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# 5001: What are the goods and bads of being a mechanical engineer?
Response 1: The good points and the bad points of anything are based purely on .....
Question #
5002: How can a Mechanical Engineer (Estimation Department) reflect his .....
Response 1: Estimators for Mechanical
Contractors in the Petroleum Refinery and .....
Response 2: You are a very lucky young man. Starting off in the
estimating department ...
Question #
5003: When is the piping community going to let those that have PDMS .....
Response 1: There are a number of opportunities for new graduates of PDMS .....
Response 2: The piping community does not disallow people with a PDMS
course....
Response 3: hi,piping people it is my first
contribution here.I'm a piping designer for ...
Question
#5004:I am taking a physics course in highschool. For a project I am doing I need a
mechanical engineer to answer a few questions...
Response 1: Following are the
above repeated questions and their corresponding response in capitals:
Question
#5005: Back a few years ago there was a rash of counterfit ANSI flanges ....
Response 1: The issue I believe you are referring to was reported in the
October 12...
Response 2:
Protect yourself or your company by requiring the chemical reports...
Response 3:
Over the past two years I have
found three 6” 150# weld neck flanges...
Response 4:
Hi, I am a Sales Engineer
working in a company distributing pipes, flanges ...
Question
#5006: We are having a problem with copper tubing failure ...
Response 1: Has the system been properly isolated from any possible
electrolysis ...
Response 2: Have you checked the chemical composition of the water supply
? Even ...
Question
#5007: Lisa writes -I am looking for a few good books on pipe fabrication...
Response 1: Visit the Piping
News Bookshelf Page. There are seven categories...
Response 2: Contact me (michael.c.warren@xcelenergy.com) and I can point
you ...
Question
#5008: How does a steam trap function?
Response 1: Go to
http://www.pipingnews.com/memberpipingne/steam_traps.htm,
...
Response 2: Check out http://www.steamlink.com It has plenty of sites to
visit to ...
Response 3:
Steam traps fall into 3
major categories:
Question
#5009: Why do we provide 3mm steel rod on sleepers/piping resting supports?
Response 1: Could you provide a description of how the 3mm rod is used in
...
Response 2: The main reasons for providing the 3mm dia. rod for pipe
supports ...
Response 3: Rod between pipe shoe and sleeper results in point/line ...
Response 4: People
are getting way too deep into this friction thing. Since the ...
Response 5:
I work in a Refinery near the Gulf
and laying any piping directly on ...
Question
#5010: I have seen the letters "NBS" stated in a particular specification ...
Response 1: What "Codes & Standards" are you referring to?
And what is the ...
Response 2: Anand Chordia-India: Are u sure that u have seen this under
"codes ...
Question
#5011: What has happened to all of the petrochem/refinery piping jobs?
Response 1: They are not in Baton Rouge. It is slow here. FB&D and
Jacobs are ...
Response 2: I don't know. It's been slow here in Western Australia as
well. There ...
Response 3: Slow in Michigan.
Response 4: Slowest that I have seen it here in Houston since 1982-1986.
Response 5: Also the slowest I've seen in years.Heard there is lots of
piping design ...
Response 6: Been slow here in Alberta Canada to, but with freeze up just
around ...
Response 7: Anand,India- I can not say that it is totally lean or dry
but not very ...
Response 8: Yall have said it all ! I just came from a semiconductor job in China
...
Response 9: I hear that there some of the large A&E power
Engineering Co. are ...
Response 10:
you only need 1 job fellows... DAVIN
Response 11:
Slow to dead in Jersey & surrounding N.Y.,
Phila area. Some small ...
Response 12:
Just got done doing a job for Tech-nip USA in Cordova, IL. Friends ...
Response 13:
I have been a piping designer for 30 years and have never seen the ...
Response 14:
All
of our jobs have been exported to Eastern Europe, The Philippines and India.
Question
#5012: Does anyone have pressure temperature ratings for backing ...
Response 1: If the backing flanges, aka: lap joint flanges, lapped
flanges and van ...
Response 2:
There is NOT any pressure/temp. chart for Van-Stone (lap joint) type ...
Question
#5013: For a university in the Netherlands, I have to carry out a technical ...
Response 1:
Question
#5014: Does anyone know of any industry standards for coke oven gas ...
Response 1:
Question
#5015: In a refinery plant ,which is preferrable location for air coolers : top ...
Response 1: Depending on the
overall layout and design scheme, and not being sure ...
Response 2: From Anand-India: It can be either on Pipe rack or technical
structure. Generally ...
Question
#5016: Which location is widely used to locate pumps in a A) Refinery, B) ...
Response 1:The first step in creating a layout for your facility is to
develop a routing ...
Question
#5017: What are the design parameters for location of flare towers in a ...
Response 1:
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#5018: Does anyone have any information (Excel
Spreadsheet mounted) ...
