Test 4 Flashcards
Negatively charged ions
Anions
The process by which water is removed from the boiler system
Blowdown
Energy measurement unit; the energy needed to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
British thermal unit
Contamination of steam with boiler water solids
Carryover
Positively charged ions
Cations
A device to safely burn excess hydrocarbon vapor
Flare
A pipe that connects the plant to the flare
Flare Header
The bridging together of coagulated particles
Flocculation
Any valve that is intended to block flow;
Block valve
A tank located between a flare header and the flare; used to separate liquid hydrocarbons from vapor
Knockout drum
Heat that cannot be measured; the heat required to change a liquid to vapor or vapor to a liquid
Latent Heat
steam that operates between 1,000 and 1,200 psig
Super high pressure
Name two types of atmospheric tanks
Cone roof and floating roof