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Static Mixer

08/20/2009 2:21 AM

Dear All,

While i was technically evaluating a bid for static mixer,i came across that the vendor has mentioned pressure drop of 17.5bar in his drawing for static mixer,whereas our requirement for pressure drop is 10psi.. When i asked this query from the vendor.. he replied as

" The stated pressure drop on the drawing refer to mechanical allowable pressure drop. The pressure drop resulted from the process flow is stated in the technical part of our quotation, which is lower than the specified allowable pressure drop of 10psi".

I didnt get this reply.. Wats the difference b/w Mechanical and process pressure drop?

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Usama

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Re: Static Mixer

08/20/2009 3:31 AM

A possible translation:

"Above 17.5 bar pressure drop, expect the static mixer element to find its way out through the downstream port, probably bent, and possibly in fragments. At the design flow, the pressure drop through the device is expected to be less than the maximum 10psi allowable"

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Re: Static Mixer

08/20/2009 5:07 AM

U mean to say above 17.5 bar, mechanical damage would occur... hmm that seemz logical, bt i m nt assuming anything rather asking the vendor to ellaborate

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Re: Static Mixer

08/23/2009 1:27 AM

The 17.5 bar pressure drop would be a maximum allowable, which would occur at a high flow rate. Your actual process flow is probably less, hence the pressure drop will also be lower. If you have access to the technical part of the vendor's report, see if there is a chart or graph that shows pressure drop at various flow rates and for various fluids. To give a rough example, if your design flow was 10 gpm at 10 psid, a large flow of 160 gpm would result in 17.5 bar pressure drop (PD varies as square of flow). It appears that the vendor has stated the matter correctly and straightforwardly, but check the technical data.

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