Open AccessSIGHT-GLASS DEGRADATION IN UREA CARBAMATE SOLUTION
Author(s) -
Dikdik Yuliana,
Hengki Irawan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indonesian journal of engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2774-373X
DOI - 10.51630/ijes.v3i1.34
Subject(s) - sight , thermal shock , carbamate , materials science , corrosion , shock (circulatory) , composite material , degradation (telecommunications) , chemistry , engineering , optics , organic chemistry , physics , medicine , telecommunications
In the industrial environment, a sight glass acts as a gauge for the fluid level in a pressure vessel. Sight glass must have the following physical properties: clarity (clear enough to view the fluid in the vessel), hardness (not easily broken), thermal shock resistance, and corrosion resistance. A historical investigation of the equipment placed in the High-Pressure Decomposer (HPD) unit of the Urea Plant-X and Plant-Y has a pressure of 17 Bar and a temperature of 124-155oC, yielded an analysis of sight glass degradation in carbamate solution. The sight glass that was installed is soda-lime fused glass. The average is based on the equipment's history.