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  1. Mark Suplee

    materials transport

    General question regarding industry. How is bulk material generally transported from storage to a dock for international transport? If the storage location is approximately 10 miles from the dock, is it usually trucked to the dock or transported via pipeline. I imagine for international...
  2. Mark Suplee

    Fuel consumption calculation

    I am wondering if there is a formula for fuel economy as a function of weight and common engine parameters (displacement, compression, etc.). I am trying to determine the cost of commute to drive to a feed mill for bulk (1 ton) chicken feed.
  3. Mark Suplee

    User Friendly software

    I am a wastewater mechanical engineer acting, in part, as a chemical. I need to perform mass balance of a few treatment option for a waste stream. I have found a few free-to-download and open source software options that will help with this. Does anyone have recommendation for software to assist...
  4. Mark Suplee

    Cement Volume Estimation

    CONCRETE 20' diameter, 24' tall Houston, TX
  5. Mark Suplee

    Cement Volume Estimation

    I am trying to put together a budgetary estimation for a project. As part of this estimation I need to come up with a volume of cement necessary for the foundations for a series of pumps and tanks. I have no idea where to start on this. I am assuming stable sub-grade, zero seismic activity and...
  6. Mark Suplee

    Pulsation Dampener Installation Location

    If I have 2 pumps discharging into a common header and a pulsation dampener installed in the header between where the pumps tie into the header (upstream of pump 1 but downstream of pump 2). I assume this will still have net + effect on pump 2 discharge but presumably less efficiently. Does...
  7. Mark Suplee

    Vacuum Relief Sizing

    The tank is XLPE built to ASTM D 1998 13. Vendor is suggesting venting at 2" WC.
  8. Mark Suplee

    Vacuum Relief Sizing

    So the set pressure then would be arbitrary, as long as the full flow pressure is less than the MAWV? by "arbitrary" I mean there is no given formula....
  9. Mark Suplee

    Vacuum Relief Sizing

    Hello, I am trying to size a Vacuum Relief Valve for a Chemical Storage Tank at atmospheric pressure. I have looked through API 2000 but have only found specifications for selecting flow rate, nothing to do with pressure setting. From the Emerson Pressure Relief Valve Engineering Handbook, all...

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