I have taken over a job that is over half way through and the company has ordered a raft of API610 centrifugal pumps of various sizes for an upgrade project from one vendor. As an additional requirement to API610, the company has asked for the seal chamber pressure to be meaured and recorded on...
Hello all, recently, when I was asked a question by a young process engineer, I struggled to answer it concisely. The question is- When selecting 2 x 100% pumps for a given duty, if they may sometimes be run in parallel, we select a pump curve where the single pump case is close to BEP but...
Hi all, I have recently been reading a dynamic simulation report on a centifugal compressor set that refers to a couple of terms that I'm not familiar with-
a) "Settle out pressure". b) "S curve".
Could someone please explain to me what these terms mean? Thank you.
Hi all, I am looking at a fair size cooling water system for a new process plant and I would appreciate any views you have on a strategy for dealing with a significant turndown requirement in terms of flow throughout the year. The proposed system flow varies between around 150 and 600 metres...
