Houston, TX, USA, 04/28/01: Piping Technology & Products, Inc. performs thorough product testing to verify new designs to a LNG Laminated Phenolic base support for an E&C company located in Houston, Texas.

In order to determine the failure loads for a 30" diameter, pre-insulated shoes and a 6" diameter Laminated Phenolic base support respectively, PT&P performed lateral-load and axial load tests. The load tests performed ensure the pre-insulated pipe shoes can safely sustain the specified design load.

Client engineers witnessing lifting load test (Pull Test) 30" dia. base insulated support.	Client and PT&P engineers check temperature gradient through the pipe to the insulation and Phenolic block.
PT& P Q.C. manager examines 6" dia. Laminated Phenolic block after testing/removing insulation.	Client & PT&P engineer witnessing results of Axial-Load test under design condition

To determine the failure loads for the insulated shoes, PT&P engineering and quality control team specify goals for the test such as measuring the axial load, lateral load, vertical tension and temperature. After the Q.C team performs the several steps to complete the test, they report the thermal history, the load at failure and a written and photographic record of the failure process. In addition, the engineers at Piping Technology & Products discuss the data reported and propose alternatives that would improve the amount of force these supports can withstand.

The insulated shoes tested for the E&C company will be in service in 2001 at Atlantic LNG, where they will be used to support the liquid nitrogen gas (LNG) lines.

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. is a recognized leader in pipe supports, pre-insulated pipe supports, miscellaneous fabrication and expansion joints and has extensive experience with other types of product testing. This includes tests such as load testing for variable and constant springs and hydrotesting for expansion joints.

Moreover, PT&P has engineering drawing production stress analysis and full in-house finite element analysis that are used to prove designs. The design software is developed in-house and the calculations contrived are further checked using hand calculations.

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