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Index
| Vol | Chapter No. | Title | No. of Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | – | Preface, Foreword and Overall Table of Contents | 6 |
| I | 1 | Introduction | 5 |
| I | 2 | General | 138 |
| I | 3 | Pumps (view sample) | 181 |
| I | 4 | Compressors | 149 |
| I | 5 | Fans and Blowers | 59 |
| I | 6 | Heat Exchangers (view sample) | 93 |
| I | 7 | Pressure vessels, Tanks and Bullets (view sample) | 58 |
| I | 8 | Fractionators and Absorbers | 396 |
| I | 9 | Separators | 92 |
| I | 10 | Fired Heaters | 142 |
| I | 11 | Incinerators | 68 |
| I | 12 | Agitated Vessels | 86 |
| I | 13 | Safety Relief Systems | 255 |
| I | 14 | Line Sizing, Hydraulics | 76 |
| I | 15 | Vacuum systems | 90 |
| I | 16 | Utilities (view sample) | 469 |
| I | 17 | Dryers | 48 |
| I | 18 | Motors | 16 |
| I | 19 | Evaporators | 62 |
| I | 20 | Pneumatic Conveying | 78 |
| I | 21 | Crystallisers | 32 |
| I | 22 | Steam and Gas Turbines | 84 |
| I | 23 | Leaching and Extraction | 77 |
| I | 24 | Special Process Items (view sample) | 191 |
| I | 25 | Additional Process Calculations | 50 |
| II | 26 | Project Types (view sample) | 13 |
| II | 27 | Engineering Disciplines and Sequence of Engineering | 60 |
| II | 28 | Overall Engineering Documentation for all Disciplines in a Project | 13 |
| II | 29 | Process Design Documentation (view sample) | 256 |
| II | 30 | TBE Guidelines (view sample) | 44 |
| II | 31 | Safety Studies | 15 |
| II | 32 | Automation and Control | 138 |
| II | 33 | Material of Construction | 90 |
| II | 34 | Cost, Time & Resource Estimation | 10 |
| II | 35 | Inspection and Testing | 11 |
| II | 36 | Precommissioning, Commissioning and Guarantee Run | 58 |
| II | 37 | Specialised Studies | 55 |
| II | 38 | Heat Exchanger Optimization | 156 |
| II | 39 | Philosophies | 28 |
| III | 40 | Calculation Templates (view snapshot) | (40 numbers) |
| III | 41 | Checklists | (25 numbers) |
| III | 42 | Datasheets | (93 numbers) |
| III | 43 | Technical Bid Evaluation Formats | (11 numbers) |
| III | 44 | Go-By Reference P&IDs | (41 numbers) |
| III | – | Index |
EXCERPTS FROM VARIOUS CHAPTERS (SAMPLE CONTENT)
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Important Details on Pump Selection – Types, Usages, Series vs Parallel Operation
3.5 OVERALL PUMP OPTIONS: The following chart gives an introduction of pump selection options as a function of flow and required head. Fig 3.1: Pump Selection Guide Chart Pump Capacity, gpm Fig 3.2 Centrifugal pump selection chart The specification of process pumps involves a step-by-step approach. The process engineer must select a pump with the best efficiency for... read more
Selection of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers – TEMA Types, Comparisons & Usage Applications
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Methodology of Pressure Settings on Storage Tanks & Tank PDS Preparation
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How to Design Utilities – Liquid Fuels, Compressed Air/Dryers & Boilers
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How to Select Project Types / Stages With Examples for a Process Engineer
26.1 PROJECT STAGES: A process engineer should be aware of the various stages (table 26.1) that a project can undergo. It is not necessary for all projects to pass through each and every of below mentioned stages. However, it is important to understand significance of each. It is to be specifically noted that there is a purpose behind each stage of any project. Few... read more
Meet The Author
Author Mihir M. Patel is based in Mumbai, India. He is a Chemical Engineer(SME). Practicing chemical engineering over 34 years in process and process safety engineering. Additionally, he is a Project Management Professional (PMP®) from PMI, USA, which gives him a unique overall project perspective in addition to process perspective. He is also a TUV SUD certified Functional Safety Professional.
It started in July 2015 when he was in Qatar, Doha working in a consultancy. He believes it is a grace of God, his good fortune and inspiration that gave him strength to write this comprehensive book. His wife encouraged and supported him in all the way.
He wrote this book with a vision to aid all level of chemical engineers to carry out chemical process engineering in a very practical, efficient and simplified way. It took him nearly 2.5 years to perfect this handbook and launched in the beginning of 2018. Which is a composite compilation of all the key aspects of chemical engineering. Within less than 2 years, it has become popular globally, with readers being immensely benefited by it.