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  1. Mechy

    Stainless 304 / 316 magnetic ???

    Austenitic Stainless Steel-- Magnetic ???? Stainless 304 or 316 is non magnetic. But if you put a magnet on a valve body or fitting of the above materials, the magnet sticks to it (although with less force than carbon steel). Also, if you try to stick the magnet on a straight length of pipe of...
  2. Mechy

    We have a dimple jacketed reboiler

    We have a dimple jacketed reboiler with agitator. While trying to process a high boiling liquid we found that the boil up is fairly low (2 to 4 USGPM). This calls for additional heating to be supplied to the liquid to increase the boil up. We cannot install an internal plate coil heat exchanger...
  3. Mechy

    Piping Specs

    Can anyone identify a good source for writing a pipe spec. I am looking into some standards (if any) or software which can help write a pipe spec. designed for a specific facility based on type of service and pressure temp etc. It will identify the type of pipe, bolting, flange, material etc...
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    ASME STAMP- ABOVE 14.7 PSIG ONLY

    I am not in the field of pressure vessels. The question is why a vessel rated for less than 14.7 psig, not required to have an ASME stamp. Is there less chance of injury etc ?? There could be a vessel holding a high "volume" at 14.7 psig and a veseel holding very less volume at 14.7...
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    Valves conforming to ULC C842

    The fire code for the province asks for valves conforming to ULC C842 to be installed on lines carrying flammable/ combustible liquids (or vapor). I am having a hard time finding valves conforming to the above code. Does anyone has any knowledge about these valves or any equivalent valves...
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    Pro/Mechanica Examples

    Could someone please guide me in the direction of some Pro/Mechanica examples. I am having a number of problems if anyone can help I would be very grateful. 1) How would I best model an adhesive layer? It seems to have problems creating the element with AutoGEM. 2) Can you change the mesh...

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