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purification operator ii
A professional who controls gas-scrubbing and related equipment to remove impurities from gases. Respnsibilities include:
- Observes temperature, flow, pressure gauges, and liquid-level indicators and moves controls to effect operating equilibrium in equipment, according to plant procedure and correlation of instrument readings.
- Observes gas-scrubbing fluid through sight glasses to determine process efficiency, indicated by color and flow rate of fluid.
- Turns valves to maintain brine in brine scrubber at specified strength and regulate temperature of hot water in scrubber jacket, according to indicated efficiency of scrubbing fluid.
- Inspects pumps, motors, valves, and related equipment and replaces packing in column scrubbers and nitrogen-drying columns at specified intervals with acid, calcium chloride, or brine.
- Draws samples of gases and fluids for laboratory analysis.
- Maintains log of gauge readings and results of laboratory analyses.
- Directs activities of purification-operator helper.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): gas-scrubber_operator
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- Industry/Domain: Professional careers
- Category: Occupational titles
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