Gas hydrates are ice-like crystalline minerals normally formed from methane and water. When Low molecular weight gases solidify at low temperatures and moderate pressure conditions, gas hydrates are...
Category: Process
Guidelines for Sizing of Restriction Orifice for Single-phase fluids (With PDF)
In our last article, we discussed restriction orifices in detail. The same article also lists the important factors on which the sizing of a restriction orifice depends. Click here to recapitulate...
It is well-known that water hammer is caused in a piping system by sudden closure or opening of the valves or due to pump trips. During those events, the pressure increases to a huge extent and that...
Storage Tank design using TANK software and re-rating with API 620 & API 579 (With PDF)
Designing storage tanks are a critical activity. Various parameters need to be considered during design. In recent times the design of storage tanks is automated using various software. In this...
De-Salting of Crude Oil | Dehydration of Crude Oil (With PDF)
Desalting of Crude oil means the removal of the dissolved salt in the crude oil and increasing the grade of the crude oil. Crude oil dehydration is the process of removing the water present in crude...
Control Valve Sizing is a procedure of deciding the appropriate type and size of the control valve to optimally satisfy the requirements of fluid flow management. This article will describe the...
