Glass Reinforced Epoxy Piping or GRE pipes are becoming a popular choice in the piping and pipeline industry due to its many advantages. The present article aims to give some basic principles and...
Category: Piping Design Basics
Piping Design Considerations for Vertical Columns or Tall Towers (Column Piping)
Vertical Columns or Fractionating Towers are frequently used in the process units for fractionation and stripping. They are cylindrical in shape and their axis is vertical to the grade. This article...
Pipe Support Span is defined as the optimum distance between two supports so as to avoid excessive stress, sagging, or failure of the piping or pipeline system in extreme cases. We all know that...
Spherical or horizontal cylindrical type (bullet type) storage tanks are used to store LPG. The horizontal cylindrical types are usually used for small capacity or underground installations and...
Pump Commissioning and starting-up: Pump Commissioning Checklist
Pre-requisites for commissioning and start-up of a Process Pump:Before commissioning and starting up of any equipment some preparation must be done. There will be some mandatory requirements,...
What is Pressure Piping?Pressure piping is any piping that carries fluid under internal or external pressure. ASME B31 serves as the design code for pressure piping. All process piping, power...
