CGarfield
Industrial
- Dec 15, 2008
- 11
I've been asked to design a compressed air receiver. The tradesmen that will fabricate it want to use threaded half couplings for the nozzles. When I did my calculations, I used the "G" dimension from ASME 16.11, deducted the corrosion allowance, and then deducted the thread allowance to get the corroded wall thickness. I then compared this thickness to the thickness I calculated using UG-27 for minimum wall thickness. My QA inspector that is reviewing my calculations doesn't agree with this. He suggested that I consider the statement in 16.11 that states the fittings are matched to the various wall thicknesses of pipe. He said I should use the pipe wall thickness, deduct the corrosion allowance and the thread allowance, and compare this corroded wall thickness to the thickness calculated using UG-27. I can see his point, but I don't agree with his way of determining the corroded wall thickness. Can anyone tell me the correct way to determine the corroded thickness of a threaded fitting (ASME B16.11)? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
Brian
Brian