Introduction to Piping Isometrics

Introduction to Piping Isometrics Piping Isometrics Introduction  This topic of discussion gives basic information for piping isometrics, its preparation details, drafting requirements, material take off in isometrics, supports etc. Piping isometrics drawing are a type of pictorial drawings that show the three principal dimensions of an object in one view. The principal dimensions aRead More…

Design of fire safe valves

This post gives information regarding design of fire safe valves, its selection, inspection, testing requirements, specifications, and uses etc. Before going to fire safe valves we should know what is fire? What is a fire? Before design and performance standards for fire-safe valves are developed, a fire must first be defined by using the following criteria: the fire test medium, the temRead More…

Check Valves Design Features

Check Valves Design Features This post is initiated to give some basic information regarding Check valve design features, it uses, standards, types, advantages, disadvantages etc. Check Valves Another type of valve commonly used in conjunction with other valves is called a check valve.  Check valves are designed to restrict the flow to one direction.  If the flow reverses direction, the checkRead More…

Plug Valve Design Features

Plug Valve Design Features This post is initiated to give some basic information regarding plug valve design features, it uses, standards, types, advantages, disadvantages etc. Plug Valve Plug values are possibly the oldest type of valve in use. Discoveries in ancient ruins indicate that a form of plug valve was used in early Roman water systems. The concept is simple: A rotary cylindricRead More…

Butterfly Valve Design Features

Butterfly Valve Design Features This post is initiated to give some basic information regarding butterfly valve design features, it uses, standards, types, advantages, disadvantages etc. Butterfly Valves A butterfly valve is a rotary valve that uses a disc as the closure member. The disc shaped closure member is rotated through 900 or there about to open or close the passage. The disc closes agRead More…

Building Insulation for Civil Engineering

Building Insulation for Civil Engineering This post gives some of the basics of building insulation for civil engineering. This contains, what is building insulation, uses, types, materials for building insulation including some international standard requirements. Now a days, energy efficiency enhancement in any buildings is very essential part. There are many ways for this which Builders, ArchRead More…

Gate Valve Design Features

Gate Valve Design Features This post is initiated to give some basic information regarding gate valve design features, it uses, standards, types, advantages, disadvantages etc. What is Gate Valve? Gate valve name itself implies as, gate called vertical disc, flat face that slides down through the valve is used to stop fluid flow. It is used primarily for on/off functions, and not used for throtRead More…

Basics of flare System in any Operating Plant

Basics of flare system in any operating plant This blog gives you basic information about the requirement of flare system, its components, limitations, hazards and maintenance requirements of any operational plants flare systems. Topics described for Flare System: Define the need for plant flares in any plants. Describe the different components of a typical flare system. Discuss thRead More…

PVC, LDPE and HDPE Nonmetallic Piping

PVC, LDPE and HDPE Nonmetallic Piping This blog gives you basic information about use of PVC, LDPE and HDPE Nonmetallic Piping, its design, fabrication, assembly, erection, inspection and testing. Design and use of PVC, LDPE and HDPE Nonmetallic Piping: Use of these plastic materials for piping is limited to 10 kg/cm2 pressure and 80oC temperature. Usually the design of nonmetallic piping confRead More…