A presentation by Ken Heselton, a retired Licensed Professional Engineer with over 50 years of
experience in operating, maintaining, designing, construction and commissioning of boiler plants
and related systems.
This presentation provides a personal touch to the subject that helps younger Engineers develop a
respect and understanding of the necessity of flexibility in the design and construction of piping
systems. Ken's personal experiences, beginning with a piece of gasket hitting him on the head in
1967 to those he's encountered recently provide lessons that, by virtue of their humor on the one
hand and serious nature on the other, become a life lesson that's difficult to forget. The
presentation offers Engineers:
- Respect for the power of thermal expansion and contraction of piping systems.
- The importance of correct design conditions.
- Using meandering routes to accommodate expansion.
- The benefits of torsion.
- Limiting forces on equipment connections and anchors.
- A rule of thumb that will always help to keep them out of trouble.
- Ways to reduce stress and forces.
- The true requirements for piping guides.
- Why flexibility is better than bellows and other fixtures.
- When spring hangers are needed.
- Flexibility analysis methods, tables to computers.
At least three weeks notice is required to allow Ken to practice the presentation. This three hour presentation can be performed at your venue for the small price of one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) plus travel and living expenses. When presented as part of a luncheon or dinner
meeting, deduct $100.00 for Ken's meal. To arrange for a presentation on piping flexibility, e-mail
Ken at KEH Energy Expertise
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