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    UG-44(b) provides guidance for pressure and temperature ratings of B16.5 standard piping flanges, but its analysis does not consider external loads and moments, which were accounted for in the original empirical formula used in B16.5 flange design. As the governing body for B16.5, the B16.5 committee is responsible for how external loads are considered in flange ratings, not the ASME VIII-1 committee. If ASME VIII-1's guidance diverges from B16.5's original approach, it could cause issues if B16.5 does not follow the new approach.

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    UG-44(b) provides guidance for pressure and temperature ratings of B16.5 standard piping flanges, but its analysis does not consider external loads and moments, which were accounted for in the original empirical formula used in B16.5 flange design. As the governing body for B16.5, the B16.5 committee is responsible for how external loads are considered in flange ratings, not the ASME VIII-1 committee. If ASME VIII-1's guidance diverges from B16.5's original approach, it could cause issues if B16.5 does not follow the new approach.

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    UG-44 (b) applies for B16.5 standard piping flanges. But please take note that B16.

    5 pressure and
    temperature rating is based on a simple formula from early years flange design with successful
    applications with all possible operating loads in the world for almost hundred year (ref. Backgroud of
    ANSI B16.5 Pressure-Temperature rating. E.C. Rodabauch). It is not from accurate mechanics analysis.
    Now ASME VIII-1, UG-44 (b) takes out so call ‘external load & moment’ to analyze, I don’t think B16.5
    committee will agree with doing so. I think that should be non ASME-VIII-1 business. Personally I
    think it should be B16.5 committee responsibility how to consider those loads on the flanges, that
    will be much better and suitable than UG-44 (b) from ASME VIII-1 committee comment on B16.5.
    If ASME VIII-1 keep going this way, but B16.5 does not follow, what will happen? Please see the
    feedback on UG-44 (b) practice from one of flange manufacturers

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