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Absorptivity 186 190

Acid
hydrofluoric 444 450–452
sulfuric 444 446–450
Aeration
factor 6 21 29
FCC 471
Air cooled condenser 371
Air cooled exchanger 224 349–374
Alkylation 93 397 444
Amine scrubbing 397 440
Amines 20 396 442
Anchor 570 579 581
593
API 119 366 506
510 512 554
Approach (temperature) 253–259 721
ASTM 661
Atomization 176
Attrition 137 153 466
472
Automation 671

Backmixing 84 402

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Baffle 237 275 295

299 590
Balance (thermal) 184 253 474
696 705
Bayonet 319
Bearing (of compressor) 542
Blade (of turbine) 549 554
Blowing 11 147 183
Burners 162 175

Cake 141
Capacity 17 54 77
100 103 433
492
Carbon monoxide 178 456
Catalyst 404 454 468–475
Catalytic cracking 123 137 466–475
Cavitation 500 649
Centrifugal force 101 124 148
493
Centrifuge 149
Change of phase 233 239
Chemical reactions 389 398 429
438 442 443
444 454 456
459 466 476
566
Chimney 478
Chromatograph 658

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Circulation 253 302 351

360 474 573
cocurrent 227 259 369
422
counter-current 227 259 427
on a plate 7 8 27
Coalescence 83 114
Coefficient
convection 196–198 233–244
film 233 251
flow rate 647
heat transfer 225 242 249
585
mass transfer 33 61 65
398 588
Coil 164 315 586
Coke 430 472
Collector 354–356
Column
baffle 88 375
distillation 3–80
extraction 85–91
packed 43–77 90 376
402 443
plate 3–40 88 402
443
pulsed 97
reciprocating plate 101
rotating disk 94
spray 85 375
tray 7–89 376 402
with agitated compartments 93–97

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Combustion 175 184 559

Compression 525 530
Compressor
centrifugal 518 530
reciprocating piston 518 520
Condensation 106 224 241
376 545
Condenser 224 347 376
Conduction 198 245
Conductivity (thermal) 174 198 239
246 380 656
Contactor
gas-liquid 3 43
liquid-liquid 84 403 447
Control
of a compressor 529 537
of a furnace 221
of a turbine 552
Controller 649 665 682
Control loop 665–671
Convection 233–240
forced 196
natural 196
section 165 213
Conversion 440 456 474
Cooler 224 475
Cooling 224
Corrosion 172 265 304
Cost 17 511 693
701
of air cooled exchangers 373
of heat exchangers 267–305

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Cross-flow 231 260

Cyclone
gas-solid 122–139
liquid-solid 153

Deasphalting 93
Degassing 7
Detection (of gas) 661
Dewaxing 146
Diameter
column 4 20
droplet 83 87 112
118 448 598
drum 106–111
particle 113 124 137
152 416 424
428
pump impeller 499
tube 172 291 309
381 433
Diffusivity 65 398 407
445 588
Dimerization 394 438
Dipleg 135 468
Direct contact 226 375
Distillation 34 714 730
vacuum 53 562
Distribution (phase) 66–72 477
Distribution headers 354
Distribution plate 299 359 478
Distributor 68–72 473 481

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Downcomer 4 22–26 89
Draft (of a furnace) 176 219
Draw-off 39
Drum 111
reflux 106
separator 109 116

Economizer 224
Efficiency
of centrifuge 152
of column 31 60 100
of compressor 526 534
of cyclones 128
of furnace 171 185 708
of packing 60
of plate 31 36 90
of pump 495
of turbine 546
Ejector 558
Emissivity 189–195 203
Emulsion 21 112 449
Energy
electric 695
heat 184 695 701
707
kinetic 301 532
Enthalpy 216 546 551
696 705
Entrainment 11 18 30
108
Equilibrium (thermodynamic) 410

