Chemical Engineering
WEBSolids Handling. Taking Control of Chemical Dusts. Equipment innovations and monitoring solutions help chemical processors create more effective dust collection systems Uncontrolled dust can lead to several…. A Primer on LPG Storage Systems. Any loss of containment for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) can have potentially catastrophic results.
The Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index
WEBStart your Chemical Engineering PLATINUM membership today to get ALL of the Plant Cost Index + much more.. Get Chemical Engineering’s Plant Cost Index to Improve Plant Cost Estimates… and delivered online in advance of the print edition! For more than 46 years, chemical process industries (CPI) professionals — engineers, managers, and technicians — have used Chemical Engineering’s ...
Pump Sizing and Selection Made Easy - Chemical Engineering
WEBJan 1, 2018 · The pump curves in Figure 3 illustrate the following pump options to choose. Option 1: 4 × 3 – 13 3,500 rpm. Installed cost of pump and motor: $20,000 for 3,500 rpm. Maintenance cost: 10% of installed cost per year. Motor efficiency: 65% (assumed) Option 2: 4 × 3 – 13 2,850 rpm. Installed cost of pump and motor: $40,000 for 2,850 rpm.
WEBLS solution for combustion management. Since the system measures gas concentration in the radiant section of the fired heater, it improved the heater sa. ety and overall operational eficiency.In this application, the system is installed with two TDLS analyzers for measurement of O2, CO and CH4 concentration.
Ethylene Production via Cracking of Ethane-Propane
WEBNov 1, 2015 · The process shown in Figure 1 is a steam-cracking process for ethylene production from an ethane-propane mixture. The process can be divided into three main parts: cracking and quenching; compression and drying; and separation. Figure 1. This process diagram shows an ethylene-production process via the cracking of an ethane-propane mixture.
Solids Drying: Basics and Applications - Chemical Engineering
WEBApr 1, 2014 · Drying may be defined as the vaporization and removal of water or other liquids from a solution, suspension, or other solid-liquid mixture to form a dry solid. It is a complicated process that involves simultaneous heat and mass transfer, accompanied by physicochemical transformations. Drying occurs as a result of the vaporization of liquid by ...
Technology Profile: Production of Ethylene from Ethane
WEBJan 1, 2022 · Ethylene is used almost exclusively as a building block — it is the largest-volume petrochemical produced worldwide (Figure 1). Production of ethylene grew rapidly in the middle of the 20th century, when oil and chemical companies began separating it from petroleum refinery waste gas and producing it from natural gas and ethane (obtained from byproduct refinery streams).
Treating Boiler Feedwater for Reliable Operation
WEBSep 1, 2018 · These key elements of internal boiler feedwater (BFW) treatment will help avoid boiler tube failures due to scale and pitting. For many chemical processes, an industrial packaged-type boiler is a critical component for either power generation or for producing steam. In the event that boilers are taken …
A Clearer View Of Crystallizers - Chemical Engineering | Page 1
WEBJul 1, 2011 · A Clearer View Of Crystallizers. Improved understanding of crystallizer equipment and operation can aid purification efforts in the CPI. Crystallization is a key purification technique for various sectors of the chemical process industries (CPI). Several approaches for industrial crystallization have evolved over time, and highly specialized ...
Sequencing Batch Reactors for Water Treatment
WEBSep 1, 2021 · Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are a type of wastewater treatment technology that are variations on the well renowned activated sludge process. Unlike the conventional activated sludge process, an SBR is a batch process that combines equalization, biological treatment and final settlement in a …