Troubleshooting Vacuum Systems: Steam Turbine Surface Condensers and Refinery Vacuum Towers

Vacuum systems are in wide spread use in the petrochemicalplants, petroleum refineries and power generation plants. Theexisting texts on this subject are theoretical in nature and onlydeal with how the equipment functions when in good mechanicalconditions, from the viewpoint of the equipment vendor.  Inthis much-anticipated volume, one of the most well-respected andprolific process engineers in the world takes on troubleshootingvacuum systems, and especially steam ejectors, an extremely complexand difficult subject that greatly effects the profitability of themajority of the world's refineries.