Chemical Engineering June 2010 - 3

june 2010
In ThIs Issue
Volume 117, no. 6
www.che.com
Cover story
28 Cover Story
Decoding Pressure Vessel
Design When submitting
design specifications for
pressure vessels, many users
fail to provide manufacturers
with sufficient information,
such as external loadings, and
wind and seismic loadings.
This article spotlights those
areas of the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code where
information is often missing
and describes how to improve
pressure vessel specification
news
11 Chementator An electrochemical
process to recover
sulfuric acid and metallic iron
from iron-sulfate waste; A
non-invasive density and viscosity
meter; A water-free solar
thermal plant; Combined CO2
mitigation and H2S removal; Photocatalysts
that make H2 from water; A H2-generation
process that combines production, purification
and compression; and more
17 Newsfront Just Cool It Chemical processors
are examining new process-cooling
technologies in an effort to conserve water
and capital
21 Newsfront Keeping Corrosion At Bay
Today's user friendly, proactive corrosionmonitoring
systems provide process engineers
with realtime information, helping to
avoid failures and reduce costs
engineering
26 The Fractionation Column
Propelling Fractionation
Research An introduction to
Fractionation Research Inc.
(FRI), an international consortium
of 70 companies that
conducts distillation research
on behalf of its members.
Written by FRI technical director
Mike Resetarits, the
column will become
a regular feature in CE
Commentary
5 Editor's Page
Safety, Ethics on
the Horizon The
complicated world of
chemical processing
makes equipment malfunctions
virtually inevitable,
despite efforts
to avoid them. When
the warnings from engineers
and operators
are ignored, however,
the situation becomes
an issue of ethics...
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departments
Letters ........... 6
Calendar ........ 8, 9
Who's Who ....... 25
Reader Service
page ............ 62
Economic
Indicators ......63-64
advertisers
27 Facts At Your Fingertips Distillation
Tray Design This one-page reference
guide outlines calculations for column tray
parameters, such as minimum downcomer
area and number of trays
36 Feature Report Piping Design for
Hazardous Fluid Service Extra firesafety
considerations and precautions
are needed for plant piping beyond the
requirements of codes and standards
43 Environmental Manager Containing
Fugitive Emissions This article presents
practical ways to seal valve stems and prevent
unwanted emissions
equipment & serviCes
51 Focus Computer Modeling This
software allows data exchange for 3-D
modeling; Simulate fluidized bed thermodynamics
with this software; This software
integrates electrical and physical plant
design; Predict spray system performance
with these services; New algorithms offered
for multicore processors; and more
For June New Products,
please visit www.che.com
Sealing Section ..47-50
Literature
Review ........54-55
Product Showcase .. 57
Classified
Advertising .....58-60
Advertiser Index ... 61
Coming in July
Look for: Feature
Reports on Reliable
Flow in Bins and
Hoppers and Revamps
and Turnarounds;
an Engineering
Practice article on
Controlling Acoustic
Coupling in Industrial
Furnaces; Focus on
Process Control; News
articles on Biobased
Chemical Products and
NOx Control; Facts at
Your Fingertips on
the Impact of Carbon
Emission Prices on
Efficiency Economics;
and more
Cover: David Whitcher
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