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I've been learning so much in my first project out of university; sometimes it's overwhelming, but I know that I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
Just a couple tidbits about the unit of the plant I am working on: Hydroprocessing. The reactors in the hydroprocessing unit have walls that are 9 to 12 inches thick, because of the extremely high pressures that are used to convert the feedstock to products. In designing the equipment for our unit, it was interesting to see how chemical (the industrial term is 'process') engineers work with other engineers, like piping, mechanical, electrical and civil. Just a small change to the process can have a 'snowball' effect down the line; changing everything involved, all the way from the electrical to the foundation requirements. Just increasing the size of a vessel by, say, 10% can have a much larger implication to the overall cost to the project. Such a change could be possibly 50% more expensive once the civil, piping and other requirements have been modified accordingly.
Hopefully this post didn't get too technical; I just wanted to give a glimpse of what chemical, or process, engineers do.
I just have you say, you are brilliant, I could never do what you do! So glad to see you accomplishing what you've worked so hard to do! Love you!
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