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cep0211.jpgNovember 2002
Vol. 98, No. 11


In This Issue

Alarm Management

Time to Consider Human Factors in Alarm Management

Implement these procedures to consider human factors, not simply human error, in control-room architecture and reduce the chance for incidents in the plant. Ian  Nimmo - 

Environmental Protection

Industrial Ecology: A Chemical Engineering Challenge

Industrial ecology involves turning wastes into raw materials -- an art that chemical engineers have practiced for decades. David T. Allen - R. Scott Butner -

Heat Transfer

Compact Heat Exchangers -- Part 3: Retrofit Heat Recovery Networks With Plate Exchangers

Pinch analysis retrofit procedures can be extended to handle compact exchangers. Graham T. Polley - Christopher  Haslego - 

Fluids/Solids Handling

Ease Control Valve Selection

With so many types and options available, choosing the right control valve can seem daunting. Selection can be simplified by considering the process fluid, the service requirements, how the various valves function, and seeing how each valve will match these. Trevor  Bishop - Mereditg  Chapeaux - Liyakat  Jaffer - Kiran  Nair - Sheetal  Patel -

Measurement and Control

Advanced Cubic Equations of State: When and How to Use Them

Understanding the strengths and limitations of a cubic equation of state (CEOS) is crucial for selecting the right one for your flowsheet simulation. Wayne  Sim - Chorng H. Twu - Vince  Tassone - 

Reactions and Separations

Navigate Phase Equilibria via Residue Curve Maps

These maps provide a rapid, graphical means to visualize the separation possibilities and constraints of azeotropic ternary systems. They also help check the soundness of models used to predict equilibrium data.

Waldo E. de Villiers, Raymond N. French and George J. Koplos
Career Catalyst

Succeed in Business in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is a significant potential market for Western corporations. There are plenty of opportunities for success if you learn to do business in a way that meshes with Eastern European expectations of how business should be done. Lionel F. Laroche - Susan  Morey -