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Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > You Are Most Likely To Be A Chemical Engineer If.....
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on 27 July 2012 - 01:59 AM
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Fixed Water Spray Demand Calculations For Fire Protection Of Tanks / Vessels
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on 12 July 2012 - 02:07 AM
Of late I have developed quite a bit of interest in HSE engineering and specifically related to Loss Prevention protection and I have been going through a lot of literature related to Loss Prevention and specifically related to fire protection.
When we talk of fire protection, some of the most comprehensive guidelines and standards developed for fire...
When we talk of fire protection, some of the most comprehensive guidelines and standards developed for fire...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Faq On Process Design Engineering
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on 12 August 2010 - 08:53 AM
I have encountered a lot of fresh chemical engineering graduates from college who joined as "trainees" in the engineering consultancy field and inevitably they have a lot of questions on what process design engineering is all about?
Some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ's) are what are the activities that a process design engineer do,...
Some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ's) are what are the activities that a process design engineer do,...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Perforated Pipe Distributor Sizing Calculations
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on 16 May 2013 - 03:48 PM
Perforated Pipe Distributors have been discussed many times on “Cheresources”. How to design a perforated pipe distributor also known as a sparger has been a frequent question on the forum. Some general replies without providing in-depth methodology of sizing a distributor can be seen in the queries raised.
Perry’s Handbook (8th Editio...
Perry’s Handbook (8th Editio...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > How To Write A Plant Operating Manual
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on 13 July 2013 - 06:48 AM
Most Process Engineers, specially the senior process engineers are required to write a plant operating manual for a new greenfield project during their career. Mind you, this is quite different from updating an existing operating manual for a brownfield project where the scope of the project is modification and debottlenecking. Updation of an existing ope...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Gas Boot Sizing Upstream Of Fwko Tanks
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on 28 April 2014 - 12:34 AM
Gas Boots are provided upstream of a Crude Oil Dehydration tank in order to degass the crude oil before it enters the dehydration tank. Entrained gas in crude oil disturbs the settling process in a dehydration tank and it's removal is required to ensure quick and effective settling for separating bulk water in crude oil dehydration tanks also referred com...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Safety Rules To Be Followed For A Field Visit By A Process Design Engineer
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on 02 August 2012 - 03:27 AM
Most new process engineers working in design consultancy are unaware of the safety rules that need to be strictly adhered when making a field visit to a chemical process unit whether it be an upstream oil and gas processing installation, a refinery or a petrochemical plant. Today's blog entry tries to expalin some basic safety rules for a site visit. I...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > The Flip Side Of Engineering Standards And Practices
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on 07 October 2013 - 11:40 AM
Dear All,
I like to keep myself abreast of the latest engineering standards and practices from international organizations (API / ISO) and from engineering / operating companies. The best thing about them is I don't have to overload my memory trying to remember established engineering and design practices which are generally well...
I like to keep myself abreast of the latest engineering standards and practices from international organizations (API / ISO) and from engineering / operating companies. The best thing about them is I don't have to overload my memory trying to remember established engineering and design practices which are generally well...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Minimum Safe Recyle Process Flow Schemes For Centrifugal Pumps
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on 01 January 2013 - 06:46 AM
On the eve of the new year designated as 2013 as per the Gregorian calendar, I wish the members and readers of "Cheresources" a very happy and prosperous new year. Before moving on to the topic at hand, I wish to express my sincere thanks to Chris Haslego and Art Montemayor for providing this wonderful gift of "Cheresources" to the...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > As-Built Piping & Instrument Diagrams
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on 06 July 2012 - 02:47 AM
Not many young entrants in process engineering would be aware of this aspect of engineering and today's blog entry tries to put in perspective what "As-Builting" is all about.
Most of you are aware that during the engineering phase an important task by the process engineer is to prepare "Piping and Instrument Diagrams", in short...
