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Blast Resistant Design of Structures

Industrial process plants handling hydrocarbons and other fuels have experienced accidental explosions. Care is taken to minimize explosions in the plant design, however when such incidents occur; the consequences can be very severe involving...

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Integration of Renewable Sources of Electrical Power with Grid

The huge, ever growing demand for electrical energy has hitherto been primarily met through the combustion of fossil fuels, and conversion of heat liberated therefrom. The relentless exploitation of these non-renewable resources has raised...

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Structural Distress in Existing Plant and Study for Remedial Action

Introduction Plant structures are designed and constructed to resist loads envisaged to be carried based on its function and local environmental conditions. Additional requirement for the desired durability of the various structural elements are...

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Restoration of a Distressed Tailing Dam

Introduction   Handling and management of tailings from a process plant is always a tricky and sometimes neglected part of engineering and operation. The tailings in mineral and ore processing plants contain some quantity of...

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Application of Novak’s Method for Design of Low Frequency Rotating Equipment Foundation Block on Driven Cast In Situ RCC Piles in Weak Soil

Numbers of rotating machines having wide range of frequencies operate in a thermal power plant. These machines except the Turbo-Generator are mounted on reinforced concrete block foundations. Induced Draft (ID) Fan is a rotating...

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Valve Automation with Digital Technology

Valves commonly used in process industry are either pneumatically operated or electrically operated depending on the availability of instrument air/power at that location and its application. The control and monitoring of the valves shall...