ASTM Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulations and Metrology Workshop Session 3 Pressure Vessels, Valves, Fittings, and

Piping
J. Robert Sims ASME Senior Vice President, Codes and Standards Becht Engineering Co., Inc.

ASME Standards for O&P

Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code B31 Piping Codes B16 Valves and Fittings Fitness for Service Hydrogen Infrastructure Standards

Pressure Equipment Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

Section VIII Pressure Vessels Division 1, General Applications Design by Rule Division 2, Engineered Vessels Design by Analysis - Division 3, High Pressure Vessels 10,000 psi (70 MPa) and higher

Pressure Equipment Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Certification of Manufacturers ASME certifies manufacturers of pressure vessels anywhere in the world Quality system review based on Code requirements Manufacturers certify their own equipment

B31 Piping and Pipeline Codes

B31.3, Process Piping Used in petroleum and chemical plants Covers design, fabrication and testing rules including high pressure piping systems Used all over the world Referenced by ISO 15649 Presented in SI Units

B16 Valves and Fittings

B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Pressure-temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and methods of designating openings for pipe flanges and flanged fittings. SI units US Customary units in an Annex

Fitness for Service

Joint ASME/API standards committee Applicable to power sector as well as O&P Uses decision analysis approaches for informed application of resources for plant maintenance and repair API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 published in 2007

Hydrogen Infrastructure Standards

Developing standards in support of a hydrogen energy economy Standards for: Vessels for transportation of H2 H2 storage vessels at high pressure H2 Transmission pipelines at high pressure

Geographic Overview
Standards Development ASME, API and ASTM are world leaders in standards development for O&P ASME enjoys a close working relationship with both organizations European standards are being promoted in Europe and globally by the European Commission ASME prefers that the choice of standards be driven by technical and market relevance

Geographic Overview
Standards Development ISO 16528-1:2007 defines the performance requirements for the construction of boilers and pressure vessels. ISO 16528-2:2007 provides a procedure and a standard format for standard-issuing bodies to demonstrate that their standards fulfill the performance requirements of ISO 16528-1.

Geographic Overview

Boiler & Pressure Vessel Certification (Nuclear and Non-Nuclear) 5,140 certified companies in 74 countries 44% outside of the U.S.

Geographic Overview Certified companies outside of North America

Australia & New Zealand 9 East Asia 809

Middle East 144 Africa 24

Europe 783

South America 101

Data as of 2008-01-01

Global Growth
Certified BPV Manufacturers (Non-Nuclear)
5,000 4,500

Certified Manufacturers

4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0

74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08

U.S. & Canada

International

Total

Conclusions
ASME pressure equipment standards provide an array of philosophies that suit the needs of the various elements of the pressure equipment sector, from simple applications to the most complex. Uniform implementation of the rules about the world have made ASME the most accepted standards to regulators and industry worldwide.

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