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  1. bldickin

    Piping Design For HE Upgrade

    I was charged with replacing a shell and tube (single pass, counterflow) Heat Exchanger with a plate and frame heat exhanger. The plate and frame is 1/3 the length of the old, will have 14" piping, and has all connections on one side. The old HE had 20" for the hot side and 26" for cold with...
  2. bldickin

    Repair of Sulfuric Acid Tank Question

    Thank you for the help. I have the repair designed and some extra testing plans in place now. Thanks again.
  3. bldickin

    Repair of Sulfuric Acid Tank Question

    MJCronin: The concentration is 93%. Atmospheric venting. No dessicant, I believe. The tank is 15 years old. I am not surprised it failed, 15 yrs seems to be a reasonable life. The only reason I am interested in any suggestions is the fact that it was a very localized thinning (right around...
  4. bldickin

    Repair of Sulfuric Acid Tank Question

    Hello, I was placed in charge of repairing a 10,000 gal Sulfuric Acid tank that had ruptured. Originally it was thought that the tank material around the drain pipe had thinned and leaked. After some thickness checking, I found the tank skin to be of good thickness all the way up to about 1"...
  5. bldickin

    Boiler/Furnace Camera Models and Manufacturers

    Thank you very much for your response. As I am sure you know, and a fellow Engineer's insight is priceless. Ben
  6. bldickin

    Boiler/Furnace Camera Models and Manufacturers

    I have checked the following manufacturers: Lenox Instrumemt Diamond Electronics Mirion Technologies SynFab All had comparable statistics, but few operational videos. I was looking for any testimonials from actual users. Just to keep the manufacturers honest. I have all the technical data...
  7. bldickin

    Boiler/Furnace Camera Models and Manufacturers

    All, I am a first year engineer at a coal fired power plant and was just given the task of replacing our boiler inspection cameras. They are stationary setups with automatic retracts. The plant is not entirely happy with our current models and wants me to find other possible...

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