Exploring gas train equipment usage
The equipment setup on gas fire jobs is usually referred to in the industry as a “Gas Train.” Our goal is to educate you on some of the inner workings of all that equipment; what it is, what it does, and why it does it. The Gas Train utilizes a mixture of dry gas and […]
Time Lapse of on-site PWHT pressure vessel
Check out a time-lapse of the post-weld heat treatment process on a large pressure vessel on-site at Check out an exciting time-lapse of the entire post-weld heat treatment process on a large pressure vessel on-site at customer location. The video walks you through the initial set up, cook, temperature recording and strip out of PWHT […]
Insulation use in industrial heat treating
Thermal insulation is a general term used among the industry to describe glass fiber blanket insulation. The insulation blankets are applied directly to a workpiece to reduce heat loss by creating a “thermal barrier” between areas that have major temperature differences. Insulation assists in providing constant temperatures and controlled environments that are necessary for heat […]
Localized PWHT of Pipe Spools
When you need quick turnaround on your piping project, Gulf Coast Combustion provides solutions on projects large or small. From start to finish, we provide everything you need for code specific localized heat treatment. What heat treating the welds does to your product: As a required code specification on pressure piping, heat treating the welds makes them softer, […]