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    Clarification on Brayton Cycle

    Many thanks, you gave me answers for my question. Sadly I understand that I have a big lack of knowledge, things studied and then forgotten... I will try to fill these voids.
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    Clarification on Brayton Cycle

    Ok, I keep reasoning, fuel entrance and consequent burning give the fluid great energy: how this energy is stored? what parameter does this energy change? It's not pressure because it remains constant, is it velocity? I am not sure because the enlargement of the cross-section slows down the...
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    Clarification on Brayton Cycle

    Thanks guys... so do you confirm that during combustion the chamber cross-section area increases? Link very interesting, I read brayton cycle on wikipedia but not the combustor... On that link cross-section area seems to reduce after burning.
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    Clarification on Brayton Cycle

    Hi everybody, my question is very simple, I think but I can't have a point on it: in brayton cycle there's the isobar step, during the combustion process... everywhere I read that this step is isobar, but I am guessing how can it be isobar if temperature of the gas rises because of combustion...
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    Pressure variation in a vent pipe

    I only need an answer to my final post, please tell me if I am right or not.
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    Pressure variation in a vent pipe

    Many thanks for the answers, I need a comment on this sentence "then it arrives at the outlet section and it suddenly goes from 5 - (all the p.drops)to 1 atm. All the pressure energy transforms in velocity." that I wrote inmy post. Is it right??
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    Pressure variation in a vent pipe

    Getting into the details of an example, let's say that I have after valve discharge a straight pipe, an elbow and than it goes up vertical to atmosphere. Let's say valve discharges at 500 KPa (5 ATM). If I understood well, pressure in the vent pipe goes from 5 atm to 1 atm. There's the elbow...
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    Pressure variation in a vent pipe

    Hi everybody, how does pressure varies in the vent pipe connected to a PSV? I think it should go from the opening pressure of the valve to 1 ATM or 100 KPa (atmospheric pressure). If I am right is this variation linear during the lenght of the pipe? Does it happen suddenly at the open side of...
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    Allowable changes in the presence of SIF (SUS case)

    Hi, I perform stress calculations using Coade Caesar II. I noticed that in sustained cases allowables undergo variations (they diminish) at the points with SIF (stress intensification factor). Though I can understand why I cannot find a B31.3 formula or paragraph that justifies this behaviour...
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    materials for water lines

    Many thanks waterexpert...
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    materials for water lines

    Hi, I have noticed that water lines in the oil plant I am surveying have valves and sometimes lines are made of various materials, above all bronze and cast iron, sometimes steel. Could you explain how to choose one or another material and the criterions? Lines are cooling water, raw water...
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    Relief valves

    Great answers, many thanks
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    Relief valves

    Hi everybody, I found that in most cases these kind of valves have an outlet with littler flange rating and bigger diameter than the inlet, I ask you why. Maybe the rating is for the pressure reduction but I really can't explain the bigger diameter. Many thanks
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    What happens to a fluid going from one diameter to a littler one?

    If a fluid changes diameter passing through a reducer, let's say from 10" to 8" what happens in terms or pressure? Excuse me for the silly question but in the office someone made doubts arise.
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    Why reducers in the by-passes systems

    Yes it's a technical reason strictly linked to economical reasons. I meant this... Bye and thanks again

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