Net Zero Buildings – An Overview
Buildings account for nearly forty per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a study published in Architecture 2030. Out of this total GHG emission, 27 per cent can be attributed to...
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Pressure Relief Valve – ASME Section VIII Unfired Pressure Vessel Code Requirements
Pressure Safety Valves (PSV) are designed and manufactured using American Petroleum Institute (API) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards. There always needs to be clarity about whether only API or ASME standards...
Lithium Ion Battery- Value Chain Challenges
Lithium Ion battery was first commercialised in 1991, leading the battery market from various portable devices to mobiles and laptops due to its high energy density, efficiency and better cycle life. The recent climate...
Recent Trends in Cost Optimisations During Engineering
Cost optimisation is critical to any construction project, whether concrete or steel buildings. These buildings require a considerable amount of resources, time, and effort to design and build, and optimising their costs can ensure...
Importance of Surge-Absorbing Circuits and Impact of Interposing Relay Reverse Polarity Connections in DC Circuit
In industrial automation applications, ‘Interposing relay’ is useful. Interposing relay is a general-purpose relay that provides isolation between two hardware circuits. Interposing relay encased with a coil and bifurcated contacts. The coil of the...
Safety Valve Noise
Noise in valves applies to oil and gas, chemicals & speciality chemicals, cement, steel and other process industries. Noise can cause damage to the pipes due to the high stress experienced. This is called...
Submarine Cable – A Critical Component of Offshore Wind Project
Submarine cable for offshore wind projects comprises array and export cables. Array cables are formed by strings of cables which connect wind turbine generators to a power collection point. Export cables connect offshore substations...
Special Requirement for Cryogenic Piping Stress Analysis
Introduction Piping Stress Analysis is commonly performed in various industries like Nuclear, Power, Oil & Gas and Process. This conventional analysis is simulated in computer-based software to analyse the effect of piping expansion on...
Protective Coating to Prevent Corrosion of Steel Structure – A Need-Based Approach
Structural steel is widely preferred by engineers because of its strength, ductility, availability, ease of fabrication to the desired geometry, quick erection, and reusability. Beautifully designed and aesthetically pleasing buildings, memorials, bridges, towers etc...
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier
Hydrogen is considered a clean energy carrier; however, it has low density at ambient conditions, making its storage a challenging task. Several technological options are being considered for hydrogen energy storage. The possibilities for...
