Chempak is an add-on program (by AFT) that provides fluid properties for a long list of chemicals to be used in other AFT programs. It does not perform hydraulic calculations.
ASTM A106 refers to ASTM A530 General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, which lists the tolerances for wall thickness, OD, ID, etc.
When I was in school, long before CAD, we used this book:Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas E. French, Charles John Vierck. It is available for sale by the usual web book sellers.
I know that ASME B16.11 (Table 2) gives the correlation between fitting class and schedule or wall designation of pipe for the calculation of the fitting rating. However B16.11 does not cover pipe unions.
MSS-SP-83 gives the pressure-temperature rating for 3000# unions, but I have been...
Flow of 60 degree water through 1" copper tubing, assuming no elevation change.
one foot long requires about 0.24 psi
100 foot long requires about 24 psi
1 mile long requires about 1244 psi
The velocity of 12 ft/sec is higher than I would use.
Tom
I am assuming that this refers to SSPC-SP 5, which is a 'white metal blasting cleaning' surface preparation. SSPC stood for the "Steel Structures Painting Council", but was recently renamed the "Society for Protective Coatings". Their web site is www.sspc.org
If you are working with B31.1, I would suggest that you look at the 2004 edition (para 102.4.5) because the criteria for the minimum required thickness of a bend after bending has been revised.
Does anyone have experience with Lokring Fittings? Their manufacturer (www.Lokring.com) claims that you can save approximately 25% on an installed cost basis over a traditional socket weld system. The fittings are about 8 to 10 times more expensive than a socket weld fitting, but the...
