{"id":1080,"date":"2019-01-23T21:44:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/?page_id=1080"},"modified":"2019-01-23T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T22:05:07","slug":"blow-off-tank-design-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/?page_id=1080","title":{"rendered":"Mounting system for a 2.8 ton hydraulic arm on a blow off tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-2.jpg 765w, https:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-2-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blow-off tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p><strong>Item: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>9m diameter blow-off tank in a European aluminium plant<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>Current cleaning practice for the tank interior involves personnel access, causing concerns for the plant health and safety management team<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>Safety team propose a tank modification utilising a 3m diameter nozzle on top of the tank, from which a hydraulic cleaning hammer can be suspended, so as to end the requirement for personnel access<\/li>\r\n    <li>Can the nozzle support a 2.8 ton hydraulic cleaning hammer?<\/li>\r\n    <li>Timescales for implementation both critical and short<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Solution: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>Design of a supporting framework for the hammer and a structural integrity assessment of the framework\/nozzle assembly<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1082\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-top.jpg 502w, https:\/\/johnbrear-plantintegrity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blow-Off-Tank-top-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3m nozzle on top of blow-off tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p><strong>Results: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>In partnership with end user and manufacturing subcontractor, initial design of supporting framework proposed<\/li>\r\n    <li>All operating loads identified and ideal position of entry to blow-off tank identified<\/li>\r\n    <li>Safety factors agreed with end user<\/li>\r\n    <li>Full structural integrity assessment performed<\/li>\r\n    <li>Detailed sketches of final design provided for manufacturing process<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>Design and structural integrity assessment performed in short timescales<\/li>\r\n    <li>Manufacturing takes place within weeks of initial identification of requirements<\/li>\r\n    <li>Reduced timescales results in cost effective solution for client<\/li>\r\n    <li>New cleaning method successfully implemented<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Item: 9m diameter blow-off tank in a European aluminium plant Problem: Current cleaning practice for the tank interior involves personnel access, causing concerns for the plant health and safety management team Objective: Safety team propose a tank modification utilising a 3m diameter nozzle on top of the tank, from which a hydraulic cleaning hammer can &hellip; 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