in my time all we got is a K&E slide rule, charts, tables, catalogs
and nomographs to figure out if the piping layout and associated
pipe hangers and supports is OK or not. i dont even have a
calculator.
then i just discuss with our draftsman (not designer) if changes
have to be made.
during coffe breaks, i go over some issues related to installation,
fab and testing with our Inspection (acting as a QA/QC) and
Construction people and if needed visited the site. Along the way I
learned about welding, quality issues, pert/cpm and lots of other
stuff. And Bill Gates was just starting to make a name for himself.
- In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "tomcruz55" <tomcruz55@y...>
wrote:
> Thats what im trying to say. Why complicate a simple undertaking
such
> as determining the wall thickness of a pipe.
>
> Similarly, you dont need again a software to figure out the
forces,
> stress and momments for a two-anchor support. G R Kent from Stone
and
> Webster has shown that this can be stimated quickly. If interested
> checkout his writng titled New Approach to Pipe Reactions.
>
> And if we go even further and analyze the nozzle load at the
equipment
> and piping interface, you wont even need CII. As Steve says No
Props.
>
> By the way, theres lot of article related to Piping that can be
found
> in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Processing and PIpeline WOrld
> magazine.
>
>
>
> --- In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "Steve McKenzie" <Mechproj@x>
> wrote:
> > If you know the design pressure and the allowable pipe material
> stress,
> > why don't you have a go at working out the required thickness
> yourself?
> > No props. You may be cleverer than you think, and you will
certainly
> > gain some insight in the process.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
Received on Wed Sep 14 08:14:00 2005