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The risk of fire and explosion is ever-present at facilities throughout the Chemical Process Industries (CPI), including plants that handle fuels, chemicals, flammable fluids, and combustible powders. To mitigate this risk, plant personnel must implement...

All chemical process plants that handle fuels, chemicals, flammable fluids, and combustible powders face the risk of fire and explosions. Proper hazard identification, engineering design strategies, and instrumentation and control systems can...

Corrosion and fouling can wreak havoc in many chemical process operations, negatively impacting process performance, reducing chemical-conversion rates and product yield, lowering energy efficiency, and increasing costs associated with maintenance and...

This volume addresses the ongoing battle against corrosion and fouling in the chemical process industries (CPI). It provides practical engineering recommendations, best practices, and maintenance strategies for corrosion monitoring and prevention across...

Mixing and blending liquids is one of the most important and ubiquitous unit operations across all sectors of the chemical process industries (CPI). This guidebook provides a collection of practical, tutorial-style engineering articles that address key...

For process operators throughout the chemical process industries (CPI), effectively and efficiently mixing and blending powders and other bulk solids presents many engineering challenges. This guidebook addresses selecting and specifying the right mixers...

Volume One of this two-part series focuses on the fundamentals and practical applications of mixing and blending liquid ingredients. Written in a tutorial style, these articles provide proven engineering recommendations for addressing commonly...

Written in accessible language, Natural Gas Liquids: A Nontechnical Guide is a comprehensive overview of NGLs from production in the oil patch to consumption in the fuel and petrochemical industries. Leffler covers everything from gas plants, logistics,...

The quintessential guide for gas engineers, emphasizing the practical aspects of natural gas production. Readers will learn to incorporate cutting-edge research in estimating reserves, evaluating the performance of fractured wells, processing gas, and...

The hydrocarbon production industry is continually evolving. While basic engineering principles remain constant, their application and context change over time. This guide seeks to balance the essential principles for designing and operating hydrocarbon...

With over 100,000 copies sold, the new 4th edition joins this series to provide the most complete upstream petroleum guide for students and professionals. Dr. Norman Hyne guides you through the upstream segment of the value supply chain. Commonly used in...

Designed for easy reading and accessibility, this bestselling book by Norman Hyne provides an enormous amount of useful information on the upstream petroleum industry. The new updated 3rd Edition includes a new chapter on unconventional oil and gas...

This guidebook exclusively features the top nuclear and renewable plant articles, covering locations around the globe. It lists what technology is working right and includes full charts, photographs, and graphs previously featured in POWER magazine...

Operating Expenses, Cash Flow, Finding and Development Costs, Return on Capital Employed are but a few of the hundreds of measurements and metrics used to analyze performance in the oil and gas industry. From individual wells to entire portfolios,...

Examines the processes, techniques, equipment, and facilities used to transport fluids such as refined products, crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids through cross-country pipelines. Topics include the importance of the pipeline...

This nontechnical treatment of oil and gas production is an excellent introduction for anyone from petroleum engineers and geologists new to their careers to financial, marketing, legal, and other professionals and their staffs interested in the industry...

It is impossible to precisely measure underground accumulations of oil and natural gas. Reserve engineering involves complex, subjective estimates and assumptions about future oil & gas prices, production levels, and operating and development costs...

This book describes oilfield processing and handling of natural gas in a direct, easy-to-follow format. Process descriptions, design methods, operating procedures and troubleshooting are covered in detail. This hands-on reference will be useful to field...

Covers process descriptions, design method, operating procedures, and troubleshooting in great detail. This text is the definitive source on its topic and contains numerous diagrams and appendices, as well as case histories and review questions with...

This Chemical Engineering guidebook contains dozens of practical, how-to engineering articles. The detailed engineering content featured in this volume provides guidance for the selection of many types of commonly used pumps, including...

Chemical Engineering’s Facts At Your Fingertips package includes a series of twelve condensed, one-page reference cards that provide useful rules of thumb, common equations, and other practical tips for designing, operating, and maintaining...

This Chemical Engineering guidebook contains practical, how-to engineering articles and “Facts at Your Fingertips” guide sheets from Chemical Engineering. The volume focuses on engineering situations that can lead to dangerous pressure rise,...

Authors Don Burdick and Bill Leffler have completely rewritten this time-honored bestseller. With its chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new ones covering the Fischer-Tropsch process, polyurethane, epoxy resins, and more, the...

