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  1. TomosSmith

    Nickel Aluminium Bronze

    Hi all, Does anyone have any experience/advice to share on the suitability of Nickel Aluminium Bronze as a material for valves handling raw Arabian Gulf seawater? Thanks as always, Tom
  2. TomosSmith

    Ductile Iron Performance in Arabian Gulf Seawater

    Hi All, I'm looking for some refereces/advice on the performance of Ductile Iron ASTM A536-GR60 in Arabian Gulf Seawater (high temperature, high salinity), as a material for valves and penstock gates. Thanks for your help. Tom
  3. TomosSmith

    NOVEC System Discharge Testing - Required?

    Hello, We have a couple of Novec systems installed in some server rooms on our project. We have installed the systems and completed the room inegrity tests and other checks in accordance with NFPA2001. However, our Divisional Fire Officer (AHJ) is insisting on a full discharge test to be...
  4. TomosSmith

    Water Hammer

    Hello, We're experiencing water hammer in a fire water network. The pump closed valve pressure is 15 bar, but when the pump is shut down, we experience an instantaneous pressure spike up to 21 bar (measured with a paper disk type pressure recorder). The spike happens when the swing check valve...
  5. TomosSmith

    Control of Marine Growth in Sea Water Cooling Process

    Hello, Can anyone offer any advice on methods of controlling marine growth for a sea water cooling system in the arabian gulf? I have reference of other projects in the region using hypochlorite injection systems. Can anyone provide the names of companies (with presence in the gulf region) who...
  6. TomosSmith

    Corrosion Inhibitors for Open Loop Sea Water Cooling Process

    Hello, We are having some corrosion issues with Duplex stainless steel grade 2205 piping used in the Gulf region for a sea water cooling process. We are yet to find the root cause of the corrosion and are presently investigating if it is a welding problem, or a problem with the material...
  7. TomosSmith

    Commissioning of Field Instrumentation

    Hello, We have various field instrumentation, such as pressure, temperature and level switches/transmitters on our plant which have been installed but are yet to be tested and commissioned. Can anyone give me a few bullet points for general items that should be checked during the testing and...
  8. TomosSmith

    Testing and Commissioning of Instrumentation

    Hello, We have various field instrumentation, such as pressure, temperature and level switches and transmitters on our project which have been installed but are yet to be tested and commissioned. Can anyone give me a few bullet points for general items that should be checked during the testing...
  9. TomosSmith

    Secondary Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas

    Hello, We have Outdoor storage of Hydrochloric Acid (10m3) and Sodium Hydroxide (10m3) on our project site for a water treatment process. The delivery vehicle for both chemicals has volume of 25m3.We have provided spill containment for the storage tanks themselves, but what I'm trying to...
  10. TomosSmith

    Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

    Hello, We have Outdoor storage of Hydrochloric Acid (10m3) and Sodium Hydroxide (10m3) on our project site for a water treatment process. The delivery vehicle for both chemicals has volume of 25m3. We have provided spill containment for the storage tanks themselves, but what I'm trying to...
  11. TomosSmith

    Bolt Tension Brain Teaser!

    This is a hypothetical question which my colleagues and I have been discussing all afternoon - please help! A bracket is fixed to the underside of a steel beam with a nut and bolt. The bolt is torqued up to provide a tension in the bolt of 10 Tonnes. An additional weight of 5 tonnes is then...
  12. TomosSmith

    Dismanlting Joing and Flexible Coupling in Pump Installation?

    Hi, I'm looking at a number of pumping systems and am wondering what people's opinions are on the requirements for dismantling joints and flexible couplings/rubber bellows. Generally if there are rubber bellows on both the pump suction and discharge, is it also necessary to have dismantling...
  13. TomosSmith

    Ductile Iron Pipework in Fire Pumphouse - Approved by NFPA?

    Hi, I don't seem to be able to find a definitive answer in the NFPA codes about whether Ductile Iron is acceptable as a pipework material within the fire pumphouse. There is lots of mention in NFPA 24 of ductile iron for underground pipework, but not for above ground pipework. Can anyone help...
  14. TomosSmith

    Location of Pressure Relief Valve?

    I am involved with the design of a pumphouse which consists of four (4) fixed speed centrifugal pumps (duty/assist/assist/assist), each pump being large, 4500m3/hr at 50m total head. As the characteristics of the system demand are largely unknown and the demand is likely to be highly variable...

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