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Aug 2021
19m 51s

Piping System Design from Simulation to ...

Mechanical Engineering Mag
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In any industry, understanding how to apply computer modeling toward practical installation solutions is a challenge. To help engineers, simulation software can help anticipate the design requirements for proper installation. Concluding our three-part series, Doug Fast, technical leader for industrial mineral wool, and Alec Cusick, a technical services engineer from Owens Corning, discuss how engineers can turn acoustic modeling and simulation into real-world piping systems design solutions. 

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