Engineering resource materials for chemical, process, maintenance and plant engineers
Fluid Movers
Second Edition
Nicholas P. Chopey
and the Editors of Chemical Engineering Magazine
A best-seller in its first edition, Fluid Movers has now been completely updated to provide chemical engineers with a compilation of current articles on fluid movers from the pages of Chemical Engineering magazine. Focusing on the crucial issues of moving fluids around chemical process plants, the second edition explores a wide range of equipment-including the latest pumps, compressors, fans, and blowers-and covers the proper use of mechanical seals. The volume also contains articles on related topics, such as rotary-lobe blowers, pipeless plants, moving toxic liquids, pump bypasses, and troubleshooting methods.
Nicholas P. Chopey (Elizabeth, New Jersey) is the executive editor of Chemical Engineering magazine, with more than 30 years of experience in publishing and industry. He is also the editor of McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculation, Second Edition.
320 pages with 200 illustrations