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Author
Arun Datta a lead facilities engineer working with Santos, has more
than 30 years experience in the eld of process engineering and design.
He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi, and has worked with several process con-
sultancy organizations both in India and Australia.
Dr. Datta has been a consultant for a large number of process engi-
neering organizations, including reneries, oil and gas industries, ne
chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. His elds of expertise include heat and
mass transfer, process simulations, exchanger design, pressure vessel
design, design of safety systems, ...