Author: Donald L. BurdickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Petrochemicals for the Nontechnical Person
Author: Donald L. BurdickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language
Author: Donald L. BurdickPublisher: Pennwell Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
A new edition of Petrochemicals for the nontechnical person (date unspecified). Useful as a text (includes exercises) and a reference (but no bibliography ) for business and other nontechnical personnel in the petrochemical industry. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Petroleum Refining for the Non-technical Person
Author: William L. LefflerPublisher: Pennwell Books
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Sets forth the many technical procedures involved in refining. Included are a new chapter on simple and complex refineries, and a revised chapter on gasoline blending, including current information on alcohol blending components.
Oil and Gas Production in Nontechnical Language
Author: Martin RaymondPublisher: Pennwell Books
ISBN: 9781593700522
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides an overview of the entire petroleum production function; explains the origins of oil and gas and reservoir dynamics; deciphers the mysteries of production ownership and land rights; and identifies the types of production companies and staff positions, and how they interact. --From publisher description.
Out of Gas
Author: David L. GoodsteinPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393326475
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
David Goodstein explains the scientific principles of the inevitable fossil fuel shortage and the closely related peril to the earth's climate.
Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers
Author: Jack HipplePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119309654
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Outlines the concepts of chemical engineering so that non-chemical engineers can interface with and understand basic chemical engineering concepts Overviews the difference between laboratory and industrial scale practice of chemistry, consequences of mistakes, and approaches needed to scale a lab reaction process to an operating scale Covers basics of chemical reaction eningeering, mass, energy, and fluid energy balances, how economics are scaled, and the nature of various types of flow sheets and how they are developed vs. time of a project Details the basics of fluid flow and transport, how fluid flow is characterized and explains the difference between positive displacement and centrifugal pumps along with their limitations and safety aspects of these differences Reviews the importance and approaches to controlling chemical processes and the safety aspects of controlling chemical processes, Reviews the important chemical engineering design aspects of unit operations including distillation, absorption and stripping, adsorption, evaporation and crystallization, drying and solids handling, polymer manufacture, and the basics of tank and agitation system design
Oil and Gas Pipelines in Nontechnical Language, 2nd Edition
Author: Thomas O. MiesnerPublisher: Pennwell Books
ISBN: 9781593705015
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
A totally understandable view of pipeline inception, planning, construction, start-up, and operation.
Petroleum Catalysis in Nontechnical Language
Author: John S. MageePublisher: PennWell Books
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Catalysis is literally the heart of many petroleum refining processes and therefore of ongoing interest to those in and around the refining industry. In easy-to-grasp language and format, Petroleum Catalysis in Nontechnical Language examines fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), reforming, hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, and polymerization, as well as catalysts of the future such as enzymes.
Natural Gas Liquids
Author: William L. LefflerPublisher: Pennwell Books
ISBN: 9781593703240
Category : Gas as fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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 fuels and petrochemicals industries. Author William Leffler covers everything from gas plants, logistics, storage, refinery operations, and the chemistry necessary to have a full understanding of the whole value chain. With chapter highlights and exercises, and many photos, illustrations and graphs, this is the perfect resource for anyone seeking a better understanding of the world of natural gas liquids.
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