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Effective use of condenser tube plugs in processing industries:
People around the globe are passionate to reuse or at least trying to increase the life of the materials which are used in homes, industries, commercial places, etc. if we talk about specifically for refineries and other processing industries, several processes are going on from the raw material to the finished product. These industries have plants for the production in which continuous, semi-continuous and manual processing are carried out, in which condensers are placed to carry out the production. Condenser tube plugs are also used to repair or stop the leakages from the shell and tubes since it is not possible to replace the whole equipment due to simple leakages. Although unnecessary drips of fluid from the plant is not good at all. As it can create disturbance in continuation practice as well as degrade the quality of the product. That’s why large scale manufacturers mostly rely on companies whose Heat exchanger product corporation is well-known due to their stamping.
Tube plugs are used to modify the seal, the leakages of condensers and adding up more life to the expensive equipment. The tapered shape of these plugs allows them to introduce into the condensers with low forces and will enable them to bear maximum allowable pressure. Sockets like shaped and of small size with good quality material allow it to work where high pressure and temperature fluid go through it. It provides ease and comfort to the maintenance department whose job is to strictly monitor the leakages of the liquid and running of the plant. Plugs were introduced not directly for the first time, but it is an altered form of the seal provided by the technical institutes and their engineers.
Why is it to be necessary that for the vast production, small leakages can’t be neglected? These are not simple as people think about it, but it can create many problems for the industry and as well as for the people who are working on these plants. Condensers are used for heat exchanging purposes where it can take thermal fluid energy and transport it to the designated area where it may be reused for other purposes. These are also used in air conditioning, power plants where steam is used to generate fuel, heat exchangers, etc.
Refineries are working on the high temperature and pressure where crude is refined and separated into different products. The temperature ranges for the fluids separated from the crude are very high, and this is the reason that the leakage problems occur. Though this is not an easy task to repair the whole part of that area due to its complexity industries used plugs that allow them to continue their production with some security solutions. Material for this can be varied according to the requirements. Still, mainly it is of brass material as it supports the processing and rusting process is exponentially slow compared to others, stainless steel plugs are also used in most chemical industries due to the complex nature of the chemicals and reactions that are preceded for the production of the substances. Though it is expensive in comparison, it is the easiest and most straightforward way to stop leakage at the end of the tube pipes.
About the Author: Pierre Zarokian is the CEO of Submit Express, an SEO Company, and Reputation Stars, a Reputation Management company. Zarokian also writes for Search Engine Journal publication and has spoken at many industry trade shows.
