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What are some examples of refineries?

What are some examples of power plants?

Types of power plants include conventional and nuclear. Examples include: thermal (coal, oil, nuclear and geothermal), hydroelectric, solar, wind and ...Continue Reading

What are examples of facilities for consumers?

Types of consumer facilities are food, pharmaceutical, air and refrigeration.

Where is piping used?

Piping is used in power plants, refineries, transmission, treatment and consumer facilities.

What types of media do piping systems transfer?

What type of resources do piping systems transfer?

Piping systems transfer resources from ports to consumers, upstream to downstream facilities and between process within facilities.

What is the purpose of piping systems?

What does LNG stand for – what is it?

Liquid Natural Gas – It is light hydrocarbon gasses that are compressed into a liquid state for cheaper and more ...Continue Reading

Are light duty clamps for gas service and heavy duty for liquid service?

The clamps are distinguished by their load rating. In some cases, gas service loads could be less than loads in ...Continue Reading

What type of media can pass through a transition piece?

Media that can pass through a transition piece include air, liquid, gasses, dust,dirt, and chemicals.

Can duct work include expansion joints?

Duct work assemblies can include fabricated elbows, tees, straight sections of duct work, fabric or metallic expansion joints and can ...Continue Reading

What is duct work?

Ducts are a series of sectioned tubes, which transfer either heated or cooled air from the furnace or air conditioner, ...Continue Reading

How do you analyze duct work?

We use CAESAR II software to conduct pipe stress analysis on duct systems.

Why do bellows squirm under pressure?

Bellows squirm because they have surpassed the critical design pressure limit. This can occur in small diameter bellows with a large ...Continue Reading

For a higher pressure system, how do you absorb pipe axial displacement without pressure thrust going to equipment with use of the expansion joint?

What is axial deflection?

Axial deflection refers to the movement of the expansion joint in regards to changes in the dimensional length of ...Continue Reading

Do hinged and gimbal expansion joints serve the same purpose?

Hinged expansion joints take angular rotation in only one place. Gimbal expansion joints take angular rotation in two planes.

On a lateral tied expansion joint, is there space allowed in between the nut and the retainer to functionally avoid tilt of the tie-rod when at the operating temperature?

We do not put slots on our expansion joints, but we leave a minimum gap between the nuts and the lug ...Continue Reading

Why are loads on tied universal bellows not transferred?

Loads on a tied universal bellows are not transferred because pressure thrust is contained within the tie rods and is not transferred ...Continue Reading

How do you achieve lateral movement in a tied universal expansion joint?

The lateral movement in a tied universal expansion joint is achieved by having the bellows work together in angular rotation in order ...Continue Reading