Power boilers :a guide to Section I of the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code
New York
ASME Press
2011
xix, 311 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
First edition, 1998 by Martin D. Bernstein and Lloyd W. Yoder
Includes bibliographical references and index
John R. MacKay and James T. Pillow ; founding authors: Martin D. Bernstein and Lloyd W. Yoder
2nd ed
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Scope of Section I, Organization and, Service Limits -- Scope -- The Organization of Section I -- The Parts of Section I -- Interpretations -- Pressure Range of Section I Boilers -- Fired Versus Unfired Boilers -- The Use of Section VIII Vessels in a Section I Boiler -- Standards Referenced by Section I -- ch. 2 How and Where Section I is Enforced and Effective Dates -- United States and Canada -- International Acceptance -- Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws Society -- National Board Inspection Code -- Effective Dates of the Code and Code Revisions -- ch. 3 Materials -- How Material is Ordered -- Using Section II -- Finding and Using Design Stresses in Section II, Part D -- Marking of Materials -- Use of Non-Asme Material Specifications and Material Not Fully Identified -- Special Concerns -- Material Requirements for Boiler External Piping -- Electric Resistance Welded )ERW( Materials -- Nonpressure Part Materials -- Material Test Reports -- Strength of Materials After Fabrication -- Cold Forming of Austenitic Materials -- Cold Forming of Creep Strength-Enhanced Ferritic Steels -- Does New Material Get Old? -- Use of Materials in Inventory -- Code Guidance on the Use of Old Materials -- ch. 4 Boiler Design -- Design Life -- Design Allowable Stresses -- Design Methods -- Design Loads -- Distinction Between Boiler Proper Piping and Boiler External Piping -- Some Design Differences: Section I Versus B13.1 -- Bend Design -- Openings and Compensation -- Ligament Design -- Interpretations on Openings, Compensation, and Ligaments -- Nozzle Attachment Rules -- Dished Heads -- Flat Heads -- Interpretations on Heads -- Stayed Surfaces -- Supports and Attachment Lugs -- Loading on Structural Attachments -- Design of Pressure Relief Valve Nozzles -- Thermocouple Installations -- ch. 5 Piping Design -- Introduction -- Shock Service for Feedwater and Blow off Piping -- Pump Discharge Head -- Unusually High Piping Design Pressure -- Short-Term Overstress in Boiler External Piping -- Hydrostatic Test of Boiler External Piping -- Allowable Stress When Pressure Relief Valves Are Discharging -- Feedwater Piping -- Main Steam Piping -- Blowoff and Blowdown Piping -- Design Conditions for Blowoff and Blowdown Piping -- Drains -- Design Conditions for Drain Piping -- Pipe Connections to the Boiler -- Addition of Small Connections to Boiler Piping -- ch. 6 Fabrication -- Fabrication -- Tube Attachment by Expanding -- Welding -- Some History -- Welding Rules -- Qualification of Welding Procedures -- Qualification of Welder Performance -- Expiration and Renewal of Welding Qualifications -- Transfer of Procedures and Welders to Another Organization -- Welding Documentation -- Welding Nonductile Materials -- Welding Variables -- P-Numbers, S-Numbers, F-Numbers, and A-Numbers -- Weldability -- Design of Welded Joints -- Bending Stress on Welds -- Acceptance Criteria for Welds -- Tube-to Header Attachment Using Partial Penetration Welds -- Alignment Tolerance -- Backing Rings -- Preheating -- Postweld Heat Treatment -- Test Plates -- Interpretations on Welding -- Volumetric Examination of Welds -- ch. 7 Nondestructive Examination and Hydrostatic Testing -- Nondestructive Examination -- Qualification And Certification Of NDE Personnel -- Hydrostatic Testing -- Welding After Hydrostatic Test -- Interpretations On Hydrostatic Testing -- ch. 8 Third Party Inspection -- ch. 9 Certification by Data Reports and Stamping -- Certification and Its Significance -- Manufacturer's Data Report and Certificate of Conformance Forms -- The Section I Manufacturer's Data Report And Certificate Of Conformance Forms -- Completing the Manufacturer's Data Report Forms -- Distribution of the Data Report Forms -- Interpretations on Use of Manufacturer's Data Report Forms -- Code Symbol Stamps and How They Are Obtained -- What the Code Symbol Stamps Cover -- Reapplication of an ASME Code Symbol Stamp -- Interpretations on Code Symbol Stamping -- ch. 01 Quality Control System -- ch. 11 Standard Pressure Parts, Valves, and Valve Ratings -- Standard Pressure Parts -- Valve and Valve Ratings -- ch. 21 Pressure-Relief Valve Requirements -- Introduction -- Overpressure Protection -- Selection of Pressure-Relieving Devices -- Design of Pressure-Relief Valves -- Establishing and Certifying Relieving Capacities -- Qualification of Pressure-relief Valve Manufacturers -- Installation Guidelines -- Pressure-Relief Valves in Service -- ch. 31 Feedwater Supply and Water Level Indication -- Importance of Feedwater -- Rules for Feedwater Supply -- Tower Mounted Solar Fired Boilers -- Forced-Flow Steam Generators -- Low Water Level Fuel Cutoffs -- Water Level Indication -- Water Columns -- ch. 41 Creep and Fatigue Damage During Boiler Life -- Introduction -- Creep -- Fatigue -- Boiler Life Extension -- ch. 51 Determination of Allowable Stresses -- General Philosophy -- Establishing Allowable Stresses -- Penalties on Allowable Stresses -- Design Stresses: Past, Present, and Future -- Appendix 1 of Section II, Part D -- ch. 61 Rules Covering Boilers in Service -- Introduction -- Jurisdictional Requirements -- National Board Inspection Code -- References -- Appendix I Evolution of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code -- Appendix II Organization and Operation of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees -- Organization and Responsibility -- A Balance of Interests -- The Code Sections and Their Related Standards Committee -- The Service Committee -- The Certification Committees -- Committee Operations -- How the Committee Does Its Work -- Code Inquiries and Interpretations -- Publication of Interpretations of the Code -- Additions and Revisions to the Code -- Code Cases -- Voting at the Standards Committee )BPV I( -- Due Process -- Appendix III Overview of Code Sections II to XII and Piping Codes B13.1 and B13.3 -- Appendix IV Design Exercises -- Design Exercise No. 1 Design of a Header -- Design Exercise No. 1A Alternative Design of Header )A-713( -- Design Exercise No. 2 Design of a Head -- Design Exercise No. 3 Choice of Feedwater Stop Valve -- Design Exercise No. 4 Design of a Tube For Lug Loading -- Design Exercise No. 5 Design of an Opening -- Pg-72 Cylindrical Components Under Internal Pressure )Reproduced from ASME Section I( -- PG-92 Dished Heads )Reproduced from Section I( -- Appendix V Illustrations of Various Types of Boilers