Global competition has been moving the hydrocarbon processing
industry to ever-higher levels of efficiency and production rates.
This has led to an increased demand on both equipment and manpower
to produce higher reliability and shorter turnaround times. One
major problem faced when dealing with high-temperature and pressure
equipment is its bolting and unbolting. This is due to the very
large torque required to properly seal the joint and the difficulty
of its application, especially in the field.
One of main gas turbine generators in a large refinery has been
notoriously known for being very hard to bolt and for developing
leaks when bolted. A number of methods are availabl
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