I'm taking a first look at division 3, and I came across the term "monobloc", but I can't seem to find an actual definition for it. I would assume they mean that the shell is machined from a single block of steel. Does anyone have experience with mono bloc, or could you point me in the right...
For Section VIII, Div. 1.
I've always seen two sets of weld metal specimens (cap and one at 1/4t), so I never thought to look this up. I'm having a very difficult time finding in the Code where it tells you how many weld metal specimens (not HAZ) are required for production impact testing. If...
Looking into getting my CWI, but I want to ask if my experience will count.
AWS website has the following requirements:
Minimum Education Minimum Work Experience
Associate or higher degree in Engineering...
I'm considering engraving nameplates in the future, and im trying to do research on what equipment will get the job done (with decent/good quality, as cheaply as possible). A $10,000 engraving machine is way over budget.
I'm looking into laser engravers, but most wont engrave stainless. The...
I have a client who is covering the seeling surfaces of spiral wound gaskets, as well as the sealing surfaces of flange faces, with duct tape.
He recently switched from paper gaskets to spiral wound. Once he did, his customers started complaining, due to the flange faces having scratches, so...
I just applied for a new job with a company that performs various repairs to turbines. I'm from the Pressure Vessel/Boiler industry, and some things the interviewers said left me a little worried about their operation. They reacted very defensively any time adherence to standards/procedures came...
I can't think of anything that is applicable for this paragraph. All the gages and instruments I've seen are threaded into couplings, so the Code boundary
would end at the threaded joint. Can anyone enlighten me about anything that would apply to this paragraph?
In regards to a simple pipe nozzle in a cylindrical shell:
Reinforcement calculations are done based on a plane that cuts through the center of the nozzle, in line with the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. What about the plane which also runs through the centerline of the nozzle, but is...
