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RATIONALE
ORGANIZATION
The description for each piece of equipment is divided into: General Information,
Equipment Design, Usage Examples, Advantages / Disadvantages, and References.
This leads the user from a brief description of how the equipment works to more in-
depth details of its operation, often including animations; examples of industries in
which the equipment is used; comparisons with other types of equipment; and
resources for more information. Note that information needed to design equipment is
not included.
Equipment design page with Example of usage examples
animation pop-up window
PROCESS PARAMETERS
Level
Analyzers
Measurement
Blending
pH Meters &
Chromatography
Controllers
Colorimeters
Pressure
Conductivity
Refractometers
meters
Sight Flow
Controllers
Indicators
Detectors/Monitors
Spectrophotometer/
Humidity
Spectrometers
Measurement
Temperature
IR
Turbidimeters
Various pitot tube heads in an
equipment design schematic
FLOWMETERS
Differential Pressure
Mass
Open Channel
Partial Differential
Velocity
Ultrasonic velocity flowmeters
module with checkmarks showing
section completion
TRANSPORT & STORAGE
Actuators Ozonators
Aerators Pipes
Chlorinators Pumps
Compressors Seals
Conveyors Tanks
Drums Turbines
Fans Vacuum Pumps
Nozzles Valves
SEPARATIONS: CHEMICAL
Absorbers
Evaporators
Adsorbers
Extractors
Atomic Absorption
Humidifiers
Biofilters
Ion Exchangers
Crystallizers
Membranes
Dehumidifiers
Mist
Distillation
Eliminators
Columns
Strippers
Dryers
Photos and animation of fixed bed ion
exchangers
SEPARATIONS: MECHANICAL
Centrifuges
Cyclones/Hydrocyclones
Electrostatic Precipitation
Filters
Gravity Separators
Screeners
Steam Traps
Thickeners/Clarifiers
Animation depicting an inverted
bucket steam trap in action
HEAT TRANSFER
Boilers
Chimneys
Condensers
Cooling Towers
Cryogenics
Flares
Furnaces
Heat Exchangers
Heat Transfer Media
Refrigeration
REACTORS
Batch Bioreactors
CSTRs CVD Reactors
FBR Nuclear Reactors
Fixed Film
Moving-Bed Oxidizers
PBR
PFR
Semi-Batch
Slurry Catalysts
Trickle-Bed
Advantages/Disadvantages of slurry
reactors
POLYMER PROCESSING
Blow Molding
Blown Film
Calendering
Extruders
Fiber Spinning
Injection Molding
Powder Coating
Rotational Molding
Thermoformers
Blow molding equipment design with
clickable pop-up windows on each of
the three main stations
MATERIALS HANDLING
Batching
Briquetting
Hoppers
Mixers
Scales
Size Enlargement
Size Reduction