An RTJ flange or Ring Type Joint Flange is one of the various types of flanges used widely in piping and pipeline industries. RTJ flanges are commonly used for high-pressure and high-temperature...
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Hydrogen Piping and Pipeline Systems | ASME B31.3 vs ASME B31.12
For more than 50 years, Hydrogen piping and pipeline systems have been in use. There are several hundred miles of hydrogen pipelines that are laid to transport hydrogen to serve as fuel. Even though...
What are Flowlines in Oil and Gas? Differences between Flowlines and Pipelines
Pipeline engineers must have heard the term "flowlines" frequently. In the oil and gas industry, Flowlines transport fluids between a wellhead and a gathering station like RMS or MSV or treatment...
What is Normalizing? Definition, Process, Advantages, and Applications of Normalizing
Normalizing is a widely popular heat treatment process for metals to increase ductility and toughness. This heat treatment is also known as normalizing annealing as the normalizing heat treatment...
What is a Thrust Block? It’s Design, Construction, Types, Working, Differences with Anchor Block
A thrust block is a concrete pipe restraint that prevents the mainline from moving by transferring pipe loads (mainly due to pressure thrust) to a wider load-bearing surface. Usually, thrust blocks...
Pipelines are used to transport gas, water, oils, and other liquids from one point to the other. And as all pipes are produced at a fixed length, there is a requirement of welding to join pipes and...