New at PipingDesign.com: 03 November 2000

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Pipe Fitting Product Catalogue and Technical Data Documentation in PDF Format
TAD Eurotube
(thanks to Nathan for this link)

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Description of Common Flange Types
Unit Operations Laboratory, Clemson University Chemical Engineering Department

<<Flanges are most often used to connect pipes that have a diameter
greater than 2 inches. A flange joint consists of two matching disks of metal separated by a gasket that are bolted together to achieve a strong seal with the gasket material. The flange is attached to the pipe by welding, brazing, or screwed fittings. A number of the most common types of flanges are listed below.>>

[A few good introductory pages from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology are below]

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Piping Drainage
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

<<In the case of steam piping, it is necessary to constantly drain any
condensate from the lines. If this is not done then the condensate will be carried along with the steam and may produce water hammer and possibly rupture pipes or fittings. In addition, the admission of moisture-carrying steam to turbines or engines is most undesirable. Various devices are used to remove this condensate and moisture from the lines and these are discussed in the following sections.>>

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Methods of Connecting Pipe
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Piping Expansion
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Piping Insulation
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

<<Most power plant piping systems are used to convey substances that are
at temperatures much higher than that of the surrounding air. Examples would include the main steam piping and feedwater piping. In order to reduce the amount of heat lost to the surrounding air from the hot substance, the piping is covered with insulation. The insulation not only retains the heat in the hot lines but also prevents the temperature inside the power plant building from becoming uncomfortably high. In addition, insulation of hot pipe lines will prevent injury to personnel due to contact with the bare surfaces of the pipe. In the case of piping which carries substances at a lower temperature than that of the surrounding air, insulating the piping will prevent sweating of the pipe and consequent dripping and corrosion.>> Received on Fri Nov 03 12:26:00 2000