http://stephen.evilcoder.com/archives/2007/01/18/teflon-tape The Rants of a UC Berkeley Student Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://stephen.evilcoder.com/archives/2007/01/18/teflon-tape#comment-24672 Watching the Trades » How many times should you wrap pipe threads with Teflon Tape? Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:18:19 +0000 http://stephen.evilcoder.com/archives/2007/01/18/teflon-tape#comment-24672 [...] This blogger gives a slightly longer explanation on why they don’t use Teflon in refineries….. I wrapped up an FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) yesterday and learned something new during the inspection: the use of PTFE ‘Teflon’ tape on instrumentation joints is generally banned in oil refineries because the tape can tear off inside a pipe and accumulate at a valve, increasing the chances for equipment failure. [...] [...] This blogger gives a slightly longer explanation on why they don’t use Teflon in refineries….. I wrapped up an FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) yesterday and learned something new during the inspection: the use of PTFE ‘Teflon’ tape on instrumentation joints is generally banned in oil refineries because the tape can tear off inside a pipe and accumulate at a valve, increasing the chances for equipment failure. [...]

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