Process Technology Plant Operations

First Edition
Author: Michael Speegle
ISBN #: 1418028630
©2007   Publish Date: 06/08/2006
Binding: PB
Pages: 512
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $179.95

Description:

Addressing modern-day process plant operations in an easy-to-understand format, this book reveals the important role technicians play in the function of a business unit. Operator responsibilities and functions are thoroughly examined, from recognizing opportunities that will improve process operations to detecting and removing threats to steady-state operation. Business fundamentals and the importance of quality are systematically explored, as well as the chemistry and physics of process operations. Maintenance duties, material handling, and process troubleshooting techniques round out the comprehensive coverage.

Product Benefits:

• Comprehensive coverage features easy-to-digest chapters that are broken down into more discrete topics so that readers can better manage and process important information
• Abundant photos and line drawings further clarify complex processes
• Safety is emphasized throughout

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Process Technology Today
2. Safety I Process hazards
3. Safety II The Permit System
4. Quality as a Competitive Tool
5. Process Economics
6. Communication
7. Process Physics
8. Process Samples
9. Significance of Common Laboratory Tests
10. Routine Technician Duties
11. Maintenance Duties I
12. Maintenance Duties II
13. Material Handling I Bulk Liquids
14. Material Handling II Bulk Solids
15. Material Handling III Oil Movement and Storage
16. Process Unit Shutdown
17. Process Unit Turnaround
18. Process Unit Startup
19. Abnormal Situations
20. Process Troubleshooting
Glossary

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