Response 1: Cherne Mechanical of Minnesota has a unbelievable detailed
spreadsheet ...
Response 2:
estimation requires experience and every good estimator will have stored ...
Question
#5019: I have a question in regards to
commissioning a fairly long underground ...
Response 1: You are asking an engineering question expecting
cookie cutter answer ...
Response 2: Call a company
like Spirax Sarco. They would analize your system and ...
Question
#5020: What is the difference between true north and plant north?
Response 1:A plant North is used much like a fictitious elevation ...
for convenience. If a plant...
Response 2:
This note is prepared to explain the
significance of GN (Geographical North) and ...
Question
#5021: What is "Seal Pan" in Vertical Towers? What is
the importance of the same?
Response 1: A
seal pan is designed to provide a liquid seal at the bottom of a downcommer, preventing
...
Question
#5022: From MLK, Baroda-India: What is the economical option as
regards to fabrication ...
Response 1: You ask a hard question in a short sentence. HDPE
is of course very expensive ...
Question
#5023: Amit Biniwale-Baroda,India:What is the meaning of term
steam out ?
Response 1:The term "steam-out" refers to the process of using
steam to clean out a piping system ...
Question
#5024: From Vipul Desai, Baroda- India.
"Can anybody recommend me
any piping ...
Response 1: Sorry!
Vipul, IIT course is not bull.... It is a very structured course. Prof. Moharir is doing
...
Response 2:
In India following institutes are conducting
piping courses. you can visit their websites
Question
#5025: What is water hammer?
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Question #5025
Response 1: Water hammer, also known as hydraulic transients, are actually surge waves
that occur ...
Question
#5026: Can anyone tell me where to find weights for mortar lined
pipework?
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Question #5026
Response 1: Try contacting the Ductile Iron Pipe Reasearch
Association (DIPRA) at http://www.dipra.org
Question
#5027: Does anyone know where I can find one of those steam slide calculators that help
you ...
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Question #5027
Response 1: Calculator, yea, I know where you can get that
calculator. Go to Wal-Mart and pick up a TI scientific, then ...
Question
#5028: Where is a
good place to look for piping design training? I have been in the chemical field...
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Question #5028
Response 1:
I don't know but when you find out let me
know.
Response 2: Ask your company to send you to the ASME B31.3 or B31.1
course. Buy or go the a large ...
Question
#5029: Good morning fellow engineers, I am looking for how is
the ASME 31.3 Code applied for NON-METALLIC piping...
Response 1: Depending on the scope of the project, either ASME
B31.1, B31.3 or B31.9 would be the governing piping ...
Question
#5030: What does
"spot faced" mean when referring to the facing of a flange?
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Question #5030
Response 1: Spot-facing,
or back-facing, in regard to pipe flanges, is a machined area on a rough surface to
provide ...
Question
#5031: I have a situation where we are bolting new flow
meters with a raised face flange to a flat
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Question #5031
Response 1: It basically depends on the governing Code for your project, or system. If
B31.3 is the governing Code ...
Response 1: How about using a Straub coupling to make your connection?
Let me know if you ...
Question
#5032: Where can I get design tables for pipe riser clamps? I am looking for some design data for pipe
...
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Question #5032
Response 1: Check out http://www.fastenersandtools.com/shop/hang5.html
Question
#5033: We are looking for a Japanese suppliers for Carbon Steel pipes & Fittings for
Sour Natural Gas ...
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Question #5033
Response 1: I am in Japan. If you can tell me a
little more about what you need. I can try to locate you a supplier...
Question
#5034: I have to do an "assessment" of a 30+ year old steam and condensate
distribution system for a ...
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Question #5034
Response 1: There are actually three main components that should
be checked when auditing a steam distribution, ...
Response 2: I really get kick out of many junior engineers asking
the important design type questions. You see ...
Response 3: For the sender of response 2. The only thing worse
than an arrogant engineer is an arrogant engineer ...
Response 4: Be sure you take stoppered samples of the
condensate with the view to testing for oxygen. Space ...
Response 5:
There is some Steam surveys that will help you get the ball rolling so you do
not ...
Question
#5035: In the case of ESD in sour gas compressor Stations with inlet pressure more than
120 bar , should ...
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Question #5035
Response 1:
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#5036: I face a problem of removing black HAZ after welding
SS sheets. I have an equipment having 30 V AC ...
Please click here to offer your response. Reference
Question #5036
Response 1: If the discoloration you have is with austenitic
stainless steel it can be removed by pickeling with a solution ...
Question
#5037: What makes the ASTM A105 as the universally adopted material for forgings?
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Question #5037
Response 1: Having been founded in 1898, ASTM currently has over 30,000
members in more than 100 countries. It has...
