Process Plant Layout and Piping Design
Author | : Ed Bausbacher |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015033091946 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: For mechanical and chemical engineers working for engineering construction as well as process manufacturing companies with responsibility for plant layout, piping, and construction; and for engineering students. Based on the authors' collective 65 years of experience in the engineering construction industry, this profusely illustrated, comprehensive guidebook presents tried-and-true workable methods and rules of thumb for plant layout and piping design for the process industries. Content is organized and presented for quick-reference on- the-job or for systematic study of specific topics. KEY TOPICS: Presents general concepts and principles of plant layout -- from basic terminology and input requirements to deliverables; deals with specific pieces of equipment and their most efficient layout in the overall plant design configuration; addresses the plant layout requirements for the most common process unit equipment; and considers the computerized tools that are now available to help plant layout and piping designers.