Re: Equipment foundation

umesh k.n. wrote:
> Vijay K. Chavhan said,
> "there is one rule which follows every nozzle orientation that what ever
piping is done must be travel minimum distance"
>
> YES most of the times & NO Some times.
> When a minor equipment/pump located close to major equipment, and if the fluid
temperature is relatively high, "Nozzle will be located away (little bit), i.e. not exactly towards the equipment"
> Reason: By doing so, piping layout generally comprises of 2 or more elbows
which makes the layout flexible.

Yes, but in the initial phases of equipment layout the direct approach is best. By this time, the critical (hot, cold, expensive, awkward, etc.) piping and major equipment will have been identified and what is most needed at this stage is preliminary input from stress and process. At this point, the layout is still a bit fluid and mechanical and process need a "picture" that they can tweak to optimal, mutually-agreeable compromises.

Equipment foundations and piperacks typically do not play a major role at this stage.

Just my thoughts.

Paul Received on Sat Dec 09 00:41:00 2006