What are Flowlines in Oil and Gas? Differences between Flowlines and Pipelines
Pipeline engineers must have heard the term "flowlines" frequently. In the oil and gas industry, Flowlines transport fluids between a wellhead and a gathering station like RMS or MSV or treatment...
What is Normalizing? Definition, Process, Advantages, and Applications of Normalizing
Normalizing is a widely popular heat treatment process for metals to increase ductility and toughness. This heat treatment is also known as normalizing annealing as the normalizing heat treatment...
What is a Thrust Block? It’s Design, Construction, Types, Working, Differences with Anchor Block
A thrust block is a concrete pipe restraint that prevents the mainline from moving by transferring pipe loads (mainly due to pressure thrust) to a wider load-bearing surface. Usually, thrust blocks...
Pipelines are used to transport gas, water, oils, and other liquids from one point to the other. And as all pipes are produced at a fixed length, there is a requirement of welding to join pipes and...
HDPE pipe is a flexible plastic pipe made of thermoplastic high-density polyethylene widely used for low-temperature fluid and gas transfer. In recent times, HDPE pipes got their extensive uses for...
Ductile iron pipes are are mode of ductile cast iron and hence the name. They find extensive applications for potable water transmission and distribution. Ductile iron pipes are produced by the...
