Piping, Part 2: The Pipe Itself

Deep End Era. Engineering with Sankalp · Oct 10, 2026 · 56m

Part two of Piping Systems treats a pipe as a pressure vessel that also has to survive its route through a plant. Allowable stress, wall-thickness decisions, weld factors, manufacturing tolerance and corrosion allowance explain the pressure design. Sizes, schedules and materials connect calculations to procurement, while thermal growth and occasional loads turn the line into a structure. The episode follows those choices toward installation and hydrotesting before the final part examines transients.

Chapters

00:00:00 Previously, and the drawing on the desk

00:02:09 A pipe is a pressure vessel…