Process plant layout and piping design / Ed Bausbacher & Roger Hunt.

Contents;

1. The basics of plant layout design
The plant layout designer
Project input data
basic layout philosophy
Abbreviations, standards, and terminology

2. Plant layout specification
The components of specification

3. Plot plants
The plot plan in the process unit
Definition
Plot plan development
Types of plot plans
Equipment location
etc.

4. Compressor
Auxiliary equipment
Centrifugal compressor: Nozzle orientations
Types of compressor drives
Lube oil system
Seal oil system
etc.

5. Drums
Types of drums
Location of drums
Nozzle locations
Platform arrangements
Piping arrangements
etc.

6. Exchangers
Exchanger construction
Exchanger location and support
Nozzle orientation
Exchanger piping
Exchanger maintenance

7. Furnaces
Basic operation and primary parts of a furnace
Types of furnaces
Terminology
Burners
Combustion air preheating systems
etc.

8. Pumps
Pump terminology
NPSH requirements
Types of pumps
Pump locations
Pump piping
Pump piping support

9. Reactors
Process orientation
Design considerations for reactors
Location of reactors
Support and elevation
Nozzle locations and elevations
etc.

10. Towers
The distillation process
Types of towers
Design considerations for towers
Tower elevation and support
Nozzle elevation and orientation
etc.

11. Pipe racks
Establishing width, bent spacing, and elevations
Setting line, valve, and instrument locations
Pipe flexibility and support
Structural considerations
Other considerations

12. Structures
Design features
Structural terms
Structural details
Small structures
Medium sized structures
etc.

13. Underground piping
Industry standards
Terminology
Types of systems
Construction materials
Oily water and storm water systems
etc.

14. Instrumentation
Types of instruments
Instrument locations
Miscellaneous

15. Process liquid storage tanks
Codes and regulations
Terminology
Types of tanks
Spill containment
Dike access
etc.

16. Stress analysis
Introduction to piping stress
Pipe stress analysis work process
Impacts of excessive pipe stress
Causes of pipe stress
layout solutions for weight stress
etc.

17. Computer-aided design
basic CAD applications
Integrated modeling systems
Systems engineering and instrument design
Electronic spool sheets
CAD benefits summary

Index : p. 431-442