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    Stainless steel, chlorine dioxide & low pH

    I have an application for a livestock water systems that has several water treatments added. One of the additives is anthium dioxcide and the other is sodium bisulfate. The sodium bisulfate is a dry acid added to lower the pH to 3-4 range for a variety of reasons. The anthium dioxcide will form...
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    Preparing new pipes for service

    There are a couple ways to clean this pipe. A 5% w/w hydrochloric acid solution or a 5% - 6% w/w sodium bisulfate (dry acid) solution will work well. Both are available at a pool shop. Mix the solution in a plastic drum and pump it through the line back to the drum. A small plastic diaphgram...
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    Carbon steel pipe alloy

    Does anyone know what alloy is used in most standard carbon steel pipe? I am doing some corrosion testing for carbon steel piping and I would like to use the most common alloy used.
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    Flow rate frome compressed air tank

    How would I roughly calculate the flow rate of compressed air from a tank at a given pressure and opening size. I just need to be close so I will eliminate pipe loss consideration etc. For sake of discussion assume a plug is removed from side of a compressed air tank or similar situation. I have...

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