Steam traps are very essential in power piping as these devices remove unnecessary condensate from the steam lines. A steam trap serves two basic purposes: Separate the condensate from the steam...
Year: 2020
As per layman’s language, Piping Stress analysis is the analysis of stresses in the piping system. Now the question arises what are these stresses? Piping Stress is generated whenever a load acts...
Chemical Cleaning is the procedure for field cleaning of the piping systems especially Steam lines inlet for Turbines and Steam Drums. These pipelines after cleaning shall be free from hydrocarbons,...
Surface Laid Pipelines, as the name suggests, are Pipelines that are laid on the surface of the loose desert sand without any restraints. These unrestrained pipelines, unlike the other unrestrained...
Difference between ASME B16.47 Series A and Series B Flanges
ASME B16.47 is an American standard for large-diameter steel flanges. This standard covers the design of flanges from NPS 26 to NPS 60. For lower sizes i.e., up to NPS 24, ASME B16.5 has to be...
A Vacuum Breaker is a device that helps the air to fill the vacuum created inside a steam piping system. As the name suggests, the vacuum breaker breaks the unwanted vacuum inside a closed system....