Design of Piping Systems

MECHANICAL DESIGN OF PIPING SYSTEMS 5.5.1. Piping System Design Codes 

Design codes for pressure piping are set by the ASME B31 Committee. Different standards are required for different services, as shown in Table 5.4. Most chemical plant and oil refinery piping is designed in accordance with ASME B31.3, which will be used as reference in the following sections. The ASME B31.3 code applies to piping 

4 Pipeline transportation systems for liquid hydrocarbons and other liquids 1997 

Piping systems designed for pressures less than 15 psi gage that handle fluids that are nonflammable, nontoxic, and not damaging to human tissues and are at temperatures between —29°C (—20°F) and 186°C (366°C)  

Power boiler piping that conforms to AS ME B31.1 and power boilers that conform to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I  

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Design Conditions Definitions of the temperatures, pressures, and various forces applicable to the design of piping systems are as follows ... 

FIG. 10-166 Typ es of reinforcement for branch connections. (From Kellogg, Design of Piping Systems, Wiley, New York, 1965. )... 

Design of piping systems is a speeial diseipline but some guidanee is given in Table 12.10. 

M. W. Kellogg Co. Design of Piping Systems, 2nd edn (Wiley, Chichester, 1964). 

Thermal expansion is a major factor to be considered in the design of piping systems. The reaction load due to pressure drop will normally be negligible. The dead-weight loads can be carried by properly designed supports. 

D. C. Cherrington and A. R. Ciuffreda, Design of Piping Systems for Hydrogen Service, Proceedings, Division of Refining, 1967, Volume 47, American Petroleum Institute, New York, pp. 237-252. 

The design of piping systems shall achieve the following ... 

Low Pulsation Design of Piping Systems for High Pressure Reciprocating Pumps... 

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