Find the Optimum Flash Dryer to Remove Surface Moisture
Mary Sutera Sardo , Ove B. Christiansen
With short residence times and various design options, these dryers are an efficient and economical choice for a wide variety of solids.
Process Design & Development
Should You Use Enhanced Tubes?
Graham T. Polley, Mohamad R. Jafari Nasr
Following this procedure to identify a basic exchanger geometry without performing a full exchanger design and to evaluate where and when heat transfer enhancement can be of benefit.
Fermentation Goes Large-Scale
Alex Patist, Aristos Aristidou , J. J. Hahn , Pim van Hoek
Designing an economically competitive and environmentally sustainable fermentation route means considering the downstream separations needed to capture the final product during the initial process design.
Does Your Application Call for an F-Shell Heat Exchanger?
Rajiv Mukherjee
If the process has a temperature cross or a low flowrate, an F-shell might prove beneficial.
Ensure Proper Design and Operation of Multi-Pass Trays
Mark Pilling
To function properly at optimum capacity and efficiency, multi-pass trays must be designed so that the liquid and vapor flows are properly balanced. This article provides guidance on how to achieve that.
Team Up with a Consultant for Process Equipment Selection
Gregory T. Benz
Engineers who specify, scale up or purchase process equipment typically have fewer internal or vendor resources available than in the past. This article explores the problem and offers a solution.
Selecting Agitator Seals for Bioprocessing Applications
Gregory T. Benz, William Ho Liam Teng
Issues such as sterility, isolation and contamination must be considered when choosing seals for use in biotech and pharmaceutical processes. This overview describes common types of seals and offers guidance on selecting the appropriate seal for...
Choosing Specialty Metals for Corrosion-Sensitive Equipment
Dean Gambale
Specialty metals should be considered for processes that push beyond the corrosion limits of steel. New composites and surface alloy technologies expand the options for defending against corrosion.
The Flange Factor in Gasket Selection
Dave Burgess, John Crandall
Gaskets should be chosen based on service conditions, as well as the type of flanges to be sealed. These principles will help to guide the selection.
Chemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup
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Bridge the Gap with Semicontinuous Distillation
James R. Phimister , Warren D. Seider
This processing strategy combines the advantages of batch and continuous operation, providing flexibility and efficiency in a single design.
Basics of Centrifugal Pump Selection
Bernadette Pyzdrowski, Drew B. Schiller, Kimberly Fernandez, Michael B. Smith
Tips for specification and operation that provide for cost-effectiveness and reliability.
Support Vector Machines: A Useful Tool for Process Engineering Applications
A. M. Jade, B. D. Kulkarni, M. Agrawal, V. K. Jayaraman
The superior classification and regression abilities of the recently introduced support vector machines offer an attractive alternative to solve a number of process engineering problems.
Sizing Relief Systems for High-Viscosity, Two-Phase Flow
Qualify your design methods for high-viscosity two-phase relief systems against these simple benchmarks. GeorgesMelhem-
Evaluate Flow and Heat Transfer in Agitated Jackets
John Garvin
Use these correlations to compute swirl flowrate and jacket heat-transfer coefficients as functions of agitation nozzle flow.
Rapid Process Design
Michael Doherty, Sagar B. Gadewar
Use this structured approach, which combines preliminary experimental data with predictive methods and heuristics, to quickly generate and screen process alternatives at the early stages of a new venture.
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