Thanks for the feedback. Looks as if lifting a full tank with air bags is a viable albeit more risky alternative to using a crane. Considering the number of things that can go wrong or be unsafe with the use of air bags, I'm going to stay with the more reliable and safe method of using a crane...
Can anyone offer any advice on the use of air bags to lift a full, horizontal pressure vessel(approx 7ft dia, 26 ft lg) in order to install a load cell weighing system? The vessel WITH liquid contents weighs approx 60K lbs.. I've been told using the air bag approach to lifting the full tank is...
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I appreciate all the posts. All the suggestions offered to help are thankfully received.
In the end, I believe we will have to install a VFD as CH50H has recommended. All the mechanical resolutions to this problem require periodic maintenance efforts which are difficult to...
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We are pumping a liquid refrigerant from an outside supply tank to inside the plant. The pumping system is located outside the plant next to the tank. We are using a centrifugal pump and a bypass pressure regulating valve to maintain constant supply pressure to the plant. The...
