INPUTS

(A) DESIGN CONDITIONS

Design Temp.(deg. F) 400
P(psi) 300
c(in) 0.10

Beta (Angle between Axes of Header 90

and Branch -Deg)
(B) HEADER / RUN (C) BRANCH
MATERIAL & STD. MATERIAL & STD.
Material API 5L Grade A Material
Standard API 5L Standard
PIPE DIMENSIONS PIPE DIMENSIONS
NPS (in) 8 NPS (in)
Schedule 40 Schedule
Dh (in) 8.625 Db (in)
Th' (Wall Thickness ) 0.322 Tb' (Wall Thickness )
Dh / Th' 27 Db / Tb'

Tb (Effective thickness after

Th (Effective thickness after reducing 0.282 reducing the 12.5% mill
the 12.5% mill tolerance etc. ) tolerance etc. )
INPUTS FROM B31.3 INPUTS FROM B31.3
Sh(psi) (Table A-1) 16000 Sb(psi) (Table A-1)
E (Table A-1A or A-1B) 1.00 E (Table A-1A or A-1B)
Y (Table 304.1.1) 0.4 Y (Table 304.1.1)
W 1.0 W
(D) FILLET WELDS
Material
tc (Throat dimension as per para 0.166
328.5.4)
Leg dimension (calculated) 0.235
Sw

OUTPUT
CALCULATIONS
PART-I
(A) EFFECTIVE LENGTH REMOVED FROM HEADER
d1 (in) 4.285
(B) PRESSURE DESIGN THICKNESS
th (in) 0.080
tb (in) 0.042
(C) REINFORCING ZONE BOUNDARY

4.285
Zone)
L4 (Height of Reinforcing Zone outside 0.268
of Run pipe)
PART-II : AREAS (sq. in)
A1 (Required Reinforcement Area) 0.344
A2 (Excess Area available in Header) 0.435
A3 (Excess Area available in Branch) 0.035
A4 (Branch Weld area) 0.055
A2+A3+A4 0.525
Reinforcement Pad Required No
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API 5L Grade A
API 5L
S
4
40
4.5
0.237
19

0.207

31.3
16000
1.00
0.4
1.0