Successful Trouble Shooting for Process Engineers is the professional's and student's entrance to the fascinating and important world of trouble shooting for chemical, pharmaceutical and other production processes.

Contents

What is Trouble Shooting

• Characteristics of a Trouble-Shooting Problem
• Characteristics of the Process Used to Solve Trouble-Shooting Problems
• Self-Test and Reflections
• Overview of the Book

The Mental Problem-Solving Process used in Trouble Shooting

• Problem Solving
• Trouble Shooting
• Overall Summary of Major Skills and a Worksheet
• Example Use of the Trouble-Shooter’s Worksheet

Rules of Thumb for Trouble Shooting

• Transportation Problems
• Energy Exchange
• Homogeneous Separation
• Heterogeneous Separations
• Reactor Problems
• Mixing Problems
• Size-Decrease Problems
• Size Enlargement
• Vessels, Bins, Hoppers and Storage Tanks
• “Systems” Thinking
• Health, Fire and Stability

Trouble Shooting in Action: Examples

• The Case of the Cycling Column
• Platformer Fires
• The Sulfuric Acid Pump
• The Case of the Utility Dryer
• The Case of the Reluctant Crystallizer
• Reflections about these Examples

Polishing Your Skills: Problem-Solving Process

• Developing Awareness of the Problem-Solving Process
• Strategies
• Exploring the “Context”: what is the Real Problem
• Creativity
• Self-Assessment

Polishing Your Skills: Gathering Data and the Critical-Thinking Process

• Thinking Skills: How to Select Valid Diagnostic Actions
• Thinking Skill: Consistency: Definitions, Cause–Effect and Fundamentals
• Thinking Skills: Classification
• Thinking Skills: Recognizing Patterns
• Thinking Skill: Reasoning
• Feedback and Self-Assessment

Polishing Your Skills: Interpersonal Skills and Factors Affecting Personal Performance

• Interpersonal Skills
• Factors that Affect Personal Performance
• The Environment
• Exercises and Activities

Prescription for Improvement: Put it all Together

• Approaches to Polish Your Skill
• Cases to Help you Polish Your Skill

What Next

• Reflection and Self-Assessment are Vital for the Development of Confidence
• Going Beyond this Book: Setting Goals for Improvement
• Going Beyond this Book: Updating your Rules of Thumb and Symptom ‹ Cause Data for Process Equipment

Index

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