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    Pressure Reducing Valve - Flow Sizing

    Hello Experts, In plant we have 1.5 inch liquid nitrogen line with pressure 9 barg. I want to reduce that pressure upto 6 barg using a pressure reducing valve. Vendor will require the minimum and maximum flow through PRV, how do I calculate it? Any spreadsheets will be highly appreciated.
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    Tank Vent Sizing/Rating

    We have an empty tank of 4 m3 volume. Height = Dia = 1.6 m. Tank has a vent of size 1 inch. Tank doesn't have any PSV. Now, we are going to use this tank for storing a chemical X. In case of external fire scenario, I want to check if this 1 inch vent size is suitable for venting the vapors...
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    Vacuum Pump Basics

    I need to design vacuum pump for solvent recovery. I am a beginner in this field. How does one approach design vacuum pumps? Can someone explain the basic details of vacuum operations with reference to certain numerical calculations? please explain the significance of terms like : 1. mAx Vacuum...
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    Use of Nm3/hr Unit

    Hello everyone, Can someone explain the use of the term Nm3/hr for calculating air flow rate? When to use it and when to not while sizing equipment like scrubbers, fans, blowers etc? I see it used in many design problems. Plz explain the basics.
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    Notification settings

    Hi, I wanted to know how do I enable email notifications here on eng-tips.com for all the threads under a specific topic. Suppose I want to subscribe Chemical Plant Design and Operations. Please help.

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