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Chapter 7
Equipment Reliability
It is intuitively evident that piping can, and will, cause forces and moments to act
on equipment nozzles (see Figure 7-1). These forces and moments will ultimately act
on the equipment centerline (see Figure 7-2).
What is perhaps not often appreciated is the fact that the load and stress imposed
from a connecting piping system can greatly affect the reliability of equipment.
Figure 7-1. Forces and moments acting on a pump.
*Contributed by L. C. Peng, PE., Peng Engineering, Houston, Texas.
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