In our plant we have a hot oil heater running with natural gas.
Equipment capacity= 13.7 MMBTU/hr (absorbed heat)
Currently we are running about 14 MMBTU/hr of released heat (burning this amount) and we are getting efficiency about 65% measured as Heat absorbed by the oil/heat released by...
As a result acidulations process, we get a two liquid phase flow: an oily phase and brine (water and sodium sulfate).
Liquid phases ratio is critical to a later centrifuge operation.
So far a uncomplicated sampling procedure is used to visually evaluate the phases ration, but we want to go with...
I'm on a design process of a no critical piping. And I need define if tracing will be copper or stainless.
I need some experience on this matter.
All critical piping will be jacketed (steam, hotoil or tempered water.
thanks in advance,
Gottburg
