Expansion Joints in Heat Exchangers
In order to exchange heat, a heat exchanger always has a hot side and a cold side. The hotter fluid can be on either the shell or tube side, but the…
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Confined Gasket Joints
The TEMA standard requires gasket joints in all Class ‘R’ heat exchangers to be confined type. What is a confined gasket joint? These are joints that have a solid metal…
Vessel Components – Vortex breakers
Vortex breakers are simple devices used to prevent the formation of vortices, or swirling patterns, at the drain nozzle in a tank or pressure vessel. If a vortex forms when…
Explosion Cladding
If a vessel requires thick shells and heads due to the design conditions but also needs the corrosion resistance of an expensive nickel alloy, it could be a very expensive piece of equipment.…
Turnkey Projects
We wanted to throw out a gentle reminder that Ward’s Field Service Group provides Turnkey Services. We carefully select the projects we want to pursue to ensure they are a…
Nozzle Thickness Requirements in UG-45
How does the ASME Code determine how thick nozzles should be? While the standard code calculation for a cylinder under internal pressure often gives minimal requirements—frequently less than 1/16″ for…
