Aiche Equipment Testing Procedure Continuous Direct Heat Rotary Dryers

The newest edition of the AIChE® manual to continuous direct-heat rotary dryers Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers, Third Edition is the latest text in the AIChE® Equipment Testing Procedure series. This new edition continues to provide chemical engineers, plant managers, and other professionals in the chemical process industries with helpful advice about performance evaluation. This text is an indispensable procedural guide with universal applications. With test results computed in both conventional and SI units, this handy resource provides standardized methods, real-world numbers for computer simulations and designs, and a variety of equipment testing practices based on theory, practical experience, and technical know-how. Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers contains: Two introductory chapters that review dryer descriptions, mechanics, and terms One section devoted to test planning, including testing conditions, dryer material and heat balances, and test preparation Six chapters that discuss rotary dryer instruments and various methods of measure Two sections-for a total of seven chapters-dedicated to computation and interpretation of results Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is a handy blend of textbook and manufacturer's literature. This portable text is carefully organized so that the busy professional can easily find the information he or she needs to perform a detailed acceptance test on new equipment, calculate its optimum use, collect accurate data for maintenance, or troubleshoot. In addition to its methods and techniques, this AIChE® resource also contains valuable appendixes for nomenclature, sample problem-SI units, sample problem-English units, and general reference. With its engineer-tested procedures and thorough explanations, Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is an essential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology in equipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizing equipment performance.

The newest edition of the AIChE® manual to continuousdirect-heat rotary dryers Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers, Third Edition is thelatest text in the AIChE® Equipment Testing Procedure series.This new edition continues to provide chemical engineers, plantmanagers, and other professionals in the chemical processindustries with helpful advice about performance evaluation. This text is an indispensable procedural guide with universalapplications. With test results computed in both conventional andSI units, this handy resource provides standardized methods,real-world numbers for computer simulations and designs, and avariety of equipment testing practices based on theory, practicalexperience, and technical know-how. Continuous Direct-HeatRotary Dryers contains: Two introductory chapters that review dryer descriptions,mechanics, and terms One section devoted to test planning, including testingconditions, dryer material and heat balances, and testpreparation Six chapters that discuss rotary dryer instruments and variousmethods of measure Two sections-for a total of seven chapters-dedicated tocomputation and interpretation of results Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is a handy blend oftextbook and manufacturer's literature. This portable text iscarefully organized so that the busy professional can easily findthe information he or she needs to perform a detailed acceptancetest on new equipment, calculate its optimum use, collect accuratedata for maintenance, or troubleshoot. In addition to its methods and techniques, this AIChE®resource also contains valuable appendixes for nomenclature, sampleproblem-SI units, sample problem-English units, and generalreference. With its engineer-tested procedures and thoroughexplanations, Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is anessential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology inequipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizingequipment performance.

AIChE's first manual for testing and measuring performance of centrifugal compressors The newest addition to AIChE's long-running Equipment Testing Procedure series, Centrifugal Compressors: A Guide to Performance Evaluation and Site Testing provides chemical engineers, plant managers, and other professionals with helpful advice to assess and measure the performance of a key component in a number of chemical process operations. From petrochemical refining and natural gas production to air separation plants, efficient, safe, and environmentally-sound operations depend on reliable performance by centrifugal compressors. The book presents a step-by-step approach to preparing for, planning, executing, and analyzing tests of centrifugal compressors, with an emphasis on methods that can be conducted on-site—and with an acknowledgement of the strengths and limitations of these methods. The book opens with an extensive and detailed section offering definitions of relevant terms explained not only in words, but also with the equations used to determine their values. The book then goes on to address: Selection of instrumentation and identification of elements to be 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 guidelines for field modifications and analysis of results The book concludes with appendices for applicable codes and standards, relevant symbols and nomenclature, and values generated from a sample performance test. With its engineer-tested procedures and thorough explanations, Centrifugal Compressors is an essential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology in equipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizing equipment performance.

A comprehensive approach to selecting and understanding drying equipment for chemical and mechanical engineers A detailed reference of interest for engineers and energy specialists working in the process industry field, Drying in the Process Industry investigates the current state of the art of today's industrial drying practices, examines the factors influencing drying's high costs in both equipment and energy consumption, and summarizes key elements for keeping drying operations under budget and performing at peak capacity safely while respecting the environment. Extensive coverage of dryer basics as well as essential procedures concerning the selection of industrial dryers—such as how to gather results of relevant laboratory measurements, carry out small-scale tests, and correctly size equipment—help to inform readers on criteria for generating scalable specifications that greatly assist buying decisions. Drying in the Process Industry: Takes a practical approach to drying equipment, from an author with four decades in the industry Describes a diverse array of drying equipment (convective, like flash, spray, fluid-bed, and rotary; contact, like paddle and steam; radiation) from an engineer's perspective Provides quick and ready access to drying technologies with references to more detailed literature Treats drying in the context of the entire production process True of all process facilities where drying plays an important role, such as those in the chemical, pharmaceutical, plastics, and food industries, the purchase of improper industrial drying equipment can significantly affect a manufacturer's economic bottom line. With the guidance offered in this book, engineers will be able to confidently choose industrial drying equipment that increases profits, runs efficiently, and optimally suits their needs.

Spray Dryers: A Guide to Performance Evaluation, Second Edition discusses the reasons for spray drying. These reasons are usually to produce a product with certain desired properties or with better efficiency than other methods. The book discusses how to plan in light of these objectives and gives guidance on the variables affecting product properties and dryer performance, to decide which variables to evaluate. Technical spray dryer installations are briefly described. Checklists are given to aid in planning measurements and listing steps needed for a test.

This text covers the design of food processing equipment based on key unit operations, such as heating, cooling, and drying. In addition, mechanical processing operations such as separations, transport, storage, and packaging of food materials, as well as an introduction to food processes and food processing plants are discussed. Handbook of Food Processing Equipment is an essential reference for food engineers and food technologists working in the food process industries, as well as for designers of process plants. The book also serves as a basic reference for food process engineering students.The chapters cover engineering and economic issues for all important steps in food processing. This research is based on the physical properties of food, the analytical expressions of transport phenomena, and the description of typical equipment used in food processing. Illustrations that explain the structure and operation of industrial food processing equipment are presented. style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">The materials of construction and fabrication of food processing equipment are covered here, as well as the selection of the appropriate equipment for various food processing operations. Mechanical processing equipment such as size reduction, size enlargement, homogenization, and mixing are discussed. Mechanical separations equipment such as filters, centrifuges, presses, and solids/air systems, plus equipment for industrial food processing such as heat transfer, evaporation, dehydration, refrigeration, freezing, thermal processing, and dehydration, are presented. Equipment for novel food processes such as high pressure processing, are discussed. The appendices include conversion of units, selected thermophysical properties, plant utilities, and an extensive list of manufacturers and suppliers of food equipment.