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Distillation & Hydrocarbon Processing Practices

Hardcover
Authored by Ashis Nag
Published 2015
ISBN 9781593703431

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Book Specifications

Book Format: Hardcover
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 542
Published: 2015
ISBN: 9781593703431

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A useful reference guide to the design and operations of hydrocarbon processing facilities, including refineries, petrochemical plants, and gas processing plants. Ashis Nag draws on his 35 years of experience to illustrate advanced practices in distillation with examples of process simulation and basic principles. The book’s many case studies will assist engineering students as well as practicing engineers in understanding the inner workings of these complex facilities.

Topics
  • Crude distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • Condensate distillation
  • Crude oil upgraders and heavy crude processing
  • Hydrotreating/hydrocracking
  • Gas amine absorbers
  • Amine regeneration
  • Gas concentration
  • Sour water strippers
  • Natural gas processing
  • Catalytic reforming units (CRU/CCRU)
  • Important process calculations
  • Isomerization
  • Troubleshooting