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Safety Considerations for Pneumatic Pressure Testing
Safety considerations for pneumatic pressure testing. Safety considerations for pneumatic pressure testing. Published October 2023 Keywords Pneumatic Pressure Test Stored Energy Minimum Safe Distance Scaled Consequence Factor ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping Share Summary Pneumatic pressure testing poses a significant health and safety risk due to the stored energy of the test gas, especially on larger volume piping. This can affect the operations of clients or construction activities and should be considered when specifying pneumatic pressure tests. Safe distances for personnel are proscribed in ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping. Minimum safe distance is 30m (100ft) and increases with stored energy and risk of fragments being thrown. The safe distance can be reduced utilizing mitigation techniques included in ASME PCC-2. When specifying a pneumatic pressure test always consider stored energy and look to eliminate the need for the testing or substitute hydrostatic. Reducing the safe distance below 30m (100ft) should always be a last resort. Codes and Standards ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment and [...]
Cutting Costs on Cutting and Drilling Fluids Disposal
Cutting and drilling fluids contain a variety of oils and emulsifiers that make wastewater difficult to treat once the fluid is no longer usable. As a result, fluids are often disposed of as hazardous waste, incurring high operating costs to your company. JNE Environmental has developed a process that allows you to treat this wastewater at your own plant, leading to significant cost savings.Â
Oil Removal Package Optimizes Stamping Plant’s Existing Wastewater Treatment System
A local stamping and manufacturing plant approached JNE Environmental to supplement their existing wastewater treatment system. The existing system was very maintenance intensive due to the high oil content in the wastewater. To reduce the load on the existing system, we custom-designed an oil removal package by combining multiple oil recovery methods.
Pilot Plant Achieves Complete Destruction of Airborne VOC
A customer that makes a resin used in everything from billiard balls to countertops needed help removing high concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from their air emissions. Using the resources at our Burlington facility, we custom-designed, built, and operated a high-temperature catalytic oxidation Pilot Plant to test its effectiveness in treating hazardous air pollutants.
Custom Formulations to Maximize Solids Separation
A company that processes and digests food wastes was not able to remove enough solids from their incoming slurry prior to entering a large centrifuge. Â This resulted in process instability in their anaerobic digester system. Â JNE has since tested a new dry polymer product tailored to the separation of high solids wastewater for anaerobic digesters.
JNE presents at Autodesk University Las Vegas 2019
The JNE Group of Companies recently took the stage at Autodesk’s premiere North American conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Selected from over 2,400 international submissions, JNE’s presentation centered on our utilization of the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Collection to deliver a complete, complex multi-disciplinary 3D design to our clients.
Take Our Kids to Work Day at JNE
On November 6, 2019, The JNE Group of Companies welcomed Grade 9 students to learn more about careers for national Take Our Kids to Work Day. This day is Canada's most recognized career exploration event, with an estimated 200,000 students visiting workplaces every year.
Delivering Exceptional Fluoride Removal — Right to Your Door
JNE Environmental has designed, built in-house, and shipped Fluoride batch treatment and pH correction systems to an ultrapure chemical manufacturer in Reno, Nevada. The fluoride treatment system is comprised of an incoming equalization tank, a specialized cone-bottom reaction tank, sludge waste holding tank, and a discharge effluent equalization tank to allow for safe discharge into the sewer system.
