Chemical Process Calculations Manual

by David Carr Igbinoghene

Optimize process performance with this unique resource!

Chemical Process Calculations Manual provides practical, worked-out calculations for reactor loops material balance calculations, catalysis in chemical reactors, estimation of important steam utility variables, as well as chemical economic calculations for efficient chemical plant operations—problems which are common to the process industry but hard to find in most texts.

Packed with step-by-step procedures and examples, this manual features important tables for quick information retrieval, plus:

• Detailed examples of problem-solving calculations for day-to-day operations
• Comprehensive coverage of formulas, mathematical methods, and computations used regularly in the process industries
• Quick estimation methods for gas densities at different pressures and temperatures
• Methods for deduction of specific heat of liquids and dead weight of materials from heat exchanger calculations
• Technologies for acid-gas removal processes
• Solutions for vapor analyis in fractional distillation
• And much more!

This job critical guide is an invaluable reference for anyone in the chemical process industry.

Contents

1. Vapor Analysis in Fractional Distillation
2. Partial Pressure Analysis in Towers
3. Liquid-Liquid Extraction
4. Compressor Head Calculation
5. Compressor Gas Horsepower Calculation
6. Temperature of Gas Exiting the Compressor
7. Energy Content of Gas Exiting the Compressor
8. Temperature of Gas Exiting the Expander
9. Pump Specification Calculations
10. Estimation of Important Steam Utility Variables
11. Steam Balance Calculations in Cogeneration
12. Gaseous Volume, Molar Mass, and Heat Flow Rate Calculations
13. Deduction of Specific Heats of Liquids from Heat Exchanger Calculations
14. Deduction of Deadweight of Material in Heat Exchangers
15. Estimation of Gas Densities at Different Temperatures and Pressures
16. Reactor Loop Material Balance Calculations
17. Catalysis in Chemical Reactors
18. Technologies for Acid Gas Removal Processes
19. Heat Exchanger Specification
20. Fuel Conversion
21. Electrochemical Processing
22. Process Plant Economics
23. Computer Simulations

Appendix A: Pipe Dimensions, Capacities, and Weights
Appendix B: Unit Conversions

Index

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