In this post I want to share to you about closed drain systems and how to design them. You may know several types of drainage in process plant, which are:
- Closed drain
- Open drain
- Oil drain
- Water drain
This post will cover about closed drain system. Hopefully in the near future I share to you other types of drain.
What is closed drain system?
During maintenance activities, process liquid in the equipment should be emptied. The liquid must be collected. The volume of collected liquid can be significant, therefore must be recovered and can be reused in the process or disposed safely.
Closed drain system is facility used to collect the liquid from the bottom of vessels and their associated piping to a recovery vessel or closed drain drum or closed drain vessel. The liquid flows to the vessel or drum by gravity. Read More