Petroleum fiscal systems are arrangements for sharing the economic value from petroleum extraction between the host nation and the companies engaged in the extraction. In most countries, oil and gas resources are under the control of the national...

Great resource for in-house training, academic courses, and self-study! William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition is designed to give the reader an overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies,...

For 45 years, William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language has been the go-to best seller for anyone needing to know the fundamentals of refining. Fluid prose, easy-to-understand graphics, and helpful analogies (like the "beer bottle...

This technical handbook highlights the value of chemical-free water treatment methods in industrial applications, providing objective, documented examples and quantifiable business benefits. The publication addresses the controversial nature of these...

Since publication of the first edition of Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Technology 25 years ago, there have been massive advances the pigging and inspection industry: superb high-technology solutions have been developed, using some of the most advanced...

The Pipeline Pigging Handbook represents the accumulated knowledge and experience of the authors, which spans a period of more than 30 years in the industry. This third edition contains the very latest information about the rapidly changing products and...

The optimum management of risks emerges from the best understanding of risks. Risk understanding is now available to all, via efficient and intuitive risk assessment. This book presents the definitive approach to assessing risks from pipelines; an...

Volume 2 of this two-part guidebook compiles practical, how-to engineering articles originally published in Chemical Engineering, along with useful tip sheets. The content provides in-depth engineering guidance on many aspects of piping design,...

Volume 1 of this 2-part Chemical Engineering Guidebook contains practical, how-to articles originally published in Chemical Engineering magazine. The collection provides detailed discussions and recommendations for piping design, component selection,...

This guidebook exclusively features plant management articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Features & Benefits Provides actionable guidance for plant management...

Efforts to maximize plant operability and reliability often depend heavily on state-of-the-art monitoring, instrumentation, and control systems. This guidebook contains tutorial-style articles covering the use of instrumentation and control to ensure the...

The quest to improve plant operability — in terms of maximizing asset reliability and minimizing equipment downtime — is a daily challenge for facility owners and operators in the chemical process industries (CPI). This Chemical Engineering...

Improved plant operability goes hand in hand with improved plant safety. This Chemical Engineering Guidebook contains a collection of tutorial-style articles aimed at ensuring safe plant operations. Topics include fire prevention and the safe handling of...

This guidebook exclusively features plant operations and maintenance articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously published in POWER magazine. Features & Benefits Provides practical guidance on...

This PDF guidebook features gas-related articles originally published in POWER magazine. Included are full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions for quick and handy reference. Topics cover shale gas development, market outlook,...

This guidebook features articles originally published in POWER magazine. Included are full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions for quick and handy reference. Topics cover wetland treatment systems, boiler chemical cleaning, 316(b)...

This quick reference offers a broad spectrum of nearly 4,000 industry terms and phrases. Terms used in generation, transmission, and distribution can be found here, along with common business and billing language and terms related to the major...

This guidebook exclusively features water treatment articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Features & Benefits Comprehensive coverage of modern power plant water...

The second edition is revised and updated to include new technologies, evolving regulations, and the changing power generation mix between gas and coal plants. Expanding upon the first edition, it provides a thorough plan for managing the financials of...

This guidebook exclusively features the top nuclear and renewable power plants from around the globe. It highlights projects with proven technologies, operational excellence, and innovative renewable energy applications, including full charts,...

This guidebook exclusively features coal articles, covering top coal plants across the globe. It highlights technologies that work, provides practical strategies for efficiency and emissions reduction, and includes full charts, photographs, and graphs...

This guidebook exclusively features the top nuclear plant articles, covering locations around the globe. It highlights technologies that work, offers sound advice for plant preparation, and includes full charts, photographs, and graphs previously...

This guidebook exclusively features the top renewable plant articles, covering locations around the globe. It lists what technology is working right, and includes full charts, photographs, and graphs previously featured in POWER magazine. Delivered in a...

A primer on the inner workings of power plants provides a basic view of how power plants work for non-specialists in the industry. The publication, entitled "Power Plant Primer," is available in updated form from Power Engineering Magazine and PennWell...

It is critical that today’s energy professionals exchange ideas and experiences to increase productivity, drive technological advancement, and refine best practices. Whether operating regionally or globally, far greater insight can be gained from a...

Delivered in a PDF format, this guidebook exclusively features guidance and strategies on feedwater in power plants. All articles were previously published in POWER magazine, offering practical insights for engineers and operators. Topics Include: How...

This exclusive guidebook provides an introduction to all aspects of heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) engineering. The articles were previously featured in POWER magazine and are a go-to reference for power plant professionals. Features &...

