Engineeering and design was provided by a local engineering firm (obviously not well versed in industrial piping codes and standards) in the U.S.
The fluid services vary from diesel fuel to mineral oil, used as emulsifiers, close to ambient temperature and 25 psi operating pressures. The...
An outside entity is designing and constructing a new plant addition within the property of our existing plant. This new addition is supposed to be per B31.3 piping code. We have observed that several 4" piping elbows have been drilled and tapped in the field for 1/2" threaded thermal relief...
An addition to our chemical plant, which was built to ASME B31.3)is being built. The addition is essentially a product blending plant, with tanks, blenders, pumps. etc., for truck loadout. The group responsible for this plant's design is providing a basic piping layout but its design is not in...
