Surface Production Operations: Vol 2: Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities

It is very easy to understand and for younger engineers

I have gone through a few chapters in this book, while the information content is good, the book is riddled with errors in the equations and examples. For instance, in Chapter 5 the variable definition for gamma in Equation 5.2 [Page 218 & 219] is incorrect. It should be gamma = 1 – gamma_1 – gamma_2 (where gamma_1 is the mole fraction of carbon dioxide, gamma_2 is the mole fraction of hydrogen sulfide and gamma is the mole fraction of the hydrocarbons and nitrogen). This error is then compounded onto Example 5.1 where Equation 5.2 is incorrect – it should be W = gamma*Whc + gamma_1*W_1 + gamma_2*W_2 not W = gamma*Whc + gamma_1+W_1 + gamma_2*W_2. Granted these errors are small and should be caught relatively easily if the reader has an adequate background in thermodynamics/separations it is still a little bit ridiculous for a book that is on its third edition and cost over $150 new. For any practical applications (ie field applications or student projects) I would highly recommend the GPSA (Gas Processors Suppliers Association) Engineering Data book and use this book as theoretical background.

This latest edition is more readable due to it being divided into small sections (sometimes this is bad, as some sections are one or two sentences long). However, in general the book has less content than previous edition, as the series has more volumes now. Notably they removed sections about compressors, prime movers (motors/engines), fittings and valves, pressure vessel design ( though this seems to still be in volume 1), pressure relief, electrical systems, and (maybe less notably) low temperature exchange for hydrate inhibition. A notable addition is a section on glycol regeneration, which is an important topic, and a less notable addition is a section on vasic principles, going over fluid mechanics, physical properties, and flash calculations. All things considered, you are getting a new book, but with much less content than the previous edition, and very small new content, needing to purchase one or more additional books (at an average of 150 usd each) to even cover the topics the old edition had (though at a higher level of detail, I suppose).