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Name five things that would affect the locations of different pieces of equipment when determining the layout of equipment in a process unit.
Things that would affect the locations of different pieces of equipment when determining the layout of equipment in a process unit
(1) Clearance for tube bundle removal on a heat exchanger.
(2) NPSH on a pump affects the vertical separation of feed vessel and pump inlet.
(3) Accessibility of an instrument for an operator must be able to read a PI or change/move a valve.
(4) Separation between equipment for safety reasons reactors and compressors.
(5) Crane access for removing equipment.
(6) Vertical positioning of equipment to allow for gravity flow of liquid.
(7) Hydrostatic head for thermosiphon reboiler affects height of column skirt.