Reinforcement of Extruded Outlet

Header or Fitting ASME 31.5-2019

Fabricated per ASME B31.5 -2019 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components

Design temperature T d 37.8 degC

Design pressure P d 740 psi

Thickness allowances (corrosion, c d 0 mm

erosion, mechanical)

Fabricated from ASTM A312 TP304L Seamless Austenitic SS 18-8

Pipe
Run Connecting Pipe

Allowable stress SE d 115.1 MPa

s

y d 0.4
s

Long weld joint quality E d 1.000

s

Pipe size NPS 10 (DN 250) - 40 Std 40S thk = 0.365 inch

D d 273.050 mm
s

Nominal wall thickness T d 9.271 mm

hs

Inside diameter d d 254.508 mm

s

Thickness tolerance Mill d 0.125

s

P$D
Minimum required thickness of s
t d = 5.946 mm
connecting run pipe s 2$ SE C P$y
s s

Purchase spec min or measured T d T K T $Mill = 8.112 mm

s hs hs s
thickness of connecting run pipe

Corroded thickness of connecting T K c = 8.112 mm

s
run pipe

"Thickness of connected header pipe is not sufficient at design pressure" T !t

s s
check_1 d
"Thickness of connected header pipe is sufficient at design pressure" otherwise

check_1 = "Thickness of connected header pipe is sufficient at design pressure"

Branch (1) Connecting Pipe

ASTM A312 TP304L Welded Austenitic SS 18-8 Pipe

Allowable stress SE d 97.9 MPa

b

y d 0.4
b

Long weld joint quality E d 0.85

b
Pipe size NPS 10 (DN 75) - 40 Std 40S thk = 0.216 inch

D d 88.9 mm
b
Nominal wall thickness T d 5.486 mm
nb
Inside diameter d d 77.927 mm
b
Thickness tolerance Mill d 0.125
b
P$D
b
t d = 2.269 mm
Minimum required thickness of b 2$ SE C P$y
connecting run pipe b b

Purchase spec min or measured T d T K T $Mill = 4.800 mm

thickness of connecting run pipe b nb nb b

Corroded thickness of connecting T K c = 4.800 mm

run pipe b

"Thickness of connected branch pipe is not sufficient at design pressure" T !t

s s
check_2 d
"Thickness of connected branch pipe is sufficient at design pressure" otherwise

check_2 = "Thickness of connected branch pipe is sufficient at design pressure"

Extruded Tee or Header

Long. weld joint quality E d1

h

Allowable stress SE d 115.1 MPa

h

y d 0.4
h

Ensure sure the connecting header pipe thickness is adequate. dh is usually same
as ds dimension below.

Sometimes the design calls for the I.D. to be same for the both the extruded part
and the run connecting pipe, thus the manifold or tee might need to be of non-
standard dimensions.

Inside diameter of run d d 10.020 mm

h

Wall thickness of run T d 0.375 mm

nh

Required thickness will probably be greater than that of the connecting header.
Outside diameter of run D d d C 2$T = 10.770 mm
h h nh

Thickness tolerance of run Mill d 0

h

P$ d C 2$c
Minimum required thickness of run h
t d = 0.237 mm
portion of extruded tee h 2$ SE K P$y K P
h h

Purchase spec. min. or measured T d T K T $Mill = 0.375 mm

h nh nh h
thickness of extruded tee

Corroded thickness of run portion T K c = 0.375 mm

h
of tee

"STOP! Add thickness to run portion of extruded tee, or change design conditions" T K c % t
check_3 d h h
"PASS. Thickness of run portion of extruded tee is enough at design conditions" otherwise

check_3 = "PASS. Thickness of run portion of extruded tee is enough at design conditions"

Check if diameter and thickness ratios are valid. Refer to ASME B31.3 para 304.3.1(b)(1) & (2)

"STOP. Branch OD exceeds run OD. Re-enter branch size" D O D

b h
check_4 d
"PASS. Branch OD does not exceed run" otherwise

check_4 = "STOP. Branch OD exceeds run OD. Re-enter branch size"

D D
h b
"PASS" ! 100 and !1
check_5 d T D = "STOP"
h h
"STOP" otherwise
check_5 = "STOP"

Corroded inside diameter of branch d C 2$c = 77.927 mm

b
pipe or flange hub connection

Design ID of extruded outlet,

measured at level of outside d d 3.068 mm
of surface. This is after x
removal of mechanical,
corrosion and thickness
tolerances. dx must be less
than or equal to db
 cat "Input a smaller dx. Maximum dx = ", d C 2$c d O d C 2$c
b x b
check_5 d
cat "OK. Maximum dx = ", d C 2$c otherwise
b

check_5 = "OK. Maximum dx = 77.927*Unit(mm)"

Half width of reinforcement d d 3.068 mm

2
zone (equal to dx)

End of header-to-center of branch minU d d C 2 inch = 53.868 mm

2

Minimum rx min_r d min 0.05$D , 1.5 inch = 4.445 mm

x b

Maximum rx 1.25 inch D ! 8.625 inch

(a) for Db < DN 200 (NPS b
max_r d
8), Rx = 32 mm (or 1.25 in) x 0.1$D C 0.5 inch otherwise
(b) for Db >= DN 200, rx= b
0.1*Db+13 mm (or 0.5 in)
max_r = 31.750 mm
x

Radius of curvature of external

contoured portion of outlet, r d 0.375 mm
measured in the plane x
containing the axes of the
header and branch. Changing rx
and Tx changes the
reinforcement provided
Corroded fin thk of extruded
outlet, measured at a height T d 0.3 mm
equal or rx above the outside x
surface of the header
1
Height of reinforcement zone 2
L d 0.7$ D $T = 3.615 mm
outside of header pipe 5 b x

Height of extrudeed outlet. h d 0.770 mm

x
Must be equal to or greater
than rx

"OK. hx is equal to or greater than rx" h Rr

x x
check_1 d
"Increase hx to at least rx" otherwise

check_1 = "OK. hx is equal to or greater than rx"

Factor for Strength Connection

SE
b
O SE
h
 SE
b
1 O SE
E h
b
Factor for strength correction of branch SE
F d b
area b E
b
otherwise
SE
h
E
h
F = 1
b

Factor K

D
b
1 O 0.6
D
h
Kd D D
2 b b
0.6 C $
3 D D
h h
0.7 otherwise

Areas K= 1

Required area of reinforcement 2

A d K$t $d = 0.726 mm
1 h x

K7 2
Area of excess wall thickness in run portion A d d $ T K t K c = 4.241 # 10 m
2 x h h
of extruded tee

0 L !h
5 x
Area of excess wall thickness of branch A d
pipe or fig hub 3 2$ L K h $ T K t K c otherwise
5 x b b
K5 2
A = 1.440 # 10 m
3

2$h $ T K t K c h !L
x b b x 5
Area of excess thickness in 1st A d
portion of extruded outlet lip 3a 2$ L $ T K t K c otherwise
5 b b
K6 2
A = 3.898 # 10 m
3a

Area resulting from excess thickness A d max 2$r $ T K T K c ,0 = 0

4 x x b
in 2nd portion of extruded outlet lip
Area available for A d A C A $F C A C A
5 2 3 b 3a 4
reinforcement (w/strength
correction for different
materials in zone) K5 2
A = 1.872 # 10 m
5

A
Perecent of area replaced 5 3
area_replaced d $100 = 2.577 # 10
A
1

"OK. This branch has sufficient reinforcement" A O A

5 1
check_2 d
"FAIL. Change input" otherwise

check_2 = "OK. This branch has sufficient reinforcement"