Pump installation with proper methodology is an important activity. Improper pump installation could lead to vibration issues during pump operation. In this article, we will explore the pump...
Category: Piping Interface
What is Winterization? Requirements for the Basic Design of Winterization Systems
Winterization Systems are required in refineries, petrochemical plants, and similar plants to protect equipment and piping against solidifying or coagulation of contents. Winterization in processing...
What is Design Checking? Design Checking or checking of design is a process of validating a design and/or a design calculation to ensure that it is error-free and of good quality and is good for...
Types of Mechanical Draft Cooling Towers The forced draft is a mechanical draft (Fig. 1) towerblower type fan at the intakeFan forces air into the tower, creating high entering and low exiting air...
Reboilers are typical heat exchanger that produces vapor to drive fractional distillation separation. In classical fractional distillation services, all the vapor to drive the separation comes from...
Importance & Impact of Stress Intensification Factor (SIF) in Piping
What is the Stress Intensification Factor or SIF? As per Code ASME Section III, the Stress Intensification Factor or SIF is defined as the Fatigue Correlation Factors that compare the fatigue life...