BOY I feel your "pain" here brother! I fit your description to a tee, 40+ yr.s of experience and out of work for about 2 yr.s. I applied for a job her...

War Stores my favorite! Late 80's, I had gotten a sr piping designers job at a new semi large DOT pipeline company. They were just starting to finish...

I "suggest" you don't generate "standard rules" for designing anything. I have found that if you do you'll always run into a situation that will defy ...

You can put it anywhere you want, BUT there are "ramifications" to some locations ...as I indicated in my earlier reply about the ASME code issue. I p...

Putting a steam header below ground is not impossible. The 2 main questions are WHY do you need to (bottom line how much money are you prepared to spe...

Well the easy answer is YES ...and NO! "IF" this vessel is an ASME coded vessel, and after adding your modifications, your are NOT prepared to re-co...

"Laser Scamming" ...That's an interesting title, I haven't heard of it be fore, BUT I agree with it. I haven't had a whole lot of experience with it, ...

my experience fluid codes are generated by owner companys or engineering firms that generate their own codes for the client company, but nothing "stan...

Using the philosophy of coming off the top of gas headers and off the bottom on liquid headers is more of a “well meaning wife’s tale” then a good des...

I agree with everyone else, especially JOP's on the sunshine comment! Designers should document what the end dimension should be, or Mike Vezina comme...

Using threaded studs on threaded lugged butterfly valves is NOT a wise way to go! To do this you need a "break out spool" up against the valve or pret...

Sch 10 Pipe! ...That's the main problem, ESPECIALLY at larger sizes. The wall thickness is just too thin. I've had jobs where the company piping spec ...

There are a number of issues with this topic. First as Anton has point out welding on galvanized pipe DOES produce toxic flumes and will make the weld...