels and Heat Exchangers
• Reduction of Flare Losses
• Safer Procedures for Sampling Hazardous Material
• Taking Field Measurements Safely and Effectively

Filled with real-world examples and illustrations, A Working Guide to Process Equipment, Fifth Edition clearly demonstrates how theory applies to solving real-world plant operation problems. Selected hand calculation methods are also provided.

Coverage includes:
Distillation Towers * Tower Internals * Trays and Packing * Pumparounds * Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics * Tower Pressure Control * Cooling Water Systems * Instruments * Bubble Point and Dew Point * Vacuum Systems * Surface Condensers * Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers * Natural and Forced Circulation Reboilers * Steam Strippers * Steam and Condensate Systems * Condensers and Air Coolers *  Fired Heaters * Steam Generation * Deaerators and Steam Systems * Wastewater Strippers * Steam Turbines * Refrigeration Systems * Catalytic Effects * Centrifugal Pumps * Control Valves * Separators * Centrifugal Compressors and Surge * Reciprocating Compressors * Corrosion * Fluid Flow in Pipes * Super-Fractionation Stage * Computer Control * Field Troubleshooting * Commentary on & need for Suppression of CO2 Emissions