PipingNotes

Design-Engineering-Construction-Testing & Commissioning of piping

Note#84

Rating is maximum allowable operating pressure


Note#83

Corrosion resistance of stainless steel due to minimum 30% chromium in its content


Note#82

Anchor flange fitting is used to prevent axial movements of pipeline


Note#81

Welding repair percentage in RT reports equal or less than 3%


Note#80

A maximum variability factor of 25% has been established by MSS to limit the load differential which may be prescribed in a variable spring support


Note#79

Travel stops are installed in all constant spring support before shipping. These must be present during any hydro testing, but must be removed during installation before normal operations


Note#78

Hydrazine is used within both nuclear and conventional electrical power plant steam cycles to control concentrations of dissolved oxygen in an effort to reduce corrosion.


Note#77

Holiday Detector provides accurate detection of pinholes, flaws, inclusions, thin spots and bubbles in a coating.


Note#76

The standard manufacturing thicknesses for spiral wound gaskets are 3.2, 4.5 & 6.5 (measured across metallic strip not including the filler which protrudes 0.2 : 0.3 mm beyond the metal


Note#75

CF8M equivalent to Grade 316, has a maximum of 0.08% carbon


Note#74

Flange face finish identify specific roughness to ensure that this surface be compatible with the gasket and provide a high quality seal


Note#73

Forged fittings have higher pressure rates than casting or malleable fittings


Note#72

Caps used with liquid, blind flanges used with gas


Note#71

For all gas lines, take the branches from the top of the pipe to avoid condensates


Note#70

When standard elbow is trimmed the trimmed end will not be a circle. it will be slightly elliptical and that may create problems with welding and NDT


Note#69

Mill Test Report or MTR is documentation from a testing facility that usually shows the chemical makeup and physical strength/properties of materials required to meet certain ASME and ASTM grades


Note#68

Phosphorus has four major effects on iron: increased hardness and strength, lower solidus temperature, increased fluidity, and cold shortness


Note#67

A106 replace the A53, but not vice versa


Note#66

Carbon steel A53 used in straight run pipe but A106 used in short spools


Note#65

Threaded & sockolet fitting ASME B16.11, Butt weld fitting ASME B16.9