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  1. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Exchanger parameters to verify Heat Tranfer Efficiency

    Good morning, I have a shell and tube Heat exchanger to heat gas to regenerate Propane Treaters. The exchanger is a 35"x20'; design duty is 7.129MMBTU/Hr. I suspect there is a problem with the exchanger because the Hot side ( Chemterm Oil) temperature is 565 F and the Cold side ( Chemterm Hot...
  2. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Good way to make Butane evaporate in the Big Butane Tank

    Good morning, I am trying to get a Butane Tank to be completely empty due to a leak on te bottom nozzle. Is there any advise on how I can make all the remaining Butane in the Tank to evaporate?
  3. Vivaldi M. Smith

    High High trip of a natural draft Heater stack temperature

    I am trying to set and configure the High High trip of a natural draft Heater stack temperature. What parameters should I take into account? How Can I set this trip set point.
  4. Vivaldi M. Smith

    I need to confirm if my results are correct about time to depressurize a pipe

    I am trying to verify if my time to reduce pressure in a line pack scenario is correct: Conditions : Natural Gas Initial Pressure: 1400 PSIG Initial Temp: 128 F Final pressure: 750 PSIG Final Temperature: 65 PSIG Pipe Length: 108945 Ft Pipe Size: 24 inch If I take out of this pipe 55 MMSCFD, I...
  5. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Criteria to choose Low Low trip on a Pressure Transmitter

    We have a Pressure Shutdown Transmitter installed in a pipe to shut on LL pressure scenario, the old trip set point was 105 PSIG, the pipe contains Condensate of about 14MBD, the flow is still the same but we have lower pressure in the system from 150 to almost 85, but now I need to lower the...
  6. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Natural gas velocity in a pipe spreadsheet

    I am trying to find the velocity of the Gas ( Natural Gas in a pipeline), anyone has a good spreadsheet or a good formula to estimate?
  7. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Design a Flow Orifice to take down DP to Closed Drain

    Good morning. I am trying to design two flow orifices to be able to reduce the DP to protect downstream pressure ( Closed Drain). The pressure in the line is around 1100 PSIG, one line is gas, and the other line is liquid. The Gas line ( natural gas ) is 12" and the distance from valve to valve...
  8. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Natural gas Fuel Gas heater vent gas

    Can someone please help me finding any reference with regards to the design or the proper height and place that covers the installation of the Vent gas from the Natural Gas fuel heaters?
  9. Vivaldi M. Smith

    How to convert natural gas dew point into ppmV

    Anyone knows here, what equation to use for converting natural gas dew point into ppmv
  10. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Alternates Air supplies to Flare Air Blower

    We have a blower at the base of our flare system. The blower where gases will be burned after mixing on the flare top with butane gases. The Blower is very old, and keeps malfunctioning. Is there any other alternatives of air to supply to the Flare to have a smokeless product. Or if I use air...
  11. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Determine pressure reduction in a pipe

    If a have a flow of natural gas going through 8 inch diameter pipe about 1500 PSIG and the pipe change the diameter to a half inch diameter (smaller one), How can I determine when the pressure in the 1500 line goes lower than 400 PSIG?
  12. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Rule of thumb for determining how much purge gas or sweet gas need to maintain flare header pressure

    Good day ladies and gents. I was wondering if there is rule of thumb to determine how much purge gas is needed or required to maintain the Flare System Header Pressure . Anyone knows what are the steps to make those calculations? is there ny API standard to refer to? Muchas gracias
  13. Vivaldi M. Smith

    I am trying to calculate how long it will my pipe to reach a certain pressure

    I have about 1640 ft pipe Carbon steel with condensate around 13000 Barrel at day. The line is operating at 150 PSIG. How long (time) it will take to build up a certain amount of pressure for a blocked flow scenario.
  14. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Is my PSV over size now?

    I have a PSV 4"x8" set for 705 PSIG, it is a blocked outlet PSV. The line is a B1 Carbon Steel pipe, with condensate flowing around 15MBPD and at averaqge of 150 PSIG. I am under the impression that the PSV is over sized as the Flow is decreasing exponentially every day. Can this PSV be resized...
  15. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Condensate reduction process tunes

    Good day all, We have a Condensate Gas Stabilizer that contains 20 single pass trays to stabilize condensate from an Onshore Field. Our production rate is declining exponentially. I was wondering what process move can we perform to still using this stabilizer under very low flows .
  16. Vivaldi M. Smith

    I need help finding different manufacturer of process analyzers for Ethyl Mercaptan.

    I am trying to find different manufacturer of process analyzers for Ethyl Mercaptan.
  17. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Any API Standard that determines where to release the discharge of any Seal POT PSV

    Is there any Standard that I can use as a reference to where to release any discharge from the Pressure Safety Valves of the Seal Pot of a pump?
  18. Vivaldi M. Smith

    Flare header post purge

    Gooday day, What are in your expertise some tunes I can perform to reduce the purge rate of a Flare header. What is generally called a post purge??
  19. Vivaldi M. Smith

    What is the formula to calculate a Direct Fire Heater stack heat losses & Radiation heat losses

    Good day fellow Engineers. Anyone here has a formula to find the Direct Fire Heater stack heat losses & Radiation heat losses.
  20. Vivaldi M. Smith

    How to estimate Natural Gas Fuel flow rate

    I am trying to calculate the required Natural Fuel Gas Flow rate that I will need to increase my Hot Oil Temperature from 80 to 450 F.

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