I'm a chemical engineer in the oil & gas industry with limited knowledge of petroleum processing metallurgy. I'm specifically interested in the grades of carbon and stainless steels.
I hear different grades discussed often but I'm unfamiliar with their properties or how one grade of steel may...
I have a multi-stage centrifigual compressor. Natural gas (approx 85% methane) is being compressed from 700 to 1300 psig. Lubricated labyrinth seals are used in the compressor. The lubrication comes from a lube oil tank with a MAWP of 15 psig. The lube oil tank has a 3" NPS line venting to...
