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  1. ICman

    Bristol remote set regulators

    That's the nature of the beast. We have to install catalytic heaters on these installations to keep the regulators from freezing up due to the bleed. Becker makes non-bleed controls. Actually, they bleed, but the gas is exhausted into the outlet line. There are other non-bleed (or minimal...
  2. ICman

    DC Distribution & Circuit Protection

    Thanks! I could not find that page on their Website, though I did see some reference to 48 VDC. Their FAQ seemed to indicate that these were not suitable. . . . Steve
  3. ICman

    DC Distribution & Circuit Protection

    As an EE, this is embarassing, but I don't work with electrical circuits much so ... I am designing a DC distribution circuit for a meter house. We have a 24 VDC battery charger (Input: 120 VAC) that feeds DC circuits and a set of batteries. If we lose AC to the building (thus, the charger)...
  4. ICman

    Stamping vs signing

    HgTX brings up a good point. You certainly wouldn't be on the Popularity list if you started reporting every unauthorized stamp/signature that you knew of. In fact, that could be considered "whistle-blowing" and you could lose your job. Then, you could only report those whom you didn't care for...
  5. ICman

    Stamping vs signing

    Wow! Thanks for the support! Before I had my P.E., I signed a vessel drawing that I didn't remember checking. The Project Manager was in a hurry to get a bunch of documents out and told me that I had checked it, but he didn't have time to get the check copy out. Well, as it turned out, I did...
  6. ICman

    Stamping vs signing

    I really don't use my PE license much around here, since almost everything we do is for internal use only. However, an engineer (not PE) came to me with a design that had to have a PE stamp on it. Of course, the drawings had to go out today (Friday before Labor Day weekend). I basically turned...
  7. ICman

    Reverse Auction

    I've been indirectly involved with a couple of Reverse Auctions. The biggest problem that I see is that you have little control over the technical content of the bid. i.e., while bidders are lowering their price, what are they deleting? It could be that they are planning on using a lower quality...
  8. ICman

    Safe To Touch Tests

    I agree with felixc - it's the current. There are probably some standards for medical equipment you'll want to check out, or maybe contact a manufacturer. I remember something like 0.100 - 0.200 Amps will cause fibrillation of the heart and will likely kill if it is not stopped quickly. Current...
  9. ICman

    Running Lean and "Melting Pistons"

    Speaking of "melting pistons": I have a friend that ran his Harley at Bonneville a couple of years ago. On the return run, he noticed he lacked power. That was his last run of the week, so he packed up the bike and went home. When he removed his front cylinder, there was NO piston. He had a...
  10. ICman

    Overheating

    No, compression ratio is the same: about 9.5:1. That's because I used KB DISHED pistons, which require no head work. KB suggested the 3 degree retard setting. Most people have said their temperature went up slightly (10-20 degrees F), if at all. I had high temps before the conversion, though...
  11. ICman

    pH probe for treated water

    I agree that the bypass line allows easier maintenance (usually), but OilBoiler said the budget was "quite tight". Unless the piping configuration allows you to install a bypass line (say at an elbow), it could be expensive to do. You may still have to install valves to isolate the line. You...
  12. ICman

    Crude Oil Quality

    This looks like you want two exclusive things from your valve - ability to handle dirty fluids AND noise / cavitation reduction (at a high pressure drop, no less). TD2K's comments on using ROs are good. You crude is still dirty, but you may not need the Cavitrol trim. You could also add a...
  13. ICman

    A Management Question (Politics)

    Assume that I don't know. Also assume that the business is a restaurant. (Management is management.)
  14. ICman

    A Management Question (Politics)

    A Management Question Say I hired a young man, for his first job, and he's been on the job two weeks. He's eager to learn, does his job, and looks promising. We'll call him Johnny. Now say another manager, same level as me, wants our senior manager to fire Johnny. This other manager has been...
  15. ICman

    PMI or PMP

    OK. I think the PMP is most valuable to PMI, for it makes them money. A lot of it. Not only do they make $$$ from fees, the trainers for the PMP exam charge hundreds of $$ so you can pass it. Then, you have to have (too) many hours of "education" required to maintain your certification, and...
  16. ICman

    PMI or PMP

    Thought I could field this one,but with DJCherre's comments,I'm completely lost. What do you mean by "PMI"? If it's "Project Management Institute" (where "PMP" is "Project Management Professional"), you're in the wrong Forum. I could answer, however. If you're referring to something else, I'd...
  17. ICman

    pH probe for treated water

    1. A feedback loop is simplier and should work just fine. It may depend on how well the in-line mixer works, though, but that can probably be overcome thru tuning. 2. A bypass loop will be slower and more expensive and possibly less accurate than a direct measurement. You can purchase probes...
  18. ICman

    Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Pressures

    Gas transmission is my primary area. You're figures pretty much match ours at 500 to 1200 PSIG, with an average somewhere around 700-800 PSIG(?). We have storage capabilities, with pressures approaching 4000 PSIG (most are much lower). Line sizes range from 2" to 36". We (used to) supply gas...
  19. ICman

    Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Pressures

    It varies from house to house. My company considers pressures over 100 PSIG as transmission, for the most part. Less than 100 PSIG is "Distribution", though we have some "High-Pressure Distribution" lines running around 300 PSIG. Our city gates might be set at 60 PSIG, then downstream...
  20. ICman

    oil and gas journal articl

    Why don't you contact Oil & Gas Journal directly? Isn't that Pennwell Publications? That's a pretty old article. It should be in a petroleum library somewhere, too.

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