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2 DESIGN INPUT
3 Design Code ASME B31.8
4 Pipeline Size / Nominal O.D D 36 in 914 mm
5 Corrosion Allowance A 1.5 mm
6 Location Class 3
7 Design Factor F 0.5
8
9 Steel Coefficient of Expansion, 0.0000117 per deg C 6.50E-06 in/in/
o
C
10 Modulus of Elasticity E 2.07E+05 Mpa 3.05E+07 Psi
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12 Pressure and Temperature Data
13 Design Pressure P 63.5 bar g 921.0 psi g
14 Design Temperature (Underground) T
d 65
o
C
149.0
o
F
15 Installation (backfill) Temp T
i 13
o
C
55.4
o
F
16 Weld joint factor E 1
17 Temperature Derating Factor T 1
18
19 A. WALL THICKNESS
20 Grade X60
21 SMYS of Line Pipe S 60200 psi 415 MPa
22 Wall Thickness Calculated t
min 15.5 mm 0.610 inch
23 t
min
= P x D / (2x Sx Fx E x T) + A
24 Next higher API wall thickness t 15.9 mm 0.626 inch
25 D/t Check ( Should be < 96) 58
26
27 B. EQUIVALENT STRESS CHECK FOR CORRODED PIPE CONDITION
28 Wall thickness (t) 14.4 mm
29 Hoop Stress = S
h
= PD/2t 201.6 MPa
30
31 B.1 Restrained Pipe (Underground)
32 Thermal Stress = S
T
= a (T
i
- T
d
) E -125.9 MPa
33 Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = S
P
= 0.3 S
h 60.5 MPa
34
35 Longitudinal Stress, S
L
36 S
L
= S
P
+ S
T
+ S
B
+ S
X 0.9 x SMYS = 374 MPa
37
38 Without considering S
B
(Bending stress) and S
X
(Axial stress due to external loading):
39 S
L
= S
P
+ S
T -65.5 MPa
40 Longitudinal Stress check : S
L
0.9 x SMYS hence OK
41
42 Equivalent Stress, S
E
43 S
E1
= | S
h
- S
L
| S
E1 267.1 MPa
44 S
E2
= [ S
h
2
+ S
L
2
- S
h
S
L
]
1/2
S
E2 241.1 MPa
45 S
E
= Max (S
E1
, S
E2
) 0.9 x SMYS = 374 MPa S
E 267.1 MPa
46 Equivalent Stress check : S
E
0.9 x SMYS hence OK
47
48 B.2 Unrestrained Pipe (Aboveground)
49 Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = S
P
= 0.5 S
h 100.8 MPa
50
51 Longitudinal Stress, S
L
52 S
L
= S
P
+S
B
+ S
X 0.75 x SMYS = 312 MPa
53 Without considering S
B
(Bending stress) and S
X
(Axial stress due to external loading):
54 S
L
= S
P 100.8 MPa
55 Longitudinal Stress check : S
L 0.75 x SMYS hence OK
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57 C. MINIMUM BENDING RADIUS
58 Minimum bending radius for underground section is calculated from maximum margin of bending stress,
59 based on Max (S
E1
, S
E2
) = 0.9 x SMYS. Hence, bending stress S
B
= -106.5 MPa
60 R (Minimum Bend Radius) = E D / (2 |S
b
|) 889 m
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62 D. CHECK ON THINNING DUE TO COLD BENDS: BEND RADIUS = 40 D
63 Inner bend radius divided by diameter, (n) 39.5
64 As per PD 8010-1:2004, % of Wall thinning = 50 / (n+1) 1.23 %
65 Pipe thk. before bending = cal thk/(1-thinning %) 15.7 mm
66 Available thickness for bending (= Selected thk) 15.9 mm
67 Adequacy Check (Pipe thk before bending < Available thk) OK
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Wall Thickness Calculation of 36in Gas Pipeline (Location Class-3, D.F.=0.5, Corr. Allow.=1.5mm)
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