ET-TV #13 - How to Avoid Pipework Vibration Problems (Top 6 Most Common Mistakes)

In this free livestream, we connect with Neil Parkinson from VibTech Ltd. Neil has over 40 years of experience in solving pipe vibrations challenges in industrial piping systems and has worked with a great number of mitigation methods.
It has been estimated that around 21% of process pipework failures are due to vibration and fatigue and process pipework designed to comply with the Industry ‘Best Practice’ recommendations from the Energy Institute will have a lower risk of failures due to vibration-induced fatigue cracking. However, examples of non-compliance with ‘Best Practices’ can be found on every single process site in the world, even though the adoption of best practices is not actually that difficult.
During this 30-minute conversation, Neil and Luuk will examine the top 6 most common mistakes that are made, discuss their backgrounds, and the reasons why ‘Best Practice’ has not been implemented.
Connect with us during this stream and share your insights/questions in the stream chat.
If this topic is of importance to you and your team, make sure to also check the course by Neil starting on March 13:
Neil's "Pipework Vibration Training" (starts March 13):
www.engineeringtrainer.com/sh...
LinkedIn Neil:
/ neil-parkinson-65654815
LinkedIn Luuk:
/ luukhennen
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[@zejean]

Excellent presentation!

[@EngineeringTrainer]

Glad you liked it!

[@mustafaaljweijati7663]

Interesting conversation, I have question do you have simpler alternative for support? seems expensive support the one in the video.

[@119busanovic]

Great experience!!

[@EngineeringTrainer]

We agree! :)

[@Running.guy7]

great! is there a minimum required length of SBC to supported? or just support a SBC regardless of the length?

[@neilparkinson119]

Thanks for your comment. The answer depends on the type of SBC. For simple cantilevered SBCs like the ones I showed in the presentation, the overall length should be minimised to reduce the risk. However for SBC which connect to a fixed point or which connect between 2 different main lines, the overall length must be ‘not less than a minimum allowable length’ as specified in the EI Guidelines. This length depends on the SBC branch diameter and the type of welded fitting e.g. Weldolet. Let me know if this answers your question. Regards, Neil

[@Thebluevlogger449]

@@neilparkinson119 thanks for the reply.