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Joined: Sep 5, 2006
Topics: 23 / Replies: 73
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RE: I'm looking for a little help with some branch details

Are you positive they are referencing threadolets as your branch connection? On an oil pipeline my experience says that your connection would be a soc...

15 years ago
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RE: FRIENDS PLEASE GIVE ME HELP ABOUT BEST PIPE ROUTING

Pio, I'm not sure why your being sarcastic. You weren't even part of this post. Jop I love how you answer questions....you try to answer based on wh...

15 years ago
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RE: All, I am new in Piping part of my career and starting the weight calculation. I was asked to sort according to…

Jop, I can't speak to board drafting and the good old days where you thought out every aspect of a plant large and small. The problem now days is no o...

15 years ago
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RE: lf coupling). I heard that for temperature gauges we should use only thread-o-let because the thermowell will go to…

Like piolopaskual said, Thermowells are long and can be installed in the elbow or in a straight run of pipe. In most situations (minus LP piping), if ...

15 years ago
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RE: All, I am new in Piping part of my career and starting the weight calculation. I was asked to sort according to…

Jop is very correct and you may see these differences in how you produce your MTO's. As a general rule of thumb though 2" and above is considered lar...

16 years ago
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RE: any pipeline work and I want to refamilarize myself with it. It will mean alot more work for the office going…

Sorry Guys, One pump station with 3 huge pumps. Pipeline comes into lease through a pig receiver to a header for the 3 pumps. Crude goes through pump ...

16 years ago
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RE: What will be the preferential location for tap-off to the main header for water line in pipe rack(upside or downside)..?

General rule..... Liquid take-off from the bottom to allow draining so no low points that could freeze or plug. Vapour take off to the top to avoid hi...

16 years ago
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RE: Can anyone guide how to perform "Piping insulation thickness calculation" for process piping. If I can see any…

I think Jop is correct here. If the insulation thickness tables are already created by whomever and the temps are determined by Process then the desig...

16 years ago
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RE: How to install instruments or what to do If the required upstream/downstream distance for a instrumnet is not available?

I think Anton's and Jop's answers say it best. Your very vague with what your actually installing. There may be no upstream/downstream distance becaus...

16 years ago
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RE: all Should Pump Flanged Nozzle rating should MATCH( strictly) with the rating of Flange of connecting pipe to that…

Just a thought...... We spent time in this thread and many others trying to estimate why there may be a spec/rating break at the pump flanges. It's g...

16 years ago
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RE: all Should Pump Flanged Nozzle rating should MATCH( strictly) with the rating of Flange of connecting pipe to that…

Jop you are correct. That was sort of what I was trying to say. A question should be the end result in both cases to find out if there's a bigger desi...

16 years ago
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