thanks for your feedback. To add more specifics, the facility is located in the Hudson Valley between Albany & New York City (closer to NYC, approximately 1 hr from NYC and 2 hrs from Albany).
The coldest single day, especially during the winter, could reach <0F.
Do either of you know of...
my facility has two 15,000 gallon #2 fuel oil (FO) tanks. On one of the tanks the insulation has deteriorated and begun to fall away. It is the foam-type, wrapped by aluminum and bound by strapping.
My question is: does any code stipulate that the insulation must be repaired?
The FO is #2...
TF, thanks for your reply.
Allbeit I am not trying to refute a manufacturer's procedure to operate their own equipment, I must point to a reference that indicates there is come calculation that can be used to determine size of vent/orifice:
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/39320.pdf
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I have a Deaerator (DA) that is emitting tremendous amounts of steam and hence losing money. I have heard and understand an old adage of a "8-12 inch steam stream that is soft and fluffy and not blowing" should suffice for regulating the discharge through the vent.
However, I know the...
