Design of Centrifugal Compressor Piping and Appurtenances excluding Anti-Surge Systems
Centrifugal compressors are widely used in process plants to compress gases. Centrifugal Compressors, being rotary equipment, are highly sensitive and prone to vibration. So, the connected piping...
Factor of Safety: Definition, Equation, Examples, Calculator
The factor of safety or safety factor is a very important term in engineering design. While designing any Engineering product or component, safety is of utmost importance. To ensure the safety of...
A flexible hose is a type of piping used to connect two distant points to transport or transfer fluid. In Oil & Gas applications, hoses are used when there is a considerable relative movement. A...
What is a Slip Joint? Slip Joints are mechanical joints that allow the contact surfaces of the pipes joined together to slip away from each other. When there is a large thermal movement of pipe...
PVC Piping and Fittings: Applications, Manufacturing, Standards, & Support Span of PVC Piping
PVC piping is one of the versatile types of plastic piping. PVC pipes have been in use for many years servicing a lot of applications in various market sectors. These pipes are made out of a material...
Stress-Strain Curve is a graphical plot of a material's Stress and its Strain. Stress is plotted on the Y-Axis and Strain is plotted on the X-axis. This Stress and Strain curve provides the relation...
