Glossary
Final acceptance
Is carried out before delivery to the customer depending on the classification of the pressure equipment. Here, pressure equipment is to be subjected to the...
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Flow rate
The flow rate (or flow velocity) is a physical size and defines the speed in a flow, in a directed movement of particles or in...
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Forward acting rupture disc
Bursting discs are pressure relief devices protecting a vessel or a system from damaging high or low pressure by making a disposable membrane burst. Bursting...
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Fouling
Refers to general contaminants / impurities. In relation to the heat exchanger, fouling may occur in the jacket area (heating medium) and in the product...
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Fragmentation
The term fragmentation refers to the area characteristic of a bursting disc upon reaching the burst pressure. Depending on various factors, bursting discs may open...
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