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#1 james.corrobro@gmail.com

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 07:08 PM

rookie question...what does turn down of 60% for a plant mean...does it mean that it can run at 60 per cent of maximum capacity of 40 per cent of maximum capacity?



#2 latexman

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 07:39 PM

40% of capacity.

#3 Bobby Strain

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 10:39 PM

"of" is the key.

 

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#4 fallah

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 10:59 PM

rookie question...what does turn down of 60% for a plant mean...does it mean that it can run at 60 per cent of maximum capacity of 40 per cent of maximum capacity?

 

Turndown percent of 60% means the plant can be run within the range of the maximum capacity and 60% of the maximum capacity...

 

Foe such turndown percent, the turndown ratio will be 100/60=1.66






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