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  1. GD2

    Bolt Torque and Bolt preload query

    Hi Dan, The key to find your answer is follow Appendix O and determine Sbsel following Joint Component Approach O-4.2. Integrity of a flange joint is dependent on integrity of all the assembly components - the flange, gasket and bolt. Para O-4.2 is a stress check for all the components both at...
  2. GD2

    Piping Class Design relationship with PED

    PED 2014-68-EU is for stationary pressure equipment. PED had recognized and accepted ASME B31.3 - process piping code indirectly through two supporting documents: ISO 15649: Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Piping. EEMUA Publication No. 202: Guide to the use of ISO 15649. These...
  3. GD2

    Flare line connection

    The Code will not tell you if you can tie-in to a flanged connection or not. Many Owners will have their own specification not allowing flanged connections to a flare header - the reason being - to avoid ingress of air/oxygen to form a combustible mixture with the vented/flared gas. Of course...
  4. GD2

    Bolt Torque and Bolt preload query

    Dan, The key to keeping the appropriate bolt preload at both ambient (installation) and operating condition (500C) is to determine the bolt stress (Sbsel) is as per Appendix-O. O-4.2 will take you through all the checks at both ambient and operating conditions for the flange assembly - bolt...
  5. GD2

    Creep design - EN 13445

    You should revisit your design. The top part of 310S you said will be operating at creep (650-675C) and 100,000 hrs. (say 12 operating years ). One of the things designers overlook is the design life when taking stress values from BPVC Sec II Part D. For vessel that predominantly operates in the...
  6. GD2

    Ring Joint Flanges for 38 inch and larger size as per ASME B16.47 Series A

    That's the direction I would go in absence of any dimensions not found in a standard (example ASME B16.47) acceptable to the construction Code - qualify by Sec VIII Div1 Appendix 2.
  7. GD2

    ASME B31.8 831.4.2(c) vs. 831.4.2(j)(3) - Reinforcement members and Pressurized Sleeves, End face thicknesses & fillet welds

    You should treat B31.8 831.4.2(c) and 831.4.2(j)(3) separately for understanding. Whereas 831.4.2(c) talks about a complete encirclement reinforcement type that we encounter in daily life, 831.4.2(j)(3) talks about hot tapping/plugging fittings, where the reinforcing sleeve is pressurised and is...
  8. GD2

    Very High Temperature Piping Stresses

    I will be a bit skeptical on the 1200C. What is that process that uses 1200C? Furnace heater tubes goes upto 900C and the high temperature nuclear reactor cores made of graphite materials. Typically Ni-Fe-Cr alloys can see the max temperature. If you are talking about Pyrolysis process, users...
  9. GD2

    Pipe Wall Thickness Calculation - EN 13480 Part 3

    Sorry, I am not used to EN standard. I am an ASME guy. I can’t therefore validate your strength numbers. As for creep, it is when the material time-dependent properties kicks-in. Examples are heater tubes where the tubes has to be designed for both elastic and rupture (creep). If you haven’t...
  10. GD2

    Pipe Wall Thickness Calculation - EN 13480 Part 3

    Why do you even have to do the time-dependent evaluation? CS @204 C will never cross to the creep regime. Temperature limit to define the creep range for EN 10217-2 Gr P235GH material will be 343C-371C depending on the reported tensile strength.
  11. GD2

    Minimum pipe length for Process Vent

    There is no standard available. You have to make one for your company or the project. Process vent should be a proper vent assembly with valves that will be used for the life cycle of the plant during start up, shutdown, maintenance etc. It should be based on the piping class. Different vent...
  12. GD2

    B16.5 Max Flange Hydrostatic Test Pressure

    If I am reading/interpreting B16.5 P8.2.2 correctly, CL150 reads 20 bar (290 PSI) at 38C X1.5 =30 bar (435PSI) max flange pressure. Or would it be 21 bar? The test pressure would be 450 psig rounding off to next higher 25 psig. It's the max test pressure. However, note that you won't be only...
  13. GD2

    B16.5 Max Flange Hydrostatic Test Pressure

    You don't have to break your head. Instead you need to read ASME B16.5 Para 8. Flange test pressure is 1.5x the pressure rating (MAWP) at 38C given in Tables 2-1.1 or Table II-2-1.1 rounded off to next higher 1 bar or 25 psi.
  14. GD2

    Pressure variance on diameter

    What's your pump make and model?
  15. GD2

    Differences in Minimum Allowable Stresses in ASME B31.3 for Low and High Pressure

    You are right. For t<D/6, the Lame's equation for thickness calculation becomes overly conservative. The stress across the wall thickness is no more assumed as membrane (equal) and varies across the wall. That's where the base code and high pressure fluid system Chapter IX kicks in. If you...
  16. GD2

    API 579 FFS-1 general / local metal thinning case study

    Grid option is preferable for both because if the PTR produces COV >10%, grid is required anyway.
  17. GD2

    off spec piping

    Why do you say the nozzle has to be from a pipe? As long as it meets the acceptable material by the Code, it can be fabricated by other methods too.
  18. GD2

    Settlement of Oil Pipeline due to Leakage of Water Pipeline.

    How about the possibility of a clamp over the coupling, injecting with sealant, with tapping to a surface vault to monitor the joint pressure and inject with fresh sealant when required.
  19. GD2

    Pressure increase as diameter increases

    Looks like 110 psi discharge pressure meets your system requirement. Look for a pump with TDH 114 psi (as Katmar had said) and 200 GPM near to the Best Efficiency Point (BEP) on the pump Characteristics curve (H-Q Curve). if you are little skeptical, you can increase to say 120 psi (you can...
  20. GD2

    Pipe wall thickness sizing

    The Safety valve is set at 290 Barg which is equal to the MAWP or Design Pressure of the Pump. Pump manufacturer has set it based on the design of the pump. For the piping, you need to first determine what should be the design pressure. This will be based on the MOP you need. If the PRV had...

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