Compressors and Modern Process Applications

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 A contemporary guide to the principles, operation, and applications of the most common compressor types. Compressors and Modern Process Applications covers the systematic coupling of fluid processing machinery to the processes it serves, thoroughly addressing process-related information and a broader variety of the primary compressor types of importance to process facilities.

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This book is an extremely useful resource for professionals who are in charge of purchasing, servicing, or running compressors. It outlines the main characteristics of approximately 300 petrochemical and refining schematics, as well as corresponding process descriptions including compressors and expanders in modern industry.

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This reference's well-organized presentation begins with the fundamentals of compressors and what they are, and then moves on to essential operational and process challenges. The underlying principles, operating modes, selection concerns, and major hardware pieces for compressors are then explained. Double-acting positive displacement compressors, rotary positive displacement compressors, understanding centrifugal process gas compressors, power transmission and advanced bearing technology, centrifugal compressor performance, gas processing and turbo-expander applications, and compressors commonly used in petroleum refining and other petrochemical processes are among the topics covered.

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This book's distinctive characteristics are appropriate for plant operation workers, machinery engineering professionals, and process engineers.

* Flow schematics of modern process units and processes used in gas transport, gas conditioning, petrochemical manufacturing, and petroleum refining * Licensor listings for each process on the flow schematics * Identification of compressors, cryogenic, and hot gas expanders at their respective locations

* A comprehensive discussion of surge management, estimating compressor performance, applications for air separation and gas processing plants, petroleum refinery difficulties, and key criteria governing compressor selection and application.

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