Pipe Stress Engineer is the person who ensures that the pipe routing done by the piping designer or Engineer (Layout) is consistent with the allowable's in the applicable piping Codes. This...
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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...
This Tutorial Video will explain the methodology used during Buried (Underground) Piping (Pipeline) Stress Analysis with PASS/START-PROF software. Stress Analysis of Underground piping always...
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...
Flange gaskets may not be the most glamorous components in the industrial piping world, but they play a critical role in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of flanged connections. Whether...
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...