The application of composite structures starts in 1500 B.C., and their notable developments date back to 1940[1] here GFRPs were used to replace the traditional wood or metal structures in the marine...
Category: Piping Design Basics
What is a Flange Protector? Pipe Flange Protectors protect flange face, studs, and gaskets on the raised face, full face, and ring joint flanges from atmospheric corrosion encountered in chemical...
What is a Link Seal? Its Advantages, Applications, Sizing, Working, and Installation
Link-Seals are mechanical seals for creating air, water, or a gas-tight seal between a pipe and a core hole. They are available in a belt form with a series of interconnecting rubber links, pressure...
What is a Cryogenic Valve in Piping? Its Features and Applications
What is a Cryogenic Valve? Piping and Pipeline systems handling liquid hydrogen, oxygen, helium, nitrogen, liquefied natural gas, or similar very cold fluids require to use of cryogenic valves....
What are Spool Valves? Their Types, Working, Construction, and Design Considerations
A spool valve is part of a hydraulic system that controls/regulates the fluid flow of the system. The valve is made up of cylindrical spools that rotate or slide to allow or stop the flow. Spool...
What is a Pinch Valve? Working, Types, Selection, and Advantages of a Pinch Valve
A pinch valve is a flex-body valve with a flexible tube that can be pushed together or “pinched” mechanically through a mechanism or through fluid pressure to create a full closure of the flow...