TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

This is the first day of Ramadhan and that mean I have to fasting and that's the obligation of me, but now Piping & Fabrication will continue this posting.

TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
The Tabular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA) publishes standards for use by manufacturers and users. The following is a list of some Heat Exchange Institute (HEI) publications that may be of interest:
HEI 8     Standards for Power Plant Heat Exchangers, Second Edition
HEI 8A     Standards for Steam Jet Vacuum Systems, Fourth Edition
HEI 10     Standards for Steam Surface Condensers, Eighth Edition
HEI 10A     Standards for Steam Surface Condensers Addendum, Eighth Edition
HEI TSD     Standards and Typical Specifications for Deaerators, Fifth Edition

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
The UL is a nonprofit organization that develops specifications and standards directed toward assuring the safety of materials, products, and equipment when used in accordance with the conditions for which they were designed. It also tests items for conformance to these and other nationally recognized standards and publishes lists of items approved as a result of the tests. The NFPA codes require that items to be used in fire protection and prevention systems be approved and listed. The UL-published UL Fire Protection Equipment List (such as a listing of fire-loop piping material and equipment manufacturers) is one of the publications normally used by those involved in piping associated with fire protection systems.

STEEL STRUCTURES PAINTING COUNCIL

STEEL STRUCTURES PAINTING COUNCIL

The Steel Structures PaintingCouncil (SSPC) publishes specifications, which include surface preparation (SP), pretreatment (PT), paint application (PA), and paint and paint systems (PS). These specifications identify practical and economical methods of surface preparation and painting steel structures. They are used to clean and paint piping and other steel equipment. With the exception of paint and paint system specifications, the following are the commonly used SSPC specifications:

Surface Preparation (SP) Specifications
SSPC-Vis I-89     Pictorial Surface Preparation Standard for Painting Steel Surfaces
SSPC-Vis 2-82     Standard Method of Evaluating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surfaces
SSPC-SP 1-82     Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-SP 2-95     Hand Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 3-95     Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 5-94     White Metal Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP 6-94     Commercial Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP 7-94     Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP 8-91     Pickling
SSPC-SP 10-94     Near-White Blast Cleaning
SSPC-SP 11-95     Power Tool Cleaning and Base Metal

Pretreatment Specifications (PT)
SSPC-PT 1     Wetting Oil Treatment
SSPC-PT 2     Cold Phosphate Surface Treatment
SSPC-PT 3     Basic Zinc Chromate-Vinyl Butyral Washcoat
SSPC-PT 4     Hot Phosphate Surface Treatment

Paint Application (PA) Guides
SSPC-PA I-91     Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting
SSPC-PA 2-91     Measurement of Dry Paint Thickness with Magnetic Gauges

PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE

In my country soon will be puasa / Ramadhan and then Lebaran, so everyone will get some bonus or we use to call THR. But today the boss told me to e-mail request for an incentive for all the Supervisor and Foreman, because they already do the best for the company and they deserve to it. And even I'm new here, maybe about eight months, but I still got that incentive and that make me feel so happy and in the good mood to post this Piping & Fabrication.

PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE
Those interested in the application of plastics piping systems may find the following Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) publications of help:
PPI Handbook of Polyethylene Piping
Engineering Basics of Plastics Piping
Plastic Piping Manual
In addition, the PPI publishes technical reports (TR), technical notes (TN), recommendations (REC), statements (STA), and model specifications (MS) dealing with plastics piping.

Technical Reports (TR)
PPI TR2/6     Policies and Procedures for the Listing of Thermoplastic Pipe, Fittings and Fixture Materials when Evaluated under Constant Internal Pressure with Flow (ASTM F 948) (1987)
PPI TR-3     Policies and Procedures for Developing Recommended Hydrostatic Design Stresses for Thermoplastic Pipe Materials; Addendum—1992 (1992)
PPI TR-4     Recommended Hydrostatic Strengths and Design Stresses for Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings Compounds; Correction Notice (1994)
PPI TR-5     Standards for Plastics Piping (1990)
PPI TR-7     Recommended Method for Calculation of Nominal Weight of Plastic Pipe (1988)
PPI TR-9     Recommended Design Factors for Pressure Applications of Thermoplastic Pipe Materials (1992)
PPI TR-11     Resistance of Thermoplastic Piping Materials toMicro- and Macro-Biological Attack (1989)
PPI TR13     Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping Design and Installation (1973)
PPI TR14     Water Flow Characteristics of Thermoplastic Pipe (1992)
PPI TR18     Weatherability of Thermoplastic Piping (1973)
PPI TR19     Thermoplastics Piping for the Transport of Chemicals; Errata (1991)
PPI TR20     Joining Polyolefin Pipe (1973)
PPI TR21     Thermal Expansion and Contraction of Plastic Pipe; Errata (1974)
PPI TR-22     Polyethylene Plastic Piping Distribution Systems for Components of Liquid Petroleum Gases; Revision—1991 (1988)
PPI TR-30     Thermoplastic Fuel Gas Piping Investigation ofMaximum Temperatures At tained by Plastics Pipe Inside Service Risers (1988)
PPI TR-31     Underground Installation of Polyolefin Piping (1988)
PPI TR-32     Recommended Minimum In-Plant Quality Control Program for Production of Polyethylene Gas Distribution Piping Systems (1989)
PPI TR8     Installation Procedures for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (1984)

Technical Notices (TN)
PPI TN-15     Resistance of Polyethylene Pipe to a Sanitary Sewage Environment (1992)
PPI TN-16     Rate Process Method for Evaluating Performance of Polyethylene Pipe (1992)
PPI TN2     Sealants for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Piping (1970)
PPI TN8/8     Making Threaded Joints with Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings (1973)
PPI TN12/3     Coefficients of Thermal Expansion Thermoplastic Piping Materials (1977)
PPI REC.A     Limiting Water Velocities in Thermoplastic Piping Systems (1971)
PPI REC.B     Thermoplastic Piping for the Transport of Compressed Air or Other Compressed Gases (1989)
PPI REC.C     Pressure Rating of PVC Plastic Piping for Water at Elevated Temperatures (1973)
PPI STA.L     Thermoplastic Piping in Fire Sprinkler Systems
PPI STA.H     Noise in Piping Systems (1988)
PPI.STA.N     Pipe Permeation (R 1990) (1984)
PPI STA.R     Technical Considerations When Using Polyethylene (PE) (1992)
PPI STA.S     Caution Statement on Heat Fusion Methods of Polyethylene Pipe and/or Fittings of Similar Colors (1991)
PPI MS-2     Model Specification for Polyethylene Plastic Pipe Tubing and Fittings for Natural Gas Distribution (1990)

PIPE FABRICATION INSTITUTE

Whenever I plan something for myself, especially for the pleasure of me, there is must be something will make it fail, and that's happen to me. I have to go to Head Office at the Karawang, to follow the ISO training and that really not a good time for training, but as the order from the Bos, so I have to obey it. While I hate that situation, I think I better to post this Piping & fabrication blog, at least that will make me a little bit cooling down, I think.

