... 120 109 095 083 6390 6793 622 1 6648 7574 80 12 8365 8 825 922 9 98 52 0 42 1.094 1.1 92 1 .29 1 398 1.474 2. 433 2. 494 2. 573 2. 6 42 ,26 18 26 18 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 327 2 3 927 3 927 ... sensible heat because it can be measured by the change in temperature it causes For example, as heat is added to a piece of steel the temperature of that steel increases and can be measured The general ... obtained should be the average temperature between the fluid inlet and outlet temperatures The viscosity at the tube wall should be the fluid viscosity at the arithmetic average temperature between...
... the bottom liquids have an acceptable RVP or methane content, The gas turbine driven compressor is required since there are energy losses in the system The energy generated by expanding the gas ... ~40°F, is sometimes used if lower gas temperatures and greater recovery efficiences are desired The gas and liquid are separated in the cold separator, which is a threephase separator Water and glycol ... methane and ethane can be boiled off the bottoms liquid and the RVP of the liquid stream decreased to meet requirements for sales or further processing Typical liquid recovery levels are: These are...
... stage cannot be decreased, increase the number of stages by one and recalculate the discharge temperature • Once the discharge temperature is acceptable, calculate the horsepower required, and ... difference between the suction valve set pressure and the flare valve set pressure provides a surge volume for gas and helps even the flow to the compressor Speed Controller A speed controller ... needed Waste heat can be recovered from the turbine exhaust, decreasing or eliminating the need to burn gas to create process heat As with electric motor and engine-driven high-speeds, turbine...
... the cylinder in the fixed and added clearance areas expands until the pressure in the cylinder is equal to the pressure in the line outside of the cylinder The greater the clearance, the longer ... orifice area that provides the same pressure drop Valves with larger effective flow areas have less pressure drop and better efficiencies, The effects of the seat area, the lift area, and the flow ... takes for the suction valves to open and the less new gas enters the cylinder Therefore, less gas will be compressed as cylinder clearance is increased End clearance is required to keep the piston...
... under the design operating conditions The minimum temperature used in the design should be the lowest expected in service except when lower temepratures are permitted by the rules of the ASME ... difference between the operating pressure and the relief valve set pressure provides a sufficient cushion If the operating pressure is too close to the relief valve setting, small surges in operating ... be considered If necessary, the metal temperature should be determined by computation using accepted heat transfer procedures or by measurement from equipment in service under equivalent operating...
... as pressure, level, and temperature control devices are operating correctly, the safety system is not needed If the control system malfunctions, then pressure, level, and temperature safety switches ... pressure stored in upstream vessels that can overpressure downstream equipment while the system is shutting down Relief valves are an essential element in the facility safety system *Reviewed ... Figure 12- 11 Angle support legs Pressure Relief Devices All pressure vessels should be equipped with one or more pressure safety valves (PSVs) to prevent overpressure This is a requirement of...
... the back-pressure in a relief header can exceed the relief valve set pressure when other valves are relieving Figure 13-7 Check valve backflow preventer Pressure Relief 367 Rupture Discs These ... require an excessively large vent scrubber Pressure Relief 379 The relief piping should be segregated into pressure relief and atmospheric relief systems If there is a wide range of set pressures ... normally used where the relief valves are piped to a closed flare systemand the back-pressure exceeds 10% of the set pressure, where conventional valves can't be used because back-pressure is too...
... the procedures used to determine which sensors are needed to sense process conditions and protect the process is called a Failure Mode Effect Analysis—FMEA Every device in the process is checked ... and maintain two levels Therefore, two levels are always specified Assemble the components into the processsystemand apply FMEA techniques to determine if protection devices on some components ... installed downstream of any vessel that discharges directly to atmosphere Once the FMEA is completed, the specific system is analyzed to determine if all the devices are indeed needed For example,...
