Stress B4
Stress B4
Stress B4
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TABLE B4.3f SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 10
(DN 250))
1 in = 25.4 mm
e. Pipet
(B4.22)
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TABLE B4.3g SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 12 or
DN 300)
1 in = 25.4 mm
f. Branchlet
(B4.23)
g. Reducing elbow
(B4.24)
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TABLE B4.3h SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 14 or
DN 350)
1 in=25.4 mm
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TABLE B4.3i SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 16 or
DN 400)
1 in = 25.4 mm
code cover those for pipe, flanges, bolting, gaskets, valves, relief devices, fittings, and
the pressure-containing portions of other piping components. It also includes hangers
and supports and other equipment items necessary to prevent overstressing the
pressure-containing components.
The loadings required to be considered are pressure; weight (live, dead, and
under test loads); impact (e.g., water hammer); wind; earthquake (where
applicable); vibration; and those loadings resulting from thermal expansion and
contraction.
TABLE B4.3j SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 18 or
DN 450)
1 in = 25.4 mm
The design equations and stress limits are as follows (terms are the same as those
for Class 2 and 3 piping except for those defined below):
1. Stress due to sustained loads. The effects of pressure, weight, and other sustained
mechanical loads must meet the requirements of Eq. (B4.25):
(B4.25)
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TABLE B4.3k SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 20 or
DN 500)
1 in = 25.4 mm
(B4.26)
TABLE B4.3l SIFs for Typical Weldolet Branch Connections (Run Pipe Size: NPS 24 or
DN 600)
1 in = 25.4 mm
where k = 1.15 for occasional loads acting less than 10 percent of operating period;
1.2 for occasional loads acting less than 1 percent of operating period
3. Thermal expansion stress range. The effects of thermal expansion must meet the
requirements of Eq. (B4.27):
(B4.27)