Process Fan and Compressor Selection is ideal reference material for engineers, managers and designers in mechanical and chemical engineering, equipment manufacturers, those training to be engineers, and anyone working in the process industries.

COMPLETE CONTENTS:

• Introduction
• Preliminary choice of fan or compressor type
• Fans
• Centrifugal compressors
• Axial compressors
• Reciprocating compressors
• Twin screw compressors – general
• Oil-free twin screw compressors
• Oil-injected twin screw compressors
• Positive displacement blowers
• Rotary, sliding vane compressors
• Drives and transmissions
• Lubrication
• Seals for rotary machines
• Inspection and testing
• Containment safety.

The units used throughout this guide are SI units.

The Editor, John Davidson, is a Consultant Engineer. He has worked for ICI in petrochemicals, power stations, machine design, and in pharmaceuticals in which he was responsible for all technical design activity. He is ably assisted by Otto von Bertele, an experience engineer and independent consultant with wide international experience.

The contributing authors, Ian Arbon, Keith Rayner, and Peter Critchley, provide a wealth of information drawn from their considerable work in the field.