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Design Calculation

Short checklist to complete a design calculation according to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII-1. 0 1 Computer program verification
incl. evidence of alternate calculation per method applied

Drawing + Calculation
a) Drawing No. and Revision b) ASME Code Edition and Addenda c) Code Cases d) Units: SI/U.S. Customary e) Design- operational data f) MDMT(see also point 12) g) Materials h) Dimensions(ID, T, OD etc) I) Loads (use separate checklist as well) j) Check permissible S- value listed in applicable Code Section k) Services Restrictions l) Nameplate data, location of nameplate m) National Board registration Y/N n) CRN- Registration Y/N o) Identification of joints on the drawing p) Assignment WPS to joints on the drawing q) Compliance of groove design drawing with ranges on WPS

Test Pressure (Minimum)

a) Hydrostatic Test 1.3*MAWP*(S[Ttest] / S [Tdesign] ) b) Pneumatic Test 1.3* MAWP*(S[Ttest/ S [Tdesign])

Type of Weld Joint

a) RT Examination b) Selection, location of "Spot" c) NDE(PT/MT) on Corner Joints Joggle Joint d) Hubbed flanges from rolled plate

Corrosion Allowance

Tolerances
a) Wall thickness, plate and pipe b) Misalignment c) Tapered transitions d) Staggered longitudinal joints e) Out-of-roundness for internal pressure f) Out-of-roundness for ext. pressure calculated + data transfered to prod./QC

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Inspection Openings Check whether design calculations have been made for all presure bearing parts:
a) Shell, conical reducer section(conical reducer section shall also meet the requirements of Appendix 1-5 and/or 1-8) b) Dished heads, conical heads c) Compensation of openings(large openings see also App. 1-7 or 1-10) d) Flanges (App. 2 or ASME B16.5) e) Covers, flat heads f) Bolts g) Tube sheets: applicability and use od UHX(otherwise, see also TEMA) h) Expansion joint (see also EJMA) i) Nozzle attachment welds(allowable stresses in welds) j) External pressure k) Jacketed vessel Appendix 9 l) loadings e.g. vessel supports m) shell sections and heads extreme fibre elongation

Minimum wall thickness

a) Shell b) Dished head c) Nozzle d) Remaining wall thickness underneath tapped holes

Minimum weld dimensions

a) Flange attachment to the nozzle b) Nozzle attachment to the shell or head c) Attachment of flat heads + covers

10 Pressure rating of standard parts based on material and temperature

(ASME Products) Calculated at straight seamless pipe

11 Heat treatment 12 Impact Test Requirements

(cryogenic vessels) Exemptions documented for all mat.

13 Exposed inside edges chamfered or rounded 14 Telltale holes in nozzle reinf. plates 15 Split/ segmental reinf. plates 16 Referenced standards 17 Proof Test 18 Partial Data Report