Distillation Troubleshooting (eBook)

Henry Z. Kister (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
752 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-471-69071-9 (ISBN)

Infos

THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND ON DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY

The last half-century of research on distillation has tremendously
improved our understanding and design of industrial distillation
equipment and systems. High-speed computers have taken over the
design, control, and operation of towers. Invention and innovation
in tower internals have greatly enhanced tower capacity and
efficiency. With all these advances, one would expect the failure
rate in distillation towers to be on the decline. In fact, the
opposite is the case: the tower failure rate is on the rise and
accelerating.

Distillation Troubleshooting collects invaluable hands-on
experiences acquired in dealing with distillation and absorption
malfunctions, making them readily accessible for those engaged in
solving today's problems and avoiding tomorrow's. The first book of
its kind on the distillation industry, the practical lessons it
offers are a must for those seeking the elusive path to
trouble-free distillation.

Distillation Troubleshooting covers over 1,200 case histories of
problems, diagnoses, solutions, and key lessons. Coverage
includes:

* Successful and unsuccessful struggles with plugging, fouling, and
coking

* Histories and prevention of tray, packing, and internals
damage

* Lessons taught by incidents and accidents during shutdowns,
commissioning, and abnormal operation

* Troubleshooting distillation simulations to match the real
world

* Making packing liquid distributors work

* Plant bottlenecks from intermediate draws, chimney trays, and
feed points

* Histories of and key lessons from explosions and fires in
distillation towers

* Prevention of flaws that impair reboiler and condenser
performance

* Destabilization of tower control systems and how to correct
it

* Discoveries from shutdown inspections

* Suppression of foam and accumulation incidents

A unique resource for improving the foremost industrial separation
process, Distillation Troubleshooting transforms decades of
hands-on experiences into a handy reference for professionals and
students involved in the operation, design, study, improvement, and
management of large-scale distillation.

Autor

Henry Z. Kister is a Senior Fellow and director of fractionation technology at Fluor Corporation. He has 30 years of experience in troubleshooting, revamping, field consulting, design, control, and startup of fractionation processes and equipment. Previously, he was Brown & Root's staff consultant on fractionation and also worked for ICI Australia and Fractionation research, Inc. (FRI). He is the author of the textbooks Distillation Design and Distillation Operation, as well as 80 published technical articles, and has taught the IChemE-sponsored "Practical Distillation Technology" Course more than 260 times. A recipient of Chemical Engineering magazine 2002 award for personal achievement in chemical engineering, and of the technology, Kister obtained his BE and ME degrees from the University of NSW in Australia. he is a Fellow of IChyemE, a Member of the AICHE, and serves on the FRI Technical Advisory and Design Practices Committees.

Inhalt

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

How to Use this Book.

Abbreviations.

1. Troubleshooting Distillation Simulations.

2. Where Fractionation Goes Wrong.

3. Energy Savings and Thermal Effects.

4. Tower Sizing and Material Selection Affect Performance.

5. Feed Entry Pitfalls in Tray Towers.

6. Packed-Tower Liquid Distributors: Number 6 on the Top 10Malfunctions.

7. Vapor Maldistr5ibution in Trays and Packings.

8. Tower Base Level and Reboiler Return: Number 2 on the top 10Malfunctions.

9. Chimney Tray Malfunctions: Part of Number 7 on the Top 10Malfunctions.

10. Draw-Off Malfunctions (Non-Chimney Tray) Part of Number 7 onthe Top 10 Malfunctions.

11. Tower Assembly Mishaps: Number 5 on the Top 10Malfunctions.

12. Difficulties During Start-Up, Shutdown, Commissioning, andAbnormal Operation: Number 4 on the Top 10 Malfunctions.

13. Water-Induced Pressure Surges: Part of Number 3 on the Top10 Malfunctions.

14. Explosions, Fires, and Chemical Releases: Number 10 on theTop 10 Malfunctions.

15. Undesired Reactions in Towers.

16. Foaming.

17. The Tower as a Filter: Part A. Causes of Plugging-Number 1on the Top 10 Malfunctions.

18. The Tower as a Filter: Part B. Location of Plugging-Number 1on the Top 10 Malfunctions.

19. Coking: Number 1 on the Top Malfunctions.

20. Leaks.

21. Relief and Failure.

22. Tray, Packing, and Tower Damage: Part of Number 3 on the Top10 Malfunctions.

23. Reboilers That Did Not Work: Number 9 on the Top 10Malfunctions.

24. Condensers That Did Not Work.

25. Misleading Measurements: Number 8 on the Top 10Malfunctions.

26. Control System Assembly Difficulties.

27. Where Do Temperature and Composition Controls Go Wrong?

28. Misbehaved Pressure, Condenser, Reboiler, and PreheaterControls.

29. Miscellaneous Control Problems.

References.

Index.

About the Author.

Rezensionen

"...an extensive compilation of problems, solutions, and
lessons learned...Kister is probably the world's foremost
authority on the subject..." (CHOICE, September 2006)

"The third book on distillation by the renowned Henry
Kister. It is a highly impressive piece of work." (The
Chemical Engineer, March 2008)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: chemical engineering • Chemie • Chemische Verfahrenstechnik • Chemische Verfahrenstechnik / Theorie, Planung u. Management • Chemistry • Destillation • Industrial Chemistry • process development • Technische u. Industrielle Chemie • Theory, Planning & Management • Verfahrensentwicklung • Verfahrenstechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-471-69071-6 / 0471690716
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-69071-9 / 9780471690719