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Erosion 137 265

Ethylene 159 429
Evaporator 225
Exchange (heat) 157 184 233
716 731
Exergy 704
Exergy analysis 710
Expansion 420 428
Explosivity limits 662
Extended surface 252
Extraction
solvent 81
turbine 549
Extractor (centrifuge) 101

Factor
angle 187 195 204
compressibility 527
exchange 187 201
packing 48 56
power 577 581
SF 20
Fan 221 361
FCC (see Catalytic cracking)
Feed (inlet) 38 470
Filter 143–148
Filtration 139
Fin (of exchanger) 198 248 310
317 337 350–355
374
Flame 175

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Floating head 269 285

Flooding 10 18 35
55 75 90
95
Flow
laminar 196 233 577
radial 8 462
solid 133 412 465
turbulent 197 233 577
two-phase 197 421 476
480
Flow meter 621 631
Flue gases 160 173 184
220
Fluidization
gas-solid 414 469
liquid-solid 414
three-phase 414 427
Foamability 22
Fouling 171 248 264
Fraction (of void) 48 50 53
408
Front end stationary head 269–283 383
Fuel 175 558 697
701 710
Furnace 159–170 435 455

Gravity 112 239

Grid 64 550

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Head
floating 285 383
rear 283 312 383
type of 269–290 383
Heat
latent 184
specific 197 234 239
527
value 177 184 701
Heater 179 224 315
Heat exchanger
cocurrent 228 253
compact 323 331
counter-current 228 256 325
cross-current 232 260 283
direct contact 226 375
double-pipe 305–309
helical wound 321
in-line 319
lamella 228
multi-hairpin 305–311
Packinox 333
plate 228 324 328
345
plate-fin 335–342
printed circuit 343
shell-and-tube 228 268 384
spiral plate 346
Heat flux 204–212
HETP 62–64 91

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Hold-up 58 82 102
321 400 402
424 428 485
588
HTU 61–65
Humidification 371
Hydrocracking 476
Hydrocyclone 153
Hydrodesulfurization 476 531
Hydrogen 452 476
sulfide 440 443
Hydrotreating 476 531 718

Impellers
of compressor 534 537
of pump 497
Impingement plates 301
Induced/forced draft 232 351 368
Injector 450 467 470
Interface 115 399 444
446 679
Interfacial area 33 61 65
82 399 401
444–446 567 587
598
Interfacial tension 19 31 59
87 90 598

Kettle 280

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Lining (furnace wall) 174

Liquid gradient (on plate) 10 26
Louvers 363
Lube oils 91 146

Materials
for packing 44 60
for pumps 511
for tubes 173 302–307 321
380
Mean (temperature difference) 254–260 731
Measurement 617
flow rate 621
level 624
pressure 619
temperature 626
Mixer 85 565–609
in-line 571 596
settler 92 404
tank 589 599
MTBE 427

Newtonian 566
Nitrogen oxides 178
NPSH 499
Number
Archimedes 419 428
Eötvos 87 90
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Number (Cont.)
Froude 65 429 576
602 608
Galileo 56
Hatta 398 445
Newton 576
Nusselt 234 585
of passes 24 27 230
of plates 33 60
Peclet 234 407 426
Prandtl 196 233 585
Reynolds 65 89 196
233 395 419
425 428 575
585 598 602
Schmidt 65
Stanton 233
Weber 65 87 425
429 598

Octane number 460 661

On-line analyzer 654–664
Operating interface 679
Optimization 714
of exchangers 731
Orifice 16 28 87
623
Oxidation 173

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Packing
for distillation 43–65 75
grid 47–50
random 44–48 91
structured 47 50
Phase
dispersed 83 114 567
605
homogeneous 395 566 604
liquid 82 438 566
604
Pinch 719–730
Plate (of column) 4–40
Porosity 142 404
Power 95 495
of agitator 95 448 576
601 603 605
thermal 184
Preheater 224
Pressure (differential) 622
Pressure drop
in a cyclone 132
in a fixed bed 408 425
in a furnace 214 219
in a tube 214 235 432
455
in a valve 648
of a plate 9 28 35
89
through an orifice 28 622
through packing 51–54 76

