As the name implies, plastic pipes are made of plastic materials. Due to its many advantages, plastic pipes are the ideal choice in many piping and plumbing solutions. In fighting corrosion, plastic...
Category: Piping Design Basics
Damaging effects of Low-Velocity Flow In Piping And Pipelines
Is Low-Velocity Flow Bad? Many of you are aware that high velocities in piping and pipelines lead to many operational and maintenance issues like piping vibration, noise, pipe material erosion,...
Dry Gas Seals (DGS) are basically mechanical face seals consisting of a mating (rotating) ring and a primary (stationary) ring. During operation, grooves in the mating ring generate a fluid-dynamic...
The correct placement of the gasket and proper tightening of bolts in a flanged joint will ensure a leak-free joint. Proper bolt tightening will ensure uniform load distribution in all bolts without...
What is a Reinforcement PAD? Reinforcing Pad, Reinforcement Pad, RePAD, or RF Pad is a donut-shaped pad that goes around the branch of a branch joint to add strength to the joint. It resembles a...
Nozzle loads are the forces and moments that the piping system exerts on the equipment nozzles. One of the important qualification requirements while stress analysis of a piping system is to keep...