Understanding Process Equipment for Operators and Engineers

Norman Lieberman is a chemical engineer with 53 years of experience in process plant operations, design, and field troubleshooting. Over 19,000 engineers and operators have attended his process equipment troubleshooting seminar. Lieberman has authored nine books. Having been in the industry for 53 years, he is still an active refinery troubleshooter, having learned from long experience that process problems cannot be solved from the office, but only by getting close up to the process equipment.

1. Enthalpy vs. Entropy2. Water Hammer in Piping Systems3. Hydraulic Surge4. Fired Heater Draft and Excess O25. Distillation Tray Efficiency6. Distillation Tray Capacity7. Pressure Drop in Pipes – Friction Losses8. Thermosyphon Circulation in Reboilers9. NPSH in Pumps – Starting and Running10. Steam Turbines and Hand Valves11. Heat Exchangers and Fouling12. Centrifugal Compressors and Surge13. Reciprocating Compressor Efficiency14. Positive Feedback Loops15. Control Valve Performance16. Centrifugal Pump Seals17. Making Field Measurements18. How to Make a Technical Presentation