Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts

Monday, 23 April 2012

Guidelines for Auditing Process Safety Management Systems

Center for Chemical Process Safety, "Guidelines for Auditing Process Safety Management Systems, 2 edition" 
2011 | ISBN-10: 0470282355 | PDF | 900 pages | 108 MB

This book discusses the fundamental skills, techniques, and tools of auditing, and the characteristics of a good process safety management system. A variety of approaches are given so the reader can select the best methodology for a given audit. This book updates the original CCPS Auditing Guideline project since the implementation of OSHA PSM regulation, and is accompanied by an online download featuring checklists for both the audit program and the audit itself. This package offers a vital resource for process safety and process development personnel, as well as related professionals like insurers.


Saturday, 17 March 2012

The NALCO Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis

The NALCO Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis: Robert D. Port Harvey M. Herro 
McGraw-Hill | ISBN: 0070458731 | 1991 | PDF (OCR) | 293 pages | 10.31 Mb

This book illustrates & explains virtually all common failure modes which adversely affect boiler reliability. Each failure mode is well illustrated with case histories. The corrective steps necessary to reduce or eliminate each failure type, as well as precautionary notes, are provided. The book is a comprehensive, authoritative field guide for the identification & elimination of boiler failures. Boilers of virtually all pressures & many construction designs are presented.

Table of Contents
Water-Formed and Steam-Formed Deposits. Long-Term Overheating. Short-Term Overheating. Caustic Corrosion. Chelate Corrosion. Low pH Corrosion During Service. Low pH Corrosion During Acid Cleaning. Oxygen Corrosion. Fire-Side Corrosion. Oil Ash Corrosion. Coal Ash Corrosion. Waterfall Corrosion. Cold End Corrosion. Dewpoint Corrosion. Hydrogen Damage. Corrosion Fatigue Cracking. Stress Corrosion Cracking. Erosion. Cavitation. Forming Defects. Welding Defects. Material Deficiency. Graphitic Corrosion. De alloying.







Friday, 9 March 2012

Guidebook for the Design of ASME Section VIII, Pressure Vessels

James R. Farr, Maan H. Jawad, "Guidebook for the Design of ASME Section VIII, Pressure Vessels"
American Society of Mechanical Engineers | 2001-10 | ISBN: 0791801721 | 316 pages | PDF | 12.8 MB


Whether you are a beginning design engineer or an experienced engineering manager developing a mechanical integrity program, this updated second edition gives you a thorough examination and review of the requirements applicable to the design, materials selection, fabrication, inspection, and testing of pressure vessels and their components. Guidebook for Design of ASME Section VIII Pressure Vessels, Second Edition, provides you with a review of the background issues, reference materials, technology, and techniques necessary for the safe, reliable, cost-efficient function of pressure vessels in the petrochemical, paper, power, and other industries. Solved examples throughout the volume illustrate the application of various equations given in Section VIII.


Sunday, 19 February 2012

Guide to Essential Math: A Review for Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Students

Guide to Essential Math: A Review for Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Students 
Publisher: Academic Press | ISBN: 0123742641 | edition 2008 | PDF | 295 pages | 2,4 mb

This book reminds students in junior, senior and graduate level courses in physics, chemistry and engineering of the math they may have forgotten (or learned imperfectly) which is needed to succeed in science courses. The focus is on math actually used in physics, chemistry and engineering, and the approach to mathematics begins with 12 examples of increasing complexity, designed to hone the student's ability to think in mathematical terms and to apply quantitative methods to scientific problems.


Monday, 9 January 2012

ETAP 7.0 User Guide

ETAP User Guide 88 mb

ETAP offers a suite of fully integrated Electrical Engineering software solutions including arc flash, load flow, short circuit, transient stability, relay coordination, cable ampacity, optimal power flow, and more. Its modular functionality can be customized to fit the needs of any company, from small to large power systems.
ETAP Real-Time is a fully-integrated suite of software applications that provides intelligent power monitoring, energy management, system optimization, advanced automation, and real-time prediction.
ETAP is the most comprehensive enterprise solution for design, simulation, operation, control, optimization, and automation of generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems.


Saturday, 7 January 2012

Practical Guide to Industrial Boiler Systems

Ralph Vandagriff, “Practical Guide to Industrial Boiler Systems
CRC | 2001-04-18 | ISBN: 0824705327 | 362 pages | PDF | 5,5 MB

Single-source compendium of information on modern industrial boiler systems, including a boiler operator's training guide, maintenance examples, and a checklist for troubleshooting. Also includes design notes from actual boiler jobs and other examples. 

