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  • Hello Peter, I strongly agree with you in term of separate or independent system for safety and BPCS ,whenever it is not a single burner; the conclusion for these cases are clear enough. After reading carefully the NFPA 85, in case of single burner,It is explained that a ...

  • Hi everyone. My experience on use of thermal meters in the O&G industry here in Brazil is: flare stacks having smaller diameters (say 6"); maybe because the velocity ranges are not so wider and the gas composition is not so variable; gas compressors inlets and outlets ...

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  • I live in Algona, IA with my Wife and 2 children. We own a couple businesses and I work full time for Corteva Agriscience as the Automation Coordinator at the Algona Production Plant. I started as an electrician and moved into automation within a couple years of being employed ...

  • Hi All As I was on tour I could not pay attention on this; kindly excuse. Coming on the subject of Quality in Automation Project Management, the following aspects play an important role : First of all, the concerned control systems engineer of the end user should also ...

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  • BACnet or "Building and Control Network" was developed by ASHRAE specifically for HVAC applications. It's been expanded to include other building systems such as lighting and access control. In my experience, I've only seen it used in process industries where HVAC equipment ...

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