Handbook of Electrical Engineering ? For Practitioners in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry : Wiley?Blackwell : 9780471496311 : 0471496316 : 11 Apr 2003 : A practical treatment of power system design within the oil, gas, petrochemical and offshore industries. These have significantly different characteristics to large-scale power generation and long distance public utility industries. Developed from a series of lectures on electrical power systems given to oil company staff and university students, Sheldrake's work provides a careful balance between sufficient mathematical theory and comprehensive practical application knowledge. Features of the text include: * Comprehensive handbook detailing the application of electrical engineering to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries * Practical guidance to the electrical systems equipment used on off-shore production platforms, drilling rigs, pipelines, refineries and chemical plants * Summaries of the necessary theories behind the d