Hi guys,
Quick question about tank bottom annular plates.
API 650 states (in section 5.5.1):
"When the bottom shell course is designed using the allowable stress for materials in Group IV, IVA, V, or VI, butt-welded annular bottom plates shall be used (see 5.1.5.6). When the bottom shell...
Hi everyone,
I am calculating the pipeline size for connecting a pump to a tank.
Currently, ther are already 2 pumps in parallel connected to that tank via 1 header.
Now a third pump is to be connected to that tank via a pipeline connected to the same main header (refer to the attached drawing...
Hi guys.
I have a situation I would appreciate some help on.
There are two gasoline storage tanks (Tank 1 and Tank 2), two pumps (Pump 1 and Pump 2). Currently, Tank 1 and Tank 2 are connected to Pump 1 through a 4 inch pipeline. For future operation purposes, an additional connection will be...
Hi guys,
I have aquestion regarding the spraying pressure of a water tank.
Suppose I have a storage tank for water with the following parameters:
Height: 10 m
Capacity: 651900 liters
There is a hole on the tank shell, almost at the bottom of the tank (assume that it is at the bottom) and the...
Hey guys,
I am studying a system which has a PRV at the discharge of a positive displacement pump.
The discharge of the PRV is sent back to the suction line of the pump.
The pump has no control whatsoever.
I was wondering, if the PRV relieves flow to the suction while the pump keeps receiving...
Hi all,
I am a Junior Mechanical Engineer and have no experience in PRV sizing, apart from all the research I have done during the last few days.
I am sizing a PRV for a PIG Launching System placed in the discharge line of Positive Displacement pump. The liquid is Crude Oil (16 deg API). I have...
