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Refinery Fluid Thermal Expansion Due to Steam Tracing
Thanks for all your input I appreciate it. Yes i know that in theory with the same applied heat flux the pressure should be the same but its just weird how it always seems to be on out long lines, maybe it is something to do with more fluid paths. I know that with our naphtha its mostly gas at...- KCAB14
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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Refinery Fluid Thermal Expansion Due to Steam Tracing
Hello, i am currently a process engineer at a refinery and im looking into the effects of steam tracing on lines and the resulting thermal expansion if the line is blocked in. The lines are full of hydrocarbons and I was wondering if line length matters as we typically only see leaks on our...- KCAB14
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