ASME BPVC.CCHPV.S4-2017 CASE 2901 ‘Approval Date: December 11,2017 ade Cates wl roma vale for se uel annie by he epicble Standards Commit. ase 2901 Evaluation of External Loads on Welding Neck Flanges Covered by Section Vill, Division 1, UG-44(b), (i), and (j); ‘or Section VIl, Division 2, 4.1.11.1(a) and (g), and 413 Section VIII, Di jon 1; Section Vill, Division 2 Inquiry: Under what requirements may external loads (forces and bending moments) be evaluated for welding neck flanges chasen in accordance with Section VIIL, ivi- sion 1, UG-44(b), (I), and (j); or Section VII, Division 2, 4.1.11-1(a) and (g), and 4.11.3? Reply: Itis the opinion of the Committee that external loads (forces and bending moments) may be evaluated for welding neck flanges chosen in accordance with See- tion Vill, Division 1, UG-44(b}, (i), and (j); oF Section Vill, Division 2, 4.1.1.1 (a) and (g), and 4.1.11.3, provided the following requirements are met: (a) The actual assembly bolt load (see Section VIII, Di- vision 1, Mandatory Appendix S and Section VIL, Division 2, 4.11.16) shall comply with ASME PCC-1, Appendix 0. (2) The bolt material is SA-193, BG, Class 2 or has a higher allowable stress at the specified bolt size, (€) The combination of lange design pressure with e ternal moment and external axial tensile force shall sat fy the following equation, and the units of the variables shall be consistent with the pressure rating, sony + 4Fg6 nce Po) + Fut] (@) This Case aumber shall be recorded on the M: facturer’s Data Report (Section VIll, Division 1, UG-120) or Manufacturer's Design Report (Section VIII, Division 2,23.) (e) Nomenclature Fe = external tensile axial force Fyq = moment factor in accordance with ‘Table 1 asket reaction diameter (see Section VIII, Division 41, Mandatory Appendix 2, 2-3 and Section VIII, Di- vision 2, 4.16.12) ‘Mg = external moment flange design pressure at design temperature Py, = flange pressure rating at design temperature tanks and malar components, and inserice inspection for i 1 (2901) BPV- SUPP. 4