Modeling Fired Heater Piping Connection is a bit tricky as the pipe is not welded to a fired heater shell similar to ordinary equipment. The heater has a hole, the pipe runs through that hole inside...
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Pipe color coding is a system of using different colors to identify the contents and the function of pipes in a piping system. The colors used in the pipe color coding system are standardized and...
Start-Prof can estimate the support loads and stresses caused by slug flow loads using the static method. Additional dynamic loads caused by the slugs hitting the bends and tees must be...
Stress Analysis of Buried or Underground piping seems to be difficult for many stress engineers due to the complex soil-pipe interaction. But the software Caesar II easily handles that part. In...
This article is intended to serve as a guide in the development of equipment layout and piping layout for centrifugal compressors and their associated equipment, with the goal of producing safe,...
Interpretation of External Load On Nozzle Flange using PV Elite & Code Case 2901
External loads on static equipment nozzle flange joints must be assessed in order to comply with code requirements. In general, except for the flanged joints at high temperatures, the external forces...