I already tried that but they don't really have a monitoring system for these type of units. They just recommend a reimpregnation every two years, but our management isn't satisfied with that answer. None of our typical fixed bed monitoring tools work here because there's no temp profile or DP...
MJC, I think you're right. I don't want to distract the main purpose of the post, but the reality is no one is properly training new engineers to be engineers. Everyone wants to be a manager and by next week…
Now, the other side of the coin. I honestly don’t feel like training anyone myself...
I'm assuming you're talking about fractionation. In tray design, % flooding normally refers to jet flooding. In a tray, vapor and liquid are actually mixed in a "frost." When the vapor velocity is too high, this frost takes all the space beetween trays producing flooding. Now, % flooding could...
I agree with gr2vessels 100%. Gasoline storage should be done in a floating roof tank. I've never heard of a pressure vessel used for this purpose... In any case, I'd add to to ASTM section VIII consulting APIs 520 and 521. Follow the methodology and you'll be fine.
Hi, UOP recommends impregnate the catalyst of a Merox sweetening unit, like a Minalk, every two years. We've got this unit that's being running fine for about three years now and we're wondering whether a reimpregantion should be rescheduled. The management wants us to give an estimate of...
Nagara, there's no criteria available for that. What most people do is to take the purge gas from the refinery N2 header, for example, and connect it to the alky acid header using a 2" line, or something like that. Since you know the header pressure, you'll be able to estimate how much gas is...
