I have a carbon steel pipe component (B31.3) that I need to PWHT because of a sour service requirement. All of our past projects have not had the PWHT requirement.
This component has a critical interior surface finish, so I need to limit corrosion as much as I can, such that any rust that had...
Sizes I was looking for on this project were:
- 1-1/4” Sch. 80 (I wasn't surprised by this one)
- 3” Sch. 80 (I was able to find this one)
- 1” Sch. 160 (This one surprised me)
All in A106 Carbon steel
I'm buying small quantities 250 ft or less on each - maybe that's the problem, but this is...
The unit I'm designing requires a minimum number of welds and therefore there is a strong preference for double random (40 ft - 12m) nominal piping.
I'm talking pipe sizes 1"-4" - some in schedules other than STD or XS.
My projects can be fabbed in the US, Korea or Europe.
Over the past...
I'm using cal sil insulation on a refinery project. The client's insulation table and a couple vendor websites have indicated that 25mm (1") thick cal sil is available, but some of my colleagues are questioning whether it'd be too fragile. They were concerned it may be tough to work with and...
I have an externally generated requirement to provide belleville (spring loaded) washers in my piping system. I haven't used them in the past, but passed along the requirement to my subvendors. (B31.3 piping - hydrogen service)
I have a supplier who's objecting to providing them on the grounds...
For insulation, look into cellular glass, like stanier suggests. It doesn't absorb water & stays on the pipe if it does get wet. One mfr: http://www.foamglasinsulation.com/
I'm sure you'll get some horror stories posted here, but a steel sleeve pipe would be my default choice. It would...
Keep in mind that the pressure drop across a control valve is generally dicated by the upstream and downstream pressures, not vice versa.
Unless your pressure source and user are also being designed as part of your project, the pressure drop across your valve / orifice system will be your...
It depends on the diameter and distance you're going, as well as your water quality.
If you're 4" to 20" in diameter and underground, HDPE is probably the best choice. It's corrosion resistant and cheap to install if you have an experienced installer with the right equipment. I assume you'll...
75 psi going to 5 psi is definitely choked flow. Remember to use absolute units (unless you are and the 5 psi is a vacuum system)
This simplifies the flow "measurement" - you don't need to be concerned about the downstream pressure.
Is this an on-off application or a modulating control...
Yep.
The problem is that too many companies, in too many industries have been doing P&ID's for too long. My (100 yr old) company is part of the problem - we have some weird symbols in our standards that I haven't seen elsewhere in the power industry.
Please note all of the warnings above. If you're looking for any kind of accuracy, get a flowmeter.
I've used the following correlation with reasonable results. It's better than the water correlations, anyway. I'm not sure of the ultimate source - I'm getting it out of the back of a valve...
I ran into this issue from the other end. I'm on a project where I'm designing the balance of plant scope on a large pollution control project. My client asked my company (an A/E) and the major equipment supplier for the project to use the same symbology on our diagrams. We both claimed to...
Agreed. We use copper for some clients.
Be advised, however, that I've had more than one contractor provide a zero cost option to use socket weld schedule 10S stainless for air systems instead of copper (power plant applications). They apparently prefered a stainless socket weld to a solder...
I've seen that arrangement in a greenhouse application before. It is good for heating applications where you don't want to have on-off swings in your heater temperature.
Basically, if your temperature is at set point, the water is recirculated through your jacket and you don't consume any hot...
