| CHAPTERS: Chapter 1. Rotating equipment, Chapter 2. High-temperature equipment, Chapter 3. Pumps and valves, Chapter 4. Baghouses and electrostatic precipitators, Chapter 5. Filters and filtration systems, Chapter 6. Coping with leakage, Chapter 7. Managing pressure buildup, Chapter 8. Piping and pipeline issues, Chapter 9. Storage tanks, bins and containers, Chapter 10. Corrosion and fouling, Chapter 11. Materials of construction, Chapter 12. Related topics |
| Efficient turbomachinery turnaround |
Alan S. Pyle, Shell Midstream Enterprises and Donald A. Rudisel, Exxon Chemical Co. |
| Protect against rotating equipment loss: Steam turbines |
Edward E. Clark, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. |
| Don’t take electric motors for granted |
Jean Revelt, Lincoln Electric Co. |
| Keep your rotating machines healthy |
Marco Alcalde, Bently Nevada Corp. |
| Protect against rotating equipment loss: Compressors, gas turbines, engines, motors |
Edward E. Clark, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. |
| Smoothing out compressor control |
F. Greg Shinskey, Consultant |
| Avoid fatigue failures in reciprocating compressors |
Yi Gong and Neville Wright, SVT Engineering Consultants Pty; CCWan, BHP Billiton |
| Get the most out of your rotary lobe blower |
Roger Blanton, Tuthill Pneumatics Group |
| Refurbishing worn-out heat exchangers |
Stanley Yokell, MGT, Inc. |
| Designing and troubleshooting plate heat exchangers |
Mark Sloan, Alfa Laval Thermal, Inc., Service Div. |
| Debottlenecking using heat transfer enhancement |
Graham T. Polley and Ian Gibbard, Cal Gavin Ltd., and Bruce Pretty, Veritech, Inc. |
| Operating thermal incinerators safely |
Olavo Leite, T-Thermal Co., a div. Of Selas Fluid Processing Corp. |
| Controlling emissions from fuel and waste combustion |
Charles Sedman, National Risk Management and Reduction Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| How emissions affect design and performance of packaged boilers |
V. Ganapathy, ABCO Industries |
| Clearing the air about flare systems |
John F. Straitz III, NAO, Inc. |
| Desuperheater selection and optimization |
Kristin Donohue, Graham Corp. |
| Troubleshooting the convection-conveyor dryer |
Paul McKeithan, Aeroglide Corp. |
| Optimizing drying performance through better control Part 1 |
Béla Liptak, Lipták Associates P.C. |
| Optimizing dryer performance through better control – Part 2 |
Béla Liptak, Lipták Associates P.C. |
| A low-signal selector can prevent equipment meltdown |
Mukund Joshi and Mikhail Budanitsky, American Hydrotherm Corp. |
| Keep centrifugal pumps battle-ready |
Scott Boyson, A.W.Chesterton Co., Mechanical Seal Div. |
| Pump installation: Penny pinch at your own risk |
Perry C. Monroe Jr., Monroe Technical Services, Inc. |
| 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 Technical Institute |
| Installing and maintaining gear pumps |
Kent Whitmire, Roper Pump Co. |
| How fluid properties affect hydraulically balanced metering pumps |
Donald B. Cameron, Pulsafeeder, Inc. |
| Repair grouting to compat pump vibration |
Richard Myers, ITW Philadelphia Resins |
| 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 |
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| Properly size pressure-relief valves for two-phase flow |
Rob Darby, Texas A&M; Freeman Self, Bechtel; Vic Edwards; Kvaerner Eng. |
| Specify the right-sized relief valve |
Virginia Carillo, Whesso Varec, Inc. |
| Particulate emissions: Evaluating removal methods |
Isaac Ray, Croll-Reynolds Co. |
| Dust collection in the CPI |
Tom Siljkovic, TS Consultant |
| Beating the baghouse blues |
Lutz Bermann, Filter Media Consulting |
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| How to monitor pulse-jet baghouses |
Herbert H. Nierman, Consultant, and Alex M. Hood, Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
| Assessing electrostatic precipitator performance |
Joao C.M. Bordado, Hoechst Portuguesa and Technical University of Lisbon, and Joao F.P. Gomes, Environmental Technologies Center, Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade |
| Ductwork changes improve ESP performance |
Clive Grainger, CSIRO (Australia), Energy Thermal & Fluids Engineering and Colin Paulson, CSIRO (Australia), Division of Energy Technology |
| Reduce electrostatic hazards |
