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  1. Enginator

    Engineering Companies and Licenses

    Here's an interesting ethics question. In this example, we have companies A, B, and C. A = Technical Services company, no license to practice engineering (the state requires it). This company used to have a license, but let it lapse. B = Engineering company - has a license. C = Big Client. A...
  2. Enginator

    The Meaning of an ASME Code Stamp

    This may actually apply to more than ASME BPVC, but I was wondering what it means exactly to have a stamped/certified vessel (or piping)? Does that mean it was fabricated to the code? Or designed as well? What I'm getting at, is does the inspector who stamps also review the design calculations...
  3. Enginator

    Pneumatic Test Pressure Basis - Why Less then Hydrostatic?

    Anyone know why the pneumatic test pressures of B31.1 and B31.3 are less than the hydrostatic (110% vs 150%)? Best I can come up with is safety. Pressure is pressure (given all other conditions identical), which means the hydrostatic test is more rigorous.
  4. Enginator

    Increasing Operating Level of Underground Nuclear Waste Tanks

    We are trying to determine a path-foreward for increasing the operating level of our underground nuclear waste storage tanks. Background These are double-shell tanks, nominally 1 million gallons (75 foot dia primary, ~82 foot dia secondary). They were built to ASME BPVC Section VIII Div 2...
  5. Enginator

    Centrifugal Pump Suction Conditions

    We are installing a centrifugal pump downstream of a close-packed hydrocyclone. The hydrocyclone vendor was concerned that the pump would draw on the cyclone and reduce cyclone performance. It is my understanding that centrifugal pumps don't "suck." Are there any conditions that...
  6. Enginator

    Wanted: Excel Moody Chart

    Does anyone have a Moody Chart that is spreadsheet based?  
  7. Enginator

    Slab On Grade Problem

    We're trying to assess the integrity, or come up with assumptions for analysis with regard to an existing slab-on-grade at our site.<br><br>Due to radiological contamination reasons, we plan on pouring a new slab over the existing slab.&nbsp;&nbsp;Removing the old slab is not an...

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