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Note to readers of House of Mirrors The genesis of House of Mirrors was a slip of the finger during searching for a book to read on my kindle. I inadvertently clicked on what was portrayed as an erotic story, … Continue reading →

Viewers if this blog can purchase an illustrated print copy of An Old Timer’s Scuba Tales, by Stanley Yokell from Amazon.com. Stanley Israel’s novelette, “House of Mirrors” has been published and available for purchase on kindle and nook and in … Continue reading →

Purchasers of MGT’s courses and consulting services may now pay for them using PayPal

On July 20, 2011, the ASME published online Stanley Yokell’ article “Pressure Testing Feedwater Heaters and Power Plant Auxiliary Heat Exchangers,” in the Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology (Vol.133, Iss.5). Viewers can access the article at: URL: http://link.aip.org/link/?JPV/133/054502 DOI: 10.1115/1.4003468

Stanley Yokell presented his paper, “Assuring Tube-to-Tubesheet Joint Tightness and Strength“, on July 13th, 2011 at the 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Session 3-4, Experience Driven Reliability Improvements at the ASME Power Conference held at the Marriott City Center in … Continue reading →

MGT Inc. now offers the service of preparing various procedure specifications based on our generic specifications for the following: Welding tubes to tubesheets whether full- or partial-strength or seal welding. Post welding roller expanding tubes into tubesheets. Roller expanding tubes … Continue reading →

Stan Yokell posts technical information on his blog at http://syokellpefasme.blogspot.com/. For example a recent post discusses tube expanding and % wall reduction. Another post discuss hydrotesting and tube joint leakage and a previous post discusses API 660 and the TEMA … Continue reading →

Many questions addressed to MGT Inc. ask for comparisons of API 660 with the TEMA Standards. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF API 660. The scope of API 660 excludes vacuum-operated steam surface condensers and feedwater heaters. STANDARDS NOT IN CONFLICT. … Continue reading →

Walter J. Sperko, P.E., Fellow of the ASME has been elected Chairman of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Committee’s SCIX. Subcommittee IX is responsible for the ASME Code’s Section IX. Walter’s term is for three years

The 2010 Edition of our copyrighted course, “Tubular Heat Exchanger, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair is now available for purchase on media. Viewers should be aware that the course notes are based on the book, “Tubular Exchanger Inspection, Maintenance and Repair”, … Continue reading →