Collection of Chemical Engineering Excel Workbooks & Folders

Dear students,

This special course will give you access to a collection of valuable chemical engineering Excel workbooks:

1. Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook

2. The Chemical Engineer's Reference Folder

3. Valve Sizing Excel Workbook

4. Heat Exchanger Design & Calculation Excel Workbook

5. Centrifugal Compressor Performance & Behavior Excel Workbook

6. Centrifugal Pump Excel Workbook

The video lectures included in this materiel are quick tutorials to show you how to use these valuable tools.

Please watch these videos and follow the instructions provided.

In case of any problem, feel free to ask us for help in the Q&A section.

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1. FLOW OF FLUIDS EXCEL WORKBOOK

Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook simulates the operation of small piping systems transporting liquids and industrial gases under a variety of operating conditions.

Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is based on industry recognized principles and standards from ASME, HI, IEC, AWWA, ISA, and ANSI...

Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is easy-to-use and has a highly intuitive user interface.

Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook presents formulas and data for :

1. Physical properties determination for a variety of fluids (specific gravity, viscosity, vapor pressure...)

2. Pressure drop and head loss calculations through pipes, fittings and valves

3. Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through pipes, fittings, valves and pumps

4. Sizing piping systems for incompressible and compressible fluids

5. Flow resistance coefficients calculations for pipes, fittings and valves

6. Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through flow meters (Orifice Plates, Nozzles and Venturi meters)

7. Centrifugal pump calculation (Pump head, NPSH, Specific speed, affinity laws…)

8. Converting variables and process parameters to a numerious alternative units of measurement

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2. THE CHEMICAL ENGINEER'S REFERENCE FOLDER

This unique folder provides well-organized technical data in form of comprehensive tables, charts and diagrams.

324 pages including more than 90 tables, 120 charts and 70 diagrams which are essential to the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Chemical Industries.

The preparation of this folder was a joint effort of WR training engineers who compiled data, charts and diagrams for which they were especially qualified and possess valuable experience.

What topics are covered in this engineering folder:

These comprehensive charts and diagrams cover many important engineering fields:

- physical characteristics of pure substances

- vapor pressure

- physical properties of water and steam

- specific heat

- enthalpy

- viscosity

- thermal conductivity

- density of liquids

- behaviour of gases and compression

- liquid – vapor equilibrium

- combustion

- fluid dynamics

- centrifugal pumps

- heat transfer and heat exchangers

- compressors

- properties relative to the petroleum cuts

- distillation, absorption and stripping

- safety

- conversion tables

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3. VALVE SIZING EXCEL WORKBOOK

The Valve Sizing Excel Spreadsheet provides well organized technical data in form of spreadsheet calculations indispensible for anyone involved in the sizing of valves. It presents formulae and data for :

1. Valve flow coefficients Cv

2. Flow of fluids through valves

3. Pressure drop through valves and attached fittings

4. Valve Reynolds Number calculations

5. Predicting maximum flow through valves in choked conditions

6. Representative values of valve capacity factors

7. And more...

The spreadsheet includes two worksheets :

1. Sizing for liquids (incompressible fluids)

   • Non vaporizing flow conditions

   • Choked flow conditions

2. Sizing for vapors and gases (compressible fluids)

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4. HEAT EXCHANGER EXCEL WORKBOOK

This Heat Exchanger Excel Workbook provides well organized technical data in form of spreadsheet calculations, tables, charts and diagrams, indispensible for anyone involved in the design, selection, operation, maintenance or inspection of heat exchangers.

This Excel workbook presents formulae and data for :

1. Physical properties of the most common fluids used in heat exchangers in Oil & Gas, Petroleum, Refining and Chemical processes

2. Heat transfer coefficients "U" and "α"

3. Pressure losses in shell and tube heat exchangers (tube + shell sides)

4. Useful shell and tube geometrical calculations

5. Geometrical data of shell and tube heat exchangers according to DIN 28184 & 28191 and TEMA Standards

6. Guidelines for the selection of shell and tube heat exchangers

7. Thermal conductivity of the most common material of construction of shell and tube heat exchangers

8. Valuable heat exchanger charts, figures and diagrams

9. Numerous conversion tables

10. And more...

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5. CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR EXCEL WORKBOOK

This workbook provides qualitative and quick comparisons and application notes for centrifugal compressors. It describes calculations and procedures to predict performance characteristics, especially head, discharge pressure and power.

This valuable Excel workbook presents formulas and data for:

1. General centrifugal compressor calculations

2. Assessing the effect of one inlet condition change on compressor performance

3. Assessing the effect of multiple inlet condition changes on compressor performance

4. Assessing the effect of system resistance on compressor performance

5. Adjusting centrifugal compressor rated performance curve to actual inlet conditions

6. Useful Fan-Law relationships

7. Valuable charts and diagrams for centrifugal compressors

8. Conversion tables

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DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

1. Upon enrolling in, expand the last section "DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES"

2. Under the lecture "Download me", click on the folder "Resources" => A list of the Excel Workbooks will appear

3. Click on any Workbook

4. A download window will pop-up. Select the location where you want to save the file

5. Once downloaded and saved on your computer, you can start using these valuable tools

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. We assume that Microsoft Excel is installed on your computer and that you have basic knowledge of using Excel

2. All Excel Workbooks mentioned above include Visual Basic for Application function subroutines (VBA). Macros must be enabled for them to work

DISCLAIMER

All Excel Workbooks mentioned above are provided by WR Training "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the Copyright owner or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data, or profits, or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this spreadsheet, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.