The maximum and minimum design temperatures for a vessel will determine the maximum allowable stress value permitted for the material to be used in the…
Each relief valve should be equipped with inlet piping no smaller than the valve inlet flange size, and inlet piping should be as short as…
One method of assuring that hydrates do not form is to assure that the amount of water vapor in the gas is always less than…
A bed of structured packing consists of a bed support upon which elements of structured packing are placed. Beds of structured packing typically have lower…
The molecular weight of the liquid stream is calculated from the weighted average liquid component molecular weight given by: This is calculated in Table 3-3.…
The Reynolds number is a dimensionless parameter that relates the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces. It can be expressed by the following general…
The question always comes up of which fluid to put in the tubes and which fluid to put in the shell. Consider placing a fluid…
The simplest form of primary treating equipment is a settling (skim) tank or vessel. These items are normally designed to provide long residence times during…
Head Bernoulli is a term that refers to the total energy of a fluid at a given point in a steady flow system. It consists…
In order to choose the coil length and diameter, a temperature must first be chosen upstream of the choke; the higher Th the longer the…