Something else you may want to keep in mind is, can you link the software, i.e. fluidflow, with microsoft excel? It is very helpful to be able to export data, e.g. calculation results, to an excel table, and even more helpful to be able to tweak the data in excel and import it back to the model...
Hello all,
I'm hoping someone would we willing to help me out with the following calculation: I need to calculate the heat transfer through a "barrier" that is used to mitigate a possible silane jet fire. The barrier consists of two layers of expanded galvanized metal that forms a convoluted...
eh, I can't afford to live in SF. The only place I can afford to rent an appartment is in Oakland, and that's not in the hills of Oakland!
Thanks Hoagie!
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@ Controlnovice: I was just asking a question. I'm not thinking I'm making enough, or not. I don't know. I'm fairly new in this country and don't really know fellow engineers except those at work and they're all seniors.Besides, nobody here talks about his or her salary.
All those surveys and...
Hi all,
Recently I've been doing some research on what the average salary would be for someone like me in the Bay Area. I'm a U.S. resident with a foreign degree equivalent to BS Me. I worked some years prior to my move to the U.S., but for this exercise I'm not even counting these years. So...
By the way, how does one calculate the deflection in a full pipe? In the formula for deflection, 5.W.L^4/(384.E.I), what's E, what's I?
In this case PFA tubing containing 96% H2SO4.
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Hello all,
I need to calculate the deflection in a PFA pipe with double containment in PVC. I also need the stress on the PVC containment, assuming zero stresses on the PFA tubing.
I can calculate the deflection of one pipe, based on single span beam, but, since we're dealing with "double"...
Hello,
How can one estimate the Lethal Concentration of a mixture, for example: 5% Diborane in Nitrogen (5%B2H6/N2)
For the explosive limits (LEL,...), I understand i need to use Le Chatelier's principle: reciprocal of the sum of the mole fraction / LEL proportion.
Can I use the same...
ok 1.8E-3 for ss. I'll use that one. The value i found in the engineering toolbox got me confused.
Can we assume the value for galvanized iron to be close enough to that for galvanized steel?
@racookpe:
ours are pipes to be used in clean environment (semicon, photovoltaic). They're not...
hello everyone,
i'm working on a list of pipe materials for which i need to find the roughness values, for use in a pressure loss calculator.
I've done quite some research, including here, and i was surprised to see that:
A. It's hard to find that kind of info
B. Values are different, depending...
Hi Stookeyfpe,
Pumps are used in solvent dispense modules, and yes the rooms, and modules are ventilated.
Concern with using air: possibility of mixture of air with flammable liquids, in case of diaphragm leaks. One major semiconductor manufacturer uses nitrogen to avoid this.
We are...
Good morning everyone,
does anybody know if the use of compressed air, for activating diaphragm valves, in a solvent room is somehow regulated?
Typically, we'd use compressed air for diaphragm valves, but in a solvent room, we might want to use nitrogen instead, to avoid a mixture of air with...
I just heard back from Kpipe, and they basically told me, for thermal evaluation purposes only, not to worry about E and Y, just input the thermal data in the new material library, and to keep in mind the results for allowable pressure will be off. The thermal expansion shouldn't get affected...
Thanks Snorgy. We are here in the process of evaluating CAEpipe for use in thermoplastic piping system.
The issue with creating new libraries, is this:
Looking at the equations for non-metallic piping (B31.3), we see a different equation than the one used in CAEpipe, which is for metallic...
Hello all,
I'm a new user with CAEpipe (demo version), and already I have a question regarding the materials that can be used in CAEPipe. It seems there are no libraries available for plastics like PVC, or PVDF. I contacted the tech support, and I was told they don't supply non-metallic piping...