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    Inlet / Outlet Piping to PSV Pressure Drop

    LittleInch, The requirement for the pressure drop in psv inlet line comes from ASME Section VIII, Div 1, Appendix M and API RP-520 Part II. non-recoverable losses are mainly the line frictional loss. Please note that the static pressure loss is not included. Though 3% of set pressure criteria...
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    Vacuum Column Overhead Design and Line sizing

    Hi! I have couple of questions regarding vacuum column overhead design: 1) How to calculate non-condensable gas for vacuum column overheads? 2) What is the criteria for sizing vacuum column overhead line? I will really appreciate help on the questions above. Prochem
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    Re: BS & W , insoluble water and free water in Crude oil Desalting

    Petro737, Thank you very much for validating my understanding about these terms. Although terms are basic but the concerns were raised due to similar terms used by the different disciplines. I appreciate your inputs. Regards, Prochem
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    Re: BS & W , insoluble water and free water in Crude oil Desalting

    Hi, Could any one differntiate between these terms in respect to crude oil desalting? BS & W,insoluble water and free water Thanks, Prochem
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    Parallel Pumps

    DerekLJ, Do you have enough details for the pumps e.g. curves and driver detail?Is it a new installation?what is the arrangement for emergency shut-down?what is the service?Provide sufficient detail about your system. I believe you may have VFD drivers for your pumps. Regards, prochem
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    Relief Valve On Desalter - Fire Case

    salar1363, You can not assume that your 100% liquid relief due to blocked flow will be higher than your vapour / two phase relief due to external fire some other scenario.Hence do not take it for granted. Your instantaneous vapour / two phase relief may be higher than the sustained liquid...
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    Relief Valve On Desalter - Fire Case

    salar 1363, pleckner is absolutely right.Check your local regs and find out.If you fall within OSHA, its about time you reconsider your approach. Its not only about violation of the law, we as a designer/engineer have moral responsibility to assure the safety and integrety of the facility too...
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    Relief Valve On Desalter - Fire Case

    pleckner, Thanks for your comments. I red through those references already.Finally we have decided to use HEM method for two phase relief. This is a critical relief. Calculating mass flux is not an issue but initial calc shows very high instanteneous relief rate.Which doesnt seem realistic...
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    Relief Valve On Desalter - Fire Case

    CJKruger, Thanks for your reply. I also believe that method 1 is more sansible approach as there will be some vapor space above the liquid (saturated).will be generated after initial liquid relief due to volumetric expansion. However one of my co-enginners believe that the PSV need to be...
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    Relief Valve On Desalter - Fire Case

    Hi all, I am calculating a relief load of a liquid full Desalter for a fire case. I have a specific concern about flashing liquid at the time of relief.My question is can I size the relief valve based on Vapor relief after considering initial liquid relif due to volumetric expansion of...
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    Design of Crude Unit Desalters

    Petro0707, " our desalters are designed for 25.5 API Crude mix.but even with 27 API Crude mix processing (of course crude is the mix of 8-10 crudes belnds depening on Economics,yield pattern etc..) we are not getting desired efficeincy specified by vendors in terms of salts and BS&W.How to face...
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    Cleaning Validation

    Friends, I am a chemical engineer and have recently joined a pharmaceutical company.Although I know the concepts of cleaning validation, i would appreciate if you can provide me with some good resources ( readings/links) to start with. Thanks
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    Cooling tower: the use or not of VFD pumps

    DownesB, Check the following thread for the discussion.You can install VFDs on your pumps but not without considering all aspects of your individual case. thread407-90212 thread237-94051
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    PSV in Pressure Vessel

    Friends, A)UG-125, the wording implies that a pressure relief device does not need to be located directly on the vessel PROVIDED the source of the pressure in the vessel is external to the vessel can be controlled and is below the MAWP of the vessel at operating temperature. B)For Heat...
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    PSV in Pressure Vessel

    Relief valves requirements for pressure vessels are addressed in ASME Section VIII, Div 1, UG-125 thru UG-136.
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