Grooved mechanical pipe joining is a no-flame joining technique of forming or cutting a groove in pipe ends, and then joining them with bolted housings around a sealed gasket. Pioneered during World ...

According to the Government Accountability Office, just over 42 GW or about 13 percent of coal-fired capacity has been retired since 2012 or is planned for retirement by 2025. The coming years will ...

Couplings are most effective in attenuating noise and vibration. Deck penetration: the small size of grooved components makes them ideal for jobs where space is limited. Weight reductions by using ...

That’s because traditional flanges are twice the outside diameter of the pipe they are attached to. A six inch valve assembly that utilizes a grooved-end butterfly valve, grooved-end pipe and two ...

Quite possibly one of the more challenging problems for engineers to address on construction projects is thermal movement of piping. There are however solutions to mitigate the risks associated with ...

Excess stress on the piping system can lead to problems like ruptures and leaks, as well as stress on boilers, chillers and other equipment and components. Larry Thau, making a case for grooved ...