Description
Volume One of this two-part guidebook series contains tutorial-style articles that provide clear engineering recommendations related to the selection of compressors. Special focus is placed on cost-engineering and energy-efficiency considerations.
Selection and specification articles focus on screw compressors, reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors, axial compressors, and more.
Instruction is provided on determining lifecycle costs and pursuing the lowest cost of ownership of these costly machines. Given the energy-intensive nature of these workhorse units, several articles offer practical guidance for conducting energy audits and implementing proven strategies to reduce energy use during compressor operation. The guidance focuses on assessing and reducing both capital costs and utility expenses.
These practical, how-to articles were originally published in Chemical Engineering. Several hard-to-find engineering articles are also included.
Table of Contents
- SECTION ONE: SELECTION, SPECIFICATION AND OPERATION
- Choosing Oil-Injected Screw Compressors
- Compressors: N2 Expands the Applicability of Dry Gas Seals
- Compressors: Pursuing Lowest Cost of Ownership
- Optimizing Reciprocating Compressors for CPI Plants
- Centrifugal Compressors for CPI Plants
- Anti-Surge Valves for Dynamic Compressors
- Get the Most Out of Reciprocating Compressors
- Avoiding Fatigue Failures in Reciprocating Compressors
- Cost-Effective Compressor Selection and Specification
- Reciprocating Compressor Startup and Capacity Control Methods
- SECTION TWO: COST CONSIDERATIONS
- Lifecycle Costs for Capital Equipment in the CPI
- How to Estimate Utility Costs
- Total Cost Analysis Aids Purchasing Negotiations
- Evaluating Capital Cost Estimation Programs
- Optimizing the Air-Power Equation
- SECTION THREE: ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
- Making Energy Efficiency Pay
Features & Benefits
- Comprehensive compressor selection and specification guidance for CPI engineers
- In-depth cost engineering analysis to optimize both capital and operating costs
- Practical methods for improving compressor energy efficiency
- Includes rare and hard-to-find compressor technology articles
- Delivered as a 95-page downloadable PDF for convenient reference
Audience
- Chemical and process engineers
- Mechanical engineers specializing in rotating equipment
- Plant design and operations managers
- Energy auditors and cost engineers
- Maintenance and reliability professionals
Details
Type: PDF
Pages: 95
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