Industrial gas handbook : gas separation and purification /: gas separation and purification. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frank G. Kerry.
• Other Names: Kerry, Frank G
• Contents: Gas Separation and Purification of Industrial Gases; Introduction; Thermodynamics; Summary; References Industrial Applications ; Early Development of Industrial Liquefaction Systems; Heat Exchangers; Expansion Machines; Contemporary Liquefaction Cycles; Linde Cycle (Free Expansion through a Valve); Theoretical Analysis of the Claude Cycle; Kapitza Cycle; Cascade Cycle; References; Further Reading Air Separation Technology ; Air Separation Overview; Theoretical Considerations of Fractionation; Practical Considerations; Operational Control; Product Recovery; Optimum Reflux; Distillation Equipment; Development of Low Oxygen-Purity Processes; Exergy; References Rare (Noble) Gases ; Helium; Neon; Argon; Krypton and Xenon; References; Further Reading Front-End Purification Systems ; Historical Background ; Design of Current Front-End Purification Systems; Process Operation; Safety; Activated Aluminas for Front-End Purification Systems; References; Further Reading on the Subject of Adsorption and Carbon; Dioxide Build-up; Product Liquefaction, Storage, and Transportation ; Background; Product Liquefaction; Cryogenic Storage Facilities; Cryogenic Pumps; Cryogenic Liquid Vaporizers; References Insulation ; General; Industrial Practices; Cold Box Design for Insulation; Externally Located Process and Transfer Piping; Insulation for Liquid Storage Tanks and Vessels; Vacuum Pumping Systems; References; For Further Study and Review Special Gases ; Hydrogen; Carbon Monoxide; High-Purity Nitrogen; Carbon Dioxide; Ozone; Methane; References; Further Reading on LNG Noncryogenic Separations ; Permeable Membrane Separation; Gas Separation by Adsorption; Nitrogen Recovery; References; Additional Reading on Noncryogenic Separations; Cryogenic Equipment, Materials, and Machinery; Heat Exchangers; Parameters of Design; Basic Principles; Typical Example for Designing Tubular Heat Exchangers; Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers; Effectiveness (c); Operability; Efficiency (h); Industrial Applications; Development of Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers; Vacuum Brazed Heat Exchangers; Mechanical Construction; Limitations; Operation and Maintenance; References; Further Reading; Expansion Machines ; Expansion Machines; Reciprocating Expansion Engine; Radial Expansion Machines; Process Applications; Operational Factor (Air Separation Plants); Refrigeration Availability; Process Technology; Expansion Turbine Efficiency; Expansion Turbine Losses; Measuring Efficiency; Various Expansion Turbine Systems; Mechanical Design Parameters; Instrumentation and Control; Spares; General Applications for Expansion Machines ; References; Supplementary Reading Compressors ; Compressors; Definitions; Centrifugal Compressors; Axial–Centrifugal Compressors; Axial Compressors; Integrally Geared Centrifugal Compressors (API-Standard-672); Product Oxygen Compressors (RIO); High-Pressure Labyrinth Piston Compressor; Compressor Drivers; Operating Reliability versus Capital Costs of Compressors; Applicable Compressor Correction Factors; Variables; Summary of Factors; Application of Factors; References; Valves and Valve Stations for the Cryogenic Industry; General Design and Materials; General Design in Sizing; Sizing Parameters; Valve Categories; Nonmetallic Material; Manufacturers of Fluorinated Polymers; Warm End Switching Valves; Flow Control Check Valves; Cryogenic Process Valves (General); Hand-Operated Cryogenic Valves; Process Control Valves; Product Flow Control Valves; Valve Connections; Insulation and Casing Designs for Cryogenic Valves; Liquid Purge Valves; Automatic Control of Cryogenic Valves; Cryogenic Liquid Storage Valves; Pressure Safety Relief Valves: Overview; Maintenance of Cryogenic Valves; Valve Stations: General; Valve Station Design; Destruction of a Pressure Reduction Station; Recommendations Applicable to Pressure-Reducing Stations; Further Reading; Instrumentation and Controls ; Overview; General Requirements; Controls and Control System Philosophy; Minimum Instrumentation; Possible Specific Requirements of Owner or Operator Safety ; Safety Overview; Chemistry of Ignition, Combustion, and Explosion; Critical Areas in an Air Separation Plant; Purification Systems; Parameters for the Safe Design of a Process Cycle; General Design Procedures; Limits of Contaminants and Analysis; Rotating Machines and Other Equipment; Safe Practices; Summary; Safety in the Design of Dynamic Oxygen Systems; Causes of Combustion; Test Procedures and Results as Explained by de Jessey; The Following Recommendations Are in Order; Consideration of Dynamic Oxygen Conditions; References; For Further Reading Cleaning for Oxygen Systems ; Overview; General Considerations; Cleaning Requirements for Oxygen Systems; Equipment other than Piping; Cleaning Procedures for Carbon Steel Piping; Cleaning Procedures Available; Cleaning Agents; Preparation of Cleaning Agents; Drying Gases; Testing and Inspection Procedures; Ancillary Tools and Equipment; Labor Force ; Protection and Storage; References Economics ; General Overview; Historical Background; Post–World War II Development; Economic Overview; Energy Costs; Investment Costs in General; Operating Costs; Maintenance; Marketing History of Industrial Gases; Challenging Market Conditions; Investing in a Project; Envoi; Appendix Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (521 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 665.7; Gases -- Separation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Gases -- Purification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General; Gases -- Purification; Gases -- Separation; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420008265; 1420008269; 1280744391; 9781280744396
• Related ISBNs: 9780849390050; 0849390052
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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