Structural Analysis and Design of Process Equipment (3rd Edition) – PDF

The Structural Analysis and Design of Process Equipment 3rd edition (PDF) is a comprehensive guide to the analysis and design of both API equipment and ASME pressure vessels. The latest ASME Codes and API standards have been incorporated into this edition, which has been updated to reflect current industry practices. The ebook provides mechanical, structural, and chemical engineers with expert guidance to the analysis and design of process equipment such as heat exchangers, storage tanks, boilers, pressure vessels, and related internal and external components.

Process equipment, such as pressure vessels, storage tanks, and heat exchangers, has become increasingly important in the petroleum and chemical industries. Due to the high pressures and temperatures involved in their operation, the equipment must be designed and manufactured to exacting safety standards to prevent property damage or loss of life. Codes and standards, including ASME and API, were developed to ensure safety.

The ebook is the only guide that covers the design of both API equipment and ASME pressure vessels while providing methods for designing components not covered by either API or ASME. Additionally, the third edition of Structural Analysis and Design of Process Equipment:

• Relates the requirements of the ASME codes to international standards
• Now includes numerical vibration analysis needed for earthquake evaluation
• Contains procedures for calculating thermal stresses and discontinuity analysis of various components
• Covers the design of rectangular vessels with various side thicknesses and updated equations for the design of heat exchangers
• Describes, in detail, the background and assumptions made in deriving many design equations underpinning the API and ASME standards
• Includes methods for designing components that are not covered in either API or ASME, including leg supports, ring girders, and internal components

The ebook is an essential reference for mechanical and chemical engineers working in the chemical and petroleum industries, manufacturing, plant engineers, and those in need of a reference for process equipment in petrochemical facilities, power plants, and nuclear facilities.