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  1. lewtam

    Small Vessel/Filter Inquiry

    Hi everybody - I need 2 filter housings for our dehydration system in a mid stream natural gas conditioning plant and am having trouble finding a manufacturer willing to offer. Below is a summary of what I have been asking for, is there something I am specifying that is a hassle/deal breaker or...
  2. lewtam

    Disposal of waste oil using it as turbine fuel.

    Hypothetical question that occurred to me while I was discussing our problems about waste oil disposal with management. I haven't been near an industrial turbine in my career, but we did have one at university that we used for lab tests. It could run on anything that was flammable as long as...
  3. lewtam

    A320 Stud Specs

    My company's purchasing department currently specifies A320-GR8 material for low temp service flange studs, and asks for the studs to be stamped 'FB8'. I have a couple of points I'd appreciate some help on before I jump up and down at them. 1. According to the most recent copy of A320, there...
  4. lewtam

    Biggest Machining Mistakes

    One of the self evident risks in manufacturing overall is as you assume more resposibility, you have the opportunity to make much bigger mistakes. I'd like to hear about any mistakes/mishaps that members are willing to share. We'll have a laugh of course, but hopefully we'll learn something as...
  5. lewtam

    Skills shortages on the shop floor/coal face

    Here in Australia, we are enjoying a resources boom. Our mines and mining support companies are working harder than ever to capitalise on the higher commodity prices and for that they need skilled labour, and for this topic I'm specifically talking about technicians and tradespeople. We seem...
  6. lewtam

    Acronym help please!

    I have a 'Compressor Cylinder Engineering Information' sheet on one of our 2 stage IR recips. Information listed includes: 1st Stage 2nd Stage Inlet press 256PSI 524PSI Inlet Temp 124F 120F Dis press 531PSI 1090PSI Dis Temp 221F...
  7. lewtam

    Transverse Impact Properties

    Just a purely academic question, as this happened with an employer from which I have since moved on. Was part of a team that had to update a steel specification for numerous plant items (gears, heavy shafts etc) for a mining equipment manufacturer - to simplify the project, we replaced 40 year...

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