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🚀 Understanding Support Spacing in Industrial Piping: Practical Example 🚀 Proper support spacing in pipelines is crucial to ensure structural stability and prevent failures caused by excessive stress. Here's a practical example of how to calculate the maximum distance between supports for a steel pipeline transporting water. Pipeline Details: Material: Carbon steel ASTM A53 Nominal Diameter (DN): 6 inches (168.3 mm outer diameter) Wall Thickness (Schedule 40): 7.11 mm Pipeline Length: 12 meters Fluid: Water 4️⃣ Practical Recommendation: While the theoretical maximum spacing is 28 meters, it's best to reduce it to 20 meters for practical applications, considering factors like vibration and safety. Key Takeaways: Proper support spacing minimizes structural stress and prevents deformation. Factors such as vibration, thermal expansion, and safety margins should always be considered. 📚 Discover Our Technical eBooks! If you're looking to enhance your engineering skills, don't miss the opportunity to explore all of our technical eBooks tailored for professionals in the field. https://lnkd.in/gsedKR53 💡 Want to master piping calculations? Check out our eBook: Essential Calculations for Piping Designers – a comprehensive guide to mastering everything from pressure drop calculations to pipe wall thickness and support spacing. https://lnkd.in/gsedKR53 📩 Get in touch now to learn more about our collection and find the resources you need to advance your career! 💡 Optimize your piping designs with accurate calculations! #Engineering #Piping #IndustrialDesign #StructuralIntegrity #MechanicalEngineering #PipelineDesign Operating Temperature: 25°C How the Calculation Works: 1️⃣ Weight per Meter: Pipe weight: 277.56 N/m Fluid weight: 182.89 N/m Total weight: 460.45 N/m

Incorporating #ExpansionJoints into a piping system. The main reason to incorporate Expansion Bellows/ Expansion Joints into a piping system could be due to the improved flexibility in design and cost reduction by removal of the complexity of fix points and guides, including the overall space requirements for the pipe system are reduced. 📌Moreover, Expansion Joints offer the advantage of reducing stress in pipe systems generated by thermal expansion and reducing pipe loads at connections to sensitive equipment such as pumps and steam turbines. This acts to prolong the #servicelife of pipe systems and reduce the risk of downtime for additional maintenance and repair. In addition, accessories mounted on the Expansion Joints could bring further benefits, such as gimbals and hinges, adding stability to the Expansion Joint and the piping system. Further, selecting a tied or hinged expansion joint can be a better and cheaper solution as the number and complexity of fixed points and guides are reduced. However, locating or eliminating Expansion Joints in a piping system could be case-sensitive and depend on the design considerations. Obviously, it always requires great experience and knowledge in piping design. At Belman Design, we possess the right expertise and are able to execute many types of engineering calculations and designs to support different project needs in piping design upon your requirements. Contact us: https://bit.ly/3NNwPzF

An insightful look into piping systems, detailing key aspects of design, materials, and performance essential for industrial applications. #PipingEngineering #MechanicalEngineering #PlantDesign

Steam Hammering force calculation /Dynamic Analysis (Time-History) In today’s competitive environment across all Industries, where Quality is the prime focus apart from costs and schedules for safe operations, Critical aspects like Steam hammer cannot be ignored. Any such ignorance during design of piping system / structural design has a strong potential to cause practical damage to supports, supporting structure, overloading of equipment nozzles, overstress in pipe and fittings which can lead to Cracks.

"Thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Piping Engineering course at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, guided by the esteemed Prof Mahesh Rajwade. I've gained a comprehensive understanding of Piping Layout basics, including Pipe Thickness, Spool Length, and Dyke Wall calculations. Proficiency in Isometric Drawing, Plot Plan, and Pipe Rack design has been attained. Moreover, I possess in-depth knowledge of Valves, Joints, and Reducers, alongside a solid grasp of fundamental concepts like Hook's Law, Iron Carbon Diagram, and Stress-Strain Curve. Excited to leverage these skills in practical applications! #PipingEngineering #ContinuousLearning"

Some experts say. "Expansion Joints are CRITICAL components in a piping system." Yet others claim, "Expansion Joints are NOT necessary in a piping system." 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲? Designing Expansion Joints requires extensive experience and expertise, particularly in calculating and engineering the best solution, material selection, manufacturing, and testing. These demands far exceed those of alternative solutions. 💡However, a sound and efficient Expansion Joint designs acts to prolong the #servicelife of pipe systems and reduce the risk of downtime for additional maintenance and repair. In addition, accessories mounted on the Expansion Joints could bring further benefits, such as gimbals and hinges, adding stability to the Expansion Joint and the piping system. 💡For example, selecting a Tied or Hinged Expansion Joint can be a better and cheaper solution as the number and complexity of fixed points and guides are reduced. However, locating or eliminating Expansion Joints in a piping system could be case-sensitive and depend on the design considerations. Obviously, it always requires great experience and knowledge in piping design. At Belman Design, we possess the right expertise and able to execute many types of engineering calculations and designs to support different project needs in piping design upon your requirements. Contact us: https://lnkd.in/dDapmRpG

Piping engineering is a tricky discipline for some folk to grasp from the outside because in some ways - its too easy. Connecting pipe from A to B is something anyone can do. Its not hard to find a route that someone won't trip on or smash their head into. In that sense, the piping input is easy. When someone looks at a well designed piping system in the field, it just makes sense. Of course it runs at that elevation. Of course it is aligned with the other piping like so. The piping design output is deceptively intuitive. But the actual design for retaining thousands of pounds of force, straining under temperature, managing aggressive chemicals, all while still being accessible and functional - that's the hard part. If you see one today, thank a piper for making it look easy. #pipingengineering #pipingdesign

Simplified Methods Simplified methods for piping flexibility analysis serve as practical tools in the hands of experienced engineers, allowing them to postpone the need for comprehensive, detailed methods. These approximations can provide valuable insights during early-stage design assessments. When properly applied, simplified methods can ensure safety and reliability in the design process while expediting initial evaluations. The first classification of simplified methods includes special configurations of two, three, or four-member systems. These systems typically involve two terminal points with complete fixity and square corners, simplifying the calculations. The second group of methods is restricted to square-corner systems situated in a single plane. Such systems also feature two fixed ends and allow for a variable number of members, making them versatile within their specific limitations. Moving into more complex configurations, the third group expands the applicability of simplified methods to space configurations. Although still restricted to square corners, these methods account for more complex three-dimensional geometries while maintaining two fixed ends. Lastly, extensions of the previous methods allow for the inclusion of curved pipes. While indirect, these methods provide a way to incorporate the special properties of curved piping systems. Simplified approaches are not meant to replace detailed analyses but instead offer a preliminary framework to guide further investigation. By narrowing down potential issues early on, engineers can focus their comprehensive methods on specific areas that require closer scrutiny. Please note that the attachment includes Sample Calculation 4.1 along with Chart C-4. Design of Piping Systems M.W. Kellogg Martino Publishing 2009 #flexibility #piping #geometries

📔 📕 Sharing of knowledge 📚 📒 The piping designer should always be aware of the possibility of cavitation, particularly in high flow rate pipelines that connect to the atmosphere or otherwise operate at low pressure. What ’ s more, because vapor pressure increases with temperature, the likelihood of cavitation increases with increase in temperature. Cavitation may take place wherever the flow stream is contracted, such as at a valve, bend, or tee. The resulting increase in flow stream velocity may reduce the local pressure below the vapor pressure of the liquid. Causes of pump cavitation ● Insufficient NPSH (Net Positive Suction Head). ● Low suction pressure. ● Increase of the temperature of the pumped liquid. ● Not receiving enough flow rate. ● Wrong Design How to overcome pump cavitation? ● Increase suction pressure if possible. ● Decrease liquid temperature if possible. ● Throttle back on the discharge valve to decrease flow-rate. ● Vent gases off the pump casing Philosophy : knowledge only matters if we share it 🤝