What is PWHT or Post Weld Heat Treatment? The full form of PWHT is Post-weld heat treatment. PWHT is a controlled process that involves reheating the metal below its lower critical...
Category: Piping Design Basics
What is the Stress Intensification Factor or SIF? The term SIF (Stress Intensification Factor) is too confusing for many piping engineers. That's why the following article is taken to explain the...
Technical requirements for Pipes & Fittings for preparation of Purchase Requisition
While preparing the purchase requisition/inquiry of any piping component there are various points that need to be checked and confirmed with the vendor. The responsible requisition engineer should...
In most organizations, there is a 3-tier checking process for every stress system for maintaining the quality of analyzed stress systems. Normally stress system is performed by one (junior or...
Reactor piping is very critical due to the high temperature and pressure of the fluids it carries. Reactors are used in the process units to contain catalysts. It promotes the chemical transformation...
What is a Sour Environment? NACE defines a Sour environment as one that contains enough H2S either in the gaseous or aqueous media. Properties of Hydrogen Sulphide Chemical Formula:...