| Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) : 60 illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Origin, Development, and Jurisdiction of the ASME Code -- History of the ASME Code -- Additions to the Code -- ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee -- Procedure for Obtaining the Code Symbol and Certificate -- The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors -- Shop Reviews by the National Board -- National Board Requirements -- Code Case Interpretations -- Canadian Pressure Vessel Requirements -- Department of Transportation Regulations -- Welded Repair or Alteration Procedure -- Managerial Factors in Handling Code Work -- Work-Flow Schedules -- Mill Orders -- Warehouse Orders -- Shop Organization -- 2 Descriptive Guide to the ASME Code Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels -- Requirements for Establishing Design Thickness Based on the Degree of Radiography (Code Pars. UW-11 and UW-12) -- Use of Internal-Pressure Cylindrical Shell Thickness Tables -- Use of Simplified External-Pressure Cylindrical Shell Thickness Charts -- Use of Internal-Pressure Thickness Tables for Ellipsoidal and Torispherical Heads -- Elements of Joint Design for Heads -- Thickness of Flat Heads and Bolted Flat Cover Plates -- Various Other Designs for Heads -- Allowable Pressure, Pitch, and Thickness -- Calculations for Reinforcement of Openings -- Cryogenic and Low-Temperature Vessels -- Impact-Test Exemptions -- Service Restrictions and Welded Joint Category -- Noncircular-Cross-Section-Type Pressure Vessels -- Pressure Vessels Stamped with the UM Symbol -- Marking and Nameplate Requirements -- 3 Design for Safety -- Basic Causes of Pressure Vessel Accidents -- Stress Failures -- Design Precautions -- 4 Guide to Quality Control Systems for ASME Code Vessels -- 5 Inspection and Quality Control of ASME Code Vessels -- Shop Inspection -- Tests -- Field Assembly Inspection -- Radiography -- Sectioning -- Hydrostatic Testing -- Seven Simplified Steps to Efficient Weld Inspection -- 6 Welding, Welding Procedure, and Operator Qualification -- Examination of Procedure and Operator -- Record of Qualifications -- Welding Procedures and Qualification Simplified -- Variables [Code Pars. QW-400, QW-250, and QW-350 and Tables QW-415 (WPS) and QW-416 (WPQ)] -- Welder Qualifications -- Welding Details and Symbols -- Joint Preparation and Fit-Up -- Effects of Welding Heat -- Preheating -- Postweld Heat Treatment -- 7 Nondestructive Examination -- Leak Testing -- Acoustic Emission Testing -- 8 ASME Code Section VIII, Division 2, Alternative Rules, and Division 3, Alternative Rules for High Pressure Vessels -- 9 Power Boilers: Guide to the ASME Code Section I, Power Boilers -- 10 Nuclear Vessels and Required Quality Assurance Systems -- Power Plant Cycles -- Quality Assurance -- 11 Section XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks -- Overview of Section XII -- Modal Appendices -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Index |
| Summary |
This edition includes expanded details and revised sections that outline recent changes to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on e-Publication PDF |
| Subject |
Pressure vessels -- Standards -- United States
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Pressure vessels -- Standards
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Pressure vessels -- Standards.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ellenberger, Phillip J., author
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| LC no. |
2020025617 |
| ISBN |
9781260455427 |
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1260455424 |
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9781260455410 |
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1260455416 |
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