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ASME B31.3 - Process Piping

Process Piping is the piping that convey fluids under pressure or vacuum within the limits of a Petroleum refinery, Chemical plant, Gas Processing plant, Pharmaceutical, Textile, Paper, Semiconductor and Cryogenic plants and related processing plants and terminals.

This standard contains rules for piping typically found in the above-mentioned plants and it prescribes requirements for materials and components, design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping.

This Code applies to piping for all fluids including..

raw, intermediate and finished chemicals,
petroleum products,
gas - steam - air and water,
fluidized solids,
refrigerants,
cryogenic fluids

Also included is piping which interconnects pieces or stages within a packaged equipment assembly.

Whether you are a designer involved in process piping for the first time or an expert engineer, you will find this essential new publication to be a valuable reference.
ASME B31.3 - Process Piping provides background information, historical perspective, and expert commentary on the ASME B31.3 Code requirements for process piping design and construction.
It provides the most complete coverage of the Code that is available today and is packed with additional information useful to those responsible for the design and mechanical integrity of process piping.

Following a short summary of the contents of this standard..

Scope and Definitions
General Statements
Design
Design Conditions
Design Criteria
Pressure Design of Piping Components
General
Pressure Design of Components
Fluid Service Requirements for Piping Components
Pipe
Fittings, Bends, Miters, Laps, and Branch Connections
Valves and Specialty Components
Flanges, Blanks, Flange Facings, and Gaskets
Bolting
Fluid Service Requirements for Piping Joints
General
Welded Joints
Flanged Joints
Expanded Joints
Threaded Joints
Tubing Joints
Caulked Joints
Soldered and Brazed Joints
Special Joints
Flexibility and Support
Flexibility of Piping
Piping Support
Systems
Specific Piping Systems
Materials
General Requirements
Materials Miscellaneous
Standards for Piping Components
Dimensions and Ratings of Components
Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection of Piping
General
Welding
Preheating
Heat Treatment
Bending and Forming
Assembly and Erection
Inspection, Examination and Testing
Inspection
Examination
Examination Personnel
Examination Procedures
Types of Examination
Testing
Records
Nonmetallic and Nonmetallic Lined Systems
Nonmetallic Piping and Piping Lined With Nonmetals
Pressure Design of Nonmetallic Piping Components
Fluid Service Requirements for Nonmetallic Piping Components
Fluid Service Requirements for Nonmetallic Piping Joints
Flexibility and Support of Nonmetallic Piping
Nonmetallic Materials
Standards for Nonmetallic and Nonmetallic Lined Piping Components
Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection of Nonmetallic and Nonmetallic Lined Piping
Inspection, Examination, Testing, and Records of Nonmetallic and Nonmetallic Lined Piping
High Pressure Piping
Piping for Category M Fluid Service

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