Piping Design Basics – Page 53

What is a Sour Service? | NACE Sour Service Criteria (PDF)

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:...

Plastic Piping System: Types of Plastic Pipes (With PDF)

As the name implies, plastic pipes are made of plastic materials. Due to many advantages, plastic pipes are ideal choice in many piping and plumbing solutions. In fighting corrosion, plastic pipes...

Damaging effects of Low-Velocity Flow In Piping And Pipelines (With PDF)

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 vibration, noise, pipe material erosion, and a...

DRY GAS SEALING SYSTEMS (With PDF)

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...

Flange Bolt Tightening Procedure | Bolt Tightening Steps (PDF)

The correct placement of 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...

RF Pad or Reinforcement Pad (With PDF)

What is a Reinforcement PAD? Reinforcing Pad or RePAD or RF Pad (Fig. 1) is a donut-shaped pad that goes around the branch of a branch joint to add strength to the joint. It resembles a round...