Chemical Plant and Its Operation
Including Safety and Health Aspects
- 2nd Edition - January 1, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Authors: T. M. Cook, D. J. Cullen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 3 8 1 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 2 1 2 - 4
Chemical Plant and Its Operation (Including Safety and Health Aspects), Second SI Edition describes chemical plant operations from a practical standpoint. This book is divided… Read more
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Request a sales quoteChemical Plant and Its Operation (Including Safety and Health Aspects), Second SI Edition describes chemical plant operations from a practical standpoint. This book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 describes the materials used in the construction of a chemical plant. The second chapter explains the storage and conveyance of solids, liquids, and gases from raw materials to finished products. Chapter 3 reviews the common items of equipment that form a complete working unit of a plant. The three classifications of chemical operations—techniques of operation, specialized operations, and unit operations are described in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 discusses the measurement of variable quantities, while Chapter 6 focuses on the maintenance of a chemical plant. The last chapters deal with the services and safety aspects of chemical operations. This edition is designed to meet the needs of chemical operatives who are preparing for the examinations for the ordinary and advanced certificates in chemical plant operation, including those taking chemical technician courses.
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1. Materials of Construction and Corrosion
Corrosion and Its Prevention
Selection of Materials
Ferrous Metals
Non-ferrous Metals
Non-ferrous Alloys
Non-Metals
Ceramics
Plastics
Chapter 2. Materials Handling
Storage and Conveyance of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Sampling and Testing
Chapter 3. Chemical Plant
Flow Diagrams
Reactors
Agitators and Baffles
Tanks
Towers
Calciners and Kilns
Crystallizers
Heat Exchangers
Driers
Evaporators
Filters
Mixers
Mills and Crushers
Pumps
Valves
Fans and Ducting
Chapter 4. Unit Operations
Absorption and Scrubbing
Calcination
Crystallization
Distillation
Drying
Evaporation
Filtration
Precipitation
Size Reduction and Size Separation
Solvent Extraction
Chapter 5. Measurements
Units
Measurement of Temperature, Pressure and Vacuum, Volume, Weight, Density, pH, Flow
Controllers
Electrical Measurements
Chapter 6. Care and Maintenance of Chemical Plant
General Principles
Housekeeping
Methods of Maintenance
Linings
Pumps
Piping
Valves
Fans and Ducting
Machinery
Instruments
Lifting Equipment
Chapter 7. Services
General Principles
Steam
Compressed Air
Vacuum
Water
Refrigeration
Electricity
Gases
Effluent Disposal
Rubbish Disposal
Ventilation
Chapter 8. Safety in Chemical Plant Operation
Why do Accidents Occur?
Basic Safety Rules
Detection of Possible Hazards
Housekeeping
Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
Pressure and Vacuum Systems
Safety Guidance for Chemical Operators
Preliminary Rules for First Aid
Conversion Tables
Test Questions
Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 1, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- No. of pages: 184
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780080238135
- eBook ISBN: 9781483182124
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