Rules of Thumb in Engineering Practice

by Woods, Donald R.

• ISBN13: 9783527312207
• ISBN10: 352731220X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-09
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

An immense treasure trove containing hundreds of equipment symptoms, arranged so as to allow swift identification and elimination of the causes. These rules of thumb are the result of preserving and structuring the immense knowledge of experienced engineers collected and compiled by the author - an experienced engineer himself - into an invaluable book that helps younger engineers find their way from symptoms to causes.This sourcebook is unrivalled in its depth and breadth of coverage, listing five important aspects for each piece of equipment: area of application sizing guidelines capital cost including difficult-to-find installation factors principles of good practice good approaches to troubleshooting Extensive cross-referencing takes into account that some items of equipment are used for many different purposes, and covers not only the most familiar types, but special care has been taken to also include less common ones.Consistent terminology and SI units are used throughout the book, while a detailed index quickly and reliably directs readers, thus aiding engineers in their everyday work at chemical plants: from keywords to solutions in a matter of minutes.

Author Biography

Only decades of experience allow the compilation of such a guide for engineers - the author, Donald R. Woods, possesses them. He is a highly renowned Professor Emeritus and recognized expert from McMaster University, Canada, having received two honorary doctoral degrees in this field as well as being one of the 20 persons which received the Century of Achievement Award for major contributions to the science and engineering of Canada in the 20th century.

Table of Contents

Preface

Rules of Thumb

Rules of Thumb about Process Equipment

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Physical and Thermal Properties

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Corrosion

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Process Control (based on communication from T.E. Marlin, McMaster University, 2001)

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Batch versus Continuous

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Heterogenous Phase contacting

GL Systems

LL Systems

GLS Systems

Particulate Systems

Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Economics

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Problem Solving and Creativity

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Goal Setting

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Decision Making

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Thermal Pinch

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: "Systems" Thinking

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Design

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Process Improvement

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Trouble Shooting

Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Environment, Waste Minimization, Safety

Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Communication

Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Listening

Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: People Skills

Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Team and Group Skills

Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Performance Review

Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Leadership

Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Intrepreneurship (based on Valikangas, 2003 and Cooper, 1987)

Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Entrepreneurship

Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: e-Business

Rules of Thumb about Mentoring and Self-management

Summary

Transportation

Gas Moving: Pressure Service

Gas Moving: Vacuum Service

Liquid

Gas-Liquid (Two-phase Flow)

Pumping Slurries: Liquid-Solid Systems

Solids

Ducts and Pipes

Energy Exchange

Drives

Thermal Energy: Furnaces

Thermal Energy: Fluid Heat Exchangers, Condensers and Boilers

Thermal Energy: Fluidized Bed (Coils in Bed)

Thermal Energy: Static Mixers

Thermal Energy: Direct Contact L-L Immiscible Liquids

Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Cooling Towers

Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Quenchers

Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Condensers

Thermal Energy: G-G Thermal Wheels and Pebble Regenerators and Regenerators

Thermal Energy: Heat Loss to the Atmosphere

Thermal Energy: Refrigeration

Thermal Energy: Steam Generation and Distribution

High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids

Tempered Heat Exchange Systems

Homogeneous Separation

Evaporation

Distillation

Freeze Concentration

Melt Crystallization

Zone Refining

Solution Crystallization

Precipitation

Gas Absorption

Gas Desorption/Stripping

Solvent Extraction, SX

Adsorption: Gas

Adsorption: Liquid

Ion Exchange

Foam Fractionation

Membranes and Membrane Configurations

Membranes

Membrane Operation and Con

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