We have a 24,000 gal frame type tank car ~¾ full of product and the steam coils have failed. What are our options to melting the material and clearing the railcar recovering the product? The product melts at 250°F.
The car owner won't let us cut a head off and shovel it out. Reacting or...
We have an exothermic process generating upwards of 9 million BTU/hr of energy at 355 to 370°F on each of two reactors. Currently the hot process liquid is recirculated on each reactor at 1800 gpm cooled with cooling tower water (CTW) to maintain temperature. Since there is no viable heating...