Has anybody used nano-insulation paints?
Claims as to its effectiveness are impressive, quoting reductions in heat lost of around 40%.
Does it really work?
I've always evaluated solar power and other alternative energy sources in a classical engineering method, by adding up the total costs of the system, including some maintenance, an interest rate and dividing by projected power output over the life of the system. As a result you can compare...
How do these types of wind turbines maintain their face into the wind? No vertical stabilizer?
I've seen a lot of them lately turned away from the wind, just doing nothing. Why no tails?
It seems that if the wind blew on a 3blade arrangement, it would always want to turn in the direction...
Buckeye Macungie Tank Farm, Emmaus, PA
Fortunately nobody was injured or killed and damages were minimal ... this time.
The investigation revealed that the set points of alarms and the tanks gauging system had not been accurately set or checked for at least one year. The tank side gauge and...
It's here, almost... in theaters September 30
"This is a definite must see for anyone in the oil & gas industry, or otherwise – quite possibly the action film of the year. The film does not get into the long years of court battles and settlement agreements, but that’s OK, you can read all...
Cost of noncompliance operations is going up.
http://www.pipeline-conference.com/news/record-ruling-2010-gas-pipeline-explosion-san-bruno-california?utm_source=ptc-news&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=2015-04-22
If you'd like to see some creative chart types, this site has some very unique examples. Enjoy
https://sites.google.com/site/e90e50fx/home/creative-and-advanced-chart-design-in-excel
25 Jan 2015 West Virginia
High frequency girth welds on high strength 5L X70 & 80 blamed for failure (tentatively). DOT is on them like white on rice. Attached correction order...
Why do control engineers insist on using flow controls for liquid pipeline transmission systems, especially at the pump station at the beginning of a pipeline?
4,901m (16,079ft) above sea level, puts the Peru LNG Pipeline in the Guinness World Records for highest pipeline, but what's the record for largest elevation difference in a liquid hydrocarbon pipeline?
I've worked on three that were pretty high, but nowhere near that 16,079 ft mark.
BTC went...
Just in case you need it and missed it over on the ASME Forum, I have obtained PHMSA clarification as to using B31.3 inside "pipeline stations"
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=376163
I have 1000km of hot pipeline (180F) that must be buried in a trench. $400MM is a lot to pay for spraying polyurethane foam on the pipe and wrapping with an outer HDPE cover.
Does anyone know of the "magic" treatment I need that is relatively cheap and can be mixed directly with soil to...
Using XL 2007
1) Working with a user form. The form's name is UserForm1. When I double click on the form while writing code for the form's events, the window opens with the event titled "UserForm_Click", but the form's name is actually "UserForm1". Should it not open with the title...
Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0185
Operators can obtain recall information through TDW's Web site at http://lrc.tdwilliamson.com/ or by calling TDW at 888-770-7085.
http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/pipeline/pdf/2013-08-28_FR_AdvisoryBulletin_TD_Williamson_LeakRepairClamps.pdf
Independent events are seldomly...
Can anyone tell me if the CSA Z662 code requires, or defines conditions under which PWHTs on certain cold, field bends, made on pipelines for sour service are, or are not required?
Independent events are seldomly independent.
Looks like this thread would have been better served if I wrote it here, but it's over in the Spreadsheet forum. I'd be grateful if you have a look at it there.
thread770-349455
Independent events are seldomly independent.
