Publications

Publications List (W. E. Short)

Short II, W. E., "Catalyst Coil Spring Retainer Design for Tubed Process Reactors", ASME Paper 83-PVP-2, June 1983. Paper presented at the 1983 ASME PVP Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 1983.

Short II, W. E., "Design Improvements of In-Line Process Gas Desuperheater in High Temperature Service", ASME PVP-Vol. 120, June 1987, pp. 165-170. Paper presented at the 1987 ASME PVP Conference, San Diego, California, June 1987.

Short II, W. E., "Failure Assessment and Redesign of a Jacketed Piping System - A Practical Approach", ASME PVP-Vol. 139, June 1988, pp. 33-41. Paper presented at the 1988 ASME PVP Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1988.

Short II, W. E., "Overview of Chapter VII, Nonmetallic Piping and Piping Lined with Nonmetals, in the ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping Code", ASME PVP-Vol. 161, July 1989,
pp. 83-89. Paper presented at the 1989 ASME PVP Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1989.

Short II, W. E., "Coverage of Non-Metals in the ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping Code", Journal of Process Mechanical Engineers, IMechE Vol. 206, May 1992, pp. 67-72, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Suffolk, England.

Short II, W. E., "A Parametric Study of Class 150 lb. Flanges with Spiral Wound Gaskets", ASME
PVP-Vol. 235, June 1992, pp. 65-73. Paper presented at the 1992 ASME PVP Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1992.

Brown, S. J., Short, W. E., and Sundararajan, C., "Pipe Risk Analysis: A Case Study", ASME
PVP-Vol. 285, June 1994, pp. 191-205. Paper presented by W. E. Short at the 1994 ASME PVP Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 1994.

Short II, W. E., and Ziu, C. G., "Literature Survey and Interpretive Study on Thermoplastic and Reinforced-Thermosetting-Resin Piping and Component Standards", Pressure Vessel Research Council Report 94-27, October 1994.

Leon, G. F., Chew, D. K., Widera, G. E. O., and Short II, W. E., "Comparison of International Design Rules for Plastic Bolted Flanged Connections", ASME PVP-Vol. 305, July 1995, pp. 189-203. Paper presented by G. F. Leon at the 1995 ASME PVP Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1995.

Short II, W. E., Leon, G. F., Widera, G. E. O., and Ziu, C. G., "Literature Survey and Interpretive Study on Thermoplastic and Reinforced-Thermosetting-Resin Piping and Component Standards", Welding Research Council Bulletin 415, September 1996.

Leon, G. F., Short, W. E., Widera, G. E. O., "Updated Comparison of International Standards for Polymer Piping". Paper presented by G. F. Leon at the 1996 CETIM Conference, Paris, France, September 1996.

Short II, William E., "Pressure Relief Device Size Verification and Documentation Management for Process Equipment and Piping Systems", Doctoral Dissertation, April 2003, Southern California University, Santa Ana, California.

Short II, W. E., "Fitness-for-Service of Pressure Relieving Systems" ASME PVP-Vol. 468, July 2003. Paper presented at the 2003 ASME PVP Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2003.

Short II, W. E., "On the Governing Contingency for Pressure-Relief Device Sizing", ASME PVP-Vol. 488, July 2004. Paper submitted for presentation at the 2004 ASME PVP Conference, La Jolla, CA, July 2004.