Define the following terms:

Question

a. Alloys
b. Schedule
c. Gasket
d. Expansion loop
e. Insulation
f. Corrosion
g. Tensile strength
h. Jacketed pipe

Answer 1

a. Alloys are compounds composed of two or more metals or a metal and nonmetal for example, carbon steel) that are mixed together in a molten solution.
b. Schedule is a piping reference number that pertains to the wall thickness, which affects the inside diameter (ID) and specific weight per foot of pipe.
c. A gasket is a flexible material used to seal components together so they are air- or watertight.
d. An expansion loop is a segment of pipe that allows for expansion and contraction during temperature changes.
e. Insulation is any substance that prevents the passage of heat, light, electricity, or sound from one medium to another.
f. Corrosion is a deterioration of a metal by a chemical reaction (for example, iron rusting).
g. Tensile strength is the pull stress, in force per unit area, required to break a given specimen.
h. A jacketed pipe is a pipe-within-a-pipe design that allows hot or cold fluids to be circulated around the process fluid without the two fluids coming into direct contact with each other.