Engineering Library

A working reference of calculators, tables, articles, and utilities assembled from day-to-day engineering practice across refining, chemicals, and emerging fuels. Built to be used, not just read.

Calculators Interactive sizing and rating tools covering piping, pumps, heat transfer, vessels, relief devices, electrical load, and more.
Reference Tables Searchable tables of chemical properties, friction factors, valve and pump selection guides, cable ampacity, steam tables, and API standards cross-reference.
Knowledge Base Focused technical guides on troubleshooting, sizing methodology, materials selection, and comparative technology assessments.
Scripts & Utilities Browser-based utility tools for property lookup, cost estimation, mass balance checking, datasheet generation, tag validation, and relief scenario matrices.
Design Guides Practical discipline design guides covering fired heaters, heat exchangers, fractionation, pumps, piping, pressure relief, vessels, instrumentation, metallurgy, and renewable fuels processing.
Engineering Practices The IPE Engineering Practices library — 15 disciplines of design standards, specifications, and procedures.
Training Curricula Structured engineering training curricula across 21 disciplines — piping, vessels, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, instrumentation, process safety, project controls, and more.
Tech Memos Technical memos across 13 series covering heaters, vessels, tanks, fractionation, heat exchangers, pumps & compressors, hydraulics, instruments, metallurgy, pressure relief, and piping.

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