Mechanical Engineering | October 17, 2013 API 579/ASME FFS-Based Software Delivers Efficient... Process vessels such as towers, drums and heat exchangers may be exposed to low temperatures as a part of normal… Read More
Capital Projects | September 25, 2013 Crane Backward Stability ... Backward stability for cranes has always been a serious consideration and often misunderstood or overlooked. The tendency is to carefully… Read More
Machinery | September 17, 2013 Oil System Cleaning – Making Oil Flushing a ... Oil system cleaning or Oil Flush has humbled many Machinery Guys. What seems like a very simple task often turns… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | September 11, 2013 Turnaround Safety – A Key to Success... Apples to Oranges? Over the years, one thing that continuously strikes fear into many hearts of Safety professionals and management… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | August 23, 2013 Understanding Safety Leadership... While proper leadership is critical for the success of any organization, group, unit or family, it is without a doubt… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | August 5, 2013 What is Bellows Pressure Thrust?... Pressure thrust is present in all pressurized piping systems. It is simply the gage pressure times the inside area of… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 26, 2013 The Difference Between ASME B31.3 Appendix X and E... Bellows vendors will often quote two different cycle lives for their bellows. One is in accordance with ASME B31.3, Appendix… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 26, 2013 When Should the High Pressure Rules in Chapter IX ... The simple answer to this question is they should be used when the owner selects the use of these rules… Read More
Ammonia & Syngas | July 25, 2013 Leadership... I was asked to participate in an engineering career development panel session at the 2013 ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 25, 2013 Why is Velocity a Good Indicator of Pipe Stress Du... There are three characteristics of motion which are all related by the natural frequency of vibration for steady state harmonic… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 25, 2013 When Should Category M Fluid Service be Selected f... ASME B31.3 provides rules for Category M Fluid Service in Chapter VIII of the Code. These rules are designed to… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Process Compressor Gas Seals... This is the second article in a planned series where questions related to process machinery will be addressed. The intent… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 22, 2013 Changes in the 2012 Edition of ASME B31.3... In addition to the many clarifications, updated references to codes and standards, updates to basic allowable stresses, and added listed… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 22, 2013 Demister Pads—Simple Devices Until They Don’t ... A demister pad is similar to an air filter except instead of removing dust particles from a stream of air… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 15, 2013 Piping Vibration Screening Rule... It is useful to have a screening rule for evaluation of piping vibration in order to determine if the vibration… Read More
