Author: dhavalmeets@gmail.com
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When the Numbers Have to Mean Something: Cost Estimation and the Basis of Estimate at End of FEED
There’s a particular kind of pressure that builds as a FEED phase winds down. Drawings are maturing, equipment lists are getting firmer, and somewhere in the background, the project controls team is assembling the cost estimate that will go in front of the client — or more accurately, in front of the client’s investment committee.…
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Flare Header Design Flaws: Understanding Liquid Pocket Risks
A deep-dive into one of the most underestimated risks in process plant design — and how to prevent it during FEED. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Liquid pockets in flare headers are one of the most underestimated safety risks in process plant design. They form silently, corrode piping over years, and then — at the exact moment of…
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The Lost Art of Boredom: Lessons from Generational TV Viewing
I remember those Sunday mornings when the whole family would sit around the TV. Incense smell everywhere, streets quiet because everyone was waiting for Mahabharat to start. We were all cross legged on the floor, just watching that one screen. If the picture got fuzzy, someone ran up to the roof to fix the antenna.…
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Beyond Textbook
A 12-year-old takes his own life because a parent refused to buy a new mobile phone. An 8-year-old dives into a swimming pool and saves a grown man from drowning. When we read these headlines, we have to ask: Who is to blame, and who takes the credit? Is it the parents? The society? The…
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