Bloch / Godse Compressors and Modern Process Applications

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-04718-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

A modern reference to the principles, operation, and applicationsof the most important compressor types
Thoroughly addressing process-related information and a widervariety of the major compressor types of interest to processplants, Compressors and Modern Process Applications uniquely coversthe systematic linkage of fluid processing machinery to theprocesses they serve.
This book is a highly practical resource for professionalsresponsible for purchasing, servicing, or operating compressors. Itdescribes the main features of over 300 petrochemical and refiningschematics and associated process descriptions involvingcompressors and expanders in modern industry.
The organized presentation of this reference covers first thebasics of compressors and what they are, and then progresses toimportant operational and process issues. It then explains theunderlying principles, operating modes, selection issues, and majorhardware elements for compressors. Topics include double-actingpositive displacement compressors, rotary positive displacementcompressors, understanding centrifugal process gas compressors,power transmission and advanced bearing technology, centrifugalcompressor performance, gas processing and turbo-expanderapplications, and compressors typically found in petroleum refiningand other petrochemical processes.
Suitable for plant operation personnel, machinery engineeringspecialists, process engineers,as well as undergraduate students ofthis subject, this book's special features include:
* Flow schematics of modern process units and processes used in gastransport, gas conditioning, petrochemical manufacture, andpetroleum refining
* Listings of licensors for each process on the flowschematics
* Identification of each process flow schematic of compressors,cryogenic, and hot gas expanders at their respectivelocations
* Important overview of surge control, estimating compressorperformance, applications for air separation and gas processingplants, petroleum refinery issues, and important criteria thatgovern compressor selection and application
Placing hundreds of associated process flow schematics at thefingertips of professionals and students, author and industryexpert Heinz Bloch facilitates comprehension of the workings ofvarious petrochemical, oil refining, and product upgradingprocesses that are served by compressors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bloch, Heinz P.

Godse, Arvind

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Illustration Credits and Photo Acknowledgments.
PART I.
Chapter 1. Positive Displacement Compressors.
1.1 Reciprocating Compressors.
1.2 Major Components Described.
1.3 Comparison between Reciprocating and CentrifugalCompressors.
1.4 Series and Parallel Operation.
Chapter 2. Rotary Compressors as a Category.
2.1 Helical Screw Compressors.
2.2 Overview of Operating Principles and Basic Construction.
2.3 Considerations for Screw Compressor Staging.
2.4 Reasons for Using Screw Compressors.
2.5 Oil-Free Versus Oil-Flooded Twin-Screw Compressors.
2.6 Screw Compressor Volume Control.
2.7 Screw Compressor Auxiliaries.
2.8 Issues with H2S in All GasCompressors.
2.9 Considerations for Upstream Separators.
Chapter 3. Understanding Centrifugal Process GasCompressors.
3.1 Where Centrifugal Compressors Excel.
3.2 Centrifugal Compressors, Fans, or Blowers?
3.3 Centrifugal Compressor Configurations and Components.
Chapter 4. Power Transmission and Advanced BearingTechnology.
4.1 Couplings for Rotary Positive-Displacement and CentrifugalCompressors.
4.2 Magnetic Bearings for Compressor Rotors.
4.3 Externally Pressurized Bearings.
4.4 General Condition Monitoring of Process Gas Compressors.
4.5 Combining Troubleshooting and Continuous Monitoring ofDynamic Data for Critical Machinery.
Chapter 5. Centrifugal Compressor Performance.
5.1 Compression Processes and Efficiencies: Polytropic VersusIsothermal.
5.2 Specific Speed (Ns) andthe Flow Coefficient (f).
5.3 Estimating Compressor Performance.
5.4 Controls.
5.5 Throughput Control Options.
Chapter 6. Testing.
6.1 Centrifugal Compressor Testing.
6.2 Types of Performance Tests.
6.3 The ASME Power Test Code (ASME PTC 10).
Chapter 7. Application Considerations.
7.1 Applications and Industry Sectors.
7.2 Air Separation Plants and Compressors for Instrument andPlant Air Services.
7.3 Natural Gas Processing Industry.
7.4 Offshore Industry.
7.5 Refining Industry.
7.6 Petrochemicals and Fertilizers.
7.7 Steel Industry.
7.8 Special Applications.
Chapter 8. Using API-617 as a Purchase Specification forCentrifugal Compressors.
8.1 Compressor Revamps.
PART II.
Segment 1: Gas Processing.
Segment 2: Refining Processes.
Segment 3: Petrochemical Processes.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

HEINZ P. BLOCH is a consulting engineer in Iowa and alicensed professional engineer in New Jersey and Texas. He servedover twenty years in various machinery engineering capacities atExxon and retired from his position as Exxon Chemical's RegionalMachinery Specialist in the United States. Mr. Bloch has authoredseventeen books and more than 340 papers and articles, conductedover 500 technical courses, helped found Texas A&M'sInternational Pump Users Symposium, and served as an editor onHydrocarbon Processing magazine, and as chairman of theyearly International Process and Power Plant ReliabilityConference.
Arvind Godse is chartered Mechanical engineer with in-depth exposure to Rotating Machinery & association withleading organizations viz. Engineers India, Kuwait NationalPetroleum, Qatar Petroleum, PDO / TEBODIN Oman.