... 2- in.-3-in pipe 4-in and largei pipe threaded and coupled ASTM A106, Grade B, Seamless3 Schedule 160 or XXH threaded and coupled Schedule 80 beveled end beveled end Schedule 80 See Table 2- 4 Valves (Do ... or Safety Head Vacuum Pressure- Vacuum Relief Valve Vent Pressure or Vacuum Pressure Safety Element Pressure Safety Element Fusible Material Flame High Temperature Sensor Temperature Safety High ... Sensor Level Safety High Low Level Sensor Level Safety Low (table continued) High Pressure Sensor Low Pressure Sensor Pressure Pressure Safety High Pressure Safety Low Pressure Relief or Safety...
... modifier that distinguishes between two or more valves that have the same type and pressure rating but that are considered separately for some other reason Courtesy of Paragon Engineering Services, ... Process Pressures Maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP): Highest pressure to which the system can be subjected during operation Thus, pressure is established by a relief device set pressure and ... as the reservoir depletes Diameter requirement calculations should be made using both initial and future conditions to determine the governing case Often in gas and two-phase lines the greatest...
... available are regeneration, waste heat recovery, and combined cycle operation Regeneration or recouperation uses a heat exchanger in which exhaust heat is recovered to preheat the compressed inlet ... fuel is injected and burned at constant pressure, raising the temperature to T3 and expanding the volume to V3 From the combustion chamber the heated gases enter the power turbine where they perform ... the energy released to mechanical energy Exhaust—The combustion products are voided from the cylinder and the cycle is complete In this manner the chemical energy of the fuel is released Some...
... that the project facilities engineer will be able to communicate more effectively with electrical design engineers and vendors who are responsible for the detail design of the electrical system SOURCES ... neutral point at the intersection of the three phases In "delta" connections the three phases are connected to form a Greek letter "delta" (A) Delta systems not have a neutral; hence delta systems ... 5N2 + 6H2O SCR units require handling, storage, and continuous injection of the reducing agent The temperature level is critical because the SCR operates in a narrow temperature range between...
... can be used High-Temperature Devices High-temperature devices are defined as those devices that operate at a temperature exceeding 80 percent of the ignition temperature (expressed in Celsius) ... same size and are vertically separated and on opposite walls, the required free area of the inlet or outlet is; where A = free area of inlet (or outlet) openings (includes a 50 percent effectiveness ... ivltage^ listed aie tor 77 f Electrical Systems 521 considered a high-temperature device in a natural gas environment if the temperature of the device exceeds 726 °F (385°C) The ignition temperature...
... connected When pre-compressed gases are then ignited in the second enclosure, pressures exceeding those for which it has been tested can be reached Receptacles and Attachment Plugs Receptacles and ... process, description, 198 -20 4 dehydration, 91,196 -22 8 /glycol heat exchanger, 20 2 reboilers, heat duty, 21 7 -21 8 reboilers, pressure, 21 0 -21 1 reboilers, temperatures, 20 9 -21 0 reconcentration systems, ... 487 Desiccant tower See Solid bed process, two-tower unit Desiccants definition, 22 8 selection, 23 5 -23 6 Detectors, fire and gas, 517 Devices hermetically sealed, 522 , 547 high-temperature, 518,...
... comparison of the tolerance relations between the different shape elements of the part A tolerance factor has been developed to compare the effect of different tolerances The system selects the positioning ... constraints other than tolerances in set-up planning are identified and discussed Precedence relationships among the features have been analyzed by Ong et al (20 02) to generate a precedence relationship ... surfaces In general, feature-based design can be achieved through three methods: Automatic feature extraction Interactive feature definition Design-by-feature Researchers mostly agree that...
... obtained from samples without ONC The data for a single experiment was the average of four determinations and experiments were repeated three times The IC50 values represent the ONC concentration ... that spectra could be acquired immediately The mass spectra for the same samples were acquired again, 24 h and 72 h later Comparing the peaks of the different spectra revealed that they were indistinguishable ... the spectra, we ran experiments in which samples were taken at a specific time and placed on a probe spot As soon as the samples were dry, the probe was transferred into the mass spectrometer...