ASME Vs TRD CODE COMPARISON

German Standard TRD (Series 300) American Standard ASME (section I)

Primarly the static loads of the components to Fired pressure vessels,superheaters economizers and other
TRD300.Pulsating internal pressure or combined variation pressureized parts attached to boiler without intermediate
of pressure and temprature to TRD301 section. valves.

Design rules only conside the stresses caused by the The scope covers the actual boiler and the certificate as per
internal pressure. Additional forces and moments of ASME code.
significant magnitude shall be seprately considered.

TRD 300 item 7.2 .For hot water generators p= permisible For natural and assisted circulation steam generator,design
total guage pressure.Design pressure for parts beyond pressure p= maximum allowable working pressure (pp.21
SH.Outlet=Set pressure SH safety valves. &21.2).The maximum allowable working pressure
determined by employing the allowable stress
values,designed values and dimensions desigentaed in the
section (p.21)

Design pressure to TRD300 7.1.For natural circulation
steam generators p= Max allowable working pressure p1
+ Hydrostatic pressure > 0.05 N/mm 2. Design pressure
=p1= Highest drum SV pressure [for drum to SH outlet]
Design pressure =p1 + geodectic head [for Economizer
inlet to evaporator outlets]
Stress owing to hydrostatic pressures shall be taken in
determining minimum thickness. Additional stresses
imposed by the effects other than working pressure or static
head that increases the average stress by more than 10% of
the allowable working stress shall be taken into account
including the self weight of the component and method of
supports as per p.2.2

For once through boilers p= maximum allowable working For forced circulation steam generator design pressure p=
pressure at the component at MCR. i.e. superheater maximum allowable sustained working pressure of any part
outlet pressure p1 +losses between the stop valve and not less than the maximum over pressure reached when one
the component or more over pressure protection devices are in operation.

Design temperature = Reference temperature (RT) + at
least the temperature allowance (AT)
Design temperature should not be less than the maximum
expected mean tube temperature,(arithmetic mean
temperature on the outer and inner surfaces) For heated
tubes the temperature shall be taken as not less than 700F
(371 Degree C)

Reference Temperatures: For water and /or water/steam For unheated tubes the wall temperature equal to the
mixture. RT= saturation temperature at p1 or p.Maximum temperature of the working fluid can be taken as a
allowable pressure or design pressure basis.Hower,this must be less than the saturation
temperature