PIPE FABRICATION INSTITUTE
The Pipe Fabrication Institute (PFI) publishes advisory Engineering Standards (ES) and Technical Bulletins (TB) intended to serve the needs of the pipe-fabricating industry at the design level and in actual shop operations. The PFI standards contain minimum requirements; however, the designer or fabricator may consider specifying additional requirements beyond the scope of PFI publications. The use of PFI standards or bulletins is voluntary. A complete listing of PFI publications follows:

Engineering Standards (ES)
ES-1-92     Internal Machining and Solid Machined Backing Rings for Circumferential Butt Welds
ES-2-92     Method of Dimensioning Piping Assemblies
ES-3-81     Fabricating Tolerances (R 1990)
ES-4-85     Hydrostatic Testing of Fabricated Piping (R 1988)
ES-5-93     Cleaning of Fabricated Piping
ES-7-94     Minimum Length and Spacing for Welded Nozzles
ES-11-75     Permanent Marking on Piping Materials (R 1990)
ES-16-85     Access Holes, Bosses, and Plugs for Radiographic Inspection of Pipe Welds (R 1988)
ES-20-97     Wall Thickness Measurement by Ultrasonic Examination
ES-21-92     Internal Machining and Fit-Up of GTAW Root Pass Circumferential Butt Welds (R 1989)
ES-22-95     Recommended Practice for Color Coding of Piping Materials
ES-24-92     Pipe Bending Methods, Tolerances, Process, and Material Requirements
ES-25-93     Random Radiography of Pressure Retaining Girth Butt Welds
ES-26-93     Welded Load Bearing Attachments to Pressure Retaining Piping Materials
ES-27-94     ‘‘Visual Examination’’-The Purpose, Meaning, and Limitation of the Term
ES-29-93     Abrasive Blast Cleaning of Ferritic Piping Materials
ES-30-86     Random Ultrasonic Examination of Butt Welds (R 1989)
ES-31-92     Standard for Protection of Ends of Fabricated Piping Assemblies
ES-32-93     Tool Calibration
ES-34-92     Painting of Fabricated Piping (R 1989)
ES-35-93     Nonsymmetrical Bevels and Joint Configurations for Butt Welds
ES-36-95     Branch Reinforcement Work Sheets
PFI ES-37     Loading and Shipping of Piping Assemblies (March 1, 1997)
PFI ES-39     Fabricated Tolerances for Grooved Piping Systems (Feb. 1, 1994)
PFI ES-40     Method of Dimensioning Grooved Piping Assemblies (Feb. 1, 1994)
PFI ES-41     Material Control and Traceability of Piping Components (Jan. 1, 1995)
PFI ES-42     PositiveMaterial Identification of Piping Components Using Portable X-Ray Emission Type Test Equipment (Jan. 1, 1996)
PFI ES-44     Drafting Practices Standard (March 1, 1997)

Technical Bulletins (TB)
TB1-94     Pressure-Temperature Ratings of Seamless Pipe Used in Power Plant Piping Systems
TB3-93     Guidelines Clarifying Relationships and Design Engineering Responsibilities Between Purchasers’ Engineers and Pipe Fabricator or Pipe Fabricator Erector (R 1988)
TB7-97     Guideline for Fabrication and Installation of Stainless Steel High Priority Distribution Systems

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Continue again with another post and still with the Codes and I hope this post will end soon because Piping & Fabrication will explain about the other piping systems.

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a voluntary association of members representing all aspects of fire protection, such as professional societies, educational institutions, public officials, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers, builders and contractors, and transportation groups. The NFPA publishes codes, standards, guides, and recommended practices in a 12-volume set of books called the National Fire Codes. Conformance to the National Fire Codes may be required by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Sometimes insurance companies may leave no choice for the owner/user of the facility but to comply with the fire protection and prevention requirements of the applicable National Fire Codes.

Volumes 1 through 8 contain actual text of the National Fire Codes and Standards. The requirements contained in these volumes have been judged suitable for legal adoption and enforcement. Volumes 9 through 11 contain recommended practices and guides considered to be good engineering practices. Volume 12 contains formal interpretations, tentative interim amendments, and errata that relate to the documents in Volumes 1 through 11.

Here is a list of NFPA publications. For specific NFPA Codes and Standards related to fire protection systems piping, refer to Chapter C2, Part C of this handbook.

National Fire Protection Association Publications

• Technical Committee Documentation and Reports
• Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, Sixth Edition
• Automatic Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems, Second Edition
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code Handbook, Fifth Edition
• Fire Litigation Handbook
• SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, First Edition
• Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials, Eleventh Edition
• Fire Protection Handbook, Seventeenth Edition
• Liquefied Petroleum Gases Handbook, Third Edition
• Life Safety Code Handbook, Sixth Edition
• National Electrical Code Handbook, Seventh Edition
• National Fuel Gas Code Handbook, Second Edition
• National Fire Codes and Standards, Volumes 1 through 12
• Formal Interpretations, Volume 13

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY OF THE VALVE AND FITTINGS INDUSTRY

Here we go again with Piping & Fabrication, and I know I've been very busy this week and in couple days I almost can't to post this blog, but today I will try to post this blog because I just want to keep share the knowledge about Piping System, and here we are with:

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY OF THE VALVE AND FITTINGS INDUSTRY
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) publishes Standard Practices (SP) which provide a basis for common practice by the manufacturers, the user, and the general public. Compliance to the Standard Practices of MSS is required by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, law, or regulation. The MSS is also represented on the committees of other standardization groups, such as ANSI and ASME. Many of the ASME B16 series standards were originally developed as MSS Standard Practices. Once a Standard Practice is adopted as ANSI standard, it is discontinued as an MSS Standard Practice.

