NATURAL DRAFT COOLING TOWERS - Their CONSTRUCTION, WORKING, TYPES AND ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES.

NATURAL DRAFT COOLING TOWERS A NATURAL DRAFT Cooling Tower is so called because it do not use fans for drawing air into the tower, instead it uses the natural air which is drawn into the tower naturally by the process of Natural Convection for cooling the hot water. It may be Cylindrical or Hyperbolic in shape. Hyperbolic shape offers superior structural strength and resistence to ambient wind loadings. Due to the large size of...

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How to Set up a Chemical Plant - Chemical Plant Site Selection, Different Location factors & Preparing Plant Layout.

This post will answer following Questions : How to select a suitable Chemical Plant Site , Different Location factors that need to be considered & How to prepare Plant Layout - in short HOW TO SET UP A CHEMICAL PLANT. SITE SELECTION:                                      Site selection for a plant, keeping in view the various corporate objectives of the company...

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WHAT ARE HAZARDS ? HAZARD ANALYSIS , HAZOP STUDY & HAZOP PROCEDURE

HAZARDS Hazards are everywhere, Unfortunately a hazard is not always identified until an accident occurs. It is essential to identify the hazards and reduce the risk well in advance  of an accident. For each process in a chemical plant  the following questions must be asked.      1.    WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS ?      2.    WHAT CAN GO WRONG AND HOW ?      3.    WHAT ARE THE CHANCES ?      4.    WHAT ARE...

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