Most of you are aware that during the engineering phase an important task by the process engineer is to prepare "Piping and Instrument Diagrams", in short...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Some Utility Consumption Estimates
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on 14 February 2012 - 10:33 AM
As part of preparing a process discipline manual for one of my previous organizations, one section that I had prepared was "Guidelines for Preparation of Utility Summary". This document besides containing an excel template for utility summary also had some guidelines for determining the consumption of utilities such as instrument air, cooling...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Project Management - A Lost Art
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on 29 June 2011 - 11:12 PM
When I started my career in the design engineering field I had the privilege of working with some excellent project managers. Coincidentally all these persons were chemical engineers who had worked as process engineers in their earlier avatar and knew the nitty gritty of what design engineering is all about. This in no way implies that engineers with other...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Careers Options For Chemical Engineers With Special Emphasis On Females
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on 04 June 2011 - 11:28 PM
Many young lady engineers ask questions about their career options specially in the context of various options in the chemical process industry. In this blog entry I would like to take the opinion of the young ladies who are just starting their careers as chemical engineers as well as present the work conditions of the different areas where chemical...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Solid-Liquid Mixing In Agitated Vessels (Just Suspended Speed)
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on 08 April 2016 - 06:29 AM
Dear All,
Solid suspension and dispersion in a liquid is an important operation carried out in mixing systems. The primary objective of solid-liquid mixing is to create and maintain a solid-liquid slurry, and to promote and enhance the rate of mass transfer between the solid and liquid phases. Such processes are typically carried out in mechanically agit...
Solid suspension and dispersion in a liquid is an important operation carried out in mixing systems. The primary objective of solid-liquid mixing is to create and maintain a solid-liquid slurry, and to promote and enhance the rate of mass transfer between the solid and liquid phases. Such processes are typically carried out in mechanically agit...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Heat Transfer In Buried Liquid Lines (Stagnant Liquid)
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on 13 February 2016 - 01:42 PM
Dear All,
My earlier blog entry on heat transfer in buried liquid pipelines related to temperature reduction of the flowing liquid at a certain distance from the pipeline inlet.
Let us think of a buried pipeline or pipeline section where the liquid flow has been stopped and the liquid is now in a stagnant condition in the pipeline or pipeline section. L...
My earlier blog entry on heat transfer in buried liquid pipelines related to temperature reduction of the flowing liquid at a certain distance from the pipeline inlet.
Let us think of a buried pipeline or pipeline section where the liquid flow has been stopped and the liquid is now in a stagnant condition in the pipeline or pipeline section. L...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Natural Gas Pipeline Blowdown Time Calculation
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on 02 June 2013 - 07:31 PM
I have posted a lot of excel spreadsheets on the Cheresources community related to process engineering calculations. I also have posted blog entries where I have outlined the steps along with equations to build an excel spreadsheet for various calculations.
The idea of posting blog entries with equations and calculation steps is to encourage young...
The idea of posting blog entries with equations and calculation steps is to encourage young...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Comparing Iso13709 / Api 610 With Ansi / Asme B73.1 Centrifugal Pumps
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on 05 December 2012 - 02:50 AM
I am not a rotating machinery specialist but a process engineer. Today's blog heading probably has more relevance to a rotating machinery specialist. Nevertheless, I felt that process engineers are also entitled to know the difference between these two distinct categories of centrifugal pumps used worldwide for a majority of pumping applications...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Know Your Career Opportunities - A Primer On Seeking New Employment
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on 01 June 2011 - 02:41 AM
Lots of young engineers seek new opportunities of employment. In most cases the overpowering consideration is to get a hike in the salary and / or an enhanced position in the new organization. Is this all to seeking a new job? I would consider it a folly to have such a approach while seeking new employment. A lot more needs to be found out about your...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Steam Tracing Design
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on 04 November 2017 - 12:54 PM
Dear All,
It is well known that chemical process plants located in areas where ambient temperatures can fall well below freezing may require heat tracing of lines and equipment containing process fluids that can freeze or congeal and stop flowing thereby causing costly plant outages and economic losses. In certain cases, freezing of line contents and flo...
It is well known that chemical process plants located in areas where ambient temperatures can fall well below freezing may require heat tracing of lines and equipment containing process fluids that can freeze or congeal and stop flowing thereby causing costly plant outages and economic losses. In certain cases, freezing of line contents and flo...
Ankur's_Chemical_Engg_Blog > Empirical Equations For Pressure Drop In Crude Oil And White Oil Pipelines
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on 27 August 2012 - 12:17 AM
Most of the experienced chemical engineers know about the Darcy-Weisbach equation for frictional pressure drop using the Darcy friction factor values from Moody's chart. The Moody chart provides the Darcy friction factor values for a given Reynold's number and a given relative roughness for conduits with a circular cross-section (circular...
