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    Underwater Anchor Bolts and Sealant Materials

    Thanks for the feedback!
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    Underwater Anchor Bolts and Sealant Materials

    I am installing a new stainless steel weir plate on our plant outfall flowing into one of the bayous at a gulf coast petrochemical plant in Houston area. I was reading in a similar thread where the writer cautioned the readers of using epoxy anchor systems under water due to shrinkage...
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    Use of Butterfly Valves

    Thanks to everyone for showing your interest in the subject. Please note, these valves are NOT going to be control valves and they will not modulate at all. They will be strictly automatic actuated on/off valves. Talking to folks at FS Elliott and IR and looking at their skids, butterfly valves...
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    Use of Butterfly Valves

    I heard you loud and clear. I personally share a lot of the same concerns. However, what do you think about high performance butterfly valves with stainless steel construction, triple offset design with metal seat? Limited space also make the use of butterfly valves more attractive.
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    Use of Butterfly Valves

    I am installing automatic valves on one of our propylene refrigeration compressor to isolate the unit in case of a compressor shaft seal leak, in order to isolate the casing and vent the casing gas to the flare. One of our engineers here recommended using full port ball valves instead of...
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    Steam Piping Submerged in Water

    .I am working on a steam system upgrade project. We have 150# and 450# steam piping sizes from 6 to 24" diameter. This system is laid in pipe ditches that have been silted up over the years and it makes it very difficult for the rain water to drain when we have heavy rain showers. Therefore we...
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    Construction Management and Reporting

    Dear Apieron and 1gibson, those are all great ideas which I have sort of used in the development of this Guide document...I am not looking for another Job Description. It needs to be like a Guide document which would reference some forms they need to use during the execution of the projects...
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    Construction Management and Reporting

    I am a project manager at a petrochemical plant. We have what we call construction managers who are supposed to be following the construction work in the field on various large and small projects. I am now tasked with developing a specification that outlines the construction manager's...
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    Molten Sulfur Trench

    We currently have stainless steel lined concrete trench system with steam coil where we dump sulfur cars into. These trenches are sloped to a sulfur pit for storage and transfer to the process units. I am working on the design and installation of a new facility for another 350 feet of...
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