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The integrity of a piping system depends on the
considerations and principles used in design,
construction, and maintenance of the system. Piping
systems are made of many components such as pipes,
flanges, supports, gaskets, bolts, valves, strainers,
flexibles, and expansion joints. These components can be
made in a variety of materials, in different types and
sizes, and may be manufactured to common national
standards or according a manufacturers proprietary item.
This book provides engineers and designers with a ?quick
reference guide? to the calculations, codes, and
standards.
The lack of commentary, or historical
perspective, regarding the codes and standards
requirements for piping design and construction is an
obstacle to the designer, manufacturer, fabricator,
supplier, erector, examiner, inspector, and owner who
want to provide a safe and economical piping system. An
intensive manual, this book will utilize hundreds of
calculation and examples based on of 40 years of
personal experiences of the author as both an engineer
and instructor. Each example demonstrates how the code
and standard has been correctly and incorrectly applied.
This book is a ?no nonsense? guide to the principle
intentions of the codes or standards and provides advice
on compliance. After using this book the reader should
come away with a clear understanding of how piping
systems fail and what the code requires the designer,
manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, erector, examiner,
inspector, and owner to do to prevent such failures. The
focus of the book is to enhance participants?
understanding and application of the spirit of the code
or standard and form a plan for compliance. The book is
enhanced by a multitude of calculations to assist in
problem solving, directly applying the rules and
equations for specific design and operating conditions
to illustrate correct applications. Each calculation is
based on a specific code. The major codes covered in the
book are:
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
? B31.3 - 2002 - Process Piping
? B31.8
- 2003 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping
Systems
? B31.8S - 2001 - 2002 - Managing System
Integrity of Gas Pipelines
? B31.4 - 2002 - Pipeline
Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other
Liquids
? B16.34 - 2004 Valves Flanged, Threaded and
Welding End
American Petroleum Institute
? API
SPEC 6D - Specification for Pipeline Valves.
? API
526 - Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves.
? API
527 - Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves R(2002).
? ANSI/API STD 594 - Check Valves: Flanged, Lug,
Wafer and Butt-welding.
? API 598 - Valve Inspection
and Testing.
The book covers American Water Works
Association standards where they are
applicable.
Utilizes hundreds of calculation and
examples
Guide to the principle intentions of the
codes
Easy to follow advice on code
compliance
Directly applies equations for specific
design
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