In particular with large nominal widths, the piping in thermal oil plants are exposed to numerous stress factors: Its tare weight (including heat insulation) and the weight of the heat transfer fluid passing through the pipes leads to stresses and deformation. heat 11 has further developed a procedure that records the cutting loads of the piping system on the nozzles of the plant components – such as pump skids – at various loading conditions and determines appropriate solutions for discharging the loads.