2011a SECTION VIII DIVISION 1

(10)

TABLE UG-45
NOZZLE MINIMUM THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS

(e) Vessels less than 16 in. (400 mm) and over 12 in.
(300 mm) I.D. shall have at least two handholes or two
threaded pipe plug inspection openings of not less than
NPS 112 (DN 40) except as permitted by the following:
when vessels less than 16 in. (400 mm) and over 12 in.
(300 mm) I.D. are to be installed so that inspection cannot
be made without removing the vessel from the assembly,
openings for inspection only may be omitted provided there
are at least two removable pipe connections of not less
than NPS 112 (DN 40).
(f) Vessels that require access or inspection openings
shall be equipped as follows.28
(1) All vessels less than 18 in. (450 mm) and over
12 in. (300 mm) I.D. shall have at least two handholes or
two plugged, threaded inspection openings of not less than
NPS 112 (DN 40).
(2) All vessels 18 in. (450 mm) to 36 in. (900 mm),
inclusive, I.D. shall have a manhole or at least two handholes or two plugged, threaded inspection openings of not
less than NPS 2 (DN 50).
(3) All vessels over 36 in. (900 mm) I.D. shall have
a manhole, except that those whose shape or use makes
one impracticable shall have at least two handholes 4 in.
 6 in. (100 mm  150 mm) or two equal openings of
equivalent area.
(4) When handholes or pipe plug openings are permitted for inspection openings in place of a manhole, one
handhole or one pipe plug opening shall be in each head
or in the shell near each head.
(5) Openings with removable heads or cover plates
intended for other purposes may be used in place of the
required inspection openings provided they are equal at
least to the size of the required inspection openings.
(6) A single opening with removable head or cover
plate may be used in place of all the smaller inspection
openings provided it is of such size and location as to
afford at least an equal view of the interior.
(7) Flanged and /or threaded connections from which
piping, instruments, or similar attachments can be removed
may be used in place of the required inspection openings
provided that:
(a) the connections are at least equal to the size of
the required openings; and
(b) the connections are sized and located to afford
at least an equal view of the interior as the required inspection openings.
(g) When inspection or access openings are required,
they shall comply at least with the following requirements:
(1) An elliptical or obround manhole shall be not less
than 12 in.  16 in. (300 mm  400 mm). A circular
manhole shall be not less than 16 in. (400 mm) I.D.

Minimum Wall Thickness

[see UG-16(d)]
Nominal Size

in.

mm

0.060
0.077
0.080
0.095
0.099

1.51
1.96
2.02
2.42
2.51

NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS

NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS

1 (DN 25)
114 (DN 32)
112 (DN 40)
2 (DN 50)
212 (DN 65)

0.116
0.123
0.127
0.135
0.178

2.96
3.12
3.22
3.42
4.52

NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS
NPS

3 (DN 80)
312 (DN 90)
4 (DN 100)
5 (DN 125)
6 (DN 150)

0.189
0.198
0.207
0.226
0.245

4.80
5.02
5.27
5.73
6.22

0.282
0.319
0.328

7.16
8.11
8.34

8
4
3
8
1
2
3
4
1

(DN
(DN
(DN
(DN
(DN

6)
8)
10)
15)
20)

NPS 8 (DN 200)

NPS 10 (DN 250)
NPS 12 (DN 300)

GENERAL NOTE: For nozzles having a specied outside diameter

not equal to the outside diameter of an equivalent standard NPS (DN)
size, the NPS (DN) size chosen from the table shall be one having an
equivalent outside diameter larger than the nozzle outside diameter.

(3) UG-46(c), UG-46(d), or UG-46(e) when

provision for inspection is made in accordance with one
of these paragraphs;
(4) the statement for noncorrosive service.
(b) When provided with telltale holes complying with
the provisions of UG-25, inspection openings as required
in (a) above may be omitted in vessels not over 36 in.
(900 mm). I.D. that are subject only to corrosion, provided
that the holes are spaced one hole per 10 ft2 (0.9 m2)
(or fraction thereof) of internal vessel surface area where
corrosion is expected with a minimum of four uniformly
spaced holes per vessel. This provision does not apply to
vessels for compressed air.
(c) Vessels over 12 in. (300 mm) I.D. under air pressure
that also contain, as an inherent requirement of their operation, other substances that will prevent corrosion need not
have openings for inspection only, provided the vessel
contains suitable openings through which inspection can
be made conveniently, and provided such openings are
equivalent in size and number to the requirements for
inspection openings in (f) below.
(d) For vessels 12 in. (300 mm) or less in inside diameter, openings for inspection only may be omitted if there
are at least two removable pipe connections not less than
NPS 34 (DN 20).

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Dimensions referred to are nominal.