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58 Large Diameter Floating Rings for a Refinery in Saudi Arabia

58 Large Diameter Floating Rings

Welding a Large Diameter Floating Ring

Sweco Fab, Inc. recently designed and fabricated 58 floating rings for a Refinery in Saudi Arabia. Ranging from 40"- 155" in diameter and 12"- 18" in height, these rings weigh more than 1,500 lbs. each and are made from SA240-316H stainless steel plate with thickness of 1/2" - 1 1/2". All rings are fabricated by Full Penetration Weld and examined by dye penetration test.

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6' x 13 ½' Steel Pipe Support Structure

This 6' x 13 ½' pipe support structure is made of carbon steel and also includes beams, plates, and angles. Several of these structures were made for sites in Texas that convert landfill gas to energy.

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Sludge Tank Vent Ducts

Sweco Fab, Inc. recently designed and manufactured sludge tank vent ducts for a development project in Chad, Africa.

Due to the thin wall and height of the cylinder shell it was required to add a stiffing ring between the cylinder shell and flange. Each duct was 12 ¼" I.D. x 104 7/8" high and weighed approximately 96 pounds. They were painted inside and out per System 6E grey color.

20" Stainless Steel Suction Strainer

Sweco Fab, the ASME fabrication shop of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., specially designed and manufactured two 20" OD x 36" long, suction strainers for a chemical plant in Louisiana.

The strainers, which were fabricated from SS32, each weigh 1,300 pounds. They were designed at 300 psig and 600° F and built to ASME code. In order to insure quality of the welds, PT&P's Q.C. inspectors 100% x-ray tested butt welds of longitudinal seams and circumference seams, head to shell. Other pressure containment welds were dye penetrant examined. The unit, as a whole, was hydrotested at 390 PSIG.

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1,000 Standard Pipe Supports for Corrosive Environment

Piping Technology & Products, Inc., designed and fabricated over 1,000 standard pipe supports for a chemical agent disposal facility. These supports are to be used in a corrosive environment, therefore a unique, off white coating known as chemical resistant epoxy was used to cover the carbon steel, structural members.

The hardware was hot dipped galvanized, but in some cases, the u-bolts were coated with neoprene. Frames, guides, cantilever and axial stop supports comprised of the bulk of the material, however other support assembly components included rod hangers, clamped shoes and riser clamps.

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Stainless Steel Stanchions for a Power Company

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. provided 35 stainless steel stanchions for pipe sizes 4 to 18 inches for a power company in Alabama.

The ends of the stanchions have shop-cut end connections that will allow field welding without any modifications by site personnel. Some stanchions were provided with straight pipe connections and others were provided with elbow connections. The minimum height requirement provided for a centerline height equal to approximately 16" while the maximum pipe centerline was required to be at approximately 58 ½". The stanchions were designed at 1100°F and sustained a maximum design load of 18,000 pounds. The stanchion base plates are 304 stainless steel and the tubes are constructed of A240 GR.304 seamless pipe.

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