Chemical Engineering Practice

Integrate Compressor Performance Maps into Process Simulation

June

2011

Computational Methods

Grant Stephenson

Transforming the performance maps to a reduced coordinate system that is independent of suction conditions and rotational speeds allows these curves to be accurately incorporated into a process simulator.

Virtualizing Your Process Control Computers

January

2012

Instrumentation

Paul Hodge

By employing the latest virtualization solutions for process control systems, chemical plants can reduce PC hardware requirements, simplify system management, and lower the total cost of ownership, as well as improve site availability, reliability,...

Choosing Process Vacuum Pumps

August

2012

Back To Basics

Dr. Don Collins

Vacuum pumps are an integral part of many industrial facilities. Both processing objectives and budget constraints must be considered when selecting a specific pump.

Easy Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency

December

2012

Operations & Maintenance

Alan Rossiter, Veerasamy Venkatesan

Managing the energy consumption of a process does not need to be complicated. This article presents some examples of less-complicated strategies.

Spreadsheet Problem-Solving for ChemEs

eLearning (online) Course

This eLearning course provides instruction for using Excel for a wide range of spreadsheet applications and skills relevant to practicing chemical engineers.

Integrated Process Synthesis

In-Company Training

As a chemical engineer, before you can make proposed process alterations you must consider the potential investment return. Yet, typically this involves detailed simulations and design work. Join process synthesis and integration experts Diane Hildebrandt and Bilal Patel and learn novel design and analysis techniques you can implement early on to avoid costly revisions to processes while reducing material and energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Horizontal Directional Drilling: Utility and Pipeline Applications

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Find Mixing Success through Failures - Part 1

October

2008

Fluids and Solids Handling

David S. Dickey, Gary K. Patterson

Understanding when and why mixing fails in the laboratory is often the only way of avoiding a similar failure in a production-scale reactor.

Select the Best Model for Two-Phase Relief Sizing

May

2001

Safety

Ron Darby, Paul R. Meiller, & Jarad R. Stockton , Ronald Darby

A variety of methods exist for sizing valves, but not all give the best predictions for certain conditions. RonDarby-PaulR.Meiller-JaradR.Stockton-

Bridge the Gap with Semicontinuous Distillation

August

2001

Reactions and Separations

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.

Design Reactors via CFD

December

2001

Reactions and Separations

Ahmad H. Haidari, Andre Bakker, Elizabeth M. Marshall

Using computational fluid dynamics to design commercial-size batch and continuous reactors can eliminate subjective experience and empiricism, leading to better-designed, more-efficient units.

Consider Submerged Combustion for Hot Water Production

March

2002

Heat Transfer

Jason L. Bagley

Here's a rundown on what submerged combustion is, its advantages and limitations, and how to implement the technology. JasonL.Bagley-

Rigorously Size Relief Valves for Supercritical Fluids

August

2002

Safety

Ryan Ouderkirk

Previously published methods can be tricky to apply and may lead to improperly sized valves. Here is a stepwise, detailed method that more-accurately determines the orifice area.

Evaluating the Economics of Desalination

December

2002

Heat Transfer

Hisham M. Ettouney, Hisham T. El-Dessouky, Peter J. Gowin, Ron S. Faibish

This article presents an in-depth analysis of thermal and membrane desalination economics and outlines a simple procedure for calculating the unit product cost for various desalination processes.