What is the software available for performing piping stress analysis?

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Answer: Caesar II, AutoPipe etc.

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Description : What is pinch valve?

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Last Answer : Answer: API 599.

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Description : What are Teflon sleeved plug valve?

Last Answer : Answer: PTFE sleeve between plug and body of valve, low turning effort, minimum friction, temperature limitation, anti static design possible.

Description : What is pressure balanced plug valve?

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Description : What are inverted plug design valve?

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Description : What are ventury pattern plug valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Change of section through the body throat so graded to have ventury effect, minimum pressure loss.

Description : What are short pattern plug valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Valves with face to face dimension of gate valve, as a alternative to gate valve.

Description : What is regular pattern plug valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Rectangular port, area almost equal to pipe bore, smooth transition from round body to rectangular port, for minimum pressure loss.

Description : What are three patterns of plug valve design?

Last Answer : Answer: Regular pattern, short pattern and ventury pattern.

Description : What is metal seated lubricated plug valve?

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Description : What are uses of four way valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Reversal of pump suction and delivery, By pass of strainer or meter, reversal of flow through filter, heat exchanger or dryer.

Description : What are the uses of three-way valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Alternate connection of the two supply lines to a common delivery vise versa, isolating one safety valve, division of flow with isolation facility.

Description : What are types of flush bottom valves?

Last Answer : Answer: Valves with discs opening into the tank and valves with disks into the valve.

Description : What are flush bottom valves?

Last Answer : Answer: Special type of valves used to drain out the piping, reactors and vessels, attached on pad type nozzles.

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Last Answer : Answer: Valve used to maintain a head of water on the suction side of sump pump, basically a lift check valve with integrated strainer.

Description : What is safety valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Rapid opening (popping action) full flow valve for air and other gases.

Description : What is relief valve?

Last Answer : Answer: Valve to relieve excess pressure in liquids in situations where full flow discharge is not required, when release of small volume of liquid would rapidly lower pressure.

Description : What are blow off valve?

Last Answer : Answer: It is a variety of globe valve confirming with boiler code requirements and specially designed for boiler blowoff service. WYE pattern and angle type, used to remove air and other gases from boilers etc.