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Specific Requirements : In the previous post we had discussed about the general requirements relating to the vendor drawing review (VDR) for the manual valves. But there are few requirements which are specific depending upon the type of the valves. These requirements are specified below based on valve type- Gate, Globe & Check Valves Ball Valves Butterfly Valves Double Block ...

Introduction to Vendor Drawing Review Vendor drawing review (VDR) is a review of valve drawings indicating cross sectional view, material of construction with respect to purchase requisition (PR)requirements / data sheets. Piping material engineer shall well understand  the Project/Client/contract specifications to take care of any requirements specified therein which need to be reflected in the drawing before taking up this ...

Table of contents: 1. Basics of fires 2. Factors and causes of fire 3. How can we reduce the risk of fire 4. Fire tetrahedron 5. Questions and answers Basics of Fires The major cause of accident in oil & gas industries is due to fire. There are many flammable & inflammable fluids & solids present in the oil & ...

Table of contents: 1. Pipelines requirements 2. What are Pipelines 3. Design Activities for Pipelines A. Pipeline Route selection B. Pipeline Material Selection C. Pipeline Coatings D. Pipeline Wall Thickness E. Pipeline Thermal Expansion F. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability Design G. Pipeline Free Span Analysis H. Cathodic Protection Design I. Pipeline Shore Approach J. Subsea Tie-in Spool This post covers topics ...

I will explain thoroughly how to create pivot tables using one of the real life (engineering ) example using MTO(Material Take-off) list. So let’s start pivoting using Microsoft excel 2010. You can see video here quickly which will show all required steps to create this pivot table. How-to: 1. Insert a pivot table 2. Select the data When you click ...

Ever wondered how your colleague quickly generated the pivot tables, graphs, or used text/string related functions in excel? It’s easy, it’s just a matter of knowing how it works. I will walk you through extremely useful excel functions required quite frequently while working on excel data. And these are must-know functions for every engineer. In this post, I will cover ...

MAST (Maximum Allowable Stem Torque) We know ball valves (rotary valves) are used as ESDVs/BDVs in critical services like shutdown, isolation and blow down application. As an engineer we always ensure reliability and integrity of actuator and its components. However as far as stem components are concerned we either give little attention to mechanical integrity of stem or sometimes we ...

We all have heard about optical fibre and its wide applications in various industries. But many of us know very little about its features and reason for its usage in different applications. This post gives some brief knowledge & features of optical fibre used in oil and gas industry. 1. Optical Communication –became a part of daily life due to ...

Introduction to solenoid valve The solenoid valve is an electromagnetic part of a control valve. A solenoid valve is an electromechanically operated valve used for controlling liquid or gas flow. Solenoid valves are the prime means of enabling/disabling air supply to pneumatic actuators and are a critical element in the pneumatic actuation circuits of single and double acting pneumatic actuators. ...

Table of contents: 1. Features Of PDMS 2. How PDMS is organized 3. Different Modules In PDMS Plant design management system (PDMS) and it’s related application provides a powerful suit of facilities for the creation analysis documentation of a real-life plant in three dimensional representation in a logically interconnected system. 1. Features Of Plant Design And Management System (PDMS) Concurrent ...