ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) United Engineering Center 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, under the cognisance of the ASME PoHcy Board, Codes, and Standards, considers the interdependence of design procedures, material selection, fabrication procedures, inspection, and test methods that affect the safety of boilers, pressure vessels, and nuclear-plant components, whose failures could endanger the operators or the pubHc (see Nuclearreactors). It does not cover other aspects of these topics that affect operation, maintenance, or nonha2ardous deterioration. 

Pressure Vessels and Piping. Some of the most critical components of a chemical plant involve pressure vessels. A thorough knowledge of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pressure Vessel Code (75) is essential for design and maintenance of chemical plants. Some states have their own codes, which usually conform closely to the ASME version (see High pressure technology Tanks and pressure vessels). 

The biotechnology (qv) industry has no formal standards for equipment manufacture and quality control as of this writing. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) set up a task force in 1989, for developing relevant standards for biotechnology equipment. 

Where the word code is rrsed in this srrbsection of the Handbook withorrt other identification, it refers to the B31.3 section of ANSI B31. The code has been extensively qrroted in this srrbsection of the Handbook with the permission of the prrblisher. The code is prrbhshed by and copies are available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017. References to the ASME code are to the ASME Boiler and Pressrrre Vessel Code, also prrblished by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This society generates the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes. 

The wall thickness of the pipe or plate used for the shell is normally determined from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. TEMA standards also specify some minimum wall thicknesses for the shell. 

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Unfired Pressure Vessel Code is accepted by almost all states as a requirement by law and by most industrial insurance underwriters as a basic guide or requirement for fabrication of pressure vessel equipment, which includes some components of heat exchangers. 

Highly rated boilers Various authorities [e.g., the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)] have differing views on what level of heat flux constitutes a highly rated boiler. However, from an operational... 

Standards provide a base for a uniform system of accepted performance such as those found in engineering practice standards, material standards, and test standards. Hydrogen standards are typically written under a consensus process by technical committees (TC) representing a cross section of interested parties and issued in the United States, for example, by organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for pressure vessels, pipelines, and piping the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) for pressure vessel operation and maintenance and the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for product certification. 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), B31.4 Liquid Transportation Systems for Hydrocarbons. Liquid Petroleum Gas. Anhydrous Ammonia and Alcohols. ASME, New York, NY, 1993. 

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