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...
Category: Engineering Materials
Common Non-Ferrous Piping Materials used in Process Industry
I had already published an article that relates to the most common ferrous materials used in the piping industry. Click here to visit the page. In this article, I will mention the most frequently...
Cranes are widely used and extremely powerful construction equipment that makes the life of a construction engineer easier. There is no substitute for cranes for lifting heavy products at great...
What is Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)? The Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) war has been fought for many years in the chemical and petrochemical industry. Corrosion Under Insulation is severe...
Material Selection & Quality Management for a Cross Country Pipeline
Cross Country Pipelines are very long-distance pipelines that run outside of the battery limit of the processing plants. The design of cross-country pipelines is governed by ASME B31.8 or ASME B31.4...
Steel pipes are widely used in the process-piping industries. Various grades of steel pipes are available in processing plants. In this article, we will discuss some of those in brief. Carbon...