 |  Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 5/e Max S. Peters,
University of Colorado
Klaus Timmerhaus,
University of Colorado, Boulder
Ronald E. West,
University of Colorado, Boulder
Materials-Handling Equipment - Design and Costs
Chapter OverviewT
he design of equipment and systems used for the safe handling of materials is
encountered in nearly every type of plant design. The most common process for
transferring liquid materials uses pumps and piping systems. Compressors,
fans, blowers, conveyors, chutes, and hoists are examples of other types of equipment
used extensively to handle and transfer gaseous and solid materials. Other types of special
equipment may further change the characteristics of the materials with the use of
blenders, mixers, kneaders, crushers, and grinders. Collection and storage of these
materials are still another phase of this materials-handling process.
In all these cases the design engineer must decide which type of equipment is best
suited for achieving the objectives of the process design to prepare equipment specifications
that will satisfy the operational demands of the process under reasonable cost
conditions. Therefore, design principles, practical problems of operation, and cost
effects are all involved in the final choice of materials transfer, handling, and treatment
equipment. |
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