I should add that you cannot qualify a fillet weld procedure and use it for pressure welds. It is only good for non-pressure retaining fillet welds.
See QW-202.2.
This is false.
Absolutely correct....let me jump on a plane to go measure this at the head manufacturing facility. Too bad they didn't have an approximation I could calculate instead.......oh wait.
12" x 16" elliptical manway or 16" diameter is minimum per Sec. VIII.
Provincial regulations will usually coincide with these minimum sizes. Site specs may be way different.
R6155......0.90D and 0.17D approximation is used widely. Compress uses this. The interpretation you provided merely states that the ellipsoidal head does not HAVE to match the .90D and .17D measurements.
Not everything needs to be built like the space shuttle. I have never checked strain on a...
Standard Designation:
BPV Section VIII Div 1
Edition/Addenda:
Para./Fig./Table No:
Subject Description:
Section VIII, Division 1 (1998 Edition, 2000 Addenda); UG-32(d) and UCS-79
Date Issued:
06/11/2001
Record Number:
BC01-288
Interpretation Number :
VIII-1-01-57
Question(s) and Reply(ies)...
Interesting tidbit for Sec. VIII:
Standard Designation:
BPV Section VIII Div 1
Edition/Addenda:
Para./Fig./Table No:
Subject Description:
Section VIII, Division 1 (1995 Edition, 1997 Addenda); UW-52(c)
Date Issued:
01/26/1999
Record Number:
BC98-290
Interpretation Number :
VIII-1-98-53...
Table 136.4.1-1 Mandatory Minimum Nondestructive Examinations for Pressure Welds or Welds to Pressure-Retaining Components
The table tells exactly what is required.
