AWWA C751-2019: Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters (Magmeters)
AWWA C751-2019 – Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters, an American National Standard, reviews magmeter principles. This technology is one of the latest additions to the water industry, […]
Valves and Piping
Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2020
By the 1920s, piping was essential for conveying fluids, and many large companies had developed their own color scheme for identifying piping systems and components. […]
ASME B31.1-2020: Power Piping Changes
What is Power Piping? Power piping, unsurprisingly, is found in electric power generating stations, such as industrial and institutional plants, geothermal heating systems, and central […]
Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2018)
If extraterrestrials landed on Earth, across homes, they would find furniture designed for similar purposes, lights in typical placements, an affinity for screens, and, of […]
Changes to ASME B31.3-2018: Process Piping Code
Process piping transports fluids in a range of locations—most notably, petroleum refineries, onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production facilities, food and beverage processing […]
ANSI/MSS SP-25-2018: Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions
Connection. It is what human beings crave. For pipes, it is more than a desire. It is essential. Without connectors, pipes would struggle to transfer […]
ASME A112.18.1-2018: Plumbing Supply Fittings
ASME A112.18.1-2018/CSA B125.1-18: Plumbing Supply Fittings has been released. This binational standard, meaning that it was jointly developed and issued by the American Society of […]
MSS SP-58-2018: Pipe Hangers and Supports
Support is important. Carrying weight alone can cumbersome and difficult. This too is true when considering the weight that pipe hangers and supports hold. In […]
“ANSI Class” Ratings of Pipe Flanges
“ANSI class” is the designation for pressure-temperature ratings of pipe flanges. In its denotation, the word Class is followed a by dimensionless number. This includes […]
ASTM A106-19: Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe Standard Specification for High-Temperature Service
Carbon steel piping transports fluids in an assortment of industries, but, for high-pressure and temperature applications, the welded joints on its cross-section are not ideal. […]