Calculate ASME B31.8 gas pipeline test pressure and hoop stress check for onshore and offshore pipelines.
Select the appropriate line pipe schedule (ASME or ISO etc), and stress table (API, ASME or DNV), or use the user defined options. For metal pipeline the pressure design thickness equals the nominal wall thickness minus the corrosion allowance. Fabrication tolerance is ignored. Pipe pressure can either be calculated from elevation, or user defined. The test pressure should be checked for all pipeline elevations. A test point test pressure should be specified which is greater than or equal to the maximum calculated test pressure (usually by rounding up the maximum test pressure). Use the Result Plot option to plot the test pressure versus elevation, and the hoop stress versus elevation for the specified test pressure.
Reference : ANSI/ASME B31.8 : Gas Transmission And Distribution Piping Systems (2018)
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