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Applied Process Design for

Chemical and Petrochemical Plants

Volume 1 Third Edition

Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the all-time
best-selling process industry classic is now more valuable than ever. Volume 1 of
this three-volume set is the definitive guide for process engineers and designers. It
covers a complete range of basic day-to-day operation topics such as the latest
ASME Code requirements; design and assembly of piping systems; selection of
mechanical equipment; manpower requirements; pump types, ratings, and selec-

tions· separation of liquid and solid particles from vapor; and methods for liquid
and gas :fl.ow and pumping of liquids.
This expanded edition introduces new design methods and is packed with
examples, design charts, tables, and performance diagrams to add to the practical
understanding of how selected equipment can be expected to perform in the
process situation. A major addition is the comprehensive chapter on process
safety and pressure relief devices that incorporates industrial safety design con-

siderations, ranging from new devices and components to updated venting
requirements for low-pressure storage tanks to the latest NFPA methods for siz-
ing rupture disks and bursting panels, and more.

All three volumes of Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical

Plants serve the practicing engineer by providing organized de-sign procedures,
equipment suitable for application selection, and charts in readily usable form.
Process engineers, designers, and operators will find more chemical and petro-
chemical plant design data in:

Volume 2/Second Edition, which covers distillation and packed towers, and
contains material on azeotropes and ideal and non-ideal systems.
Volume 3/Second Edition, which covers heat transfer, refrigeration systems,
compression surge drums, and mechanical drivers.

Ernest E. Ludwig, a registered professional chemical engineer in Louisiana, is a
Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a past member of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is a consulting engineer in Baton
Rouge, specializing in plant design, operations, industrial fires and explosions,
and management in the chemical and petrochemical industry.

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