Heat Exchanger Equipment Field Manual: Common Operating Problems and Practical Solutions

From upstream to downstream, heat exchangers are utilized in every stage of the petroleum value stream. An integral piece of equipment, heat exchangers are among the most confusing and problematic pieces of equipment in petroleum processing operations. This is especially true for engineers just entering the field or seasoned engineers that must keep up with the latest methods for in-shop and in-service inspection, repair, alteration and re-rating of equipment. The objective of this book is to provide engineers with sufficient information to make better logical choices in designing and operating the system. Heat Exchanger Equipment Field Manual provides an indispensable means for the determination of possible failures and for the recognition of the optimization potential of the respective heat exchanger.

Step-by-step procedure on how to design, perform in-shop and in-field inspections and repairs, perform alterations and re-rate equipment Select the correct heat transfer equipment for a particular applicationApply heat transfer principles to design, select and specify heat transfer equipmentEvaluate the performance of heat transfer equipment and recommend solutions to problemsControl schemes for typical heat transfer equipment application

Heat Exchanger Equipment Field Manual, 1st Edition

Table of Contents
Heat Exchanger Field Manual
Part One Heat Transfer Equipment
Typical Process Heating and Cooling Applications
Basic Heat Transfer Theory
 Fluid Properties
     Heat Transfer principles
          LMTD Determination
          Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
          Process Heat Duty
               Sensible Heat
               Latent heat
               Heat of Vaporization
          Inside/Outside Film Coefficient
          Fouling Factors
Part Two Configurations
Heat Exchanger Configurations
TEMA Considerations
     Shell-and-Tube
     Pipe-in-Pipe
     Hair-Pin
     Compact Heat Exchangers
          Plate-and-Frame
          Printed Circuit
          Welded Plate
     Brazed Aluminum Exchangers
     Cold Box
     Fired Equipment
          Furnace type
          Firetube
               Indirect Fired Heaters
               Direct Fired Heaters
     Waste-Heat
     Typical control schemes
Fain-Fan Air Coolers
Induced Draft
 Forced Draft
Equipment Selection and Sizing
Part Three Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Operating Problems
Typical Control Schemes