AIChE Equipment Testing Procedure - Mixing Equipment (Impeller Type) [Paperback]

The latest edition of this industry-friendly guide to evaluating the performance of mixing equipment brings this traditional process operation into the 21st century. The book starts with basic definitions and terms, and goes to detail test planning and procedures, and computation and evaluation of results. Appendices offer a troubleshooting checklists, sample log.Figures.

100.0 Purpose and Scope.

101.0 Purpose.

102.0 Scope.

103.0 Liability.

200.0 Definition and Description of Terms.

201.0 Introduction.

202.0 Mixing Equipment.

202.1 Equipment Configuration.

202.2 Impellers.

202.3 Vessels.

202.4 Auxiliary Equipment.

203.0 Basic Nomenclature.

203.1 Equipment Variables.

203.2 Mixing Related Dimensionless Groups.

203.3 Process Related Dimensionless Groups.

204.0 Operating Conditions.

205.0 Types of Tests.

205.1 Operating Performance.

205.2 Mechanical Conditions.

205.3 Mechanical Operation.

205.4 Mixer Support Structure.

205.5 Process Conditions.

206.0 Performance Criteria.

300.0 Test Planning.

301.0 Preliminary Considerations.

301.1 Safety.

301.2 Environmental.

301.3 Test Objectives.

301.4 Multiple Applications.

302.0 Plans for Operating Tests.

302.1 Speed.

302.2 Power.

302.3 Torque.

303.0 Plans for Mechanical Condition Tests.

303.1 Equipment Verification.