Gulf Professional Publishing released the book by Trevor Kletz called Still Going Wrong. The book deals with the Case histories of process plant disasters and how they could have been avoided. About Trevor Kletz: Trevor Kletz (1922-2013) is the author of Still Going Wrong. He was also the author of the book what went wrong? Kletz is a graduate in Chemistry. He joined ICI as a … [Read more...]
Reciprocating Compressor Trips and Safety Aspects
Chemical Process Industries widely employs reciprocating compressor in Various applications and hence it is important to have a better trip and safety system to protect the men and machinery in case of any abnormality. Let us see them in this article in detail. Reciprocating compressor Trips High Suction Temperature Due to cooling water failure to inter coolers, valve … [Read more...]
Minimum Thermal Flow in Centrifugal Pumps
What is Minimum Thermal Flow in Centrifugal Pumps? Minimum Thermal Flow in Centrifugal Pump is defined as, “The lowest flow at which the pump can operate without its operation being impaired by the temperature rise o f the pumped liquid” The temperature of the liquid in the pump casing is to be kept below the saturation temperature of the liquid. The overheating of the … [Read more...]
Cooling Tower Components
The major cooling tower components include Cold Water Basin, Cooling Tower Structure, Fills, Drift eliminators, Cooling Tower Fans, Water Distribution Piping’s, Fan Deck & Fan cylinder, Cooling Tower Louvers, Gearbox, Driveshafts & Mechanical Equipment Support, Valves, Nozzles and Electrical & Instrumentation systems. Let us see them in detail. Fills: Cooling … [Read more...]
Flash Steam Recovery Calculation
What is Flash Steam? Flash Steam is the steam formed whenever hot condensate at high pressure and temperature is allowed to drop into a low pressure side. It is formed by boiling of the condensate which contains more heat than it can hold at that low pressure. Most Common Sources of Flash Steam recovery in a Chemical Process Industry includes Blow Down from Boilers and … [Read more...]