I am trying to use an orifice plate for flow restriction in a Soda Ash line and am having trouble working out the hydraulics.
The system is set up as follows:
Soda ash is being pumped through a pipe loop. So….a pump pulls the soda ash out of a tank, pumps it around the site through a PVC pipe...
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I am trying to estimate how long it will take to install gravity thickener equipment (full diameter rake arm & center support column) in a newly constructed 60 ft diameter concrete tank. Any suggestions on how to estimate this? And while I’m asking, do any of you know of a good...
I am reviewing some CCTV inspection data for a PVC pipe. The inspector has classified some of the deposits attached to the PVC pipe wall as "encrustations". According to the PACP manual the term “encrustation” refers to “deposits left by the evaporation of infiltrating groundwater containing...
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I live in the DC/MD/VA area and I am looking for an EIT/FE review class. As of yet I have been unsuccessful at finding one. I see there are several online review programs but I prefer a classroom setting. The classroom options seem to be slim to none. FYI: I tried out the FE review...
In the case where ferrous sulfide has been precipitated into a water system due to suspected sulfur corrosion of a pipe...
What does ferrous sulfate look like (outside of being a black precipitate) and how does ferrous sulfide behave? What is the typical particle size range? Does anyone know if...
I am dealing with an issue regarding black specs appearing in a drinking water system. I suspect they are of an elastomer material – primarily SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber) but I have been unable to find a lab capable of confirming this. The specks are not soluble in Freon, hexane, Acetone...
