PM Engineer Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke sits down with Lance MacNevin, director of engineering, building and construction division of the Plastics Pipe Institute, to discuss top trends influencing the use of plastic pipes in commercial applications.
PPI MS-8is intended to be a guide to support engineers, designers, and specifiers of plumbing and mechanical piping systems with language that can be copied and pasted into design documents to ensure that the latest requirements for polypropylene piping materials are used.
PPI PresidentDavid M. Finkpresented the award to Palermo during the association’s annual meeting in May. PPI is the major North American trade association representing the plastic pipe industry.
The calculator allows the user to select either IP/US or Metric/SI working units, as well as multiple fluids (e.g., water, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol). Fluid temperatures and mix ratios are chosen by the user, and results can be viewed, printed or emailed.
The Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) published a new technical report related to the break resistance of PEX pipe and tubing when fluid inside becomes frozen.