CHAPTER ONEPROCESS OPERATIONS & DESIGN
CARL & CLARE
Hello! I’m Clare! I work for Carl. We troubleshoot refinery process equipment! We’re a team!
Hi! I’m Carl! I know everything, because I’m really, extremely, smart! Clare is my associate!
INCREASING COOLING WATER FLOW THRU AN ELEVATED CONDENSER OR COOLER
Clare! Let’s open the cooling water outlet valve to get more water flow.
No, Carl! The Condenser is 60 feet above grade. The pressure at P1, is under vacuum! Opening that valve will give us less cooling water flow!
NO! Opening a valve will always increase flow!
Sorry, Carl! Opening that valve reduces the pressure at P1, further below the atmospheric pressure. This causes the air to flash-out of the cooling water, which chokes back water flow!
Clare! WRONG! I’m really ...
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