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  1. Mec.tec

    Level guage partial stamp

    Dear All, Please let me know if the level guage used for boiler is required to be S stamped ,Or if we buy it from somewhere else does it required required with partial stamping? Considering ASME SEC I PG-58.3 The boiler is deigned on ASME SEC I.
  2. Mec.tec

    Eddy current testing of inservice water tube boiler

    Dear All, I need a guidance as below; Is it possible to perform Eddy Current Testing of tubes for a water tube boiler. Please note that the boiler is in service and these tubes are furnace walls of boiler. For clarity the wall is made by joining several tubes with each other through a sealing...
  3. Mec.tec

    Pull out test to check the strength of tube to tubesheet (Expanded only ) joint

    Hi folks , Can anyone explain the details of pull out test required to check the strength of tube to tubesheet joint with expansion only. I need a brief methodology and the standard for acceptance criteria.
  4. Mec.tec

    Partial Stamping as per ASME VIII-1

    A heat exchanger designed on ASME VIII-1 was in service. Now client want to alter some of the design parameter of channel side for e.g increase in MAWP and change of expansion bellow . Due to this change we need to manufacture new channel heads. Now the fabrication of channels will be done at...
  5. Mec.tec

    Routine Repair as per NBIC Part 3

    A vessel on ASME VIII-1 with impact test requirement requires modification in internal weir plate.Modification is simply to increase the width of weir plate. Is this work be considered as a routine repair?
  6. Mec.tec

    Post Fabrication Temperatures due to straining UHA-44 ,ASME VIII-1

    (a) The following rules shall apply in addition to general rules for forming given in UHA-40. (1) If the following conditions prevail, the cold formed areas of pressure‐retaining components manufactured of austenitic alloys shall be solution annealed by heating at the temperatures given in Table...
  7. Mec.tec

    Fiber Elongation

    A dishend is made using hot forming. The material is SA 516 Gr 70 normalized, thickness is 30 mm and fiber elongation exceeds 5 % . Is pwht and mechanical testing required? Construction code is ASME SEC VIII-1.
  8. Mec.tec

    Through thickness testing

    Is through thickness test is a requirement of ASME sec II or VIII-1 for below case? We are making a tubesheet of material SA 516 Gr 70 N. Please also guide when it is recommended.
  9. Mec.tec

    Leak Path Dimension as per QW-193.1.3 (a)

    Please define what is the leak path dimension mentioned in said clause of ASME SEC IX.
  10. Mec.tec

    Material under ASME SEC VIII-1

    Is it possible to design a pressure vessel by using material not listed in ASME SEC VIII-1.If Yes then how?
  11. Mec.tec

    Hot Dip Galvanizing after PWHT

    We are manufacturing an ACHE in our shop.Material is carbon steel SA 516 Gr 70 and PWHT is required.Client want us to perform Hot dip Galvanizing of box headers external surface only.Please share your views,is there any effect on the mechanical properties of material.Do share an example of...
  12. Mec.tec

    PG-99 of ASME SEC I

    As per PG -99 of ASME SEC I the hydrostatic test of boiler cannot be conducted below 20 deg C.Now if the weather condition is not supporting the required temperature to achieve as required by code then is there any possible exemption in ASME SEC I for temperature that may be taken to account...

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