Process Plant Layout, Second Edition, explains the methodologies used by professional designers to layout process equipment and pipework, plots, plants, sites, and their corresponding environmental features in a safe, economical way. It is supported with tables of separation distances, rules of thumb, and codes of practice and standards.
The book includes more than seventy-five case studies on what can go wrong when layout is not properly considered. Sean Moran has thoroughly rewritten and re-illustrated this book to reflect advances in technology and best practices, for example, changes in how designers balance layout density with cost, operability, and safety considerations.
The content covers the ‘why’ underlying process design company guidelines, providing a firm foundation for career growth for process design engineers. It is ideal for process plant designers in contracting, consultancy, and for operating companies at all stages of their careers, and is also of importance for operations and maintenance staff involved with a new build, guiding them through plot plan reviews.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. The Discipline of Layout in Context - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Site Layout Principles - p. 37 4. Chapter 4. Plot Layout Principles - p. 55 5. Chapter 5. Planning of Layout Activities - p. 65 6. Chapter 6. Methods for Layout, Conception, and Development - p. 75 7. Chapter 7. Layout Analogues and Visual Aids - p. 85 8. Chapter 8. Hazard Assessment of Plant Layout - p. 101 9. Part II: Detailed Site and Plot Layout - p. 129 10. Chapter 9. Transportation - p. 133 11. Chapter 10. Bulk Fluid Storage - p. 141 12. Chapter 11. Bulk Solids Storage - p. 157 13. Chapter 12. Warehouse Storage - p. 179 14. Chapter 13. Pollution Control - p. 187 15. Chapter 14. Utilities I: General - p. 207 16. Chapter 15. Utilities II: Water and Steam - p. 215 17. Chapter 16. Central Services - p. 245 18. Chapter 17. Construction and Layout - p. 251 19. Chapter 18. Details of Plot Layout - p. 267 20. Chapter 19. Layout Within Buildings - p. 287 21. Part III: Detailed Layout of Equipment - p. 299 22. Chapter 20. Tanks and Drums - p. 303 23. Chapter 21. Furnaces and Fired Equipment - p. 315 24. Chapter 22. Distillation Columns and Towers - p. 325 25. Chapter 23. Heat Exchangers - p. 339 26. Chapter 24. Reactors - p. 355 27. Chapter 25. Mixers - p. 369 28. Chapter 26. Filters - p. 377 29. Chapter 27. Centrifuges - p. 389 30. Chapter 28. Solids Handling Plant - p. 399 31. Chapter 29. Dryers - p. 419 32. Chapter 30. Filling and Packaging - p. 441 33. Part IV: Detailed Layout: Materials Transfer Systems - p. 450 34. Chapter 31. Pumps - p. 453 35. Chapter 32. Compressors - p. 463 36. Chapter 33. Conveyors - p. 471 37. Chapter 34. Piping - p. 483 38. Part V: Detailed Layout: Other - p. 510 39. Chapter 35. Pipe Stress Analysis - p. 513 40. Chapter 36. Instrumentation - p. 535 41. Part VI: Appendices - p. 543 42. Appendix A. CAD - p. 547 43. Appendix B. Hazard Assessment Calculations - p. 565 44. B.1 Introduction - p. 565 45. B.2 Instantaneous Release of Gas or Vapor - p. 566 46. B.3 Steady Leak of Gas or Vapor - p. 575 47. B.4 Loss of Liquid - p. 584 48. B.5 Fire Damage and Protection - p. 590 49. B.6 Implications for Layout - p. 592 50. B.7 Further Notes on Blast Effects - p. 597 51. B.8 Area Classification Zone Sizes - p. 599 52. B.9 Data - p. 612 53. B.10 Notation - p. 613 54. Further Reading - p. 616 55. Appendix C. Plant Separation Tables - p. 619 56. Appendix D. Variations on the Methodology - p. 643 57. Appendix E. Masterplanning - p. 685 58. Appendix F. Conversion Factors for Older and “British” Units - p. 693 59. Appendix G. Consolidated Glossary - p. 698 60. Appendix H. Consolidated Codes and Standards - p. 707 61. Index - p. 717
Process Plant Layout, Second Edition, explains the methodologies used by professional designers to layout process equipment and pipework, plots, plants, sites, and their corresponding environmental features in a safe, economical way. It is supported with tables of separation distances, rules of thumb, and codes of practice and standards.
