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Flexibility Calculation/Stress Analysis: Softwares Used and Data Required

Softwares available for flexibility calculation/stress analysis Manual analysis has its limitation on the number and type of supports, the variation in temperature to which the system is subjected and the like. Hence solving a real live size problem is difficult or impossible by the manual methods. There are number of softwares available to handle complex problems. The first computer analysis ...

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Flexibility Stresses: Code Equations

Flexibility stresses The piping system experiences different type of stresses when it is installed, tested and in operation. There are different codes according to which the system is designed, each code has different formula for calculating the stress induced in the piping system. Below mentioned are the code equations: 1. ANSI B 31.1 – Power Piping The Power Piping Code ...

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Safety Relief Valve: A Pressure Relieving Device

Table of contents: 1. Relief System 2. API 521 Sizing Criteria 3. Relief System – Pressure Terminology 4. Code Requirements 5. Pressure relieving methods 6. Relief valves 7. General Types of Safety Relief Valve Design 8. Advantages / Disadvantages Conventional Valve 9. Balanced Bellows Spring Loaded Safety Relief Valve 10. Advantages / Disadvantages Balanced Bellows Valve 11. Piston Type Pilot ...

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Flare System: Types, Segregation, Tips, Purge System and More

Table of contents: 1. Types of Flare 2. Segregation of Flares 3. Flare Knock-Out Drum 4. Flare KOD Liquid Removal 5. Flare KOD sizing depends on two aspects 6. Liquid Seal Drum 7. Purge reduction seals 8. Flare Purge system 9. Flare stack 10. Flare Structure 11. Flare Tip 12. Ringlemann Chart 13. Pilot burner 14. Pilot Ignition 15. Other ...

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Deluge Water Spray System

Table of contents: 1. Deluge Water Spray System 2. Factors determining the requirement of Deluge Water Spray System 3. Type of Deluge Valves 4. Deluge valve – Principle of Operation 5. Deluge Valve & By-Pass Valves & Location 6. Deluge Skid Specifications/ Requirements 7. Water Spray Nozzles 8. Piping Requirements for Deluge System 1. Deluge Water Spray System: An automated ...

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What is Fire and Gas System

Table of contents: Introduction I. Gas Detectors 1. Flammable Gas Detectors a. Catalytic (Pellistor) Gas Detectors b. Infrared Gas Detectors c. Open Path (Line of Sight) Gas Detectors 2. Toxic Gas Detectors a. Electro-chemical cell type b. Semi-conductor (MOS) type II. Fire Detectors 1. Smoke Detectors a. Ionisation Smoke Detector b. Photoelectric (Optical) Smoke Detector 2. Heat Detectors: a. Fixed ...

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Loads on Piping System

Stress analysis and safe design normally require appreciation of several related concepts. An approximate list of the steps that would be involved is as follows: Identify potential loads that would come on to the pipe or piping system during its entire life. Relate each one of these loads to the stresses and strains that would be developed in the crystals/grains ...

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Checklist for Nozzle Orientation

Further to my post related to requirements for preparation and issue of nozzle orientation, here is a checklist for the nozzle orientation. Project Name:   Job No:   Equipment type: HORIZONTAL/ VERTICAL Equipment Tag No.:   SL NO. DESCRIPTION Check Points   Common for Horizontal or Vertical Vessel 1 Vessel modelling is completed and nozzle orientation is extracted from model ...

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Guide to Level Instruments Principles & Application

Level monitoring and control is a fundamental requirement in any process plant. You will find level instrumentation installed at even the simplest treatment plants for pump control, chemical storage tanks and process level controls or alarms. Though the P&IDs or other documents provided as part of the FEED or during detail engineering generally indicate the type of instruments still it ...

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