Governing Temperature (UCS-66 ASME SecVIII Div 1)

[nickypaliwal]

Refer case as below for pressure vessel (design code is Sec VIII Div I - Section UCS-66):
- Required thickness of vessel - 9.5 mm
- Vendor offered A106 GrB SCH80 for shell so nominal thickness is 10.97mm
-Minimum Design Temperature - minus 29degC (-20degF)

As per the curve, A106 should fall in curve B and hence the max. thickness up to which impact testing is not required is 10mm(0.394inch).

Do we need impact tested material since the required thickness is less and the actual and nominal thickness would be more than the allowable non-impact tested material thickness of 10mm.
Which thickness should be the used for governing thciknes? Required Thickness, Nominal Thickness, Actual Thickness?




Nickypaliwal

Materials & Corrosion Engineer

 

[david339933]

No impacts required.....UG-20(f) exempts P1 material to -20F....some restrictions, check it out. You don't have much excess thickness above that required, when you take into account the 12.5% undertolerance of SA-106B pipe. 10.97 x .875 = 9.6mm.

 

[SJones]

Which is why the MDT was set at -29 deg C in the first place. Nothing to do with process and exposure conditions, everything to do with the minimum temperature where Charpy testing can be avoided.

Steve Jones
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[metengr]

The thickness for impact exemption curves in UG-66 is the governing thickness as defined UCS-66 and Figure UCS-66.3. The examples are obvious.

 

[nickypaliwal]

Thanks for your expert opinions.

Can you also confirm as which thickness do we generally look at while deciding for impact test?

Although I have gone through the UCS66 and Fig UCS66.3 earlier also but am not clear as which thickness are they referring to?

Is governing thickness based on the
-Required Thickness,
-Nominal Thickness or
-Actual Thickness?

Nickypaliwal

Materials & Corrosion Engineer

 

[Mec.tec]

Nominal thickness would be tg (governing thickness).

 

[david339933]

You need to read paragraph UCS-66 as well as the table. Paragraph UCS-66 clearly defines what the governing thickness is.

 

[Alireza Moein]

Dear
you can find the exact definition of governing thickness on ucs-66 (a) 1&2. although by role of thumb it could be nominal thickness.

 

[SnTMan]

Starting with nominal, uncorroded thickness, follow Part UCS-66(a) rules to determine governing thickness, and in turn, MDMT.

Regards,

Mike

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