The process flow diagram of the new company is utterly confusing, and no specific information can be found online
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I’ve just started working at a new company. I’ve spent a few days understanding the mechanical aspects, but I’m completely confused by what’s called a process flow diagram. When I search online for information on this topic, I find many diagrams, but very little actual information; most of what’s available relates to construction. When I ask my colleagues, they say it’s just blueprints left over from previous employees. I’m afraid of bothering them by asking too many detailed questions, so I ended up coming across this forum after some random searches. The content here deals with pipes, valves, pumps, etc., which seems somewhat related to what I’m dealing with. I’m hoping to get some advice from everyone here; I’d like to learn a systematic approach to this subject, so that I can learn how to calculate pipe diameters and select the right valves, among other things
If you can’t find it, be humble and learn from your colleagues around you*.
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Please upload the complete drawing attachment; it’s really tiring to look at this.
There is something called a legend; it is necessary to use the legend in order to understand a flowchart. This one isn’t complicated; it’s a very simple process
Your diagram isn’t ugly either, but it’s incomplete – pieces of it are here and there. The first component is the condensate collection tank, with water inflow controlled by a float level gauge. The other is the steam pipeline valve assembly, which consists of regulating valves, stop valves, safety valves, as well as a steam trap system. The next one is the compressed air buffer tank, which consists of an inlet pipe, a buffer tank, and an outlet pipe (comprising a filter and valves). Below that is a reactor with a jacket, which is heated by steam; the materials are fed into the reactor from above, one of them being fed in the form of a spray.