Featured Report #METALMARKETUPDATE – DECEMBER ’24
Before we dive into the numbers, here’s a little lighthearted ASME Code fabricator humor for you. Why did the pressure vessel join the gym? It couldn’t handle the stress anymore.…
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Half Pipe Reactor Leg Jumpers
Let’s face it – there are a TON of half pipe jacketed reactors out there in the Chemical Processing and Bioprocessing Industries. It might seem as though there might be…
Partial Head Replacement
For October’s segment of “How’d They Do That”, we will focus on a scary (?) problem: Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC). While mobilized to replace several bottom head nozzles on…
Changing Service of Equipment
It is often desirable to change the service of pressure equipment during its lifetime. There can be substantial savings for a new or modified plant process if existing equipment can used…
#METALMARKETUPDATE – SEPTEMBER ’24
Before we dive into the numbers, here’s a little lighthearted ASME Code humor for you. Why was the ASME Codebook always invited to parties? Because it knew how to set…
Allowable Stress
ASME code design rules use an allowable stress design philosophy. In this type of engineering design, the true expected loads are defined, and a stress in each component is calculated…
