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  1. hacksaw

    liquid butane flow control

    improper valve selection and sizing, improper flow measurement, sounds like the problem is at the management level.
  2. hacksaw

    liquid butane flow control

    Improper valve sizing, inappropriate flow meter, sound like the problem is higher up.
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    Shock test simulation using Ansys workbench

    the inertial response always lags in single mode systems. So the shock force is applied at t=0, with unspecified rise time (rate of rise), but fast enough to excite higher order modes, before the force is removed.
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    Treating Sulphate Reducing Bacteria

    Your materials of construction, ppm of Cl-, and service temperature. What is being done with the treated water, downstream.
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    Number of thermocouples during PWHT according to ASME section I and B31.1

    You'll need to consider what your customer is trying to achieve. Sounds like you are using heat mats to provide heat tracing of your piping or duct work. At issue: thermowells are intrusive pipe fittings used to measure the process fluid temperature, whereas if you are trying to control the...
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    Thermowell for small size pipes

    You need to consult your projects engineering guidelines or the various engineering Standards PTC-19.3TW or the API standards.
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    Number of thermocouples during PWHT according to ASME section I and B31.1

    You'll have to explain what your customer means by "heating elements," and the purpose of the measurements. You may need access to the piping layout drawings to sort out your question.
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    Sulfure recovery in SRU

    You'll need to review you process flow diagram and the material-energy balance calculations for your process. It is a bit more complicated than a spreadsheet calculation. Sulfur In = Sulfur Out The problem is that both sides of the equation consist of several components and chemical form.
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    Can damping ratio be calculated without experiments or damping coefficient?

    Clarence Zener, formulated a quantum mechanical model of elastic damping in 1940, and offered experimental evidence to support his calculations. Damping has to do with the nanometer scale imperfections in the material, that are affected under stress-strain conditions.
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    ASME Auditor/Inspector Validate Software licenes copy

    You'll need to purchase your own copy.
  11. hacksaw

    Reduced-Noise Gas Flow Design Guide and spreadsheet by Nelson and NASA

    https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AASNZ2016/papers/p108.pdf
  12. hacksaw

    Steam tracing effectiveness on 40" acid gas line

    Ref OP you have described a gas line that is improperly designed. There is no quick fix.
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    Steam tracing effectiveness on 40" acid gas line

    You'll need to check where your steam traps are located along your line, to insure proper heating the entire length of the line, as well as temperature monitoring.
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    Methane Decay in atmosphere

    The density of CH4 os drastically smaller than CO2, and quickly moves into the upper atmosphere, where solar ionization is much more intense. As a consequence it is converted to CO2 and sinks closer to the earths surface.
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    LP separator (~250 psig) PSV relieving to flare line vs. venting to air

    Don't forget flare stacks are tall and dangerous for several reasons. Failure to use one, invites a disaster, and crininal punishment.
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    A couple of modal analysis puzzles

    Free-Free B.C. for slender beam: fi=Lambda^2(EI/m)^0.5/(2 pi L^2) Lambda(1)=4.7304074, etc. Courtesy "Formulas for Natural Frequency and Mode Shapes." No meaningful assumptions, other than gently taping the beam while in free-fall.
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    Fluctuating Pressure Downstream of a Regulator

    OP: "Not sure a backpressure regulator will work since the upstream pressure is pretty constant" However, as you have explained the pressure regulator cannot control the pressure. You can set the regulator but without downstream containment or partially restricted flow, it cannot maintain...
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    IR-UWB Radar?

    If the OP is close to an Airport or a military base, especially in the flight path, there might be a knock on the door.
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    Fluctuating Pressure Downstream of a Regulator

    Pressure regulators only work with resticted or zero flow downstream. If your sripper operates at some pressure, its gas / vapor discharge requires a back pressure regulator compatable with the fluids involved.

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