The following is a complete list of MSS Standard Practices published and in current use:

Standard Practices (SP)
SP-6-96     Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings
SP-9-97     Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron, and Steel Flanges
SP-25-93     Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions
SP-42-90     Class 150 Corrosion Resistant Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves with Flanged and Butt-Weld Ends
SP-43-91     Wrought Stainless Steel Butt-Welding Fittings, Including Reference to Other Corrosion Resistant Materials
SP-44-96     Steel Pipe Line Flanges (superseded by ASME B16.47)
SP-45-92     Bypass and Drain Connection Standard
SP-51-91     Class 15OLW Corrosion Resistant Cast Flanges and Flanged Fittings
SP-53-95     Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components
SP-81-95     Stainless Steel, Bonnetless Flanged Knife Gate Valves
SP-82-92     Valve Pressure Testing Methods
SP-83-95     Class 3000 Steel Pipe Unions Socket-Welding and Threaded
SP-85-94     Cast Iron Globe and Angle Valves Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-86-97     Guidelines forMetric Data in Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Actuators
SP-87-91     Factory-Made Butt-Welding Fittings for Class 1 Nuclear Piping Applications (R 1986)
SP-88-93     Diaphragm Type Valves (R 1988)
SP-89-98     Pipe Hangers and Supports—Fabrication and Installation Practices
SP-90-86     Guidelines on Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports
SP-91-92     Guidelines for Manual Operation of Valves
SP-92-87     Valve User Guide
SP-93-87     Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components Liquid Penetrant Examination Method
SP-94-92     Quality Standard for Ferritic and Martensitic Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings, and Other Piping Components Ultrasonic Examination Method (R 1987)
SP-95-86     Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs SP-96-96 Guidelines on Terminology for Valves and Fittings
SP-97-95     Forged Carbon Steel Branch Outlet Fittings-Socket Welding, Threaded, and Butt-Welding Ends
SP-98-96     Protective Epoxy Coatings for the Interior of Valves and Hydrants
SP-99-94     Instrument Valves
SP-100-97     Qualification Requirements for Elastomer Diaphragms for Nuclear Service Diaphragm Type Valves
SP-101-89     Part-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-102-89     Multi-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-103-95     Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Insert Fittings for Polybutylene Systems
SP-104-95     Wrought Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
MS SP-105     Instrument Valves for Code Applications (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-106     Cast Copper Alloy Flanges and Flanged Fittings Class 125, 150 and 300 (Jan. 1, 1990)
MSS SP-107     Transition Union Fittings for Joining Metal and Plastic Products (Jan. 1, 1991)
MSS SP-108     Resilient-Seated Cast Iron-Eccentric Plug Valves (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-109     Welded Fabricated Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings (Jan. 1, 1997)
MSS SP-110     Ball Valves Threaded, Socket-Welding, Solder Joint, Grooved and Flared Ends (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-111     Gray-Iron and Ductile-Iron Tapping Sleeves (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-112     Quality Standard for Evaluation of Cast Surface Finishes Visual and Tactile Method (Jan. 1, 1993)
MSS SP-113     Standard Practice for Connecting Joint Between Tapping Machines and Tapping Valves (Jan. 1, 1994)
MSS SP-114     Corrosion Resistant Pipe Fittings Threaded and Socket Welding Class 150 and 1000 (Jan. 1, 1995)
MSS SP-115     Excess Flow Valves for Natural Gas Service (Jan. 1, 1995)
MSS SP-116     Service Line Valves and Fittings for Drinking Water Systems (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-117     Bellows Seals for Globe and Gate Valves (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-118     Compact Steel Globe and Check Valves Flanges, Flangeless, Threaded and Welding Ends (Chemical and Petroleum Refinery Service) (Jan. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-119     Belled End Socket Welding Fittings, Stainless Steel and Copper Nickel (Nov. 1, 1996)
MSS SP-120     Flexible Graphite Packing System or Rising Stern Steel Valves (Design Requirements) (March 1, 1997)
MSS SP-121     Qualification Testing Methods for Stem Packing for Rising Stem Steel Valves (March 1, 1997)
MSS SP-122     Plastic Industrial Ball Valves (Jan. 1, 1997)

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

Another week has passed by again, and now is weekend again and yesterday Piping & Fabrication can't do post because there is some problem with the connection, but now we will continue with :

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
The following standards published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are of interest to those involved in the design and construction of nuclear power plant piping systems:

IEEE 323-83     Standard forQualifying Class 1E Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
IEEE 336-85     Standard Installation, Inspection, and Testing Requirements for Power, Instrumentation, and Control Equipment at Nuclear Facilities
IEEE 344-87     Recommended Practice for Seismic Qualification of Class IE Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
IEEE 352-87     Guide for General Principles of Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems
IEEE 379-94     Standard Application of the Single Failure Criterion to Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems
IEEE 382-96     Standard for Qualification of Actuators for Power Operated Valve Assemblies with Safety-Related Functions for Nuclear Power Plants

INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Instrument Society of America (ISA) develops and publishes periodicals, books, standards, recommended practices, monographs, references, and training aids pertaining to instruments and automated controls. The following publications of the ISA contain information related to piping:

Recommended Practices (RP)
RP 16.5-61     Recommended Practice for Installation, Operation, Maintenance Instructions for Glass Tube Variable Area Meters (Rotometers)
RP 31.1-77     Recommended Practice for Specification, Installation, and Calibration of Turbine Flowmeters
RP 42.1-92     Recommended Practice for Nomenclature for Instrument Tube Fittings
RP 60.9-81     Recommended Practice for Piping Guide for Control Centers
RP 75.18-89     Recommended Practice for Control Valve Position Stability
RP 75.21-89     Recommended Practice for Process Data Presentation for Control Valves
RP 75.23-95     Considerations for Evaluating Control Valve Cavitation

