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AIChE Equipment Testing Procedure - Centrifugal Compressors
A Guide to Performance Evaluation and Site Testing
AIChE's first manual for testing and measuring performance ofcentrifugal compressors
The newest addition to AIChE's long-running Equipment TestingProcedure series, Centrifugal Compressors: A Guide toPerformance Evaluation and Site Testing provides chemicalengineers, plant managers, and other professionals with helpfuladvice to assess and measure the performance of a key component ina number of chemical process operations. From petrochemicalrefining and natural gas production to air separation plants, efficient, safe, and environmentally-sound operations depend onreliable performance by centrifugal compressors.
The book presents a step-by-step approach to preparing for, planning, executing, and analyzing tests of centrifugalcompressors, with an emphasis on methods that can be conductedon-site--and with an acknowledgement of the strengths andlimitations of these methods. The book opens with an extensive anddetailed section offering definitions of relevant terms explainednot only in words, but also with the equations used to determinetheir values. The book then goes on to address:
* Selection of instrumentation and identification of elements tobe measured
* Strategies for data collection and evaluation
* Recommendations for when to schedule testing
* Pre-test, in-test, and post-test considerations (i. e., equipment, safety, process, and environmental)
* Computation and interpretation of results, including guidelinesfor field modifications and analysis of results
The book concludes with appendices for applicable codes andstandards, relevant symbols and nomenclature, and values generatedfrom a sample performance test. With its engineer-tested proceduresand thorough explanations, Centrifugal Compressors is anessential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology inequipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizingequipment performance.
The newest addition to AIChE's long-running Equipment TestingProcedure series, Centrifugal Compressors: A Guide toPerformance Evaluation and Site Testing provides chemicalengineers, plant managers, and other professionals with helpfuladvice to assess and measure the performance of a key component ina number of chemical process operations. From petrochemicalrefining and natural gas production to air separation plants, efficient, safe, and environmentally-sound operations depend onreliable performance by centrifugal compressors.
The book presents a step-by-step approach to preparing for, planning, executing, and analyzing tests of centrifugalcompressors, with an emphasis on methods that can be conductedon-site--and with an acknowledgement of the strengths andlimitations of these methods. The book opens with an extensive anddetailed section offering definitions of relevant terms explainednot only in words, but also with the equations used to determinetheir values. The book then goes on to address:
* Selection of instrumentation and identification of elements tobe measured
* Strategies for data collection and evaluation
* Recommendations for when to schedule testing
* Pre-test, in-test, and post-test considerations (i. e., equipment, safety, process, and environmental)
* Computation and interpretation of results, including guidelinesfor field modifications and analysis of results
The book concludes with appendices for applicable codes andstandards, relevant symbols and nomenclature, and values generatedfrom a sample performance test. With its engineer-tested proceduresand thorough explanations, Centrifugal Compressors is anessential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology inequipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizingequipment performance.
