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API RP 14E Piping Wall Thickness

Calculate API RP 14E pipe wall thickness for pressure containment.

The wall thickness is calculated according to ASME B31.3, low pressure piping. Use the workbook ASME B31.3 data tables to look up allowable stress data.

Reference : API 14E Recommended Practice For Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems

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CALCULATOR : API RP 14E Section 2.6 Pipe Wall Thickness [FREE]   ±

Calculate pipe wall thickness for pressure containment (API RP 14E section 2.6).

Pipe wall thickness is calculated according to ASME B31.3 low pressure steel piping.

Reference : ANSI/ASME B31.3 : Process Piping

Tool Input

  • schdtype : Pipe Schedule Type
  • diamtype : Pipe Diameter Type
    • ODu : User Defined Outside Diameter
    • IDu : User Defined Inside Diameter
  • wtntype : Wall Thickness Type
    • tnu : User Defined Wall Thickness
  • ttoltype : Wall Thickness Fabrication Tolerance Type
    • txu : User Defined Negative Wall Thickness Fraction
    • tfu : User Defined Negative Wall Thickness Allowance
  • syutype : Stress Schedule Type (100 F)
  • mattype : Basic Allowable Stress Type (100 F)
    • Su : User Defined Basic Allowable Stress
  • efactype : Quality Factor Type
    • Eu : User Defined Quality Factor
  • wfactype : Weld Factor Type
    • Wu : User Defined W Factor
    • Tcr : User Defined Creep Onset Temperature
  • yfactype : Y Factor Type
    • Yu : User Defined Y Coefficient
  • walltype : Wall Thickness Calculation Type
  • c : Corrosion Allowance
  • T : Design Temperature
  • P : Design Pressure

Tool Output

  • CVG : Convergence Factor
  • D/t : Pipe Diameter Over Pressure Design Thickness Ratio
  • E : Quality Factor
  • ID : Pipe Inside Diameter
  • OD : Pipe Outside Diameter
  • OD/tn : Pipe Diameter Over Wall Thickness Ratio
  • P/SE : Pressure Over Design Stress Ratio
  • PR : Rated Pressure
  • S : Basic Allowable Stress Table A-1
  • SEW : Design Stress
  • Sh : Hoop Stress (≤ SEW)
  • Sh/SEW : Hoop Stress Over Design Stress Ratio (≤ 1)
  • W : Weld Joint Reduction Factor
  • Y : Y Factor
  • tf : Wall Thickness Fabrication Allowance
  • th : Pressure Containment Wall Thickness
  • tm : Minimum Wall Thickness
  • tn : Nominal Wall Thickness
  • xf : Wall Thickness Fabrication Fraction