Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2023
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. […]
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ASME B31.3-2022: Process Piping Code Changes
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 […]
ASME B31.1-2022: Power Piping
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 […]
ASTM F2387-21: Safety Vacuum Release Systems (SVRS)
In Algarroba, Chile, the San Alfonso del Mar resort is home to the world’s largest swimming pool, which has an area of 19.77 acres, holds […]
ASME PCC-1-2022: Pressure Boundary Flange Joints
Bolted joints are one of the most common elements in piping design and serve as critical components in piping systems. When bolted flanged joints are […]
ANSI/HI 14.6-2022: Rotodynamic Pumps
In 250 BCE, Ancient Greeks and Romans used a device called the Archimedes screw: the first water pump, which was shaped as a giant screw […]
ANSI/ISA 5.1-2022: Instrumentation Symbols and Identification
In many industries, like oil and gas, engineers create a blueprint for equipment and control layout, which is called a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), […]
ANSI/MSS SP-44-2019: Steel Pipeline Flanges
An American National Standard developed and published by the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc., MSS SP-44, which was last revised […]
NFPA 58-2020: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
NFPA 58-2020 is the 2020 edition of the liquefied petroleum gas code. It’s also an American National Standard. Propane, meet propylene—and butate and butylene. Together, […]
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 […]