Vahid Ebadat, Chilworth Technology, Inc. |
| Dust explosions — Is your safety blanket in place? |
Vahid Ebadat and Chantell Laing, Chilworth Technology |
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| Solid-liquid separation via filtration |
Wu Chen, Dow Chemical Co. |
| Process filtration: Characterizing fluids & medium selection |
Keith Hayes, Dow Corning Corp. |
| Putting crossflow filtration to the test |
Joseph Duffy, Roche Pharmaceuticals |
| Sizing up disposable cartridge fillters |
Joseph Swiezbin, Tony Uberoi and Jane J. Janas, Pall Corp. |
| Calculate pressure drop of a fixed-bed filter |
A. Macias-Machin, D.J. Santana, Grupo E.M.A. (Energy and Environment) |
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| Laser-structured faces can enhance mechanical seals |
Josef Nosowicz and Peter Waidner, Burgmann Dichtunswerke GmbH |
| Keep mechanical seals in shape and running smoothly |
Heinz Muller and Bernard Nau, Consultants |
| Suitable seals lower the total cost of ownership |
James Netzel and Douglas Volden, John Crane |
| Online leak sealing |
S. Raghava Chari, Reliance Petroleum Ltd. |
| Select the right mechanical coupling |
Mark McCullough, Lovejoy, Inc. |
| Detect leaks with ultrasound |
Alan Bandes, UE Systems |
| Gasket standardization: How and why |
Carl Jones, W.L. Gore and Assoc. |
| The challenge of low-temperature sealing |
Robert Keller, Parker Hannifin Corp. |
| Pressure vessel maintenance |
J. Robert Sims, Jr., and Charles Becht IV, Becht Engineering Co. |
| Protect plants against overpressure |
Wing Y. Wong, UOP LLC |
| Soak up surges in liquid systems |
Peter Jennings, Flowguard |
| Checking up on rupture disk holders |
John Reynolds, Okla. Safety Equip Co. (OSECO) |
| Working the kinks out of piping design |
Fred Bandel and Jeff Lawson, ProcessPlus |
| Approximating equations for pipe sizing |
B.B. Gulyani, University of Roorkee |
| Spreadsheet calculates critical flow |
Sunil Kumar, Worley Engineering |
| Correlate pressure drops through fittings – Part 1 |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M University |
| Correlate pressure drops through fittings – Part 2 |
Ron Darby, Texas A&M University |
| Forestall pipe bursts |
David Copenhaver, Lawrence Coppari and Steve Rochelle, Eastman Chemical Co. |
| Save pipes from bursting with a compensator |
Jack Boteler, Flowguard USA , and David Clucas, Flowguard Ltd. |
| Keeping pipelines safe from harm |
Brian Payne, EDM Services |
| Keep piping insulation dry |
Brent Cottingham, Refrigeration Concepts |
| Steam tracing keeps fluid flowing |
Joseph Radle, Spirax Sarco, Inc. |
| Electric heat tracing — A better design path |
Mitchell Todd, Nelson Heat Tracing Systems, Robert Ragno, Kvaerner Process |
| Understanding impedance heating |
Fred S.Epstein and Gary L. White, Indeeco |
| Bulk storage tanks for acids and solvents |
Renzo DiMatteo and Derek Archambault, Mech-Chem Assoc. |
| Lining aboveground storage tanks |
Bob Hummel, The Sherwin-Williams Co. |
| Options for automated tank cleaning |
Christine Pagcatipunan, Spraying Systems Co. |
| Evaluate the options for measuring process levels |
Donald Koeneman, Ametek Drexelbrook |
| A look at liquid level |
Marc Cartier, GF+Signet |
| Control corrosion from plant cradle to grave |
Cathy Shargay, Fluor Corp ; and Chris Spurrell, Chevron Products Co. |
| Cracking down on corrosion |
Russel Kane, Julio Maldonado, William Ashbaugh, InterCorr International |
| Stress corrosion cracking — A caustic experience |
M.P. Sukumaran Nair, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. |
| Put fouling in its place |
Grahm T. Polley, Pinchtechnology.com |
| Protect concrete from corrosion |
Christina Luma, Elf Atochem North America, Inc. |
| The care and feeding of glass-lined steel |
Donald De Clerck, Pfaudler, Inc. |
| Picking the best thermoplastic lining |
Gary Dennis, Elf Atochem North America, Inc. |
| CPI drive refractory advances |
Denis Brosnan, Clemson University; Michael Crowley, M.S. Crowley Ltd., Richard Johnson, RCJ Global, Inc. |
| Ceramics stand up to acid service |
Kevin Brooks and Mark W. Martin, Koch Engineering Co. |
| Solving a tower’s salt-plugging problem |
Henry Kister, Fluor Daniel , Shihan Chen, Honeywell International |
| Optimizing process vacuum condensers |
James R. Lines and David W. Tice, Graham Manufacturing Co. |
