Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup: ASTM D93 Standard Tests
ASTM D93-20: Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester details three procedures under a shared method for determining flash point. Basically, […]
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Use ISO 14224 Methods to Optimize Equipment Performance Data Quality and Results from Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are powerful technologies that have elevated our ability to identify equipment and process issues, predict equipment failures, and manage […]
Thermocouples: Calibration Tables, Types, Specifications, and Standards
When two dissimilar metals joined at two junctions, they generate what is known as an electromotive force (emf). This emf arises due to varying temperatures […]
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Petroleum Liquids
ASTM D4052-22: Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter outlines a test method for determining three […]
Performance Test Codes (PTCs) by ASME
Performance test codes, otherwise known as PTCs, are standard documents, written and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), that provide uniform rules […]
Seismic Analysis and Design Criteria of Nuclear Facilities
Seismic activity is an unfortunate consequence of the natural processes that coincide with living on the surface of planet Earth, rendering the regions of the […]
Changes to ASCE/SEI 4-2016 – Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures
ASCE/SEI 4-2016 – Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures has been released. This standard, developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), provides minimum […]
The Shutdown of Nuclear Power Plants in the 2010s
Nuclear power has gone through some rough patches, especially when it comes to public perception of the energy source. While, as we have discussed before, […]
ISO 14224:2016 – Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Collection and Exchange of Reliability and Maintenance Data
There is a monumental amount of hazards present in the petroleum, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, and these can be fatally dangerous to personnel and […]
Nuclear Power Plant Response to an Earthquake
The standard ANSI/ANS-2.23-2016 (R2020) – Nuclear Power Plant Response to an Earthquake has been released, updating the 1988 version of the document. This collection of […]