Wall Thickness Calculation of 36 in Gas Pipeline (Location Class-1, D.F.= 0.5, Corr. Allow.= 0 inch) 1 2 DESIGN INPUT 3 Design Code ASME B31.8-2016 4 Pipeline Size / Nominal O.D D 36 in 5 Corrosion Allowance A 0 in 6 Location Class (Cl. No. 840.2.2) 1 7 Design Factor (from Table 841.1.6-2) F 0.5 8 9 Steel Coefficient of Expansion α 6.50E-06 in/in/ oF 10 Modulus of Elasticity E 2.88E+07 psi 11 12 Pressure and Temperature Data 13 Design Pressure P 285.0 psi g 14 Design Temperature Td 100.0 o F 15 Installation (backfill) Temp Ti 70.0 o F 16 Weld joint factor (from Table 841.1.7-1) E 1 17 Temperature Derating Factor (from Table 841.1.8-1) T 1 18 19 A. WALL THICKNESS 20 Grade API 5LB PSL 2 GR. BR 21 SMYS of Line Pipe S 35000 psi 22 Wall Thickness Calculated tmin 0.293 in 23 tmin = P x D / (2 x S x F x E x T) + A 24 Selceted Wall Thickness t 0.375 in (Sch. STD) 25 D/t Check ( Should be < 96) 96 OK 26 27 B. EQUIVALENT STRESS CHECK FOR CORRODED PIPE CONDITION 28 Wall thickness (t) 0.375 in 29 Hoop Stress = Sh = PD/2t 13680.0 psi 30 31 B.1 Restrained Pipe (Underground) 32 Thermal Stress = ST = a (Ti - Td) E 5616.0 psi 33 Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = SP = 0.3 Sh 4104.0 psi 34 35 Longitudinal Stress, SL 36 SL = SP + ST + SB + SX (≤ 0.9 x SMYS) 31500 psi 37 38 Without considering SB (Bending stress) and SX (Axial stress due to external loading): 39 SL = S P + S T 9720.0 psi 40 Longitudinal Stress check : SL ≤ 0.9 x SMYS hence OK 41 42 Equivalent Stress, SE 43 SE1 = | Sh - SL | 3960.0 psi 44 SE2 = [ Sh2 + SL2 - Sh SL ]1/2 12192.3 psi 45 SE = Max (SE1, SE2) 12192.3 psi 46 Equivalent Stress check : SE ≤ 0.9 x SMYS hence OK 47 48 B.2 Unrestrained Pipe (Aboveground) 49 Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = SP = 0.5 Sh 6840.0 psi 50 51 Longitudinal Stress, SL 52 SL = SP +SB + SX (≤ 0.75 x SMYS) 26250 psi 53 Without considering SB (Bending stress) and SX (Axial stress due to external loading): 54 SL = S P 6840.0 psi 55 Longitudinal Stress check : SL ≤ 0.75 x SMYS hence OK 56