Chapter 12

Equipment

This chapter discusses some of the equipment used in process facilities and shows how that equipment should be designed and operated. Equipment covered includes pressure vessels, tanks, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, fired heaters, boilers and internal combustion engines.

Keywords

Pressure vessels; Storage tanks; Pumps; Compressors; Heat exchangers; Fire heaters; Internal combustion engines; Electrical equipment; Factory acceptance test; FAT; two-thirds rule

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