Stewart M., Lewis O.T. Heat Exchanger Equipment Field Manual: Common Operating Problems and Practical Solutions

1^st Edition. — Gulf Professional Publishing, Elsevier, 2013. 488 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-397016-9.Key Features
Step-by-step procedure on how to design, perform in-shop and in-field inspections and repairs, perform alterations and re-rate equipment
Select the correct heat transfer equipment for a particular application
Apply heat transfer principles to design, select and specify heat transfer equipment
Evaluate the performance of heat transfer equipment and recommend solutions to problems
Control schemes for typical heat transfer equipment application
Description
From upstream to downstream, heat exchangers are utilized in every stage of the petroleum value stream. An integral piece of equipment, heat exchangers are among the most confusing and problematic pieces of equipment in petroleum processing operations. This is especially true for engineers just entering the field or seasoned engineers that must keep up with the latest methods for in-shop and in-service inspection, repair, alteration and re-rating of equipment. The objective of this book is to provide engineers with sufficient information to make better logical choices in designing and operating the system. Heat Exchanger Equipment Field Manual provides an indispensable means for the determination of possible failures and for the recognition of the optimization potential of the respective heat exchanger.
Readership
petroleum, chemical and mechanical engineers who are in petroleum production, refining and gas processing and plant operations, technical services, and project design; or with assignments involving heat exchanger sizing, specification, or operation.Heat Exchanger Field ManualHeat Transfer EquipmentTypical Process Heating and Cooling Applications
Basic Heat Transfer Theory
Fluid Properties
Heat Transfer principles
LMTD Determination
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
Process Heat Duty
Sensible Heat
Latent heat
Heat of Vaporization
Inside/Outside Film Coefficient
Fouling FactorsConfigurationsHeat Exchanger Configurations
TEMA Considerations
Shell-and-Tube
Pipe-in-Pipe
Hair-Pin
Compact Heat Exchangers
Plate-and-Frame
Printed Circuit
Welded Plate
Brazed Aluminum Exchangers
Cold Box
Fired Equipment
Furnace type
Firetube
Indirect Fired Heaters
Direct Fired Heaters
Waste-Heat
Typical control schemes
Fain-Fan Air Coolers
Induced Draft
Forced Draft
Equipment Selection and SizingTroubleshooting and Maintenance
Operating Problems
Typical Control Schemes