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ASME B31.3 Process Piping Course Handout Intro

Section Title Topics Covered

 General Definitions
 Piping Development Process
 Piping System Standards
1 Introduction  B31.3 Scope
 Organization of the Code
 Fluid Service Definitions

 Piping System Failure

 Bases for Selection
 Listed versus Unlisted Piping Components
 Fluid Service Requirements
 Pipe
2 Metallic Pipe &  Fittings
Fitting Selection  Branch Connections
 Flanges
 Gaskets
 Bolting
 Flanged Joints

 Strength of Materials
 Bases for Design Stresses
 B31.3 Material Requirements

3 Materials  􀂃 Listed and Unlisted Materials

 􀂃 Temperature Limits
 􀂃 Toughness Requirements
 􀂃 Deterioration in Service

o Design Pressure & Temperature

o Quality Factors
o Weld Joint Strength Factor
o Pressure Design of Components
o 􀂃 Four Methods
o 􀂃 Straight Pipe
4 Pressure Design
o 􀂃 Fittings
(metallic) o 􀂃 Fabricated Branch Connections
o 􀂃 Flanges and Blanks
o 􀂃 Other Components
o Piping Material Specifications

􀂃 Code Requirements
􀂃 Selection by Valve Type
5 Valve Selection
o 􀂃 Gate
o 􀂃 Globe
 o 􀂃 Check
o 􀂃 Butterfly
o 􀂃 Ball
o 􀂃 Plug

􀂃 What are we trying to achieve?

6 Introduction to Flexibility Analysis
􀂃 Flexibility Analysis Example

􀂃 General Considerations
􀂃 Support Spacing
7 Layout and Support
􀂃 Support Locations
􀂃 Support Elements

􀂃 General Considerations
􀂃 Friction
􀂃 Stress Intensification
8 Flexibility
􀂃 Thermal Expansion
􀂃 Spring Hangers
􀂃 The Displacement Load Analysis

􀂃 General Considerations
􀂃 Fabricated Equipment
9 Reactions 􀂃 Rotating Equipment
􀂃 Supports
􀂃 Cold Spring

10 Flexibility Analysis 􀂃 When to Perform a Detailed Analysis

􀂃 Considerations

􀂃 Types of Expansion Joints

􀂃 Pressure Thrust
11 Designing with Expansion Joints
􀂃 Installation of Expansion Joints
􀂃 Metal Bellows Expansion Joints

􀂃 Welder/Brazer Qualification
􀂃 Welding Processes
􀂃 Weld Preparation
􀂃 Typical Welds
12
Fabrication and Installation 􀂃 Preheating & Heat Treatment
􀂃 Typical Owner Added Requirements
􀂃 Installation
􀂃 Flange Joints
 􀂃 Inspection
􀂃 Examination

o 􀂃 Methods
o 􀂃 Requirements
13 Inspection, Examination and o 􀂃 Acceptance Criteria
Testing
􀂃 Leak Testing

o 􀂃 Methods
o 􀂃 Requirements

􀂃 General
􀂃 Design, Fabrication and Installation for

o o Thermoplastics
o o Reinforced thermosetting resins
15 Nonmetallic Piping o o Reinforced concrete
Systems o o Vitrified clay
o o Borosilicate glass
o o Piping lined with nonmetals

􀂃 Limitations

􀂃 General
􀂃 B31.3 Requirements

o o Design
16 Category M Fluid o o Fabrication
Service o o Examination
o o Testing

􀂃 Typical Owner Added Requirements

􀂃 General
􀂃 Materials
􀂃 Pressure Design
17 High Pressure 􀂃 Limitations
Piping 􀂃 Fabrication
􀂃 Examination
􀂃 Testing

􀂃 API 570 Piping Inspection Code

􀂃 Responsibilities
18 In-service Piping - Inspection, Repair, 􀂃 What to Inspect
Alteration and Rerating 􀂃 Types of Inspection
􀂃 Inspection Practices
 􀂃 Frequency and Extent of Inspection
􀂃 Remaining Life Calculation
􀂃 Repairs and Alterations
􀂃 Rerating

􀂃 Scope
􀂃 Organization of the Code
􀂃 Fluid Service Requirements
􀂃 Bases for Allowable Stresses
19 What’s Different in B31.1 􀂃 Material Requirements
􀂃 Pressure Design Requirements
􀂃 Valve Requirements
􀂃 Fabrication and Installation
􀂃 Inspection, Examination and Testing