CHAPTERS: Chapter 1. Pumps; Chapter 2. Valves; Chapter 3. Flowmeters and flow measurement; Chapter 4. Problem fluids and flow problems; Chapter 5. Pipeline issues; Chapter 6. Calculations and modeling; Chapter 7. Related topics |
Keeping centrifugal pumps battle-ready |
Scott Boyson, A.W. Chesterton Co., Mech. Seals Div. |
Consider hydraulic factors to reduce pump downtime |
Allan Budris and R. Barry Erickson, ITT Industrial Pump Group; Francis Kludt and Craig Small, Celanese Ltd. |
Avoid cavitation in centrifugal pumps |
Mouafak Zaher, Unitec Applied Technology Institute |
The relationship of vibration to problems in centrifugal pumps |
William D. Marscher, Mechanical Solutions, Inc. |
Keep gear pumps healthy |
Hailin Zhu, Jiangsu Institute of Petrochemical Technology |
Getting gear pumps up to speed |
Al Moze and Mike Stevens, Liquiflo Equipment Co. |
Installing and maintaining gear pumps |
Kent Whitmire, Roper Pump Co. |
Regenerative turbine pumps: Unsung heroes for volatile fluids |
Bruce Wright, Roth Pump Co. |
Selecting multiphase pumps |
Allan J. Prang, Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Canada, Inc. |
Pumping liquids loaded with dissolved gas |
Daniel Wood, Flowserve Corp ., Robert Hart, and Ernesto Marra, DuPont Co. |
Problem solving for high-energy pumps |
Paul Cooper and Charles Heald, Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co. |
Determining sealing flowrates in horizontal run pumps |
Alejandro Anaya Durand, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, and Mauricio Marquez-Lucero, National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Choose the right vacuum pump |
Joe Aliasso, Graham Manufacturing Co. |
Selecting low-flow pumps |
Christopher Poe, Tritech Technologies, and Ken Bonnell, Cole-Parmer Instrument Co. |
High-pressure diaphragm pumps |
Josef Jarosch, LEWA Herbert Ott GmbH |
How fluid properties affect hydraulically balanced metering pumps |
Donald B. Cameron, Pulsafeeder, Inc. |
Pump installation: Penny pinch at your own risk |
Perry c. Monroe Jr., Monroe Technical Services, Inc. |
Repair grouting to combat pump vibration |
Richard Myers, ITW Philadelphia Mixers |
Nonmetallic sealless pumps: How to pick a winner |
Erich Meyer, Vanton Pump & Equipment Corp. |
What makes a pump for high-purity fluids? |
Bruce Smith, Fristam Pumps, Inc. |
A pump for high-value products |
Thomas Heng, KSB Aktiengesellschaft |
Avoid pitfalls when specifying control valves |
R. Michael Bell, Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. |
Heavy-duty control valves live long and prosper |
Herbert Miller, CCI |
Control valves: Match the trim to the selection |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M University |
Making the most of valves |
John Frenck, Consultant |
Control valve health certificate |
Michel Ruel, TOP Control |
Increasing longevity of valves |
Nate Paxton, Worcester Controls Corp. |
Predict control valve noise |
George W. Page, Jr., H.D. Baumann, Inc. |
A firm new handle on valve noise |
Hans D. Baumann, Fisher Controls International, Inc. |
Peering inside the low-noise valve |
Hans Baumann, HB Services Partners LLC |
Gain proportional control with solenoid valves |
Andrew Harris, Burkert USA |
How valve performance affects the control loop |
Michel Ruel, TOP Control |
Flow control with three-way valves |
Neculae Baitz, Foxboro/Eckardt AG |
Selecting clean valves |
Mike Schmidt, Emerson Process Management |
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Specify the right-sized relief valve |
Virginia Carillo, Whesso Varec., Inc. |
Control the differential pressure on the PRV inlet line |
Wing Y. Wong, WYWong Engineering |
Using the ideal-gas specific-heat ratio for relief-valve sizing |
Aubry Shackelford, Berwanger |
For sampling, match the valve to the task |
