Overview of Lateral Buckling and Upheaval Buckling of Pipelines
Long pipelines are often subjected to lateral and upheaval buckling. Both upheaval and lateral buckling can induce excessive bending stresses in the pipeline that may lead to pipeline failure. In...
Types of Pipe Fittings: Pipe Fittings for Piping and Plumbing Industry
Pipe Fittings are defined as the piping components that help in pipe routing for directional changes, size changes, and branch connections. Piping Elbows, Piping Reducers, Tee Connections,...
Butterfly valves belong to quarter-turn rotational motion valves family and used primarily to stop, regulate, or start the flow. The term "butterfly" in a butterfly valve is actually a disk...
P&ID or Piping and Instrumentation Diagram is one of the most important documents for any project. A P&ID is an engineering document developed by process engineers that shows the...
A Gate valve is a linear-motion manual valve that has a vertical rectangular or circular disc that slides across an opening to stop the flow that acts as "gate". Generally used for...
Pipe Thickness Calculation of Straight Pipe under External Pressure/ Vacuum Pressure Condition.
Piping systems under vacuum condition, Jacketed Piping, Offshore pipelines, piping inside equipment, etc. are subjected to both internal as well as external pressure. Contrary to the...
