Troubleshooting Vacuum Systems

Troubleshooting Vacuum Systems
Author: Norman P. Lieberman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118290348

Vacuum systems are in wide spread use in the petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries and power generation plants. The existing texts on this subject are theoretical in nature and only deal with how the equipment functions when in good mechanical conditions, from the viewpoint of the equipment vendor. Also, the existing texts fail to consider the interaction of the vacuum system with the process equipment it serves and the variability of the motive steam conditions, change in cooling water temperature condenser fouling and erosion of the ejectors. Here are some of the many questions answered in this groundbreaking volume: Why does my first stage jet make a surging sound during hot weather? Why does the vacuum suddenly break? I've seen moisture condensing on the jet's body! What’s causing that? Why do I have to steam-out the drain legs from our condensers? Superheated steam is making our vacuum worse. Is this normal? How can I locate and measure air leaks? Reducing the steam pressure to my jets improves vacuum. But why? I can't pull the pre-condenser bundle. The shell side is fouling. What should I do? We're not getting our normal horsepower from our steam turbine. Could this be a jet problem? Raising the seal drum level improves vacuum! Is there an explanation for this? Our turbine exhaust steam pressure to our surface condenser has doubled in the last two years. What should we do? Restricting cooling water flow from our elevated condensers improves vacuum! Is this possible? What's a converging-diverging ejector all about? What's the difference between a barometric condenser and a surface condenser? Which is better?

Working Guide to Process Equipment, Third Edition

Working Guide to Process Equipment, Third Edition
Author: Norman Lieberman
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2008-05-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0071640967

Diagnose and Troubleshoot Problems in Chemical Process Equipment with This Updated Classic! Chemical engineers and plant operators can rely on the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment for the latest diagnostic tips, practical examples, and detailed illustrations for pinpointing trouble and correcting problems in chemical process equipment. This updated classic contains new chapters on Control Valves, Cooling Towers, Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, Fundamental Concepts of Process Equipment, and Process Safety. Filled with worked-out calculations, the book examines everything from trays, reboilers, instruments, air coolers, and steam turbines...to fired heaters, refrigeration systems, centrifugal pumps, separators, and compressors. The authors simplify complex issues and explain the technical issues needed to solve all kinds of equipment problems. Comprehensive and clear, the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment features: Guidance on diagnosing and troubleshooting process equipment problems Explanations of how theory applies to real-world equipment operations Many useful tips, examples, illustrations, and worked-out calculations New to this edition: Control Valves, Cooling Towers, Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, and Process Safety Inside this Renowned Guide to Solving Process Equipment Problems • Trays • Tower Pressure • Distillation Towers • Reboilers • Instruments • Packed Towers • Steam and Condensate Systems • Bubble Point and Dew Point • Steam Strippers • Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics • Pumparounds and Tower Heat Flows • Condensers and Tower Pressure Control • Air Coolers • Deaerators and Steam Systems • Vacuum Systems • Steam Turbines • Surface Condensers • Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers • Fire Heaters • Refrigeration Systems • Centrifugal Pumps • Separators • Compressors • Safety • Corrosion • Fluid Flow • Computer Modeling and Control • Field Troubleshooting Process Problems

Water (R718) Turbo Compressor and Ejector Refrigeration / Heat Pump Technology

Water (R718) Turbo Compressor and Ejector Refrigeration / Heat Pump Technology
Author: Milan N. Šarevski
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0081007345

Water (R718) Turbo Compressor and Ejector Refrigeration/Heat Pump Technology provides the latest information on efficiency improvements, a main topic in recent investigations of thermal energy machines, plants, and systems that include turbo compressors, ejectors, and refrigeration/heat pump systems. This, when coupled with environmental concerns, has led to the application of eco-friendly refrigerants and to a renewed interest in natural refrigerants. Within this context, readers will find valuable information that explores refrigeration and heat pump systems using natural refrigerants, polygeneration systems, the energy efficiency of thermal systems, the utilization of low temperature waste heat, and cleaner production. The book also examines the technical, economic, and environmental reasons of R718 refrigeration/heat pump systems and how they are competitive with traditional systems, serving as a valuable reference for engineers who work in the design and construction of thermal plants and systems, and those who wish to specialize in the use of R718 as a refrigerant in these systems. - Describes existing novel R718 turbo compressor and ejector refrigeration/heat pump systems and technologies - Provides procedures calculating and optimizing cycles, system components, and system structures - Estimates the performance characteristics of the thermal systems - Exposes the possibilities for wider applications of R718 systems in the field of refrigeration and heat pumps

Ejectors for Efficient Refrigeration

Ejectors for Efficient Refrigeration
Author: Giuseppe Grazzini
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-01-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783030091804

Encompassing both practical applications and recent research developments, this book takes the reader from fundamental physics, through cutting-edge new designs of ejectors for refrigeration. The authors’ unique vision marries successful design, system optimization, and operation experience with insights on the application of cutting-edge Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models. This robust treatment leads the way forward in developing improved ejector technologies. The book covers ejectors used for heat powered refrigeration and for expansion work recovery in compression refrigerators, with special emphasis on two-phase flows of “natural” fluids within the ejector, i.e. steam and carbon dioxide. It features worked examples, detailed research results, and analysis tools.

The Log

The Log
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 672
Release: 1954
Genre: Marine engineering
ISBN:

Steam Jet Ejectors for the Process Industries

Steam Jet Ejectors for the Process Industries
Author: Robert B. Power
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

A complete guide to getting the best from steam jet ejectors. Table of Contents--How to Use This Book; Introduction to Ejectors: What is an ejector? Steam Jet Air Ejector Performance: Basic Behavior of a Typical Ejector Stage; Stages; Engineering Calculations; Condensers; Condenser Drainlegs and Hotwells; Pressure Control; Freezing Effects Below 5 Torr; Installation; Operation and Testing; Specifying and Buying Steam Jet Ejectors: Specifying and Buying Ejectors; Other Types of Ejectors: Special Applications: Specialized Ejectors; Utility Ejectors; Special Situations; Appendices; Glossary; Useful Tables; Example Calculations; Practice Problems; Basic Technical Data; Physical Properties of Common Gases and Liquids; Example Procurement Specs and Forms for Steam Jet Air Ejectors. Index. 90 illustrations.

Process Engineering Data Book

Process Engineering Data Book
Author: Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1995-12-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781566762243

This is a convenient, one-volume reference that provides process engineers with quick information on the major equipment, processes and materials used in chemical, food, water/wastewater, fuel and other types of process engineering. The data is presented in short articles, supplemented and illustrated by tables, diagrams, charts and formulas. The data is organized in twenty short chapters with a detailed index for easy reference. Much of the data is economically presented in tables.