A piping system consists of many different components such as bends, elbows, reducers, tees, valves, and flanges. However, in the stress analysis these various components idealize into two types of
What is Stress Intensification Factor or SIF? The term SIF (Stress Intensification Factor) is too confusing for many of the piping engineers. That’s why the following article is taken to
How to use ASME B31J SIF and k-factors in PASS/START-PROF For a long time, there was a need for a standard method to develop stress intensification factors (SIFs or i-factors)
What is a hazardous area? An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is present, or maybe expected to be present, in quantities such as to require special precautions for
Stress Intensification Factor Meaning As per Code ASME Section III, Stress Intensification Factor or SIF is defined as the Fatigue Correlation Factors that compare the fatigue life of Piping Components
A Separator is a type of pressure vessel that is used to separate the gas and liquid from a two-phase mixture. The two-phase separator separates out the liquid and gas
