Patassa
Mechanical
- Oct 14, 2013
- 51
A client recently installed a new Deaerator that we spec'ed out and had designed for them. They are now wanting to add an exhaust head on the 2" steam vent atop the vessel. The exhaust head they want to add weighs roughly 60 lbs and we'd also have to install two 2" valves for bypass incase of maintenance with the exhaust head as well as a long 1" drain line down to grade (25').
Will calculations need to be rerun on the vessel for this additional weight/load? New calculations on the nozzle? Is there a rule of thumb when it comes to adding this stuff after the vessel has been designed already?
We don't have a principle mechanical engineer at the company anymore, but we will have one next week, however I'm hoping to at least know if I need to hit the brakes on this purchase until someone with more experience than man can run the calculations. I'm a younger mechanical engineer and my background is in maintenance so I'm out of depth on this.
Thanks
Will calculations need to be rerun on the vessel for this additional weight/load? New calculations on the nozzle? Is there a rule of thumb when it comes to adding this stuff after the vessel has been designed already?
We don't have a principle mechanical engineer at the company anymore, but we will have one next week, however I'm hoping to at least know if I need to hit the brakes on this purchase until someone with more experience than man can run the calculations. I'm a younger mechanical engineer and my background is in maintenance so I'm out of depth on this.
Thanks
