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Chemical Plant and Its Operation

Including Safety and Health Aspects

  • 2nd Edition - January 1, 1980
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: T. M. Cook, D. J. Cullen
  • Language: English

Chemical Plant and Its Operation (Including Safety and Health Aspects), Second SI Edition describes chemical plant operations from a practical standpoint. This book is divided… Read more

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Chemical Plant and Its Operation (Including Safety and Health Aspects), Second SI Edition describes chemical plant operations from a practical standpoint. This book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 describes the materials used in the construction of a chemical plant. The second chapter explains the storage and conveyance of solids, liquids, and gases from raw materials to finished products. Chapter 3 reviews the common items of equipment that form a complete working unit of a plant. The three classifications of chemical operations—techniques of operation, specialized operations, and unit operations are described in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 discusses the measurement of variable quantities, while Chapter 6 focuses on the maintenance of a chemical plant. The last chapters deal with the services and safety aspects of chemical operations. This edition is designed to meet the needs of chemical operatives who are preparing for the examinations for the ordinary and advanced certificates in chemical plant operation, including those taking chemical technician courses.

Table of contents


Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Chapter 1. Materials of Construction and Corrosion

Corrosion and Its Prevention

Selection of Materials

Ferrous Metals

Non-ferrous Metals

Non-ferrous Alloys

Non-Metals

Ceramics

Plastics

Chapter 2. Materials Handling

Storage and Conveyance of Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Sampling and Testing

Chapter 3. Chemical Plant

Flow Diagrams

Reactors

Agitators and Baffles

Tanks

Towers

Calciners and Kilns

Crystallizers

Heat Exchangers

Driers

Evaporators

Filters

Mixers

Mills and Crushers

Pumps

Valves

Fans and Ducting

Chapter 4. Unit Operations

Absorption and Scrubbing

Calcination

Crystallization

Distillation

Drying

Evaporation

Filtration

Precipitation

Size Reduction and Size Separation

Solvent Extraction

Chapter 5. Measurements

Units

Measurement of Temperature, Pressure and Vacuum, Volume, Weight, Density, pH, Flow

Controllers

Electrical Measurements

Chapter 6. Care and Maintenance of Chemical Plant

General Principles

Housekeeping

Methods of Maintenance

Linings

Pumps

Piping

Valves

Fans and Ducting

Machinery

Instruments

Lifting Equipment

Chapter 7. Services

General Principles

Steam

Compressed Air

Vacuum

Water

Refrigeration

Electricity

Gases

Effluent Disposal

Rubbish Disposal

Ventilation

Chapter 8. Safety in Chemical Plant Operation

Why do Accidents Occur?

Basic Safety Rules

Detection of Possible Hazards

Housekeeping

Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment

Pressure and Vacuum Systems

Safety Guidance for Chemical Operators

Preliminary Rules for First Aid

Conversion Tables

Test Questions

Index

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  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1980
  • Language: English

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