Question
#5038: Does ASTM A105 comes in two grades, Gr I and Gr II? If yes then does A105 implies
A105Gr I? Which metallurgical ...
Please click here to offer your response. Reference
Question #5038
Response 1: ASTM A105 does not come in various Grades or Classes. When
specifying ASTM A105 forged ...
Question
#5039: Is there any thumb rule for guessing the Class rating(150lb, 300lb etc) of a piping
component only by knowing the ...
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Question #5039
Response 1: There is no rule of thumb for determining a flange Class under ASME B16.5.
ASME B16.5 ...
Question
#5040: At what intervals shall we put steam trap assembly on the LP, MP or HP Steam lines?
What are the engineering ...
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Question #5040
Response 1: Intervals, no such thing as intervals in steam piping systems,
(were not running water piping Buddy)...
Response 2:
I am Union Pipfitter with a great deal of experience in steam. As I think
knowledge ...
Question
#5041: Does anyone know of any technical papers or magazine articles written about the
problem of attachments to piping ...
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Question #5041
Response 1:
See if you can find an “OLD”
ITT Grinnell hard cover book. If I remember right ...
Question
#5042: I am hoping someone out there can help me. I would like info, literature on API
1104 Overland Piping. Any HELP would ...
Please click here to offer your response. Reference
Question #5042
Response 1: API Standard 1104 - Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities
covers gas and arc welding for the ...
Response 2: Thank you for your response. Having
studied API 1104 8th Ed 1994, I would like to be able to go several...
Response 3:
I guess the way forward is to look
at he specific Design Code that your Overland Pipeline is...
Question
#5043: What design criteria should be used in sizing a knockout drum for prevention of
liquid carryover to a process flare? What ...
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Question #5043
Response 1:
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#5044: Is there anybody out there that can help me?? I am british and living in the
Netherlands, in the Rotterdam area, and have a ...
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Question #5044
Response 1:
All of us "oldtimers" learned from
Process Piping Design by Rip Weaver. You can find this book on ...
Question
#5045: What is the best way to make a super-heated steam chamber in a lab to be used by a
college student?
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Question #5045
Response 1: The best resource for the information you need is the companies that
actually utilize these lab systems on ...
Question
#5046: Hello:
Can anyone tell me if the pipe from a once through boiler to a steam driven turbine with a
temp of approx 1000 degrees F ...
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Question #5046
Response 1: You need to both slope the line in the direction of flow and
install the proper steam traps in strategic ...
Question
#5047: I need to determine the minimum input track dimensions (up to the point of the
surge protection) for a board layout that ...
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Question #5047
Response 1:
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#5048: Dear Sirs, I am a student and am currently doing two different projects for
university and need some information ...
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Question #5048
Response 1: I can send you information on specifications, materials, piping
design, and brewery process. I am not ...
Question
#5049: Plant design Software : I would like to know the feedback on the Bentleys
"PLANT SPACE" & CEA technologies ...
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Question #5049
Response 1:
The
"Bentley system"
Intergraph
MicroStation®, Power Draft Bentley, ®
are known for being a open ...
Question
#5050: Could I know the cost for PWHT work of plant piping in US ?
Please click here to offer your response. Reference
Question #5050
Response 1: Contact you local Heat Treating Vendor near you for estimates.
They will probably be happy to give you ...
Question
5051: How do you calculate the quantity of
steam flow through a slot in the steam pipe?
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Question #5051
Response 1:
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5052: I am an Engineering graduate from
Nigeria. I want to know if there is any software I can ...
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Question #5052
Response 1:There
are various Piping 3D softwares available like ..
Question
5053:
Does anyone know where I can get a
copy of "Design of Piping Systems" by...
Please click here to offer your response.
Reference Question #5053
Response 1:
Most of
your larger University Libraries have the 1956 edition which is still as good as
...
Question
5054: I am trying to
design a section of pipe which will be used instead of a restriction ...
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Reference Question #5054
Response 1:
Question
5055:
Dear friends: I have a water
transfer pump with 7 liter/sec @ 4 bar head. According ...
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Reference Question #5055
Response 1:
Question
5056:
I need to calculate the anode wt for 8" piles
supporting two platforms and a walkway ...
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Reference Question #5056
Response 1:
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5057:
I am trying to source the
steam piping for the installation of 9 turbine generators in ...
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Response 1:
I would suggest Benteller in Germany for Chrome Moly
Tubing and Piping. Naturally...
Question 5058:
I want to take up PDMS Course. Can
anyone provide me, the contacts, for doing this course, possibly in India.....
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response. Reference Question #5058
Response 1:
PDMS Course is available at MIT, Pune, India
of Approx 2 Months. You may visit...
Question
5060: how to calculate the piping load in the rack?
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here to offer your response. Reference Question #5060
Response 1:
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5061: My fiance has recently accepted a PDS job here in SC. He has been to 2
short training courses
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