Written by James Pennock
The term “Piping Designer” as used in this document refers to that person responsible for the overall plant layout, the Plot Plan, the equipment location, the pipe routing, the development of the CAD models, the piping isometrics. It does not refer to the Piping Material Engineer or the Pipe Stress Engineer who each are involved […]
Written by James Pennock
Written by James Pennock
The term “Piping Material Engineer” as used in this document refers to that person responsible for the development and maintenance of all Specifications related to the pipe, fittings, valves, bolts, gaskets, Paint, Coatings, Insulation and any other piping related item to be used in the design and construction of a Process Plant Project.
Written by James Pennock
The term “Pipe Stress Engineer” as used in this document refers to that person responsible for insuring that the pipe routing done by the piping layout designer is consistent with the allowables in the applicable piping Code. This includes; the thermal forces and the live and dead loads the piping system imposes on equipment, equipment […]
Written by James Pennock
Yes! Piping is a language. It has an alphabet (component symbols) which, when put together properly will form words (assemblies) and then the words join other words form a sentence (configuration) from there you build a paragraph (a complete pipe line) and then a chapter (a unit) and then a whole book (a complete plant). […]
Written by James Pennock
Piping, The Hidden Profession By James O. Pennock, Piper, Consultant (Retired), Bayonet Point, Florida USA You are at a family function, a Class Reunion or a party and you meet someone for the first time. You ask the other person about themselves; they tell you, their background, where they work and what they do. They […]
Written by James Pennock
Beauregard Gustafson You may say, Who is Beauregard Gustafson? I have never heard of anybody by that name. You are right, you may have never heard of him by his full formal name but you know him by his pseudonym (alias or nom de plume). Beauregard Gustafson is better known as Beau-Guss (pronounced ˜bo-gus” (1)). […]
Written by Anton Dooley
Recently we undertook a survey to find out your thoughts and opinions on pipingdesigners.com/wp/ We asked 9 questions: How easy is it to navigate pipingdesigners.com/wp/? How easy is it for you to find the information you are looking for on pipingdesigners.com/wp/? How visually appealing is our website? How often do you log into pipingdesigners.com/wp/? How likely is […]
Written by Anton Dooley
If you are one of the many pipers already registered on pipingdesigners.com/wp/, you probably don’t need to read this, as you already know the benefits of memberships … but you can! If, however, you are a piper, but are not yet registered, there are many reasons why you should register today: 10 good reasons why you should […]
Written by James Pennock
The following statement was made in a communication about welding two fittings directly to each other. This situation also applies to a fitting welded to a weld-neck flange or two weld-neck flanges welded together. “Fitting to fitting welding is not permissible; a pipe shall be (placed) between fittings.”
