The term Camouflage is widely used in the defense industry. Camouflage means using any combination of color, materials, or illumination for concealment. In recent times, the same painting...
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Difference between API 650 and API 620 Tanks: API 650 vs API 620
What is API 650 Tank? Tanks or Storage Tanks that are designed following the rules and guidelines of API 650 codes are API 650 Tanks. API 650 is the governing code for Welded tanks for Oil storage...
Piping Expansion Joints or Expansion Bellows are highly engineered mechanical devices containing one or more metal/rubber bellows. Expansion Joints are used to absorb dimensional changes caused by...
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...
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...
Stress Intensity Factor (SIF), Flexibility Factor: ASME B31.3 vs ASME B31J
A piping system consists of many different components such as bends, elbows, reducers, tees, valves, and flanges. However, in the pipe stress analysis, these various components are idealized into two...