Standards
S 5.1-84     Instrumentation Symbols and Identification
S 5.2-76     Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations
S 5.3-83     Graphic Symbols for Distributed Control/Shared Display Instrumentation, Logic, and Computer
S 5.4-91     Standard Instrument Loop Diagrams
S 5.5-85     Graphic Symbols for Process Displays
S 7.0.01     Quality Standard for Instrument Air
S 12.4-70     Instrument Purging for Reduction of Hazardous Area Classification
S 18.1-79     Annunciator Sequences and Specifications (R 1985)
S 20-81     Specification Forms for Process Measurement and Control Instruments, Primary Elements, and Control Valves
S 26-68     Dynamic Response Testing of Process Control Instrumentation
S 37.3-75     Strain Gauge Pressure Transducers, Specifications, and Tests (R 1982)
S 37.5-75     Strain Gauge Linear Acceleration Transducers, Specifications, and Tests (R 1982)
S 37.6-76     Specifications and Tests of Potentiometric Pressure Transducers (R 1982)
S 37.8-77     Specifications and Tests for Strain Gauge Force Transducers (R 1982)
S 51.1-79     Process Instrumentation Terminology
S 67.01-94     Transducer and Transmitter Installation for Nuclear Safety Applications
S 67.02.01-96     Nuclear - Safety - Related Instrument Sensing Line Piping and Tubing Standards for Use in Nuclear Power Plants
S 67.03-82     Light Water Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Leak Detection
S 67.04-94     Setpoints for Nuclear Safety-Related Instrumentation
S 67.10-94     Sample-Line Piping and Tubing Standard for Use in Nuclear Power Plants
S 75.01-85     Flow Equations for Sizing Control Valves
S 75.02-96     Control Valve Capacity Test Procedure
S 75.03-92     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Integral Flanged Globe-Style Control Valve Bodies (ANSI Classes 125, 150, 250, 300, and 600)
S 75.04-95     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flangeless Control Valves (ANSI Classes 150, 300, and 600)
S 75.05-83     Control Valve Terminology
S 75.07-87     Laboratory Measurement of Aerodynamic Noise Generated by Control Valves
S 75.08-85     Installed Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Clamp or Pinch Valves
S 75.11-85     Inherent Flow Characteristic and Rangeability of Control Valves
S 75.12-93     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Socket Weld-End and Screwed-End Globe-Style Control Valves (ANSI Classes 150, 300, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500)
S 75.14-93     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Butt-Weld-End Globe Style Control Valves (ANSI Classes 4500)
S 75.15-94     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Butt-Weld-End Globe-Style Control Valves (ANSI Classes 150, 300, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500)
S 75.17-89     Control Valve Aerodynamic Noise Prediction Standard
S 75.19-95     Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves (Formerly ASME/ANSI B16.37-80)
ISA MC96.1     Temperature Measurement Thermocouples (1982)
ISA RP2.1     Manometer Tables (1985)
ISA RP12.4     Pressurized Enclosures (1996)
ISA RP75.23     Considerations for Evaluating Control Valve Cavitation
ISA S75.16     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Globe-Style Control Valve Bodies (ANSI Classes 900, 1500, and 2500) (1994)
ISA S75.20     Face-to-Face Dimensions for Separable Flanged Globe-Style Control Valves (ANSI Classes 150, 300, and 600) (1991)
ISA S75.22     Face-to-Centerline Dimensions for Flanged Globe-Style Angle Control Valve Bodies (ANSI Classes 150, 300, and 600) (1992)
ISA S77.70     Fossil Fuel Power Plant Instrument Piping Installation (1995)
ISA S84.01     Application of Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industries (1996)
ISA DIRECT     Directory of Instrumentation, 1992

Handbook
ISA Handbook of Control Valves

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HEAT EXCHANGE INSTITUTE, HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE ON PIPING SYSTEM

After taken care all the documentation, and that's really takes a lot of times, finally I can have some rest and take a lunch for a while. When I waiting for the food comes, so I post this Piping & Fabrication blog first just to make this blog is more useful to all of us.

HEAT EXCHANGE INSTITUTE
The Heat Exchange Institute (HEI) publishes voluntary standards developed to express the consensus of member companies concerned with the fabrication of heat exchangers and similar equipment. The following are typical of the standards published by this institute:
HE14     Method and Procedure for the Determination of Dissolved Oxygen
HE15     Standards forClosed Feedwater Heaters
HE17     Standards for Direct Contact Barometric and Low Level Condensers
HE18     Standard for Power Plant Heat Exchangers
HE18A     Standards for Steam Jet Vacuum Systems
HEI10     Standards for Steam Surface Condensers, 8th Edition

HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE
The following is the list of the Hydraulic Institute (HI) publications:
Hydraulic Institute Standards, 1994 Edition
ANSI/HI 1.1-1.5     Centrifugal Pumps
ANSI/HI 1.6     Centrifugal Pump Test
ANSI/HI 5.1-5.6     Sealless Centrifugal Pumps
ANSI/HI 2.1-2.5     Vertical Pumps
ANSI/HI 2.6     Vertical Pump Test
ANSI/HI 3.1-3.5     Rotary Pumps
ANSI/HI 3.6     Rotary Pump Test
ANSI/HI 4.1-4.6     Sealless Rotary Pumps
ANSI/HI 6.1-6.5     Reciprocating Power Pumps
ANSI/HI 6.6     Reciprocating Pump Test
ANSI/HI 7.1-7.5     Controlled Volume Pumps
ANSI/HI 8.1-8.5     Direct Acting (Steam) Pumps
ANSI/HI 9.1-9.5     Pumps General Guidelines
Engineering Data Book, 2nd Edition (1990)
The information previously contained in the Pipe FrictionManual has been incorporated into the Engineering Data Book; the Pipe Friction Manual is no longer available.

FLUID CONTROLS INSTITUTE, FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH CORPORATION

It's a boring day and I really can't enjoy the weekend yesterday, but I have to face the reality that life is always goes on and so is my life. Now for something I like it very much which is blogging, so I want to post this for Piping & Fabrication and hope that you all will enjoy this.

FLUID CONTROLS INSTITUTE
The Fluid Controls Institute (FCI) publishes voluntary standards that have been developed by consensus of the member companies. The following is a list of the FCI publications:
FCI 68-1 78     Solenoid Valves for Gas Service
FCI 68-2 78     A Procedure in Rating Flow and Pressure Characteristics of Solenoid Valves for Liquid Service
FCI 69-1 89     Pressure Rating Standard for Steam Traps (R 1994)
FCI 70-2 91     Quality Control Standard for Control Valve Seat Leakage
FCI 73-1 95     Pressure Rating Standard for ‘‘Y’’ Type Strainers
FCI 74-1 90     Spring-Loaded Lift Disc Check Valve
FCI 75-1 79     Characteristics of Solenoid Valves (R 1991)
FCI 78-1 78     Pressure Rating Standard for Pipeline Strainer Other Than ‘‘Y’’ Type
FCI 79-1 86     Proof of Pressure Ratings for Pressure Reducing Regulators (R 1993)
FCI 81-1 85     Proof of Pressure Ratings for Temperature Regulators (R 1993)
FCI 82-1 85     Recommended Methods for Testing and Classifying the Water Hammer Characteristics of Electrically Operated Valves (R 1991)
FCI 84-1     Metric Definition of the Valve Flow Coefficient Cv
FCI 85-1 89     Production Testing for Steam Traps (R 1994)
FCI 86-1 93     Standard Solenoid Valve Terminology and Nomenclature
FCI 87-1 93     Classification and Operating Principles of Steam Traps
FCI 87-2 90     Power Signal Standard for Spring-Diaphragm Actuated Control Valves
FCI 87-2     Control Valves (R 1994)
FCI 89-1 92     Guide for Selection, Installation and Maintenance of Pipeline Strainers
FCI 91-1 94     Standard for Qualification of Control Valve Stern Seals toMost EPA Emission Guidelines for Volatile Organic Compounds

FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH CORPORATION
The Factory Mutual Engineering & Research Corporation is usually referred to as Factory Mutual (FM). FM performs examinations of equipment, materials, and services before listing them as ‘‘approved’’ in the guide Approval Guide to Equipment, Materials and Services. The following publications of FM may be of interest to people involved with fire protection systems piping:

• Approval Guide to Equipment, Materials and Services
• Automatic Sprinkler Systems
• Fixed Extinguishing Systems
• Oil Safety Shutoff Valves
• Gas Safety Shutoff Valves
• Supplemental Data
• Property Loss Control Catalog

FLUID SEALING ASSOCIATION
The Fluid Sealing Association publishes various documents related to gaskets and seals used in mechanical joints to maintain leak-tightness of the fluid piping and ducting systems. These documents include the following:

• Ducting Systems Technical Handbook
• Nonmetallic Gasket Handbook
• Compression Packings Handbook
• Molded Packings Handbook
• Rubber Expansion Joints/Flexible Pipe Connectors
• Mechanical Seal Handbook
• Glossary of Terms

BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE OF AMERICA

BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE OF AMERICA
Today Piping & Fabrication will write about and the others, and as the first thing we will talk about The Building Officials Conference of America (BOCA) publishes a series of national codes, manuals, training aids, and other documents which contain technical requirements and other information related to piping. The following is a partial list of these publications:

National Codes
National Building Code
National Mechanical Code
National Plumbing Code
National Private Sewage Disposal Code
National Fire Prevention Code
National Energy Conservation Code

Manuals
BOCA National Code Interpretations
Fire Protection Systems Workbook
Plumbing Materials and Sizing Selector

DUCTILE IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
The following documents published by the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
contain guidelines, requirements, and other technical information related to ductile
iron piping systems:
Pipe Material Comparison Booklet
Ductile Iron Pipe Characteristics/Applications
Design of Ductile Iron Pipe on Supports
Ductile Iron Pipe for Wastewater Applications
Cement-Mortar Linings for Ductile Iron Pipe
Direct Tapping Comparison Study
Ductile Iron Pipe Energy Savings
Ductile Iron Pipe
Flanged Ductile Iron Pipe
Gasket Materials Used for Ductile Iron Pipe in Water and Sewage Service
Linings Available for Ductile Iron Pipe & Fittings
Thrust Restraint Design for Ductile Iron Pipe
Truck Loads on Pipe Buried at Shallow Depths
Bridge Crossings with Ductile Iron Pipe
Ductile Iron Pipe Subaqueous Crossings
Hydraulic Analysis of Ductile Iron Pipe
Stray Current Effects on Ductile Iron Pipe
Polyethylene Encasement: Effective, Economical Protection for Ductile Iron
Pipe in Corrosive Environments
Direct Tapping of Ductile Iron Pipe Encased in Polyethylene
Tapping Tests on Ductile Iron Pipe
A Comparison of Engineering Considerations for Pressure Pipe
Ductile Iron Pipe versus pvc
Ductile Iron pipe vs. Steel Pipe
Polyethylene Encasement Installation Guide
Field Welding and Cutting Ductile Iron Pipe

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Ductile Iron Pipe in Deep Trench Installations
Ductile Iron Pipe Installation Guide
Ductile Iron Pipe Subaqueous Crossings
Concentrated Consulting Engineering Programs
Polyethylene Encasements
Corrosion Control Seminars
Ductile Iron Pipe Thrust Restraint Design, 1986 Edition
Inside Diameter/Velocity and Headloss/Pumping Costs

EXPANSION JOINT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
The Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA) publishes a handbook called the Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association. The book contains manufacturing standard practices as well as comprehensive and detailed engineering data concerning pipe expansion joint types, installation layouts and locations, movements, forces, moments, cycle-life expectancy, and effects of corrosion, erosion, and testing.

AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY

The following American Nuclear Society (ANS) standards contain requirements for nuclear power plant piping systems:
8.9-87     Nuclear Criticality Safety Criteria for Steel Pipe Intersection Containing Aqueous Solutions of Fissile Materials
51.10-91     Auxiliary Feedwater System for Pressurized Water Reactor
56.2-84     Containment Isolation Provisions for Fluid Systems after a LOCA
56.3-77     Overpressure Protection of Low Pressure Systems Connected to the Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary
56.4-83     Pressure and Temperature Transient Analysis for Light Water Reactor Containment
56.8-94     Containment System Leakage Testing Requirements
58.2-88     Design Basis for Protection of Light Water Nuclear Power Plants Against Effects of Postulated Pipe Rupture
59.51-89     Fuel Oil Systems for Emergency Diesel Generators

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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING & AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE

I think maybe it would be boring that Piping & Fabrication always post like this for the past few weeks, but this is the part of the knowledge about piping system that we can't let it just pass.

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) publishes recommended practices concerning procedures, equipment, and qualification of personnel for nondestructive testing. The following practice is cited in several codes and standards which contain requirements for piping:

SNT-TC-1A-92     Recommended Practice for Nondestructive Testing Personnel Qualification

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
The following publications of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) provide design guidelines for use of stainless steel in piping systems.

E-3-89     Welded Steel Pipe Steel Plate Engineering Data
E-6-84     Handbook of Steel Pipe
SG-862-90     Modern Sewer Design

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

In the July 18th, the auditor will come to the office and will audit all the MDR (Manufacturing Data Report) for all the work in the last six month, and I have to check all the MDR just in case there is still missing data and I can complete it. While me and the staff check all of it, I try to post this Piping & Fabrication and now we entering the ASCE.

The following documents, which are published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), contain information related to piping. The contents of these documents can be used in design and construction of appropriate piping systems.

