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    H2 Prescence in a Column

    Displacing a hazardous gas with an inert foam, often called nitrogen foam inerting.
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    static mixer

    Given 7kPa per 1 element I bet on those are not coated with plastic but made of instead as buckling is not an issue. The perforated plastic ~1/4" sheets squeezed with plastic spools by long studs and inserted in a piping straight run. Assuming the turndown 1:2 the pressure drop per element is...
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    static mixer

    On homogenity of the mix downstream. The cost of the most expensive static mixer is negligible compared to the risk of potential profit losses. A static mixer isn't a compressor, reactor, or furnace. It's a small, easy-to-manufacture piping element that someone could even make themselves from a...
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    Straight run for vertical pump suction piping?

    Let me express in another words No a straight run => swirl at the suction nozzle => flow maldistribution or assymetric at an impeller eye => cavitation and pump underperformance => impeller/seal/bearings damage => huge money losses => somebody shall take the responsibility Ask the piping...
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    Straight run for vertical pump suction piping?

    How is the swirl oriented relative to the impeller(s)? Was this pump tested for uneven flow? Was the impact on NPSHR and bearing&seal service life measured or accouted for? Is there a NPSH margin to compensate for an NPSHR encrease? Is there a design margin to compensate for a penalty in pump...
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    High temp clamp on flow meters

    Is there a need in theorizing of the fluid properties? How are you going to prove those are relevant? Why can't you provide a simple measurement of a controlled volume? Or this is a thesis paper?
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    Open-source hydraulic modeling software

    https://datatool.pumps.org/tools/frictional-losses https://www.lmnoeng.com/ https://checalc.com/fluid_flow.html https://www.chesolver.com/pressure-drop/ https://enghandbook.com/calculators/pipe-friction-loss-calculator/ https://engineeringnation.com/pipe/ https://www.norcraft.com/...
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    Flare line connection

    @mohamed The question is definetly unclear. Describe what is an issue and our concerns.
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    Very High Temperature Piping Stresses

    Just stumble upon the ASME's report. Maybe it can help ASME STP-PT-049 Investigation of Temperature Derating Factors for High-Strength Line Pipe. ISBN: 978-0-7918-3426-8
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    Allowable Overpressure for Electric Steam Boilers per ISO-4126

    You want to know the allowable accumulation in the boiler as per Sweden jurisdiction codes, correct? 3% or 6% or 10% or 15% or whatever, correct? First ISO 4126 is irrelevant ot PV, it is referred to PSD. Second in Sweden jurisdiction the EC's PED is applied. As per my experience you are...
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    Does dry gas PSV always need drainage on discharge pipe ?

    @LittleInch See below and bolded in CCPS above . Note that ExxonMobil and CCPS do not distinguish hydrogen and hydrogen-hydrocarbons as API does. API 521-2020 ExxonMobil's std. GP 03-02-04 Shell's std. 85.45.10.10
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    Does dry gas PSV always need drainage on discharge pipe ?

    @AutoDirt some pointers can be found at the EIGA's guide https://www.eiga.eu/uploads/documents/DOC211.pdf The snuffing steam design can be found in ExxonMobil in the next post. Note the pictures in the next post - ExxonMobil guides the exhaust upward with no a rain cap. API 520-2-2020 BP's...
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    Does dry gas PSV always need drainage on discharge pipe ?

    (1) a very expensive, (2) complicated, (3) occupied a lot of space, (4) requiring a personnel attention, and (5) not a robust mean creating (6) a dangerous O2 depleting zone around a the vent exhaust and PSV drain both - it should be added.
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    Multiport Selector Valve (MSV)

    I am not familiar with a multiport valves concept in the upstream industry. Given the Emerson's doc shared by LittleInch the stagnant flow is not an issue. I would address to the reliability of the multiseat on the figure 3. This detail: (1) looks less robust than a seat of a conventional gate...
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    Does dry gas PSV always need drainage on discharge pipe ?

    For dangerous clean gases (N2, H2, CH4, steam) we practice to connect a weep hole to a small-bore drain and route that downward to a safe location that takes into account the exposed dispersion areas. There are reasons to increase metallurgy of the drain to prevent rust blockage. As an option we...

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