In the piping industry, the term Pressure and Stress are always used and most of the time it creates huge confusion among users as the unit of both Pressure and Stress is the same (Pounds per square...
Category: Piping Stress Basics
Shell and Tube heat exchangers are frequently used in Oil & Gas, Power plants, Refineries, and Chemical and Petrochemical industries. As piping systems connected to such equipment are considered...
Expansion Joints are one of the critical devices that piping stress engineers use in piping systems having less flexibility. But it becomes quite a headache to choose the right kind of expansion...
What is Acoustic-Induced Vibration or AIV? Acoustic-Induced Vibration or AIV is a severe high-frequency vibration that the piping systems carrying vapor or gases may experience near the...
Flow-Induced Vibration or FIV in a Piping System with Online Course
What is Flow-Induced Vibration or FIV? Flow-Induced Vibration or FIV is a large amplitude, low frequency (generally <100 Hz) vibration that can occur in piping systems carrying high-velocity...
Piping Thermal Bowing Consideration in Caesar II with an Example
What is Piping Thermal Bowing? Piping Thermal Bowing or Bowing is an effect that occurs in horizontal piping run due to large circumferential temperature gradients which have the potential to...