API-ASME Code for Design

allowable stress value allowable working pressure Alloy-Steel API-ASME Code Appendix applied area of reinforcement ASTM attached axis butt joints butt strap cent circumferential joints computed conform corrosion allowance cylindrical design pressure determined dimension ellipsoidal exceed external pressure fabrication fillet weld flange forged formula fusion-welded gage gasket heat heat-treatment hydrostatic test inside diameter inspection inspector joint efficiency knuckle lap joints length less load longitudinal joint manufacturer material maximum allowable stress ment metal temperature minimum thickness moment of inertia nozzle wall openings paragraph peening permitted plate thickness pounds per square pressure-relieving devices proof test radiographic radius relief valve rivet holes rupture disk Service Specifications shear shearing strength shell sections shown in Fig Specifications for Seamless specimens square inch Steel Pipe stiffening rings stress-relieved Suggested Good Practice Superheater surface tensile strength test pressure thermocouples tion unfired pressure vessels vessel wall weld metal welded joint yield strength