*Note to Reader, Interchangeable Terms: Blowoff Vessel, Blowoff Tank, Blowdown Tank
If you’re not an experienced engineer involved with boiler room equipment design, The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors’ guide for blowoff vessels can be a little daunting. Other than using the complex formulas themselves, part of the unease some individuals may experience is with reading the more open ended statements within the guide. There are so many factors that can effect a blowdown tank’s design it would be nearly impossible for the National Board to write comprehensive guide on each. So naturally they leave some things a bit ambiguous as to the way something can be designed or fabricated (Reference page 2 of NB-27 document).
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