Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

train d'échange

English translation:

heat exchanger train

Added to glossary by Anton Konashenok
Sep 3, 2009 14:57
14 yrs ago
French term

train d'échange

French to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci
From a document discussin problems with cargo and with safety measures. "Les équipement sensibles au phénonmè d'érosion corrosion tels que les échangeurs sont généralement surveillés dans le cadre de plans d'inspection avec des mesures périodiques d'épaisseur soit en marche soit pendant les arrêts d'unité. Le mode de foctionnement avec un train d'échange en service et un en attente permet à priori de réaliser ces mesures en marche."
What would a "train d'exchange" be in this context?
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4 heat exchanger train
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Sep 7, 2009 13:52: Anton Konashenok Created KOG entry

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heat exchanger train

in petrochemistry, "train" is one of several sets of equipment connected in parallel; in this case, at a certain point in the process, the pipeline bifurcates into two trains, but one of them remains shut off, so that the entire flow goes through the other; when that one requires maintenance, their roles are swapped

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-09-03 15:06:49 GMT)
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by merely opening the shutoff valves on the idle train, then closing them on the one being taken out of commission (without interrupting the process).
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