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 Liquid-Liquid Extraction: An In-Depth
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 Understanding Compressible Flow
Learn about the common pitfalls that process engineers typicall encounter when
examining compressible flow. Read the full article.
Revised: Rupture Disks for Process
Engineers - Temperature and Back Pressure
 Phil Leckner as revised and exapnded one of several
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Mr. Daan Le Roux of SASOL shares his spreadsheet based on the Karman pressure
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Chemical Plant Cost Estimation
Ever wonder what really goes into
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Relief
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"I work for a large company that started
as a research company over 15 years ago. The facility probably has over 900 relief valves
in service now with little to no documentation supporting their sizing basis. Obviously,
this is a problem. We are in the process of obtaining as much nameplate information
(legibility has been a problem) as possible before beginning the long and tedious task of
reverse engineering the sizing basis of each and every valve......"
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 Novel Power-Generation Strategies
Guest author, Suzanne Shelley, explores the current novel power generation strategies.
Engineering advances related to both coal and biomass gasification, and the use of
solar and wind energy, are helping change the face of power generation, by enabling
commercial-scale
electricity production that has significantly reduced fossil fuel use and environmental
impact. Read the full article.
Ethanol as a Transportation Fuel
 Guest author, Krishnamachari Govindarajan of
Petchem Consultants, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using various alcohols
as transportation fuels. Read the full article.
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