External Heating/Cooling Jackets: Half-pipe type
The most commonly used type of heating/cooling jacket in the chemical industry is the half-pipe jacket. This jacket uses a 180° segment of pipe welded directly to the shell in…
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Interview with BIC Magazine (Jon Ward and Jeremy Osterberger)
Jon Ward, our President, gave BIC Magazine a rundown of services our company offers as well as an overview of the recent expansion in Charlotte, NC and Houston, TX. Jon…
SUPPLEMENTAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT – Sight Glasses and Other Pad Flange-Mounted Instruments – #MetalMarketUpdate – August ’21
Pad flanges are nozzles in a vessel that allow the shortest possible projection outside and inside the vessel. This is critical in some applications for mounting certain equipment to the…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 3) – #MetalMarketUpdate – January 2021
Last month, we continued our discussion about how some equipment just can’t be revived and referenced an actual ongoing project. The head had suffered from Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) under…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 2) – #MetalMarketUpdate – December 2020
Last month, we talked about how some equipment just can’t be revived. Recently, Ward was asked to help a good customer with a leaking half pipe on a pressure vessel…
Advantages of Half Pipe Reactors in High Pressure Service
Specifying the right type of jacket to use for your reactor vessel can make all the difference between long-lasting, trouble-free equipment and frequent unplanned maintenance. Getting it wrong can prove…
