Handbook of Electrical Engineering: For Practitioners in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry - Hardcover

Sheldrake, Alan L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471496316 ISBN 13: 9780471496311

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

A practical treatment of power system design within the oil, gas, petrochemical and offshore industries. These have significantly different characteristics to large-scale power generation and long distance public utility industries.
Developed from a series of lectures on electrical power systems given to oil company staff and university students, Sheldrake's work provides a careful balance between sufficient mathematical theory and comprehensive practical application knowledge.
Features of the text include:
* Comprehensive handbook detailing the application of electrical engineering to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries
* Practical guidance to the electrical systems equipment used on off-shore production platforms, drilling rigs, pipelines, refineries and chemical plants
* Summaries of the necessary theories behind the design together with practical guidance on selecting the correct electrical equipment and systems required
* Presents numerous 'rule of thumb' examples enabling quick and accurate estimates to be made
* Provides worked examples to demonstrate the topic with practical parameters and data
* Each chapter contains initial revision and reference sections prior to concentrating on the practical aspects of power engineering including the use of computer modelling
* Offers numerous references to other texts, published papers and international standards for guidance and as sources of further reading material
* Presents over 35 years of experience in one self-contained reference
* Comprehensive appendices include lists of abbreviations in common use, relevant international standards and conversion factors for units of measure
An essential reference for electrical engineering designers, operations and maintenance engineers and technicians.

About this title

From the Back Cover

At last a comprehensive handbook detailing the application of electrical engineering to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries! The book discusses the necessary theories behind the design of facilities and offers practical guidance on selecting the electrical power systems and equipment used on offshore production platforms, drilling rigs, pipelines and chemical plants.

Features include:
* material and approximations seldom found in other electrical engineering texts

* 'rule-of-thumb' examples to help with quick and sensible estimates before the use of more detailed methods and computer programs

* non-electrical material to enable electrical engineers to interface effectively with other disciplines, such as mechanical, process, instrumentation, safety, structural or civil engineering

* reference lists of international standards and conversion factors for units of measure

* worked examples based on practical parameters and typical situations.
Compiled from 35 years of experience in the oil and power generating industries, Alan Sheldrake provides a careful balance between mathematical theory and comprehensive practical application knowledge. This handbook will prove an invaluable reference to practising power electrical and instrumentation engineers involved in the design, installation and maintenance of power generation and distribution systems

About the Author

Alan L. Sheldrake is the author of Handbook of Electrical Engineering: For Practitioners in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry, published by Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471496316
• ISBN 13: 9780471496311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608