Glycol heater

This is a view at the bundle of pipes that belongs to the glycol heater of unit EC 6.
We use large radiators in the air inlet to the gasturbines to heat the inlet air during wintertime.
The radiators are part of a circulationsystem filled with glycol.
The glycol is heated with auxiliary steam.
This bundle is normally full of glycol and the steam is around the pipes.
Here on the right is the casing; put aside to inspect the bundle.
A small mistake was made when this system was engineered; nobody thought about the fact a huge air inletduct was sceduled at the free end of the bundle.
So every time the bundle has to be inspected the complete thing has to be dismantled.... and the casing of the bundle has to be removed instead of the bundle pulled out.
There is not enough free space at the other end.

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