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  1. kacarrol

    tips on creating a drawing of an existing piping system

    Myself and a couple of staff have to make a flow diagram of an existing piping system (low pressure water, nothing ASME etc). It is a rather large and convoluted system as it has been tapped into and changed a number of times over the years and spreads through out an area of approximately 120...
  2. kacarrol

    CASTI Guidebook to ASME Section IX?

    Good afternoon, I was wondering if anyone has any leads on where I can buy a copy of this book? (or the whole series). Regards, K
  3. kacarrol

    ASME Sec VIII Div 2 Perforated Plates?

    Good morning, I'm looking over some old calculations here and I see that Article 4-9 "Stresses in Perforated Flat Plates" of 2004 ASME Section VIII Div 2 was used, I don't have a copy of this version on hand. I've looked in 2007 and 2013 codes and this Article doesn't seem to be there. Does...
  4. kacarrol

    best questions to ask retirees/senior engineers

    I have recently switched jobs and feel like I've hit career gold. The company I am working for has really good rapport with its retirees. They come for lunches once in a while and out to dinners several times per year. I am mid career (roughly 10 years out of university) and want to make the...
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    Reviews for Applying the ASME Codes - By James A. Wingate

    I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on this book: Applying the ASME Codes: Plant Piping & Pressure Vessels (Mister Mech Mentor, Vol. 2) By James A. Wingate How does it compare with pressure vessel design books from Bednar, Jawad & Farr, Megyesy, and Moss? Is it worth purchasing or is the...
  6. kacarrol

    How do you organize your piping registrations?

    I'm curious about what other companies do. In Ontario the TSSA gives P numbers (CRN) for the registration of piping systems, how does your company keep track of their P numbers (and addenda)? A simple spreadsheet? If it's a spreadsheet what columns do you have? Thanks for your help! K
  7. kacarrol

    CNEA Announced as Preferred Bidder for the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

    Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA) Announced as Preferred Bidder to Manage and Operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories http://www.power-eng.com/marketwired/2015/06/26/canadian-national-energy-alliance-cnea-announced-as-preferred-bidder-to-manage-and-operate-canadia.html
  8. kacarrol

    Fun Science-y Ideas

    I was going to resurrect this thread: thread730-288029 but it was closed to comments. I just wanted to add one more idea that I stumbled across the other day: calculating Pi by throwing frozen hotdogs (because, frankly, who doesn't want to throw hot dogs, pun intended!)...
  9. kacarrol

    Working at a Nuclear Power Plant song

    Good afternoon, I just shared this song with my co-worker, and then thought about this forum. I did a quick search but none of the results I have found seem to indicate that this has been posted here before. It's a song about working at a nuclear power plant, sung to the tune of "Walking in a...
  10. kacarrol

    Glovebox Connections to Building Services

    I work on a nuclear research site. As such, there are a number of gloveboxes that handle a number of different materials (plutonium, uranium etc). I am looking at different building services, such as compressed air, running into the gloveboxes. This compressed air system feeds the rest of the...
  11. kacarrol

    rusting/rotting of steel beams above room subjected to large quantity of steam

    Good afternoon, I work in the HVAC department, so please excuse me if I make any mistakes when discussing structural items here. I have a job where a room is occasionally filled with steam (think Russian sauna, but this is not a spa facility). The roof is supported by steel beams. Below the...
  12. kacarrol

    Steam Trap Pressure Temperature Ratings?

    Maybe because it's Friday but I cannot find where the maximum allowable pressure and temperature ratings of steam traps are in the code. I'm looking at a bunch of specs for stainless steel thermodynamic steam traps (ie NTD600 series from Nicholson and WD600 by Waston McDaniel). The max pressure...
  13. kacarrol

    construction of specialty duct elbows

    Good morning, I was wondering if it would be possible for a round reducing short radius duct elbow to be custom fabricated? Welded construction. Thanks! K
  14. kacarrol

    NMS (national master specification) use

    I have a couple of questions regarding NMS. How widely is this used outside of the government? Do you see a lot of private sector companies using NMS? Also, the way I understand it, NMS is for making contract documents that go to outside companies for design work. Does anyone build their own...
  15. kacarrol

    New Direction for Nuclear Laboratories

    Read the full news article here: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/the-harper-government-announces-new-direction-for-nuclear-laboratories-1762549.htm
  16. kacarrol

    Organizing Design Engineering Project Files

    I was wondering what section names people use to organize their design engineering files? This could be in physical binders or in computer folders. For instance this link here...
  17. kacarrol

    MP-5104? With Respect To Rupture Discs

    Good afternoon, I was reading through some material and have a rupture disc spec that says to "Manufacture Per MP-5104" (as seen here http://www.contdisc.com/IM_Uploads/Attatchment_74_P5ULPBR28-1132-8%20DISCOS%20DE%20RUPTURA.pdf) but I can't find what this is referring to. Is MP-5104 a...
  18. kacarrol

    History of registering pressure systems in Canada?

    I've searched for all kinds of different word combinations on the internet and asked a couple of colleagues some questions trying to figure out this question but have not come up with a solid answer. Does anyone know when Canada (or more specifically Ontario) started requiring registration of...
  19. kacarrol

    Hydrostatic Test Rigs Design PSV/PRV

    I have not had a chance to witness a pressure test and was wondering: The test rigs that are set up in a shop, do they have a pressure safety valve set to pop at the highest pressure the test rig can handle and then use pressure relief valves to make sure the pressure test does not go above the...
  20. kacarrol

    The need for cathodic protection test stations?

    Good afternoon, I am working on a project that involves a buried water main. We will be installing magnesium anodes to protect the pipe. Since this is a new subject for me I've been doing a lot of reading but the one thing I'm having difficulties with is the test stations. I have loads of...

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