ASME B31.

3 Process Piping - Required

Pressure Wall Thickness for Bends
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Sample Calculation
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Contents
Section Title

1 Introduction

2 Reference

3 Methodolgy

4 General Inputs

5 Calculations

1 Introduction
1 Introduction
This calculation is sample calculating the required thickness for a pipe bend according to ASME
B31.3 - 2020.

2 References
[1] ASME B31.3, 2020
3 General Inputs
Weld joint quality factor Ej d 1.00
ASME B31.3 Table 302.3.4

Coefficient Y Y d 0.4
ASME B31.3 Table 304.1.1

Design temperature (C) temp d 537

Bend radius, measured to pipe R1 d 762 mm

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Material allowable stress (MPa) S d 95 MPa

ASME B31.3 Table A-1M

Pipe outside diameter from pipe Dia d 273.05 mm

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Nominal thickness Tnom d 2.6416 mm

Manufacturing tolerance (%) mil d 12.5

Corrosion allowance C d 0 mm

Depth of threading, grooving or Dtgm d 0.063 mm

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Intermal guage pressure A d C C Dtgm = 0.063 mm

Weld joint strength reduction factor P d 1000kPa

ASME B31.3 Cl. 302.3.5
1 temp ! 510.1
Wd temp K 510
1K otherwise
610

W = 0.956
4 Calculations
4.1 Pressure Design Thickness Of Connecting Straight Pipe

P$Dia
Pressure design thickness of connecting tm d C A = 1.494 mm
straight pipe 2$ S$Ej C P$Y

Suggested thickness of pipe before tm$1.25 = 1.868 mm

bending

100 K mil
Minimum or measured thickness of pipe T d Tnom$ = 2.311 mm
100

"Nominal thickness is ok" T R tm

= "Nominal thickness is ok"
"Increase nominal thickness" otherwise

Required maximum inside nominal diameter d d Dia K 2$tm = 270.062 mm

of connecting pipe

5.2 Pressure Design Thickness of Bended Pipe

4$R1 / Dia K 1
Iintrados d = 1.109
I at the intrados 4$R1 / Dia K 2

4$R1 / Dia C 1
Iextrados d = 0.924
I at the extrados 4$R1 / Dia C 2

I at the sidewall on the bend Is d 1.0

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P$Dia
Pressure design thickness at tintrados d C A = 1.723 mm
S$Ej$W
intrados 2$ C P$Y
Iintrados
 "Nominal thickness is ok" T R tintrados
= "Nominal thickness is ok"
"Increase nominal thickness" otherwise

P$Dia
Pressure design thickness at textrados d C A = 1.447 mm
S$Ej$W
intrados 2$ C P$Y
Iextrados

"Nominal thickness is ok" T R textrados

= "Nominal thickness is ok"
"Increase nominal thickness" otherwise

P$Dia
Minimim required thickness at side ts d C A = 1.560 mm
wall S$Ej$W
2$ C P$Y
Is

"Nominal thickness is ok" T R ts

= "Nominal thickness is ok"
"Increase nominal thickness" otherwise

Minimum thickness of bend at any point max tintrados, textrados, ts = 1.723 mm