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This book contributes to more reliable and realistic predictions by focusing on sampling times from a few seconds to a few hours. Its objectives include developing clear definitions of statistical terms, such as plume sampling time, concentration averaging time,...
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Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-09-09
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The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that "the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures…" While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error....
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Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-09-09
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Tom Pratt, a long-time process safety practitioner and lecturer in electrostatic safety, wrote this book to educate industry in the basics of electrostatics. It offers a selected collection of information designed to give readers the tools they need to examine the...
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Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-09-07
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The second edition of this essential reference updates and combines two earlier titles to capture the many technological advances for predicting the "footprint" of a vapor cloud release. Cited by EPA in its 1996 document, "Off-Site Consequence Analysis Guidance," the...
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Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-09-07
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Written by reliability data experts, the book gives plant managers and supervisors the guidance they need to collect, and use with confidence, process equipment reliability data for risk-based decisions. Focusing on the process industries, it provides the protocol and...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-31
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Chemical process quantitative risk analysis (CPQRA) as applied to the CPI was first fully described in the first edition of this CCPS Guidelines book. This second edition is packed with information reflecting advances in this evolving methodology, and includes worked...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-27
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Members of the community who serve on LEPC’s are on the frontlines when it comes to responding effectively to incidents that may occur in local facilities handling hazardous materials. This book provides practical, solid information to assist them in formulating...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-27
Collection :
A CCPS Concept Book
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As the need to control process emissions has increased, so have the number of FGD treatment and control strategies. The effectiveness of these treatments vary greatly, depending the types and levels of the materials, as well as the size of the facility. Profiles in Flue...
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Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-27
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This CD-ROM shows how to systematically incorporate the principles of water conservation, recycling, and reuse into the design of new plants, retrofits of existing systems, and technology development. Technology summaries and case studies that support this systematic...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-26
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Designed for chemical engineers and other technical personnel involved in the design, operation, and maintenance of facilities and equipment where deflagration and detonation flame arresters (DDFAs) may be required, this book fosters effective application and operation...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-26
Collection :
A CCPS Concept Book
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The latest edition of this industry-friendly guide to evaluating the performance of mixing equipment brings this traditional process operation into the 21st century.The book starts with basic definitions and terms, and goes to detail test planning and procedures, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-26
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A key component of risk reduction is reducing the potential consequences that could result from toxic or flammable releases. The science of vapor cloud dispersion has advanced significantly in recent years, but one of the long-standing challenges has been in accounting...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-26
Collection :
A CCPS Concept Book
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THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND ON DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY The last half-century of research on distillation has tremendously improved our understanding and design of industrial distillation equipment and systems. High-speed computers have taken over the design, control,...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-26
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Microchemical Engineering in Practice provides the information chemists and engineers need to evaluate the use of microreactors, covering the technical, operational, and economic considerations for various applications. It explains the systems needed to use...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-13
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This book teaches the fundamentals of fluid flow by including both theory and the applications of fluid flow in chemical engineering. It puts fluid flow in the context of other transport phenomena such as mass transfer and heat transfer, while covering the basics, from...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-13
Collection :
Essential Engineering Calculations Series
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This book fills the gap between basic control configurations (Practical Process Control) and model predictive control (MPC). For those loops whose performance has a direct impact on plant economics or product quality, going beyond simple feedback or cascade can improve...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-08-05
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It is crucial for process safety professionals to be aware of best practices for post merger integration at any level. A compilation of industry best practices from both technical and financial perspectives, this book provides a single reference that addresses...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-07-23
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The first part of this book (Chapters 1 and 2) provides an introduction and discusses basic concepts. Chapter 3 deals with the use of the basic human senses for identifying hazards. Chapter 4 deals with different classes and categories of hazards. Chapter 5 deals with...
Editeur :
Wiley-AIChE
Parution :
2010-07-23
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Enables readers to apply transport phenomena principles to solve advanced problems in all areas of engineering and science This book helps readers elevate their understanding of, and their ability to apply, transport phenomena by introducing a broad range of advanced...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2010-07-08
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This first systematic compilation of synthesis methods for different classes of polymers describes well-tested and reproducible procedures, thus saving time, money and chemicals. Each chapter presents the latest method for a specific class of conjugated polymers with a...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2010-06-24
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