Power boilers : a guide to Section I of the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code

A completely revised and updated edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the construction rules for power boilers-their intent, application, and interpretation. This unique guide provides expert advice and useful information for design engineers, project managers, architect engineers, manu...

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Main Author Mackay, John R.
Other Authors Pillow, James T.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y. (ASME, Three Park Avenue. New York, NY 10016) : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Steam-boilers > Standards > United States.
Pressure vessels > Standards > United States.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780791859674
0791859673
Physical Description1 online resource (xix, 311 pages) : illustrations, digital file.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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 B31.1
  • 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. 10 Quality Control System
  • ch. 11 Standard Pressure Parts, Valves, and Valve Ratings
  • Standard Pressure Parts
  • Valve and Valve Ratings
  • ch. 12 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. 13 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. 14 Creep and Fatigue Damage During Boiler Life
  • Introduction
  • Creep
  • Fatigue
  • Boiler Life Extension
  • Ch. 15 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. 16 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 B31.1 and B31.3
  • Appendix IV Design Exercises
  • Design Exercise No. 1 Design of a Header
  • Design Exercise No. 1A Alternative Design of Header (A-317)
  • 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-27 Cylindrical Components Under Internal Pressure (Reproduced from ASME Section I)
  • PG-29 Dished Heads (Reproduced from Section I)
  • Appendix V Illustrations of Various Types of Boilers.

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