12-92.1.1     Standard Guidelines for the Design of Urban Subsurface Drainage
13-93.1.1     Standard Guidelines for Installation of Urban Subsurface Drainage
14-94.1.1     Standard Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Urban Subsurface Drainage
15-93.1.1     Standard Practice for Direct Design of Buried Precast Concrete Pipe Using Standard Installations

Publications Guideline for the Seismic Design of Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems (1984)
Report on Pipeline Location, 1965 Edition

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SANITARY ENGINEERS

Finally the printer that I ordered last week is arrive from central factory at Karawang, to Site Project at Purwakarta which is my work place. Even the printer is not like I want (I want laser jet printer, but probably the budget is too much), but that's okay for me, and now time to post Piping & Fabrication.

The American Society of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE) publishes many standards, some of which are ANSI approved. The following is a list of standards which contain requirements related to sanitary piping.

Standards
1001-88     Performance Requirements for Pipe Applied Atmospheric Type Vacuum Breakers
1003-93     Performance Requirements for Water Pressure Reducing Valves
1005-86     Performance Requirements for Water Heaters Drain Valves 3_ IPS
1029-94     Performance Requirements for Dual Check Valve Type Backflow Preventers
1032-80     Performance Requirements for Dual Check Valve Type Backflow Preventers for Carbonated Beverage Dispensers
1037-90     Performance Requirements for Pressurized Flushing Devices (Flushometers) for Plumbing Fixtures
1045-87     Performance Standard and Installation Procedures for Aluminum Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe with End Cap Components
1046-90     Performance Requirements for Thermal Expansion Relief Valve
1048-93     Performance Requirements for Double Check Detector Assembly Backflow Preventer
1047-93     Performance Requirement for Reduced Pressure Detector Backflow Preventer
1050-91     Performance Requirements for Air Admittance Valves for Plumbing DWV Systems Stack Type Devices
1051-90     Performance Requirements for Air Admittance Valves for Plumbing Drainage Systems Fixture and Branch Devices
1052-93     Performance Requirements for Hose Connection Backflow Preventers
1056-93     Performance Requirements for Back Siphonage Backflow Vacuum Breakers

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS

I think I can't get too long in front of computer, because my headache is comes again, and I know that I have to get some rest first so I can continue my work, cause every Monday is report times, and piping & fabrication will continue now.

The following standards, guidelines, and handbooks published by the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) relate to piping:

Standards
41.3-89     Standard Method for Pressure Measurement
41.4-84     Standard Method for Measurement of Proportion of Oil in Liquid Refrigerant
41.6-94     Standard Method for Measurement of Moist Air Properties
41.7-84     Standard Method for Measurement of Flow of Gas
41.8-89     Standard Methods of Measurement of Flow of Liquids in Pipes Using Orifice Flowmeters

Guidelines
1-89     Guidelines for Commissioning of HVAC Systems
2-86     Guidelines for Engineering Analysis of Experimental Data

Handbooks
1993     ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals I-P Edition
1993     ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals SI Edition
1995     ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Applications IP Edition
1995     ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Applications SI Edition
1992     ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipment IP Edition
1992     ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipment SI Edition
1994     ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration Systems and Applications I-P Edition
1994     ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration Systems and Applications SI Edition

AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE

Monday again now, and huff, that's really make my headache comes again. Not because I do not like my work, but sometimes it's too much for me. Let's forget about it and focus now to Piping & Fabrication and now start entering the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute.

The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) publishes standards, guidelines, and directories of certification. Some of these standards and guidelines, listed here, may be used for design and construction of refrigeration piping systems.

Standards
720-88     Refrigerant Access Valves and Hose Connectors
750-87     Thermostatic Refrigerant Expansion Valves
760-87     Solenoid Valves for Use with Volatile Refrigerants
770-84     Refrigerant Pressure Regulating Valves

Guidelines
C-95     Guideline for ARI Recommended Dimensions of Steel Solder/Braze Fittings

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) publishes standards that cover requirements for pipe and piping components used in water treatment and distribution systems, including specialty items such as fire hydrants. It also publishes several AWWA manuals relative to design, installation, operation, management, and training.

The AWWA standards are used for design, fabrication, and installation of large-diameter piping for water systems not covered by ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ASME B31, Code for Pressure Piping, and other codes. Conformance to AWWA standards is required either by being referenced in the codes governing the construction of water systems piping or by the enforcement authorities having
jurisdiction over the water systems piping.

Refer to Table C1.2 of Chapter C1, Part C of this handbook for a comprehensive listing of AWWA publications and standards dealing with piping.

Tomorrow or maybe Monday Piping & Fabrication will continue again with American Welding Society (AWS)

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

I have a meeting with all the staff and management today at 14.30 WIB in the office, so I have to prepare all the stuff that I need for it, and before I go to the meeting, it's better that I post this Piping & Fabrication blog first, because I worry if the meeting will take a long time and make me doesn't have a chance to post this blog and this is what we discuss today.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) publishes specifications (Spec.), bulletins (Bull.), recommended practices (RP), standards (Std.), and other publications (Publ.) as an aid to procurement of standardized equipment and materials. These publications are primarily intended for use by the petroleum industry. However, they can be and are used by others in that they are referenced in a code or invoked in the purchase order/specification governing the design and construction of piping systems. For example API Specification 5L and the API Standard 605 are referenced in ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code.

The following documents, which relate to piping, are published by the API.

Specifications (Spec.)
Spec. 2B-96     Specification for the Fabrication of Structural Steel Pipe
Spec. 6D-94     Specification for Pipeline Valves (Gate, Plugs, Ball, and Check Valves)
Spec. 5L-95     Specification for Line Pipe
Spec. 5LC-91     Specification for CRA Line Pipe
Spec. 6FA-94     Specification for Fire Test for Valves
Spec. 6FC-94     Specification for Fire Test for Valves with Automatic Backseats
Spec. 15HR-95     Specification for High Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
Spec. 15LE-95     Specification for Polyethylene Line Pipe (PE)
Spec. 15LR-90     Specification for Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
Spec. 5B-88     Specification for Threading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads; Thirteenth Edition, Supplement 1, July 1990
Spec. 6FA-94     Specification for Fire Test for Valves
Spec. 6B-92     API specification for Fire Test for End connections
Spec. 6FC-94     Specification for Fire Test for Valves with Automatic Backseats
Spec. 6FD-95     Specification for Fire Test for Check Valves
Spec. 14A-94     Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment
Spec. 14D-94     Specification for Wellhead Surface Safety Valves and Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service

