Cracker,
If it's critical you measure the corrosion at these inaccessible spots and an internal inspection cannot be performed, I recommend you consider the following approach for each location where an examination is required:
1. Install a temporary support near original support location.
2...
Thanks racookpe1978, but paid help is not an option at this time. Practically speaking, unless anyone can identify an application that might work, my best short-term solution is an Excel spreadsheet with write protection for cells/rows for existing lines and a set of instructions to guide...
Thanks, Bernoullies. PUMA5 looks like it's overkill for what I am doing, but this is on the right track with regards to my request. 1
I'm fully aware of what Excel can do and have been programming in general since 1978. I'm hoping to find an existing application that fits my needs (even if it...
Pennpiper, one of the reasons we have so many different systems is from E&C's developing their own standard for each new facility or major modification. We do many small upgrade and replacement projects and we want to assign line numbers to any new lines in a manner consistent with the existing...
My company has several facilities which have different standards for line numbering (and even competing systems in the same plant), but all of these are essentially on paper. Although it has been decided to keep these systems as they are, I would like to pull this information into a database...
Thanks for responding. Ultimately, the crane inspection service did not include any mention of this issue in their report.
We talked with the OEM and it turned out the cost to upgrade this equipment it would take about $13,000 plus labor due to the obsolescence of the equipment. Most...
We have a 7.5-ton air-driven hoist installed in a building which is a classified location (Class I,Group D, Division 2). This hoist was installed at the same time the building was constructed in the mid-1960's. Recently a local crane service company performed a routine inspection and the...
A few days ago I posted a question about testing conduit seals (http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=141712). I have a separate question about conduit seals resulting from the same project referenced in that thread:
Is there a recommended method for removing conduit seals without...
Earlier this year we had an incident where failed conduit seals allowed natural gas to seep from a classified location into an electrical panel in an unclassified area, which caused an explosion. The seals appear to have been improperly installed (bunched wires) and have all been replaced.
I'm...
This original request for info on gas filters is pretty old, but in case anybody else is interested: I use Nowata filters for high-pressure natural gas applications, specifically oil carryover removal from natural gas compressors. Our company also uses Perry Equipment (aka PECO) and other...
