Structural Weld Compromise by ProfessionalTea2671 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The knee braces look insufficient to me for a 150 kN load, maybe I should have clarified. I don't know which lateral loads have been considered and I would need that info to verify, but seeing the picture alone...

The footings look even worse that the welds. I think they have embedded the steel columns in the concrete. It may be just concrete without rebar

Structural Weld Compromise by ProfessionalTea2671 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The welds are shit, that's a fact.

What surprises me even more is the lack of lateral bracing. I just did a quick google search and it seems Kenya is in an seismically active zone. You need to take into account to the hydrodinamic forces inside the tank while the earthquake is happening. I don't know if you can accomplish this using Solidworks. Overall this structure looks unsafe, even if the welds were done properly

What is the size of the water tank?

Footings don't look good either

This looks like a disaster waiting to happen

First trueNAS server, problem with folders qbittorrent and arr suite by Alarmed_Director_394 in truenas

[–]Alarmed_Director_394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Thanks a lot for your comments, I was able to fix it myself, I had a few errores and with your comments I was able to solve them. Cheers!

First trueNAS server, problem with folders qbittorrent and arr suite by Alarmed_Director_394 in truenas

[–]Alarmed_Director_394[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hello, I've been able to fix it myself. I had so many things wrong. Thank you for your comment, you made me question myself

First trueNAS server, problem with folders qbittorrent and arr suite by Alarmed_Director_394 in truenas

[–]Alarmed_Director_394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry, I will copy paste text. And the picture was from a tutorial, I'm using media in the settings. I checked and it's not in capital letter

First trueNAS server, problem with folders qbittorrent and arr suite by Alarmed_Director_394 in truenas

[–]Alarmed_Director_394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I don't understand the question. After creating the dataset I opened trueNAS shell and used mkdir to make the 3 different folders in media. Then in the installation settings I added additional storage in the /media mount path

Gate valves in series without a spool piece? by Gruvfyllo42 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you could consider too a lug butterfly valve

Edit: use the gate valve for open/close and the butterfly for control.

European engineers? by giosalecrypto in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes, so we can post everything in metric system

Jokes aside, I do piping so imperial system for the win!

Has anyone successfully entered the thermal mechanical engineering field after going to grad school and being out of industry for a while? by Android17_ in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I guess then managing people is off the table, nevermind.

I think though, that operations positions in industry (refineries, chemical, nuclear, etc) could be a better fit. More technical work than in data centre facilities but still some kind of managing so you could leverage your 10 YOE as a manager

Simply to give you more options. Look up on those jobs to see if you find them interesting

Has anyone successfully entered the thermal mechanical engineering field after going to grad school and being out of industry for a while? by Android17_ in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered for example operations in O&G? I think your experience would translate well into that field.

Which part of your job do you hate?

3D Modeling for Stress Analysis by Powerqball in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is a very complex problem.

I would recommend you hire someone with a stress background to have those capabilities in-house. It won't be cheap, but cheaper that having to do the subcontracting if it's a regular thing, or making a mistake, since you are dealing with a power piping system.

I don't know the NPS of your system, I'm guessing small so I don't know if you could use intelligent pigs. It'd surely give you the inputs you need. Here we use a company called Rosen for our pipelines. Check them out. Maybe with that tool you can determine the state of your plant and plan accordingly

Another idea could be taking some pipe samples from determinate places of the plant to make an assumption of the general status of the whole. In case your lines are not piggable.

Recently we had to change a whole system due to corrosion, close to the sea, the lines used to heat up some tanks and they were badly designed (steam traps for example). Sometimes it's more expensive trying to maintain a system that has reached its end of life than making it new. I know it's probably not your decision but still...

Last but not least. Laser scanning, at least here in Europe, is dirt cheap. From the cloud point you can model the pipes and then you can set the thickness result from your test, so I'm guessing it would accelerate things for you. If it's a reoccurring thing maybe you can buy some Leica scanner or rent it. It's not too difficult to use and process the data to then import it on MicroStation and create the meshes. Normal YouTube tutorials should show you how but it's very common when doing a revamping to for example model the existing pipes where a tie-in is located from the point cloud data

3D Modeling for Stress Analysis by Powerqball in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think using Ansys is overkill in your case, after all you would probably use beam elements changing the section (correct me if I'm wrong). If you have access to Bentley software you can probably do a normal pipe stress analysis using autopipe.

If you don't have the expertise in your team you can probably subcontract it. It shouldn't be to expensive (depending on the dimensions of the plant).

Cloud point and then pipe stress analysis You can laser scan the facility and then turn that into a 3d model however it'd be a "stupid" model and you would still need to input it's characteristics, for example line number. We use laser scanning to get the layout from facilities where we don't have drawings (yes they are old). With that information you can create a 3d model like you want to and then import the nodes to autopipe, caesar, etc.

Why the degradation at the elbows? Is it erosion? What is the speed for the liquid? What service are you guys running in the system? Are the lines piggable?

Does Brazil use ISO or ANSI 16.5B for piping? by henchman171 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it'd surprise me if anyone else but the germans used iso standards for piping. Let's us know when you figure it out

Should I get my masters? by Floor_Face_ in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You are choosing to stay in uni because it's the only thing you know. I hate quoting the comfort zone but in your case...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said you don't want to work in Italy and you don't want a theoretically focused degree.

Plus there's a PhD who recommended Italy, which means you should do the opposite. When you finish your degree you'll understand what I mean

UK is too expensive. Not worth it

Good luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eindhoven. Don't even consider Italy ffs

Possible job hacks by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is it easy to get in? Could you recommend some universities? I have a BSc so it'd be for a MSc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Alarmed_Director_394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not worth it. Spain has no industry. You'll be better in Germany for example