Thursday, 5 January 2012

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing 
English | 2011 | PDF | ISBN-10: 0425176401 | 8 MB

Whatever your experience or expertise as a writer, you can always benefit from new techniques for fleshing out ideas, developing technique or revising work, not to mention brushing up on the rules of punctuation, grammar and style.

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing is divided into several parts which address a variety of issues. These include:

* The Writing Process
* The Essay
* The Expository Paragraph
* The Sentence
* Diction
* Description And Narration
* Punctuation

Monday, 2 January 2012

Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional And Alternative Sources

Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional And Alternative Sources
M.E. Sharpe | 2006 | ISBN: 0765613239 | Pages: 402 | PDF | 15 MB

As concerns over rising energy prices and potential shortages continue to grow, this comprehensive handbook provides a detailed analysis of the past, present, and future of all the principle energy sources - biomass, coal, oil, natural gas, hydro and nuclear power - as well as sustainable sources, especially fuel cell technology. Equally useful for students of energy and energy policy as well as policy makers and professionals in the field, "Energy for the 21st Century" begins with a fascinating survey of the early history and use of energy sources and the colorful expansion of Big Oil.

It examines the evolving technologies for each source of energy, national and international policy issues, the effects of Middle East wars, disruptions from hurricane Katrina, and the growing energy demands of India and China. Written by an expert who is both an energy professional and a business educator, the book offers a comprehensive examination of the most current energy policies under consideration, with special attention to environmental concerns.


Tuesday, 1 November 2011

The Piping Guide


"The Piping Guide: For the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems" by David R. Sherwood, Dennis J. Whistance
Parts I and II 
Sуеntеk Books | 1973 | ISBN: 0914082000 9780914082002 9780914082035 | 215 pages | PDF | 15 MB

This book contains information on industrial piping systems from the primary requirements for these systems through to the final plans used in construction.

Designed as a working aid, information to handle most jobs is found in the 'PIPING GUIDE. The Guide is used Worldwide by engineers, designers, contractors, maintenance personnel and others involved with designing and maintaining piping systems, as well as in training programs and courses by trade schools, colleges and industry. Each chapter deals with its subject, point-by-point

The Piping Guide:
• Brings together information of especial value to designers, draftsmen, and systems engineers concerned with piping technology
• Discusses in detail the design and drafting of pipiijg systems
• Describes pipe, piping components most commortly used, valves, and equipment
• Presents charts, tables, and examples for daily reference
• Lists piping terms and abbreviations concerned with piping technology
• Provides a design reference for companies and consultants
• Supplements existing company standards, information, and methods
• Serves as an instructional aid

PART I explains:
• Current techniques of piping design
• Piping terms, assembling of piping from components, and methods for connecting to equipment
• Office organization, and methods to translate concepts into finished designs from which plants are built

PART II provide:
• Frequently-needed design data and information, arranged for quick reference
• Principal dimensions and weights for pipe, fittings, flanges valves, structural steel, etc.
• Direct-reading metric conversion tables for dimensions

Contents
PART I
PIPING: USES, EXPENDITURES, & PLANT CONSTRUCTION
PIPE, FITTINGS, FLANGES, & LINE EQUIPMENT
VALVES, PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, & PROCESS EQUIPMENT
ORGANIZATION: JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, DRAWING-OFFICE EQUIPMENT, & PROCEDURES
DRAFTING: PROCESS & PIPING DRAWINGS
Standards & Codes
DESIGN: ARRANGEMENT, SUPPORT, INSULATION, HEATING VENTING & DRAINING OF PIPING SYSTEMS VESSELs & EQUIPMENT
ABBREVATIONS FOR PIPING DRAWINGS & INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
Index
References

PART II
ARRANGING LINES, SPACING IN PIPEWAYS
MALLEABLE-IRON FITTINGS
FLANGE DATA
FLOW RESISTANCE
FLOW Water
MEASUREMENTS
CIRCLES: DIAMETER, CIRCUMFERENCE & AREA
Direct conversion mm-ft-in
F°/°C TEMPERATURE CONVERSION
PIPE DATA
SPANS OF HORIZONTAL PIPE
STAIRWAYS
CHANNEL DATA
TUBE DATA
TANK & VESSEL VOLUMES
VALVE DATA
WEIGHTS OF PIPING
WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS