Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit
Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit
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Has anyone experienced a test of the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel Hydrotreating unit (ULSD) with the objective to check orifice plate dimensioning and depressurization rates in an HDT unit about to shutdown (end-of-run) ? Is this a bad idea/proposal considering the risks involved ? Thanks for your comments.





RE: Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit
What risks are you anticipating? The purpose of ESD-1 is to eliminate the risks, not to generate them. If you suspect that ESD-1 cannot not be effectively executed, that is one big reason to evaluate the system and actually conduct the test.
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
RE: Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit
RE: Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit
Out of curiosity, any examples of the "somethings" you may have found during review that "could cause all hell to break loose"?
RE: Testing the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel HDT unit