Compressors And Modern Process Applications

A modern reference to the principles, operation, and applications of the most important compressor types

Thoroughly addressing process-related information and a wider variety of the major compressor types of interest to process plants, Compressors and Modern Process Applications uniquely covers the systematic linkage of fluid processing machinery to the processes they serve.

This book is a highly practical resource for professionals responsible for purchasing, servicing, or operating compressors. It describes the main features of over 300 petrochemical and refining schematics and associated process descriptions involving compressors and expanders in modern industry.

The organized presentation of this reference covers first the basics of compressors and what they are, and then progresses to important operational and process issues. It then explains the underlying principles, operating modes, selection issues, and major hardware elements for compressors. Topics include double-acting positive displacement compressors, rotary positive displacement compressors, understanding centrifugal process gas compressors, power transmission and advanced bearing technology, centrifugal compressor performance, gas processing and turbo-expander applications, and compressors typically found in petroleum refining and other petrochemical processes.

Suitable for plant operation personnel, machinery engineering specialists, process engineers,as well as undergraduate students of this subject, this book's special features include:

• Flow schematics of modern process units and processes used in gas transport, gas conditioning, petrochemical manufacture, and petroleum refining
• Listings of licensors for each process on the flow schematics
• Identification of each process flow schematic of compressors, cryogenic, and hot gas expanders at their respective locations
• Important overview of surge control, estimating compressor performance, applications for air separation and gas processing plants, petroleum refinery issues, and important criteria that govern compressor selection and application

Placing hundreds of associated process flow schematics at the fingertips of professionals and students, author and industry expert Heinz Bloch facilitates comprehension of the workings of various petrochemical, oil refining, and product upgrading processes that are served by compressors.

HEINZ P. BLOCH is a consulting engineer. He resides in Colorado and is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey. He served over twenty years in various machinery engineering capacities at Exxon and retired from his position as Exxon Chemical's Regional Machinery Specialist in the United States. Mr. Bloch has authored twenty full-length books and more than 670 papers and articles, conducted over 500 technical courses on all six continents, helped found Texas A&M's International Pump Users Symposium, and served as the Reliability Editor for Hydrocarbon Processing magazine. Contributor Arvind Godse is a chartered Mechanical Engineer with prior exposure to Rotating Machinery and association with leading contractor organizations. Among these are Engineers India, Kuwait National Petroleum, Qatar Petroleum, and PDO / TEBODIN Oman.