Practical engineering tools, project controls, calculators and training resources developed for piping designers and engineers.
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Engineering Calculators
Practical calculators and reference tools for everyday piping design and engineering work.
Piping Design
Wall Thickness
ASME B31.3 Equation (3a) pressure design thickness from values you enter.
Bend Wall Thickness
Intrados, extrados and sidewall thickness for a pipe bend from ASME B31.3 paragraph 304.2.1 and the factors you enter.
Weld Inches
Estimate shop weld inches and the field welds on a straight pipe run.
Branch Reinforcement
Area replacement for one welded branch from the values you enter.
Insulation Thickness
Heat loss and outside surface temperature for one insulation layer, from the conductivity and surface coefficient you enter.
Line Sizing
Velocity, minimum NPS and maximum flow from the catalogue inside diameter, with Reynolds number and API RP 14E erosional velocity.
Pipe Diameter
Inside diameter from a flow rate and a velocity you accept.
Valve Cv
Liquid Cv and Kv from the flow and pressure drop you enter, with a simple gas estimate.
Calculators & Unit Conversion
Unit Converter
Convert length, area, volume, mass, temperature, pressure, flow, density, force, energy, power, velocity and torque.
Pipe Volume & Weight Calculator
Calculate pipe internal volume, fluid capacity, pipe weight and related quantities.
Pipe Properties
Reference pipe dimensions, wall thickness, weights and key physical properties by size and specification.
Paint and Insulation
Bare area, insulated area, insulation volume and paint quantity for one run of pipe.
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