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  1. horacio Torres

    Requesting Feedback on P&ID Design for a Cold Water Supply System with Duplicated Pumps

    Terrible mechanical engineer design. Block valves for inlet and outlet pipes of the pumps are obligatory for operational//maintancen job Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
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    Rupture disk downstream of a PSV piping system

    RD is usually used to avoid corrosion on SV, you could install it at each SV. What is not good engineer design is discharging the sv to a vessel, and from it setting a sv to the flare system. This design is used with a recycle pump, for hazardous relief products to recover liquids to the...
  3. horacio Torres

    Nitrogen Purity for Secondary seal gas of Hydrocarbon Centrifugal compressors

    A 100 % agree with georgeverghese Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
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    Heat/Oil radiator possible malfunction

    Internal corrosion could plug some portions of the radiator with debris. It will change the flow pattern and the heat transfer. We had similar radiation troubles in a mobile power plant we faced, so we replaced the radiator. Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
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    CO2 Liqufaction Flow Issues

    The PFD comes from a simulator or is a screen from a DCS. In both cases, which is the simulator? or is a DSC a Yokokawua ???? Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
  6. horacio Torres

    Nat gas supply line to a generator

    Usually 10 tines D of the gas line is recommended Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
  7. horacio Torres

    Should a vibrating screen on springs be considered for Seismic loading

    I wouldn't be considered in the design goracio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
  8. horacio Torres

    ON/OFF Valve for Refinery FCC Column Bottom Slurry Service

    Ask Xomox company, They have excellent ball valves for slurry service )slice is an abrasive https://cranecpe.com/brand/xomox/ Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
  9. horacio Torres

    Ceramic balls diameter

    ask the catalyst company, it must be in the technical proposal. 3/4 in should be a good choice, but the catalyst manufacturer shall give you the advice Horacio linkedin.com/in/horacio-torres-molina-429a7b1b
  10. horacio Torres

    Stripper Large Turndown and Design Equations

    Organic chlorinated components from wastewater are stripped with steam with an atmospheric stripper. Is it your case ???. At so low content of contaminants, we usually design a tray stripper, but if you already as a packing column, operational conditions should be designed to have a recycle...
  11. horacio Torres

    tray damage in distillation column

    Could you share a photo of the damages ?????. Mechanical damages to only one draw-off could be done in the last maintenance work. Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  12. horacio Torres

    Reboiled Stripper

    First calculates mass and energy balances for the stripper requirements. It will fix the heat in the reboiler. Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  13. horacio Torres

    Falling Film Absorber

    In My Opinion Thyssenkrupp UHDE Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  14. horacio Torres

    Pump off-gassing

    VCM is a trick fluid. VCM pumps are linked with cold VCM storage tanks working at -5°C; it must have a small equalizing line to cool down up to the operating temperature. Other licenses use propylene as a coolant coming from the cooling system of the VCM tank. Horacio...
  15. horacio Torres

    Evaporation rate and ventilation calculation

    Chlorine and fluorine tank will never be open to the atmosphere-- Chlorine is storage in Chloroalkyl plants.in horizontals tanks, Transport is done in special tanks. Check the chlorine institute web for the USA rules. https://www.chlorineinstitute.org/...
  16. horacio Torres

    Pump seal frequency is very high

    22 years running with a seal failure once a year in average is not a ban number... I think that clearance into internals are grater that allowed...Time to change the pump Lifetime for pumps refinery services is around 15 years, your economical analyst will give you the figure is changed is an...
  17. horacio Torres

    Foaming in caustic soda Scrubber in steam-cracking ethylene plant

    Foaming is a normal issue in caustic scrubber for ethylene plants. Antifoaming chemicals control foam and eeduced the troubles for it. Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  18. horacio Torres

    Draining pipe after pumping

    My friend Without knowing details of this case, for sure is less expensive to install one line for each product compare to the risk of fluid contamination. Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  19. horacio Torres

    Chlorine reaction with refrigerant during Liquefaction

    We have r134 refrigerant in the cl2 subcolers. I think that is not a good idea to used chilly water. Be sure that years to come, cl2 will leak to the water side, it will be a disaster. Horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
  20. horacio Torres

    SO2 Line Clogging

    water is going into the line.. it plug the so2 line very fast horacio https://www.linkedin.com/company/lagotuy/
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