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Piping Systems

Dimensions, materials, capacities, pressure drop calculations, insulation and heat loss in piping and tube systems ...

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Ball Valves and typical Flow Coefficients - Cv

Typical flow coefficients - Cv - for ball valves - reduced and full bore

Bronze Flanges - ASME/ANSI 150 lb

Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 - Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings - 150 lb Bronze flanges with plain faces

Bronze Flanges - ASME/ANSI 300 lb

Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameter of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 - Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings - 300 lb Bronze Flanges with plain faces

Butterfly Valves - Typical Flow Coefficients - Cv

Butterfly valves and typical flow coefficients - Cv

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 150

ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 150 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 300

ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 300 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 400

ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 400 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 600

ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 600 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon Steel Flanges - Pressure and Temperature Ratings

Maximum ratings for flanges conforming to ISO Standard 2229 dimensions and material specification AST-A-105

Carbon Steel Pipes - Comparing American & European Specifications

Comparing standards of carbon steel pipes from USA, Germany, UK and Sweden

Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - ASME/ANSI B36.10/19 

Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, moment of inertia, transverse area, weight and weight of pipe filled with water - U.S. Customary Units

Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - ASME/ANSI B36.10/19 

Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, weight and weight of pipe filled with water - Metric Units

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Cast Iron Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 125

ASME/ANSI B16.1 - 1998 - Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 125 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Cast Iron Flanges - ASME/ANSI Class 250

ASME/ANSI B16.1 - 1998 - Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 250 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Comparing American and British Piping Standards

Comparing US American (ASTM) and British (BSi) piping standards - specifications, grades and material descriptions

Copper Pipes - Insulation and Heat Loss

Heat loss to surrounding air from insulated copper tubes

Copper Pipes and Heat Loss

Heat loss from copper tubes at various temperature differences between tube and air

Cross Reference of ASTM Material Specifications

Fittings, Flanges, Unions and Cast and Forged Valves

Diaphragm Materials in Diaphragm Valves

Typical diaphragm materials and their main properties for use in diaphragm valves

Download ANSI, American National Standards Institute, Standards

ANSI is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that acts not as a standards developer, but as a standards coordinating and approval body

Flow Coefficient Cv and Flow Factor Kv

Comparing the flow coefficient Cv with the flow factor Kv

Flow Coefficients - Cv - and Flow Factors - Kv - of Straight Through Diaphragm Valves

Typical flow coefficients - Cv - and flow factors - Kv - of "straight-through" diaphragm valves of "Saunders" type

Flow Coefficients - Cv - and Flow Factors - Kv - of Weir Diaphragm Valves

Typical flow coefficients - Cv - and flow factors - Kv - of weir diaphragm valves of "Saunders" type

Gasket Characteristics

Gaskets are used to make fluid or gas resistant seal between two surfaces

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Heat Loss and Insulation of Piping Systems

Heat loss from pipes and tanks with and without insulation

NPS - "Nominal Pipe Size" and DN - "Diametre Nominel"

The size of pipes, fittings, flanges and valves are often given in inches as NPS - Nominal Pipe Size, or in metric units as DN - "Diametre Nominel" 

Pipe and Tube Dimensions

Pipe and tube dimensions -  inside and outside diameters, weights and more

Pipes and Temperature Expansion

Pipes expands when heated and contracts when cooled. The expansion of the pipes can be expressed with the expansion formula

Pipes and Tubes - Pressure Ratings

Pressure ratings of pipes and tubes

Pipes Fractional Equivalents 

Comparing fractions and inches for pipes

Piping Applications and Design Strategies 

Piping systems, design strategies and processes

Piping Standards

Piping standards - ASME, BS, DIN and more

Pneumatic Powder and Solid Transport Systems

Pneumatic transport systems may be suited to move powder and other solid products

Pneumatics - Solid Transport and Product Size of Particles

Typical particle size for some common products as coal, sand, ash and more

Pneumatics - Solid Transport and Separator Types

Separator types used in pneumatic solids transport systems - and their minimum suitable particle size

