An Analysis on Water Hammer of Heating Coil of Heavy Oil Tank

A set of heating coil installed in No. 114 residual tank(3000 m³) leaked in 1995. Analysis results have shown that serious water hammer is the major cause. To prevent the heating coil from water hammer, some measures are put forward, including improving the design of heating coil outlet, adopting quality drain valve and cleaning/maintaining on a regular basis.