DETERMINING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR PIPING LOADS.

Author(s) : KANNAPPAN S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE ARTICLE REFERS TO THE MECHANICAL LOADINGS PRODUCED BY UNSUPPORTED PIPING ON THE CONNECTIONS OF GENERAL REFINERY SERVICE COMPRESSORS. THE APPROPRIATE API STANDARD 617 HAS BEEN CHANGED BETWEEN 1973 AND 1979. THE 1979 EDITION USES A METHOD OF COMPUTING THE LOADINGS WHICH DEMANDS SMALLER LOADS IN MANY CASES. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO EDITIONS IS ILLUSTRATED BY AN EXAMPLE. D.W.H.

Details

  • Original title: DETERMINING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR PIPING LOADS.
  • Record ID : 1982-1798
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Source: Hydrocarbon Processing - vol. 61 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1982
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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