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Thank you for your reply. But I am still unclear. YOu have a pipe with a specific flow rate. You want to increase the diameter of the pipe to increase flow. Where is the additional energy coming from to increase the flow? Surely the pump will have to work harder? Or is it because you have...

A certain part of a closed loop cooling water systmem has to have some of the pipes made to have a larger diameter to allow more flow. Does this mean though that the overall pressure in the system will drop? I know the headloss in the widened pipe will decrease and flow increase. But will you...

I have a copy of asme b31.3 now so what info do I need?

Thats great. Well I can get a copy no problem through my company. How would I work out these values though?

Hi it is 1.5 th OD of the pipe.

What are some usefull softwares to use for pipe work design? Are there any softwares where you can select material? Can design to specific standards?

OK I am really stuck here. Will how the stainless steel is formed effect this at all?

I forgot to say that this is in a nuclear reactor and it is bieng built to ASME b31.3

We have a design of stainless steel pipe with a bend radius of 1.5 The OD of the pipe is 47mm and the wall thickness is 3mm. Can anyone tell me if this is possible please? I am pretty sure the SS is austenitic. I thought that as a rule the minimum radius was 2. Thank you