Equipment arrangement plant layout specification

This book hsffi been arranged into 17 dtapters. The first dtree deal with general concepts and principles of plant layout from basic technology and input requirements to actual deliverables. Plant layout specifications have been included for spacing, clearances, and safety requirements leading to equipment arrangement... 

For plant location Both primary and specific factors are to be considered. For plant layout Optimum arrangement of equipment within a given area is a strategic factor. 

The next 10 chapters are arranged in the order that a process engineer might follow in the design and evaluation of a process. These are the selection of a site, the writing of the scope (definition of project), the choosing of the process steps, the calculation of material balances, the listing of all major equipment with its specifications, the development of the physical layout of the plant, the instrumentation of the... 

Pipe rack configurations are dictated by the equipment layout, site conditions, client requirements, and plant economy. The ideal situation would be a straight-through arrangement, with process feeds and utilities entering one end of the unit and products and disposals exiting the other end. The final layout of the pipe rack to meet the specific requirements of the project could result in a variety of configurations (e.g.,... 

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