Companion Articles

1. What this tool does The page converts a number between units of one quantity. The quantities are length, area, volume, mass, temperature, pressure, flow, density, force, energy, power, velocity and torque. The arithmetic runs in the browser. The factors are in one data file. Each factor names its source. Factors that are exact by…

1. What this tool does The recorded description says the page estimates practical pipe support spans from pipe size, material, loading and allowable deflection. The tools register calls the live tiles chart-based and keeps them separate from Rack and Process Spans. Rack and Process Spans says it does not read those charts. This article does…

1. What this tool does The recorded description says the page calculates practical support spacing and reviews support requirements for piping systems. The tools register keeps the live chart-based span tiles separate from Rack and Process Spans. Tool #8 in that register, a support span with a code table, a calculated span, and a legacy…

1. What this tool does The recorded description says the page calculates pipe internal volume, fluid capacity, pipe weight and related quantities. The repository does not say which quantities those are, and it does not say whether the page reads the Engineering API. 2. When to use it Use the page when the work is…

1. What this tool does The recorded description says the page is a reference for pipe dimensions, wall thickness, weights and key physical properties by size and specification. The tools register lists tool #3 as planned: OD, wall thickness, inside diameter, kilograms per metre, and section properties by NPS and schedule. That row is not…

1. What this tool does The calculator gives a centre-to-centre spacing for two lines. The page reads pipe outside diameter and, when a flange is chosen, flange outside diameter from the Engineering API. It does not store a spacing chart. 2. When to use it Use it when a piping designer is setting bare or…

1. What this tool does The recorded description says the page is a reference for dimensions of stainless steel tube, fittings and related components used in hygienic piping systems. The repository does not say which dimensions the page shows, and it does not say whether the page reads the Engineering API. 2. When to use…

1. What this tool does Line sizing replaces the coming-soon Pipe Size Calculator and Max Flow Estimator with one page. It reports mean velocity, a candidate NPS list, or a maximum flow. The page does not store a pipe dimension table. Inside diameter comes from the Engineering API when the row stores one: a stored…

1. What this tool does Pipe Leg estimates the leg that absorbs thermal expansion, for a straight leg, an L-bend, and a Z-bend. The calculation runs in the browser. It does not call the Engineering API and it does not ship material tables. 2. When to use it Use it for a first check of…

1. What this tool does Pipe Loop sizes a symmetrical U-loop from the same guided-cantilever length as Pipe Leg. The calculation runs in the browser. It does not call the Engineering API. 2. When to use it Use it when a designer is sketching a loop that takes the growth of one run. The result…