Elements of Petroleum Processing - Softcover

Jones, D.S.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471964891 ISBN 13: 9780471964896

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

With real–life scenarios and actual problems, Elements of Petroleum Processing gives the reader an insight into the day–to–day operations of the petroleum industry. The detailed descriptions of the nature of crude oil and its refining by distillation, thermal and catalytic cracking and gas recovery make Elements of Petroleum Processing a highly practical guide to all aspects of petroleum processing. Written by a professional chemical engineer, with over 40 years experience of the petroleum industry Elements of Petroleum Processing presents:

• an insight into all aspects of refinery processing
• the complex structure and composition of crude oil in diagrammatic form
• examples of calculation techniques taken from real industrial situations
• simple and easy to use formulae for complex thermodynamic principles
• indexes, appendices and data arranged for "user friendly" searches

Chemical engineering students and professionals alike will find Elements of Petroleum Processing essential as a practical guide, providing the petroleum industry’s "rules of thumb" for refinery design, plant operation and process trouble shooting.

About this title

Synopsis

This manual offers a practical, day-to-day approach to the operations of the petroleum industry. Vacuum and atmospheric distillation are discussed and a study of propane and butane recovery is given, together with a detailed description of catalytic treating and reforming units. Each chapter details the various calculation techniques used to define the aspects of a process and offers the reader rules used in plant operation and design.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471964891
• ISBN 13: 9780471964896
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 418