Hello,
When working with valves, I have yet to comfortably understand industry standards with face to face dimensions on valves.
Generally, as I understand it, gate valves should have the same face to face dimensions from any manufacturer. Some other valves, like ball valves, can have the same...
Hello All,
I greatly enjoy learning on this platform. It has helped me gain a greater understanding of the industry and engineering principles in general.
Anyways, my background is in piping design and I have recently received an MBA. I would like to learn more about the beginning of the...
DGrayPPD,
A rule of thumb I believe I was told was to have the bypass control valve as close to the upstream side as possible, which is option #1 if flow is from left to right. Exactly why, I'm not sure. It may have to do with keeping as short of a dead leg as possible.
Hopefully someone on...
DSB123,
Thanks for your reply. I believe it's made by the makers of CAEPIPE. I can't find any info on it, other than info by the makers, so you may be right that not many have/will use it.
Hello All,
CheckStress is a stress analysis software that gives a designer a preliminary view of pipe stresses in an effort to send a better model to stress to check. Has anybody here worked with it or with a design department that uses it? Trying to find out if it's any good.
Thanks in advance!