Edmond Ilg, Strahman Valves |
Selecting the right flowmeter |
James Pomroy, Fischer-Rosemount |
Choosing the best flowmeter |
Corte Swearingen, Cole-Parmer Instrument Co. |
Choose the right flowmeter |
Corte Swearingen, Cole-Parmer Instrument Co. |
Evaluating flow-measurement choices |
Deborah Lanaux, Occidental Chemical Co., and John Landsom, Rosemount |
Metering high-purity fluids |
Dan Gear and Tom O’Banion, MicroMotion, Inc. |
Rotameters: Simplicity = utility |
John Scheer, ABB, Inc. |
Alleviating unsteady-state flow headaches |
Terrence Fay and Harold Loiterman, Lockwood Greene Engineers and Constructors |
Take the mystery out of non-Newtonian fluids |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M Univ. |
Pressure drop for non-Newtonian slurries: A wider path |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M University |
Improved design practices for slurry piping |
Stanley Grossel, Process Safety & Design, Inc. |
Critical length helps calculate compressible flow |
Italo H. Faina, Universidad Nacional de la Plata |
Determing settling rates of particles |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M University |
Dealing with two-phase flows |
Lawrence Daniels, AEA Technology |
Working the kinks out of piping design |
Fred Bandel and Jeff Lawson, ProcessPlus |
Approximating equations for pipe sizing |
B.B. Gulyani, University of Roorkee |
Select the optimum pipe size |
Ronald W. Capps, Gulf Coast Consulting Group |
Updated rules for pipe sizing |
Alejandro Anaya Durand, Jorge Arroyo Boy, Joaquin Lastra Corral, Luis Ojeda Berra, Jose Suarez Trueba, Petro Villalon Brena, UNAM |
Pipe design for robust systems |
Michael Bussler, Algor, Inc., and Tony Paulin, Paulin Research Group |
Correlate pressure drops through fittings – Part 1 |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M Univ. |
Correlate pressure drops through fittings – Part 2 |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M Univ. |
Save pipes from bursting with a compensator |
Jack Boteler, Flowguard USA , and David Clucas, Flowguard Ltd. |
The use of certified KR for rupture disks |
Jeff Scoville, Oseco |
Calculate pipeline flow of compressible fluids |
T.W. Cochran, BASF Corp. |
Keeping pipelines safe from harm |
Brian Payne, EDM Services |
Improving pipeline safety |
Brian Payne, EDM Services |
Selecting secondary containment piping |
Anthony Palozzolo, Perma-Pipe, Inc. |
Picking the best thermoplastic lining |
Gary Dennis, Elf Atochem North America, Inc. |
The case for flangeless plastic-lined pipe |
John M. Kalnins, Dow Chemical Co. , and Nancy L. Lindley, Unistrut Corp. |
Proper piping for vacuum systems |
Loren Wetzel, Graham Manufacturing Co. |
Understanding impedance heating |
Fred S. Epstein and Gary L. White, Indeeco |
Steam tracing keeps fluids flowing |
Joseph Radle, Spirax Sarco, Inc. |
Electric heat tracing — A better design path |
Mitchell Todd, Nelson Heat Tracing Systems, Robert Ragno, Kvaerner Process |
Keep piping insulation dry |
Brent Cottingham, Refrigeration Concepts |
Spreadsheet calculates critical flow |
Sunil Kumar, Worley Engineering |
Gas-flow calculations: Don’t choke |
Trey Walters, Applied Flow Technology |
CFD comes of age in the CPI |
Nathalie Hamill, AEA Technology plc |
Improve reactors via CFD |
Vivek V. Ranade, Natinoal Chemical Laboratory (Pune, India) |
Validate CFD results using process tomography |
Gary Bolton, Industrial Tomography Systems |
Maximizing simulation’s reach |
Mark Broussard, Hyprotech Ltd. |
Avoid fatigue failures in reciprocating compressors |
Yi Gong and Neville Wright, SVT Engineering Consultants Pty; CCWan, BHP Billiton |
Gasket standardization: Why and how |
Carl Jones, W.L. Gore & Assoc. |
Automatic lubrication saves money |
Heinz P. Bloch, Process Machinery Consulting |