CASE

N-319-2
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

Approval Date: August 14, 1990

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and any reaffirmation dates.

Case N-319-2
Alternate Procedure for Evaluation of Stresses in
Butt Welding Elbows in Class 1 Piping
Section III, Division 1

Inquiry: What procedure may be used for evaluat-

ing stresses in butt welding elbows per ANSI B16.9,
MSS-SP87, or ANSI B16.28 in Class 1 pipe under
Section III, Division 1, as an alternative to the stress
indices and flexibility factors given in NB-3680?

Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that the

procedure listed below may be used for evaluating
stresses in butt welding elbows per ANSI B16.9 MSS-
SP87, or ANSI B16.28 in Class 1 pipe under Section
III, Division 1.

FIG. 1.0 DEFINITION OF FORCES, MOMENTS,

1.0 LIMITATIONS OF APPLICABILITY
1.1 The elbows are welded on both ends to straight
pipes of the same nominal thickness as the elbows,
and the length of those straight pipes is not less than
two times the nominal outside diameter of the elbow.
1.2 In conducting the piping system analysis
(NB-3672.6), the flexibility matrix fij relating the dis-
placement vector ␦i to the force vector Fj according
to the matrix equation
␦i p fij Fj ; ij p 1,2,...,6,
where ␦i is the column matrix of displacement compo-
nents at end A of the elbow relative to end B (see
Fig. 1.0)
␦i p {uxa , uya , uza , ␪xa , ␪ya , ␪za },
and Fj is the column matrix of force components at
end A
Fj p {Fxa , Fya , Fza , Mxa , Mya , Mza }
DISPLACEMENTS, AND ROTATIONS
shall include the following or equivalent coefficients
of flexural regidity (missing terms are equal to 0.0).
f11p kzg1 (6␣0 − 8 sin␣0 + sin 2␣0)
f12p f21 p −kz g1 (3 − 4 cos␣0 + cos 2␣0)
f16p f61 p −4kz g2 (␣0 − sin␣0)
f22p kz g1 (2␣0 − sin 2␣0)
f26p f62 p 4kz g2 (1 − cos␣0)
f33p g1 [kx (1 + ␯ )(6␣0 − 8 sin␣0 + sin 2␣0) + ky (2␣0
− sin 2␣0)]
f34p f43 p g2 [kx (1 + ␯ )(2␣0 − 4 sin␣0 + sin 2␣0) +
ky (2␣0 − sin 2␣0)]
f35p f53 p −g2 [kx (1 + ␯ )(3 − 4 cos␣0 + cos 2␣0) +
ky (1 − cos 2␣0)]
f44p g3 [kx (1 + ␯ )(2␣0 + sin 2␣0) + ky (2␣0 − sin 2␣0)]
f45p f54 p g3 [kx (1 + ␯ ) − ky ](1 − cos 2␣0)
f55p g3 [kx (1 + ␯ )(2␣0 + sin 2␣0) + ky (2␣0 − sin 2␣0)]
f66p 4g3kz ␣0
1.3 In conducting the piping system analysis
(NB-3672.6), the following flexibility factors for el-
bows are used in the analysis.

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N-319-2
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

kx p 1.0 Rp bend radius, in.

Pp internal pressure, psi
rp pipe or elbow mean radius, in.
冤1 + (Pr /tE )X 冥, but not less than 1.0
1.25 1
ky p tp pipe or elbow nominal wall thickness, in.
4⁄ 1⁄
h k Xkp 6(r /t ) 3 (R /r ) 3
Ep modulus of elasticity
Ip plane moment of inertia
冤1 + (Pr /tE )X 冥 for ␣
1.65 1
kz p 0 ≥ 180° ␯p 0.3 p Poisson’s ratio
h k C2xp C2y p 1.71/h0.53, but not less than 1.0
2⁄
C2zp 1.95/h 3 for ␣0 ≥ 90°
C2zp 1.75/h0.56 for ␣0 p 45°
冤1 + (Pr /tE )X 冥 for ␣
1.30 1
kz p 0 p 90° C2zp 1.0 for ␣0 p 0
h k
Linear interpolation with ␣0 shall be used, but C2z
shall not be less than interpolated for ␣0 p 30° and
not less than 1.0 for any ␣0.
冤1 + (Pr /tE )X 冥 for ␣
1.10 1
kz p 0 p 45°
h k

3.0 PROCEDURE

冤1 + (Pr /tE )X 冥 for ␣

1 The procedure of NB-3650 shall be used except that:
kz p 1.0 0 p0
k
3.1 Replace B2Mi in Eq. (9) with:
1⁄
Linear interpolation with ␣0 shall be used for ␣0 0.67[(C2x Mx )2 + (C2y My )2 + (C2z Mz )2] 2

between 180° and 0°; kz shall not be less than 1.0

3.2 Replace C2Mi or C2M*i in Eqs. (10) through (14)
2.0 DEFINITIONS with:
1⁄
kxp flexibility factor for torsional moment Mxa [(C2x Mx )2 + (C2y My )2 + (C2z Mz )2] 2

kyp flexibility factor for out-of-plane bending mo-

ment Mya The definitions of types of loadings given under Eqs.
kzp flexibility factor for in-plane bending moment (9), (10), and (12) in NB-3652 and NB-3653 apply to
Mza the moment components Mx , My , and Mz .
g1p R3/4EI
4.0 Analysis complying with this Case shall be in-
g2p R2/4EI
cluded in the Design Report for the piping system.
g3p R/4EI
␣0p arc angle of the elbow, radians 5.0 Use of this Case shall be noted on the applicable
hp tR /r2 Data Report Form.

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