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    HPTA High Pressure Safety Code - Pressure Test Barricades

    I'm trying to find a copy of the HPTA High Pressure Safety Code, put out by the High Pressure Technology Association in the UK in the 70's. Any hints or clues? I have a nice description of it in the 1975 High Pressure Engineering conference proceedings from IME, but am running into a brick wall...
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    Air Filter Test Lab??

    I need a lab to do air filter media performance testing per ISO 5011. Any suggestions? (I can't use SWRI because of a conflict of interest on this project). Thankx.
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    Towing Allison w/ Driveshaft - What Can Happen?

    Info from Allison on truck transmissions says to not tow w/o disconnecting driveshaft. What's the problem w/ towing w/ driveshaft? Could I do it if I leave the engine running to drive lube pump? (I'm specifically thinking of a cement truck where you would want to leave the engine running to...
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    Pressure-Relieving Flange Gasket??

    Is anyone familiar with a pressure-relieving flange gasket?? It reportedly fits between 2 pipe flanges like a regular gasket, but blows out when a given pressure is reached.
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    VOC vs. Vapor Molecular Weight??

    If I have a brew of hydrocarbons (eg. mixture w/ aliphatic diesters) that has a published VOC of 7.813 lb/gal, is there any way to guess a molecular weight of the vapor?? (vapor pressure = .200mmHg @ 68F)
  6. rkinga2

    Vapor Pressure of Liquid Solution

    If I have a solution of one liquid, say gasoline, of known vapor pressure, dissolved in another liquid of known vapor pressure, say diesel fuel - what's the vapor pressure of the solution?
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    Molecular Weight of #2 Diesel???

    Hi. I'm trying to calculate the concentration of vapor in a tank containing liquid #2 diesel fuel & air. I have numbers for vapor pressure, which would let me calculate the concentration if it were an ideal gas or other pure substance. Is there a rough approximation of an equivalent molecular...
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    Coeff of Discharge for Leak

    I'm doing some estimates of choked flow of methane thru a leak in a pipe. Any recommendations for what coefficient of discharge to use? I have used 0.6, but I've seen some examples on the web of 0.72. My current problem is a 1" hole in a 1-1/4" elbow (1.38" ID), but I'm also...
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    Compressible Orifice Shareware??

    I need to do some simple estimates of gas leaks from a pipe. Is there any shareware that does compressible orifice calculations? I don't need anything fancy, just some basic equations. Thanks.
  10. rkinga2

    Mech. Failures that Cause Auto Accidents

    I'm preparing a talk on mechanical failures that can cause auto accidents. Does anyone know of any websites, books, or articles that would have any statistics, photos, or interesting anecdotes?? Thanks, Randall
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    PHOENICS or PORFLOW for Porous CFD??

    I'm considering PHOENICS and PORFLOW CFD packages to model flow of gases and liquids through porous media, such as soils. They both seem good - PORFLOW is more specific to my current need, and PHOENICS las lots of additional capabilities that I might be able to use on other projects. Any...
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    FEA for Porous Media - Laminar Gas Flow?

    I'm looking for a FEA package that can model laminar flow through porous media - primarilarly gas, but possibly also liquid flow. At the moment, I'm thinking that I might be able to use a low end application to run simple models, although I'm certainly aware that these assumptions can rapidly...
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    Can I Do Porous media - Laminar Flow ??

    I'm looking for a FEA package that can model laminar flow through porous media - primarilarly gas, but poossibly also liquid flow. At the moment, I'm thinking that I might be able to use a low end application to run simple models, although I'm certainly awre that these assumptions can rapidly...
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    Stress Concentration Factor for Tee's

    I'm attempting to make a rough estimate of stresses due to mechanical bending of a sch 40 PVC tee. What are some good sources for a stress concentration factor? I assume that what's generally available are stress concentration factors for hoop stresses from internal pressure. How about for...

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