October 2016
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Codes and Standards: Overcome technical difficulties in field pumps ordered to API 610/ISO 13709
The continued objective of this column series is to increase awareness of code requirements, interpretations and limitations as they stand today, and the options available to engineers for “alternative engineering.”
The Author
D. Gopalkrishna Murti, PEng, is a senior consultant affiliated with The Augustus Group in Texas. He has over 40 years of experience in design and project engineering; resolution of complex design and code incompatibility issues; field troubleshooting; and plant safety, integrity and reliability management. He has worked in the onshore and offshore, LNG/NGL processing, refining, petrochemical and power industries. He has, to his credit, over 30 supplied revisions, additions and new standards to API, ASTM, ASME, NFPA, BSI, etc., all based on field experience. He has authored several articles on design issues concerning the industry. Mr. Murti obtained his BEng (mechanical) degree from Jiwaji University in India, and he is registered as a professional engineer in both Canada and India.
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