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  1. quickstepper

    Strange case of hot tubes in the Primary Reformer....

    rmw: Our reformer is induced draft and we usually run around 2% to 3% excess O2. unclesyd: No problems during startup; yes vacuuming the affected tubes worked out fine. and there were no mechanical problems with the furnace. During shutdown we ran the reformer for a long while; excess of 8 hrs...
  2. quickstepper

    Strange case of hot tubes in the Primary Reformer....

    Hi guys, We had a situation of extremely hot tubes in the primary reformer. Our process is desulphurised natural gas and steam. Here's the problem... After shutdown of the unit for mechanical repairs, the delta P on the reformer increased by 15 psi and the dropped by 5 psi. Subsequent surveys...
  3. quickstepper

    How to recover carrier gas after reducing catalyst?

    Hi, this is the problem.............we need to reduce catalyst......a copper catalyst. in a reactor.......our carrier gas for the procedure is methane. In the past a great deal of gas was flared off after passing thru the reactor, we seek to recover it for environmental and economic reasons...
  4. quickstepper

    Condensing steam turbine: why not warm up turbine before slow rolling?

    Thanks a lot guys................the explaination is necessary for a training session on these turbines and their associated piping.
  5. quickstepper

    Condensing steam turbine: why not warm up turbine before slow rolling?

    Hi, I would like to know the specific reasonoing for not warming up the condensing steam tubine withsteam thru the T&T valve.
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