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    Cold springing a pipe involves cutting a section of piping short and pulling the ends together to make the final weld, placing a prestress in the system opposite to the stress imposed during operation. While the piping code allows considering two-thirds of the calculated reduction in nozzle loads, the stress engineer cannot take credit for cold springing when assessing maximum stress. Cold springing provides only limited benefit through some reduction in nozzle loads but is difficult to maintain records for over the long-term and future work may not account for the original cold spring, so it is not generally recommended unless approved by the client.

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    Cold springing a pipe involves cutting a section of piping short and pulling the ends together to make the final weld, placing a prestress in the system opposite to the stress imposed during operation. While the piping code allows considering two-thirds of the calculated reduction in nozzle loads, the stress engineer cannot take credit for cold springing when assessing maximum stress. Cold springing provides only limited benefit through some reduction in nozzle loads but is difficult to maintain records for over the long-term and future work may not account for the original cold spring, so it is not generally recommended unless approved by the client.

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    STRESS ColdSpring PDF

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    Cold springing a pipe involves cutting a section of piping short and pulling the ends together to make the final weld, placing a prestress in the system opposite to the stress imposed during operation. While the piping code allows considering two-thirds of the calculated reduction in nozzle loads, the stress engineer cannot take credit for cold springing when assessing maximum stress. Cold springing provides only limited benefit through some reduction in nozzle loads but is difficult to maintain records for over the long-term and future work may not account for the original cold spring, so it is not generally recommended unless approved by the client.

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    JITENDRA SURVE PIPING GUIDE 03/04/03

    STRESS ANALYSIS
    Cold Springing

    • Cold springing a pipe is the act of cutting short a section of a piping


    system and then “pulling” the two ends together to make the final
    weld.
    • This places a prestress in the piping system that is opposite to the
    stress that is imposed on the piping system when it is hot.
    • As per B31 code, the stress engineer can take no credit for cold spring
    when he considers the maximum stress in the system.
    • However, the piping code does allow the stress engineer to apply two-
    thirds of the calculated reduction in nozzle loads to the impacted
    nozzles as it is difficult to install properly a cold-sprung system.
    • Therefore, the benefit to cold spring is some reduction in nozzle loads
    on critical equipment.
    • It is difficult to maintain accurate cold-spring records over the
    operating life of the plant, hence cold-spring not recommended.
    • Future maintenance efforts may not consider the original cold spring
    when disconnecting the piping system.
    • Client approval is necessary.

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    JITENDRA SURVE PIPING GUIDE 03/04/03

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