PREPARED:

Reinforcement of Branch
Connection Verification

P.G.A.Engineering

CHECKED:
APPROVED:
DATE:

4 settembre 2010

This calculation is according to ASME B31.4-2002

Outside Diameter of Header Pipe
Schedula Number of Header Pipe
Header Pipe Material
Weld Joint Factor of Header Pipe
Outside Diameter of Branch Pipe
Schedula Number of Branch Pipe
Branch Pipe Material
Weld Joint Factor of Branch Pipe
Design Pression
P
98
PTEST
Test Pression
115,0
TMAX
Maximum Temperature
38
TMIN
Minimum Temperature
0
TTEST
Test Temperature
20

20
2
130
1
15
1
161
1
3
3
1
1
1

Trading, Grooving and Corrosion Allowance

Weldolet or Nipolets Height
Weldolet or Nipolets Exthernal Diameter
Weldolet or Nipolets Chamfer Height

1
1
1
1

c
H
dR
cR

2,0
60,5
210,21
20,955

CALCULATION
Imperial
DESCRIPTION

DEF.

INPUT
Outside Diameter of Header Pipe
D
Th
Header Pipe Wall Thickness
Outside Diameter of Branch Pipe
d
Tb
Branch Pipe Wall Thickness
Corrosion Allowance
c
Design Pressure
P
PTEST
Design Pressure at Test Temperature
TMAX
Maximum Temperature
TMIN
Minimum Temperature
TTEST
Test Temperature
Eh
Header Pipe Weld Joint Factor
Sh,OP
Allowable Pipe Stress at Operating Condition
Sh,TEST
Allowable Pipe Stress at Test Temperature
Eb
Joint Efficiency Factor
Sb,OP
Allowable Pipe Stress at Operating Condition
Sb,TEST
Allowable Pipe Stress at Test Temperature

Values

16,000
0,500
6,626
0,280
0,079
1421
1668
100,4
32
68
1,0
37440
37440
1,0
37440
37440

Metric

Unit of
Measure

in
in
in
in
in
psi
psi
F
F
F
psi
psi
psi
psi

Values

406,40
12,70
168,30
7,11
2
9,80
11,50
38
0
20
1,0
258
258
1,0
258
258

Unit of
Measure

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
MPa
MPa
C
C
C
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa

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P.G.A.Engineering

PREPARED:

Reinforcement of Branch
Connection Verification

CHECKED:
APPROVED:

4 settembre 2010

DATE:

This calculation is according to ASME B31.4-2002

Imperial
DESCRIPTION

DEF.

Values

OUTPUT
th,OP
Minimum Header Thickness at Operating Condition
0,304
Minimum Header Thickness at Test Condition th,TEST
0,356
th
Minimum Header PipeThickness Required
0,435
th,G
Minimum Header Pipe Thickness Garanteed
0,438
tLS,OP
Minimum Branch Thickness at Operating Condition
0,126
Minimum Branch Thickness at Test Condition tLS,TEST
0,148
tb
Minimum Branch Pipe Thickness Required
0,226
tb,G
Minimum Branch Pipe Thickness Garanteed
0,245
Required Area Coefficient
K
0,876
Maximum Height of the Reinforcement Zone
L
1,781
r1
Maximum Half-Width of the reinforcement Zone
6,066
Reinforcement Area Required
A
2,339
A1
Area Resulting from an excess th in Header Pipe
0,015
A2
Area Resulting from an excess th in Brench Pipe
0,066
A3
Additional Reinforcement Area Required
2,25842
dR,MIN
Minimum Nipolets Exthernal Diameter
8,28
cR,MAX
Maximum Chamfer Height
0,82
A3,EFF
Effective Reinforced Area Added
2,25842
Weldolet or Nipolets Diamension
Weldolet or Nipolets Height
Weldolet or Nipolets Exthernal Diameter
Chamfer Height

H
dR
cR

2,38
8,28
0,83

Metric

Unit of
Measure

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

Values

Unit of
Measure

in2

7,71
9,05
11,05
11,11
3,19
3,75
5,75
6,22
0,88
45,2438
154,08
1509,15
9,36
42,75
1457,04
210,210
20,955
1457,04

mm2
mm2
mm2
mm2
mm
mm
mm2

in
in
in

60,50
210,21
20,96

mm
mm
mm

in2
in2
in2
in2
in
in

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

VERIFICATION
Description

Formula

CHECK

Header Pipe Minimum Thickness Verification

th,G th

VERO

Branch Pipe Minimum Thickness Verification

tb,G tb

VERO

TMIN -20F ; TMAX 250C

VERO

Height of Reinforment Zone

HL

VERO

Width of Reinforment Zone

dR 2 r 1

VERO

Diameter Verification

dR dR,MIN

VERO

Chamfer Verification

cR cR,MAX

VERO

Reinforced Area Verification

A3,EFF A3

VERO

Temperature Condition Applicability

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