Piping engineers believe the current allowable pipe loads on rotating equipment nozles are too low. A more' rea lis tic allowable should be established to better balance equipment costs ageinst piping engineering and material costa. This paper proposes a set of reasonable limiting allowables and suggests giving credit to equipment with higher allowable nozzle loads when a bid is being evaluated.
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Rethinking the Allowable Pipe Load on Rotating Equipment Nozzles
Piping engineers believe the current allowable pipe loads on rotating equipment nozles are too low. A more' rea lis tic allowable should be established to better balance equipment costs ageinst piping engineering and material costa. This paper proposes a set of reasonable limiting allowables and suggests giving credit to equipment with higher allowable nozzle loads when a bid is being evaluated.
Piping engineers believe the current allowable pipe loads on rotating equipment nozles are too low. A more' rea lis tic allowable should be established to better balance equipment costs ageinst piping engineering and material costa. This paper proposes a set of reasonable limiting allowables and suggests giving credit to equipment with higher allowable nozzle loads when a bid is being evaluated.