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Installation Guide
AMACS Mesh Mist Eliminators are designed to AMACS Process Tower Internals appreciates
provide exceptional performance in a wide range and thanks you for your business. AMACS
of applications. A proper installation is required technical representatives are always available
to realize this performance. Proper installation to assist you if questions arise during your
involves a degree of common sense. However, installation. Our contact number is 800-716-1179.
this guide provides numerous helpful hints
and recommendations that will simplify your
installation and answer the most common
questions we receive from customers.
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Table of Contents
New Mist Eliminator Inspection 4
I n s ta l l a ti o n 9 - 13
Tr ou bl es h ooti n g 15
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Step One New Mist Eliminator Inspection
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Step Two Removing Existing Mist Eliminator
(For new process vessels proceed to page 6.)
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H old Down Options
Caution:
If your mist eliminator is installed
in a critical or severe service,
AMACS recommends a more
secure hold down method. Check
with your AMACS sales repre-
sentative about optional relief
doors, heavy duty grids and other
special features.
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H old Down Options
Through Bolts
Relief Doors
D ual Support Rings Tie Wire with Offset Ring Relief doors can be incorporated
into your mist eliminator design for
fouling service to prevent blowout
in upset conditions.
Gas
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H old Down Options
E xpansion Ring
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Step Three Installation
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Installing Multi-Section Mist Eliminators in Vertical Vessels
L arge Pads :
For large pads, total compression can be several inches. It is very t
to “work out” all of the compression when installing the last section.
AMACS recommends this easy method: Loop tie wire around adjacent
grids as the sections are installed. This loop should be close to the down
rods, where the mesh is xed to the grids. Twist the tie wire, pulling the
grids towards each other, until the grids of each section are spaced 1 1/ 2”
apart. Using this procedure will ease installation of the last sections.
1 2 3
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Installing Multi-Section Mist Eliminators in Vertical Vessels
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
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Installing Multi-Section Mist Eliminators in Horizontal Vessels
Top View
1 2 3 4 5
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Installing Multi-Section Mist Eliminators in Horizontal Vessels
Final Notes:
M ake certain and check your
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installation procedures.
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Maintenance and Cleaning
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Troubleshooting
M onitoring pressure drop across t If pressure drop increases more than an inch of water column
the mist eliminator may be the best above start-up conditions, some sort of plugging is most likely
option for determining acceptable taking place. To rectify the situation, clean the mesh pad.
operation. It is a good practice to
t When pressure drop decreases across the mist eliminator, there are
record initial pressure drop at
likely holes or voids in the pad or reduced mesh density.
start-up under clean conditions
Corrosion over time will reduce the mesh wire diameter, mesh
for future observation.
density and in turn reduce pressure drop. Gaps in the mesh pad will
cause channeling and a reduction in collection y.
Note:
For mist eliminator design and
performance information, ask for
the AMACS Mesh and Vane Mist
Eliminator brochure.
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O ther AMACS Products
When it comes to mass transfer separations and pollution control,
come to AMACS Process Tower Internals. With the full range of separation
products, we individual components or turnkey systems built to your
and/or performance requirements.
MESH and VANE MIST ELIMINATORS RANDOM PACKINGS STRUCTURED GRID PACKING
from knitted mesh pads to vane mist eliminators. to facilitate mass transfer under a wide for severe fouling applications
We also manufacture our patented MistFix® range of applications.
insertion cartridge mist eliminator for applications
where vessel access is prohibitive.
INSERTION MISTFIX ®
MIST ELIMINATOR
LIQUID DISTRIBUTORS
for effective distribution of liquids over the TURNKEY POLLUTION
INLET DISTRIBUTORS packing, AMACS offers options to meet CONTROL PACKAGES
many designs available including diffuser a variety of performance requirements. for asphalt, oleum, plasticizers, metal working,
plates and cyclonic type distributors.
compressor stations, marine bilge and a wide
range of specialty indoor air cleaning and
outdoor removal of visible plumes. We also
manufacture turnkey systems for separating
a wide variety of gas, liquid and solid regimes.
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