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Process
Clauspol 443
Dimersol 438
Programmable logic controller (PLC) 682
Propeller 447 569 593
Protection plate 301
Pump
centrifugal 145 491
heat 728
piston 516
positive displacement 145 491 514
rotary 514

Quench 437

Racks 317 680

Radiation 185 200
Radiation section 165 200 436
Radius of action (of an agitator) 583
Range (operating) 11 492 561
Rate (of reaction) 152 398 442
445
Ratio (of phases) 114
Reactor
catalytic 394 405
continuous stirred tank 392 396 438
ebullating bed 414 427 482
fixed bed 405 421 461
476

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Reactor (Cont.)
fluid bed 136 414 467
gas-liquid 394 400 440
liquid-liquid 394 403 446
moving bed 411 464 480
tubular 392 395 440
Reboiler 280
Recirculation 371 397 447
599
Recycle 476 485 531
Redistribution 67 73
Reflectivity 186
Reflux 39
Reforming 394 460 531
Regeneration 472
Regenerator 138 468
Regime (flow) 196 233 239
245 423 577
Residue 239 251 474
710
Resistance
conduction 226 246
fouling 226 251
of cake 141
Rings
Intalox 45
Lessing 44
Pall 45
Raschig 44
Riser 468 470

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Saddles
Berl 44 48 65
91
Intalox 45 48 65
443
Safety 221 637 661
689
Safety PLC 685
Sampling 654 663
Seal 213 512 540
Sealing strips 278 300
Section
convection 165 213 436
radiation 165 200 436
Segmentation 237
Selectivity 405
Sensor 628
flow rate 631
level 634
pressure 629
temperature 634
Separation 1 105 121
139 471
Settling 113 404
Shear 240 584 602
Spacing (plate) 4 20 34
89
Specific speed 497
Spectrometer 660
Stack 162 220

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Standards 510 661

Standpipe 471–473
Steam cracking 394 429
Steam reforming 453
Stripper 468
Sulfur 178
Superheater 224
Supervision (centralized) 676 689
Surface area
exchange 200 213 225
254 445 587
598 729
specific 47 50 54
Suspension 139 567 607
Systems (control and supervision) 676 689

Tangential entrance 122 126 153

Tank
agitated 92 392 573
585 589
settling 118 404
storage 315 591 599
TEMA 223 268 290
301 381
Thermal potential 226 254 258
Time
mixing 579 599 601
residence 22 106 120
265 395 433
468

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Transfer
by conduction 198 226 245
249
by convection 196 226 233
249
heat 185 226 249
585
mass 398 443 445
587
Transmission
analog 639
digital 640
Transmissivity 186
Transport (pneumatic) 134
Tray
bubble, cap 12 17 40
sieve 12 13 17
88 99
valve 12–14 17
Trim (cooler) 224
Tube
bundle 162 171 199
236 288 290
359
corrugated 238
expander 294
furnace 165 171 432
455
heat exchanger 238 290 308
352 381
sheet 162 269 289
292 350
twisted 238

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Turbine
agitation 449 569 593
gas 557
steam 545
Two-phase flow
cocurrent 197 240 393
423 426 480
counter-current 43 86–100 393
423 483

Unburnt 171 178

Utilities 698 722

Value (of energy carriers) 706

Valve 138
control 643
Vapor blanketing 243
Vaporization 215 225 243
Vaporizer 225 321
Vapor pressure 501
Velocity
characteristic 83
critical 87 108
minimum fluidization 417 428 469
superficial 400 408 424
479
terminal falling 118 419
Vibrations 266 555 627

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Viscosity 32 113 141

196 239 443
492 503 566
593
Void fraction 48 408
Vortex 126 590

Wall 168 174 246

Water 118
Weeping 11 30
Weir 6 23

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