Bulletins (Bull.)
Bull. 5C3-94     Bulletin on Formulas and Calculations for Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe, and Line Pipe Properties
Bull. 6AF-95     Bulletin on Capabilities of API Flanges Under Combinations of Load
Bull. 6F2-94     Bulletin on Fire Resistance Improvements for API Flanges

Recommended Practices (RP)
RP 5A3     Recommended Practice on Threaded Compounds for Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe
RP 5A5-97     Recommended Practice for Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-End Drill Pipe
RP 5B1-96     Recommended Practice for Gauging and Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads
RP 5L1-96     Recommended Practice for Railroad Transportation of Line Pipe
RP 5L2-87     Recommended Practice for Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Noncorrosive Gas Transmission Service
RP 5L3-96     Recommended Practice for Conducting Drop-Weight Tear Tests on Line Pipe
RP 51-5-75     Recommended Practice for Marine Transportation of Line Pipe; First Edition
RP 5L6-79     Recommended Practice for Transportation of Line Pipe on Inland Waterways; First Edition
RP 5L7-88     Recommended Practices for Unprimed Internal Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe
RP 5L8-96     Recommended Practice for Field Inspection of New Line Pipe
RP 6G-82     Recommended Practice for Through Flowline (TFL) Pump Down Systems
Bull 6AF-95     Technical Report on Capabilities of APIvFlanges under Combinations of Load
Bull 6AF1-91     Bulletin on Temperature Derating of API Flanges Under Combinations of Loading
Bull 6RS-90     Standardization of Valves and Wellhead Equipment
RP 1OE-94     Recommended Practice for Application of Cement Lining to Steel Tubular Goods, Handling, Installation, and Joining; Third Edition ISO 10409
RP 11V7-90     Recommended Practice for Repair, Testing, and Setting Gas Lift Valves; First Edition
RP 15TL4-93     Recommended Practice for Care and Use Fiberglass Tubulars
RP 17B-88     Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe
RP 520 PTI-93     Recommended Practice for Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries, Part I-Sizing and Selection
RP 520 PT II 94     Recommended Practice Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries, Part II-Installation
RP 574-90     Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings; First Edition (Replaces Guide for Inspection of Refinery Equipment Chapter XI)
RP 1102-93     Recommended Practice for Liquid Petroleum Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways
RP 1107-91     Recommended Pipe Line Maintenance Welding Practices
RP 1109-93     Recommended Practice for Marking Liquid Petroleum Line Facilities
RP 1110-97     Recommended Practice for Pressure Testing of Liquid Petroleum Pipelines

Standards (Std.)
Std. 526-95     Flanged Steel Pressure-Relief Valves Seat
Std. 527-91     Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves
Std. 594-91     Wafer and Wafer-Lug Check Valves
Std. 598-90     Valve Inspection and Testing
Std. 599-94     Metal Plug Valves—Flanged and Welding End
Std. 600-91     Steel Gate Valves—Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
Std. 602-93     Compact Steel Gate Valves—Flanged, Threaded, Welding, and Extended Body Ends
Std. 603-91     Class 150, Cast, Corrosion-Resistant, Flanged-End Gate Valves
Std. 607-93     Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter Turn Valves
Std. 608-95     Metal Ball Valves—Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends
Std. 609-91     Lug and Wafer Type Butterfly Valves
Std. 1104-94     Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities; Seventeenth Edition

Publications (Publ.)
Publ. 1113-93     Developing a Pipeline Supervisory Control Center

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

This is what Piping & Fabrication can post today, because I have to download a new movie, so I can watch it tonight. and this is the post for today.

The following publications of the American Gas Association (AGA) are of interest to people associated with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of gas systems piping.

Z223.1-92     National Fuel Gas Code, Fifth Edition
Z22.3-92       National Fuel Gas Code Handbook, Second Edition

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

I don't care if they want to cheat me or lie to me, I really don't care. I know if someone made a promise they have to keep that promise, but I really don't care right now. What I want to do know is just keep blogging with this blog which is Piping & Fabrication and give some information to the other who want to know about Piping System well rather than think about something unsure.

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is a scientific and technical organization that develops and publishes voluntary standards on the characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems, and services. The standards published by the ASTM include test procedures for determining or verifying characteristics, such as chemical composition, and measuring performance, such as tensile strength and bending properties. The standards cover refined materials, such as steel, and basic products, such as machinery and fabricated equipment. The standards are developed by committees drawn from a broad spectrum of professional, industrial, and commercial interests. Many of the standards are made mandatory by reference in applicable piping codes.

The ASTM standards are published in a set of 67 volumes. Each volume is published annually to incorporate new standards and revisions to existing standards and to delete obsolete standards. Listed here are the 67 volumes, divided among 16 sections, published by the ASTM.

Section 1: Iron and Steel Products
Volume 01.01     Steel-Piping, Tubing, Fittings
Volume 01.02     Ferrous Castings; Ferroalloys
Volume 01.03     Steel-Plate, Sheet, Strip, Wire
Volume 01.04     Steel-Structural,Reinforcing, Pressure Vessel, Railway
Volume 01.05     Steel-Bars, Forgings, Bearing, Chain, Springs
Volume 01.06     Coated Steel Products
Volume 01.07     Shipbuilding


Section 2: Nonferrous Metal Products
Volume 02.01     Copper and Copper Alloys
Volume 02.02     Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys
Volume 02.03     Electrical Conductors
Volume 02.04     Nonferrous Metals—Nickel, Cobalt, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Cadmium, Precious, Reactive, Refractory, Metals, and  Alloys
Volume 02.05     Metallic and Inorganic Coatings; Metal Powders, Sintered P/M Structural Parts

Section 3: Metals Test Methods and Analytical Procedures
Volume 03.01     Metals—Mechanical Testing: Elevated and Low-Temperature Tests, Metallography
Volume 03.02     Wear and Erosion, Metal Corrosion
Volume 03.03     Nondestructive Testing
Volume 03.04     Magnetic Properties; Metallic Materials for Thermostats, Electrical Heating and Resistance, Heating, contacts, and Connectors
Volume 03.05     Analytical Chemistry of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials (I)
Volume 03.06     Analytical Chemistry of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials (II)