Pneumatics - Solid Transport Carrying Velocities

Air carrying velocities for solid transport of products as cement, coal, flour and more

Pressure Loss in a Schedule 40 Steel Pipe

Water flow and pressure loss in a schedule 40 steel pipe - gallons per minute, liters per second and cubic meters per hour

Pressure Loss in Pipes and Tubes

Fluid flow and pressure loss in pipes and tubes

Pumping Boiling Liquids - Delivery Flow Velocities

Recommended flow velocity required on the delivery side of the pump in systems with boiling liquids

Pumping Light Oils - Delivery Flow Velocities

Recommended flow velocity required for light oil systems on the delivery side of the pump

Recommended Delivery Flow Velocity of Viscous Liquids

Normal flow velocities on the delivery side of the pump in viscous systems

Recommended Suction Flow Velocity for Boiling Fluids

Recommended flow velocity for the pump suction side

Recommended Suction Flow Velocity for Light Oils

Recommended flow velocity for the pump suction side

Recommended Suction Flow Velocity of Viscous Fluids

Recommended suction flow velocity of viscous fluids

Reynolds Number

An introduction and definition of the dimensionless Reynolds Number

Single Phase Incompressible Flow Calculator

An online pressure drop calculator applied to Newtonian fluids which are incompressible and single phase in isothermal and steady-state flow situations

Slurry Transport and Minimum Flow Velocities

Settling of solids in slurry transport pipes or tubes can be avoided with flow velocities above certain levels

Stainless Steel Pipes - Comparing American and European Standards

Comparing American - US - and European - German, British (UK) and Swedish - stainless steel pipe standards

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards

Download the standards for the piping, boiler and pressure vessel industry!

ASME B31 Piping Standards, British Boiler Standard: 5500, ABMA, ACI, API, ASME, ASTM, AWS, CSA, DIN, NACE, National Board Code, NFPA, UL Catalogs. Click here!!

Stainless Steel Pipes - Dimensions and Weights ANSI/ASME 36.19

Dimensions, wall thickness and weights of stainless steel pipes according ASME B36.10M Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe and ASME B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe

Steel Pipes and Heat Loss

Heat loss from 1/2" to 12" steel pipes and tubes

Steel Pipes and Temperature Expansion

Temperature expansion of carbon steel pipes 

Steel Pipes Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 40

Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 40 steel pipes

Steel Pipes Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 80

Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 80 steel pipes

Steel Tubes according BS 1387

Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BSi - BS 1387:1985 Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads

Suction Flow Velocities of Water

Recommended water flow velocity on suction side of pump

Temperature Expansion Coefficients of some common Piping Materials

Expansion coefficients of some common materials used for pipes and tubes - aluminum, carbon steel, cast iron, PVC, HDPE and more

Thermal Expansion of Pipes and Tubes

Thermal expansion of pipes and piping applications

Threaded & Socket Welded Fittings - Pressure Classes and Schedules

Pressure classes, schedules and weights of pipes for threaded & socket welded fittings

Valve Selection Guide 

An applications guide for selecting valves

Valve Types for Specific Services

In case of specific services, choose of valve may be simplified by following established practice

Piping Handbook

A handbook comprehensively covering all the recent changes in the relevant codes, standards, specifications, and regulations. It also discusses the piping for toxic and hazardous waste systems; reports on the new materials now used for different piping systems; and examines the new technological developments that have revolutionized todays piping systems in such different areas as design, fabrication, installation, testing, examination, operation, and maintenance.

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Valves - Types

Classifications of valves

Valves - Typical Operating Ranges

Different types of valves and their operating ranges

Valves - Typical Operating Temperatures

Typical operating temperature ranges for some common types of valves - ball valves, butterfly valves and more

Water Delivery Flow Velocities

Required flow velocities in water transport systems - on the delivery side of the pump


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