All,
I studied centrifugal pumps in university but other than that I have not worked with them in practice until now. I have a basic question about head.
Assume we have to pump a fluid vertically 10 ft and then horizontally another 10 ft. Ignore head loss and suction head for the purpose of...
In my past experience using ASME flanges I was always using small flanges (generally 2" or smaller) and usually of pressure classes anywhere from 600# to 2500#. These flanges always had 4-bolt patterns and occasionally a slightly larger flange would have 8 bolts. I am now working with much...
metengr posted the correct code reference.
Every boiler above 400 psi *must* have two gauge glasses. One of them may be replaced by two independent remote water level indicators - such as probe systems or DP transmitters. Under this condition, the other gauge glass may be valved out of service...
Thanks guys, much appreciated. I will certainly look into those resources you provided.
If you don't mind, I have a few more questions - pretty basic I think:
1. How is the size/capacity of a pipeline specified? I assume it is volumetric flow rate? Or something else? What would be considered...
Hey guys,
I've been reading this site for the past several months but this is my first time posting. I'm a young engineer with about 2.5 years of experience and just got a new position with an EPC firm involved with pipeline design.
At my previous job I was doing applications engineering for a...