This guidebook exclusively features articles covering legal and regulatory issues in the power generation industry, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Topics Include Calif...

Quickly locate all articles on development, skills, training, and recruitment specific to the power generation industry. All articles were originally published in POWER magazine and compiled for your convenience. Features & Benefits Provides...

The authors bring to this book their life-long experience and expertise in reservoir engineering and simulation techniques and practice. The goal is to present a comprehensive book, starting from basic principles and leading to real-life reservoir...

Geared to young and seasoned professionals alike, Process Operations: Lessons Learned in a Nontechnical Language is designed to present a straightforward approach to mastering the principles and concepts all process engineers should be able to apply...

Scaleup is an essential part of many chemical process operations, and efforts must take into account a variety of engineering, safety, and economic considerations. The articles in this guidebook focus on management strategies to ensure the most...

Safe, cost-effective scaleup is an essential aspect of moving promising laboratory developments to full-scale commercial production. This PDF contains practical, how-to engineering articles focused on equipment-related aspects encountered during scaleup...

Volume three of this three-part Chemical Engineering guidebook contains how-to engineering articles focused on water and wastewater management. The articles cover topics including sludge centrifugation, cooling towers, reverse osmosis technology,...

A clear, practical, and comprehensive guide to capital investment evaluation, capital budgeting, and decision analysis. Designed for students and professionals alike, the book walks readers step-by-step through decision-making under uncertainty,...

The Project Economics and Decision Analysis books provide all the necessary concepts of capital investment evaluation, capital budgeting, and decision analysis. They take the reader step-by-step through the decision-making process, providing...

The Project Economics and Decision Analysis books provide all the necessary concepts of capital investment evaluation, capital budgeting, and decision analysis. They take the reader step-by-step through the decision-making process, providing...

Volume 1 of this 2-part series covers a wide range of strategies for working engineers. This PDF provides actionable guidance to improve project management and support cost engineering/cost estimation within diverse facilities throughout the CPI...

Petroleum can exist as either a liquid or a gas, either in the reservoir or on the trip to the surface. These properties are the basis for the chemistry of petroleum. This long-awaited new edition to William D. McCain’s acclaimed text expands on...

Most engineers would agree that pumps represent the workhorse component in any chemical process industries (CPI) facility. Every day, countless decisions must be made related to the proper selection and specification, sizing and installation, operation...

Selecting the right pump for the job is a critical yet complex task across all chemical process industries (CPI). This Chemical Engineering Guidebook compiles a range of practical engineering articles on pump selection, operation, and maintenance to help...

This Chemical Engineering Guidebook provides useful engineering recommendations for selecting, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting pumps to ensure safe, cost-effective operation. Several articles focus on reciprocating pumps and...

Scaleup and safety are critical considerations in designing, operating, and maintaining reactor-driven systems for converting raw materials into intermediate and finished products. This guidebook features a collection of tutorial-style engineering...

This guidebook features a collection of tutorial-style engineering articles providing practical guidance for the selection, design, operation, and maintenance of reactor-based systems used to convert raw materials into intermediates and finished products...

Reactors are an essential part of many chemical process operations, and sound design is vital for maximizing reaction rates and optimizing throughput. This Chemical Engineering guidebook provides practical engineering information on the design,...

This Chemical Engineering guidebook contains practical, how-to engineering articles from Chemical Engineering. The volume focuses on reactor design, process scaleup, batch-to-continuous conversion, and strategies for maximizing safety in reaction...

This Chemical Engineering guidebook contains practical, how-to engineering articles from Chemical Engineering. The two-volume set focuses on recognizing and managing the many forms of risk that can arise during chemical process operations, including...

During chemical process operations, risk can take many forms. Risks from management and engineering decisions can result in environmental, health, and safety consequences, sub-optimal process operations, lower production yields, and increased maintenance...

"This book is encyclopedic as well as a how-to manual, a gem for those interested in energy supply chains." — Dr. Jaydeep Balakrishnan, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration at the California State University, Sacramento, and...

This guidebook exclusively features renewable energy articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, all previously featured in POWER magazine. It provides energy professionals with insights on wind, hydro, and...

This comprehensive guide covers all the essential aspects of renewable energy, drawing on the extensive experience of an energy journalist. The book offers a clear and accessible overview, beginning with a historical context and basic energy principles...

Bridging the gap between carbon storage theory and petroleum engineering practice. This comprehensive guide distills nearly two decades of research and teaching into a clear, application-focused resource on geological CO2 storage modeling, carbon capture...

