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API 2000 Tank P/V Vent Sizing Causes List

Posted on 2021/07/15 by admin

When sizing Pressure/Vacuum tank vents, consider these cases. Continue reading →

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Designing Heat Exchangers to Prevent Fouling

Posted on 2019/06/12 by admin

Hey all, just an update to mention I found an aged but excellent article about designing heat exchangers to prevent fouling: No Fooling – No Fouling,  by Charles H. Gilmour. Chemical Engineering Progress Magazine July 1965; Volume 61, No. 7. … Continue reading →

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How to Invert a Matrix

Posted on 2019/05/31 by admin

Let’s review my Matrix Inversion cheat-sheet, for those times you need to do it by hand: For a 2×2 Matrix: a b c d Then the inverse is 1/(ad-cb) * d -b                       -c a … Continue reading →

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HYSYS Shortcuts for Stream Flags / Labels

Posted on 2017/10/20 by admin

Another tip for Aspentech’s HYSYS process simulator today. At the simulation PFD, streams by default are labeled with their stream name. However, you can change the stream flag to show different info, which can help you get a quick visual … Continue reading →

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Value Improvement Practices (VIP) Guide Words

Posted on 2017/08/02 by admin

A Value Improvement Process (VIP) session, also known as Value Engineering, is a meeting that tries to analyze a design and find ways to improve the “value” the project provides to those undertaking it. This usually means saving money, but … Continue reading →

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