Re: Re: Reinforcement Pad Weep hole

chris , i'm glad you thanked Chakraborty for sharing his case , i meant to do that.

• Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Wright" <chrisw@skypoint.com> To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Re: Reinforcement Pad Weep hole

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> On Sep 15, 2005, at 11:37 PM, CHAKRABORTYP2@iocl.co.in wrote:
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> > The reinf. pad to vessel shell weld (mostly) broke.
> > A pinhole leak in nozzle weld is unlikely.
> Now there's a puzzle. I still have a tough time believing that the
> cause was trapped gas or what-have-you between the pad and the shell or
> increased pressure from trapped air. In the absence of physical
> evidence of a cause I guess I remain uncommitted. Thanks very much for
> sharing the circumstances. Episodes like this are the best way we have
> to learn.
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Received on Fri Sep 16 20:18:00 2005