This guidebook exclusively features articles detailing actions that must be taken for a safe working environment in the power generation industry. It includes full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, brought to you by the editors...

This guidebook exclusively features articles detailing actions required for a safe working environment in the power generation industry. All articles include full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, brought to you by the editors...

Improved shale reservoir training has been declared as a critical requirement for meeting future oil and gas demands. Shale Oil & Gas Reservoirs: Criteria and Cutoffs, answers that call by addressing the reservoir characteristics, lab tests, and...

This guidebook exclusively features articles on smart grid and energy storage, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Table of Contents Which Side of the Meter Are You...

This guidebook exclusively features methods of smart grid and energy storage articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Features & Benefits Comprehensive overview of...

More and more, companies are talking about “going digital.” This includes concepts of interconnectivity described by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, enabled by advances in sensors, data analytics, computing...

This guidebook exclusively features steam turbine articles, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine. Features & Benefits Comprehensive coverage of steam turbine design,...

The definitive guide on smart grid project development and execution! Planning and implementing a smart grid project can be one of the most complex endeavors that a utility undertakes. The electrical industry is rapidly changing and even the term "smart...

This toolkit provides a streamlined approach to developing technical reports with speed and efficiency. The book offers clear, step-by-step guidelines for crafting each section of a report, including the abstract, introduction, discussion, and...

Chemical Engineering‘s Technology Profiles are one-page descriptions of the technology and economic considerations for the production of specific products. This PDF compiles all 2018 articles for your convenience. Features & Benefits Concise,...

Chemical Engineering’s Technology Profiles are one-page descriptions covering both the technological and economic considerations for the production of specific chemical products. All 2017 articles are compiled here for convenience. Features &...

In the new edition of The Acquisition & Divestiture of Petroleum Property, authors Jim Haag and Gene Wiggins have thoroughly revised and expanded upon the comprehensive first edition. This book is a primer for anyone involved in the acquisition or...

The BIG PICTURE, POWER magazine’s monthly infographic series, visualizes prominent power generation trends and issues from around the world. This guidebook compiles all 2017 articles in one convenient PDF. Features & Benefits Visualizes key...

Digital power plants are increasingly integrating industrial data, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics to optimize operations. This guidebook provides practical engineering guidance for leveraging big data, managing assets, and improving...

The move from carbon-based fuels to renewables — particularly wind and solar which produce electricity — make this book a "must read" for anyone who works in the energy space or just wants to know more about energy and its future. Covering...

The electrical grid stands as a remarkable achievement in engineering and management, serving as a vital catalyst for the development and progress of nations worldwide. This book aims to demystify the grid, presenting its intricacies in layman terms to...

So, what are you going to do about ESG? ESG is a powerful concept that combines expectations for environmental (E) and social (S) benefits with effective governance (G), to ensure those benefits are achieved. How can project teams manage ESG with the...

The global oil and gas industry is huge, critical to the world’s economy, controversial, and poorly understood by most people. To help readers understand the breadth and complexity of this vital industry, The Global Oil & Gas Industry is a...

The Heat Transfer Databook II is a comprehensive reference for engineers and researchers working in heat transfer. This manual covers fundamental principles, sensible heat transfer, condensing heat transfer, and specialized applications such as Trufin...

Heat Transfer Databook III – Enhanced Heat Transfer Design Methods of Tubular Heat Exchangers This Chemical Engineering resource has been written primarily for heat transfer engineers, but also for research engineers who want to stay current on the...

A broad perspective on the oil and gas industry, with primary attention paid to the United States. It takes the reader on a tour of the operations used to find and evaluate resources, and then to produce, store and deliver oil and gas. The book focuses...

Everything from upstream to downstream is covered in this nontechnical overview of the petroleum industry. Organized in a natural chronology, the text begins with the geology and origins of oil and gas formation and moves through the techniques used to...

This book is a must-read for the latest generation of scientists, engineers, and researchers in the petroleum industry. The product of over four decades of research, experience, and study by Dr. Dwijen Banerjee, who carefully preserves the history of the...

This "how to" book covers the various mechanics of natural gas trading, including the physical (cash) market for natural gas production, transportation, distribution, and consumption. It has been 23 years since Trading Natural Gas: A Nontechnical Guide...

The definitive bestselling guide for refinery operations and maintenance, Troubleshooting Process Operations, 4th Edition, delivers unparalleled information to engineers and technicians. Drawing on his training and experience, author Norman Lieberman...