Section 4: Construction
Volume 04.01     Cement, Lime, Gypsum
Volume 04.02     Concrete and Aggregates
Volume 04.03     Road and Paving Materials, Pavement Management Technologies
Volume 04.04     Roofing, Waterproofing, and Bituminous Materials
Volume 04.05     Chemical-Resistant Materials; Vitrified Clay, Concrete, Fiber-Cement Products; Mortars; Masonry
Volume 04.06     Thermal Insulation; Environmental Acoustics
Volume 04.07     Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Building Constructions
Volume 04.08     Soil and Rock; Dimension Stones; Geosynthetics
Volume 04.09     Wood

Section 5: Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and Fossil Fuels
Volume 05.01     Petroleum Products and Lubricants (1): D 56-D 1947
Volume 05.02     Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D 1949-D 3601
Volume 05.03     Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D 3602-latest; Catalysts
Volume 05.04     Test Methods for Rating Motor, Diesel, and Aviation Fuels
Volume 05.05     Gaseous Fuels; Coal and Coke

Section 6: Paints, Related Coatings, and Aromatic
Volume 06.01     Paint-Tests for Formulated Products and Applied Coatings
Volume 06.02     Paint-Pigments, Resins, and Polymers; Cellulose
Volume 06.03     Paint-Fatty Oils and Acids, Solvents, Miscellaneous; Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Section 7: Textiles
Volume 07.01     Textiles (I): D76-D3219
Volume 07.02     Textiles (II): D3333-latest

Section 8: Plastics
Volume 08.01     Plastics (I): C 177-D 1600
Volume 08.02     Plastics (II): D 1601-D 3099
Volume 08.03     Plastics (III): D 3100-latest
Volume 08.04     Plastic Pipe and Building Products

Section 9: Rubber
Volume 09.01     Rubber, Natural, and Synthetic-General Test Methods; Carbon Black
Volume 09.02     Rubber Products, Industrial-Specifications and Related Test Methods; Gaskets; Tires

Section 10: Electrical Insulation and Electronics
Volume 10.01     Electrical Insulation (I) D69-D2484
Volume 10.02     Electrical Insulation (II) D2518-latest
Volume 10.03     Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gas; Electrical Protective Equipment
Volume 10.04     Electronics (I)
Volume 10.05     Electronics (II)

Section 11: Water and Environmental Technology
Volume 11.01     Water (I)
Volume 11.02     Water (II)
Volume 11.03     Atmospheric Analysis; Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 11.04     Pesticides; Resource Recovery; Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Responses; Waste Management; Biological Effects

Section 12: Nuclear, Solar, and Geothermal Energy
Volume 12.01     Nuclear Energy (I)
Volume 12.02     Nuclear, Solar, and Geothermal Energy

Section 13: Medical Devices and Services
Volume 13.01     Medical Devices, Emergency Medical Services

Section 14: General Methods and Instrumentation
Volume 14.01     Analytical Methods-Spectroscopy; Chromatography; Computerized Systems
Volume 14.02     General Test Methods, Nonmetal; Laboratory Apparatus; Statistical Methods; Appearance of Materials; Durability of Nonmetallic Materials
Volume 14.03     Temperature Measurement

Section 15: General Products, Chemical Specialties, and End Use Products
Volume 15.01     Refractures; Carbon and Graphite Products; Activated Carbon
Volume 15.02     Glass; Ceramic Whitewares
Volume 15.03     Space Simulation; Aerospace and Aircraft; High Modulus Fibers and Composites
Volume 15.04     Soap; Polishes; Leather; Resilient Floor Coverings
Volume 15.05     Engine Coolants; Halogenated Organic Solvents; Industrial Chemicals
Volume 15.06     Adhesives
Volume 15.07     End Use Products
Volume 15.08     Fasteners
Volume 15.09     Paper; Packaging; Flexible Barrier Materials; Business Copy Products

Section 00: Index
Volume 00.01     Subject Index and Alphanumeric List

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) was earlier known as the American Standards Association (ASA). For a short period of time, from 1967 to 1969, it was called the United States of America Standards Institute (USASI) and here we are with Piping & Fabrication will know a little bit more about ANSI.

ANSI provides a forum for development or obtaining a consensus for approval of standards having national impact and serves as a focal point for distribution of national and other standards, including those developed and issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and foreign governments. Development and approval functions are performed by committees representing a cross
section of affected interests, such as engineering societies, manufacturers, trade institutes, fabricators, builders, universities, unions, insurance companies, and government agencies. Many of the committees are chaired or sponsored by engineering societies, such as ASME and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Safety is the basic objective of the engineering design and construction requirements contained in standards developed, approved, and distributed by ANSI. The ANSI standards include prohibition for practices considered unsafe and cautions where advisory warnings, instead of prohibitions, are deemed necessary.

This chapter provides a brief discussion of various sections of ASME B31, Pressure Piping Code, which was earlier known as ANSI B31, Pressure Piping Code.

ASME PERFORMANCE TEST CODES

The ASME Performance Test Codes (PTC) were originally known as Power Test Codes. These codes provide standard directions and rules for conducting and reporting tests of specific materials such as fuels, equipment, and processes or functions related to power plants. Listed here are some Performance Test Codes which may be of interest in regard to piping:

PTC 1-91	General Instructions
PTC 2-80	Definitions and Values (R 1985)
PTC 4.1-64	Steam Generating Units (R 1991)
PTC 4.3-68	Air Heaters (R 1991)
PTC 4.4-81	Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generators (R 1992)
PTC 6A-82	Appendix A to Test Code for Steam Turbine (R 1995)
PTC 7-49	Reciprocating Steam-Driven Displacement Pumps (R 1969)
PTC 7.1-62	Displacement Compressors, Vacuum  Pumps, and Blowers (R 1969)
PTC 10-65	Compressors and Exhaustors (R 1992)
PTC 12.2-83	Code on Steam Condensing Apparatus (R 1988)
PTC 12.3-77	Deaerators (R 1995)
PTC 12.4-92	Moisture Separator Reheaters
PTC 14-70	Evaporating Apparatus (R 1991)
PTC 16-58	Gas Producers and Continuous Gas Generators (R 1991)
PTC 18-92	Hydraulic Turbines
PTC 19.2-87	Pressure Measurement Instruments and Apparatus
PTC 19.3-74	Temperature Measurement Instruments and Apparatus (R 1986)
PTC 19.5-72	Application Part II of Fluid Meters
PTC 19.16-65	Density Determination of Solids and Liquids
PTC 19.17-65	Determination of the Viscosity of Liquids Instruments and Apparatus
PTC 22-85	Gas Turbine Power Plants
PTC 25-94	Pressure Relief Services
PTC 32.1-69	Nuclear Steam Supply Systems (R 1992)

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