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    1971 Sect. I versus current

    In my version 1971 Section I - Power Boilers PG-31 page 16, underneath the diagrams of the weld details of figs e,f & g it says "FIG.(e)(f)(g)CIRCULAR COVERS, C=0.5m, C MIN = 0.3"
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    1971 Sect. I versus current

    Codeeng, thank you for the answer. In this instance the current value of C (0.2min) will raise the max DP to over 200psi where the old version (o.3min) only permits 150psi. I would love to get copies of current codes for all jurisdictions Europe and US, but my main concern is with Aust. and I am...
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    1971 Sect. I versus current

    In the 1971 version of Sect. I, PG-31 gives the calcs for unstayed flat heads. In Fig. PG-31 (e)(f)(g) C=0.5m with C min. = 0.3 Can anybody tell me if this is still the case with the current code?
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    ASME Sect.1 PG31 Fig(g) - Is it a weld detail?

    I have a drawing of an ASME code boiler that refers to PG31 fig(g) at two places. 1. Flat end to drum attachment. 2. In construction comments to do with Radiography & PWHT. As it quotes "fig(g)" I would suspect it is a weld detail. Can anyone confirm? Also if it is a weld, is it a set...
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    Just dropping this in to see if the

    Just dropping this in to see if there are any aussies having a look. Surely there must be issues that can be brought to the forum. ASME8 d1 sec 8 vs A1210? C'mon guys give it a go.
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    preventative maintenance procedures

    Hi respondentents. I am out of the condition monitoring industry for 10 yrs. now. We used to do PM so equipment would not fail at a bad time. We had VM, OA, & various other methods to PREDICT when failure might be imminent. It worked until the beancounters started working out that reduced...

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