I first posted this in the API forum, but didn't get any response there, so am posting it here to see if anyone who frequents this forum can cast any more light on it.
I recently sized a relief device for the fire case for an existing vessel using API520. The relief device manufacturer came...
I recently sized a relief device for the fire case for an existing vessel using API520. The relief device manufacturer came back to me and advised that the relief device I had specified was sized wrongly according to API 2000. As it turns out, he was right, since the set pressure was below 15...
I am looking into the feasibility of removing a visible water vapour plume from a stack. I don't know if this has been done before, but it appears to me to be not dissimilar to the concept of plume removal from cooling towers, as described at www.bgrcorp.com/gct-hybrid.htm .
Does anyone know...
We have had an emergency shutdown on our plant, and need to get in a new piece of pipework quickly to replace an economiser that will be sent for repair. The pipework is 12" nb, and is for flue gases at low pressure <<1 bar, but high design temperature (810°C, 1490°F). I believe that the...