The book includes more than seventy-five case studies on what can go wrong when layout is not properly considered. Sean Moran has thoroughly rewritten and re-illustrated this book to reflect advances in technology and best practices, for example, changes in how designers balance layout density with cost, operability, and safety considerations.
The content covers the ‘why’ underlying process design company guidelines, providing a firm foundation for career growth for process design engineers. It is ideal for process plant designers in contracting, consultancy, and for operating companies at all stages of their careers, and is also of importance for operations and maintenance staff involved with a new build, guiding them through plot plan reviews.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. The Discipline of Layout in Context - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Site Layout Principles - p. 37 4. Chapter 4. Plot Layout Principles - p. 55 5. Chapter 5. Planning of Layout Activities - p. 65 6. Chapter 6. Methods for Layout, Conception, and Development - p. 75 7. Chapter 7. Layout Analogues and Visual Aids - p. 85 8. Chapter 8. Hazard Assessment of Plant Layout - p. 101 9. Part II: Detailed Site and Plot Layout - p. 129 10. Chapter 9. Transportation - p. 133 11. Chapter 10. Bulk Fluid Storage - p. 141 12. Chapter 11. Bulk Solids Storage - p. 157 13. Chapter 12. Warehouse Storage - p. 179 14. Chapter 13. Pollution Control - p. 187 15. Chapter 14. Utilities I: General - p. 207 16. Chapter 15. Utilities II: Water and Steam - p. 215 17. Chapter 16. Central Services - p. 245 18. Chapter 17. Construction and Layout - p. 251 19. Chapter 18. Details of Plot Layout - p. 267 20. Chapter 19. Layout Within Buildings - p. 287 21. Part III: Detailed Layout of Equipment - p. 299 22. Chapter 20. Tanks and Drums - p. 303 23. Chapter 21. Furnaces and Fired Equipment - p. 315 24. Chapter 22. Distillation Columns and Towers - p. 325 25. Chapter 23. Heat Exchangers - p. 339 26. Chapter 24. Reactors - p. 355 27. Chapter 25. Mixers - p. 369 28. Chapter 26. Filters - p. 377 29. Chapter 27. Centrifuges - p. 389 30. Chapter 28. Solids Handling Plant - p. 399 31. Chapter 29. Dryers - p. 419 32. Chapter 30. Filling and Packaging - p. 441 33. Part IV: Detailed Layout: Materials Transfer Systems - p. 450 34. Chapter 31. Pumps - p. 453 35. Chapter 32. Compressors - p. 463 36. Chapter 33. Conveyors - p. 471 37. Chapter 34. Piping - p. 483 38. Part V: Detailed Layout: Other - p. 510 39. Chapter 35. Pipe Stress Analysis - p. 513 40. Chapter 36. Instrumentation - p. 535 41. Part VI: Appendices - p. 543 42. Appendix A. CAD - p. 547 43. Appendix B. Hazard Assessment Calculations - p. 565 44. B.1 Introduction - p. 565 45. B.2 Instantaneous Release of Gas or Vapor - p. 566 46. B.3 Steady Leak of Gas or Vapor - p. 575 47. B.4 Loss of Liquid - p. 584 48. B.5 Fire Damage and Protection - p. 590 49. B.6 Implications for Layout - p. 592 50. B.7 Further Notes on Blast Effects - p. 597 51. B.8 Area Classification Zone Sizes - p. 599 52. B.9 Data - p. 612 53. B.10 Notation - p. 613 54. Further Reading - p. 616 55. Appendix C. Plant Separation Tables - p. 619 56. Appendix D. Variations on the Methodology - p. 643 57. Appendix E. Masterplanning - p. 685 58. Appendix F. Conversion Factors for Older and “British” Units - p. 693 59. Appendix G. Consolidated Glossary - p. 698 60. Appendix H. Consolidated Codes and Standards - p. 707 61. Index - p. 717
