BRANCH REINFORCEMENT CALCULATION AS PER ASME B31.

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PROJECT :
DATE:12/17/2019
JOB No.:

DESCRIPTION NOTATION UNITS VALUES REMARKS

Design pressure P Kg/cm²(g) 93
Design temperature Deg C 520
OD of main header Doh mm 406.4
Material of main header mm SA 335 GR.P22
Allowable stress main header S Kg/cm² 688.4
Weld joint eff. of main header E 1
Coefficient from table 104.1.2(A) y 0.571
Additional thickness for main header A mm 0.75
Cal. Thickness of main header tmh mm 26.24
Thickness of main header selected mm 40.49
Thickness -ve tolerence for main header % 12.5
Thickness of main header selected with -ve tol Th mm 35.43
OD of branch Dob mm 273.1
Material of branch SA 335 GR.P22
Allowable stress branch Kg/cm² 688.4
Weld joint eff. of branch E 1
Coefficient from table 104.1.2(A) y 0.571
Additional thickness for main header A mm 0.75
Cal.thickness of branch tmb mm 17.88
Thickness of branch selected mm 40
Thickness -ve tolerence for branch % 0
Thickness of branch selected with -ve tol Tb mm 40
Inside centreline longitudinal dimension of
finished branch opening in the run of the pipe, d1 mm 194.6
d1=[Dob-2(Tb-A)]
(Tb-A)+(Th-A)+d1/2) mm 171.23
HALF WIDTH of reinforcing zone, Greater of d1
d2 mm 194.60 OK
or ((Tb-A)+(Th-A)+d1/2)), but not more than Doh
2.5 x (Tb-A) mm 98.13
2.5 x (Th-A) mm 86.70
Altitude of reinforcement zone outside of run pipe
L4 mm 86.70
(Smaller of 2.5x(Tb-A)and 2.5x(Th-A))
Area required for compensation = (tmh-A)xd1 A7 mm² 4959.48
Area provided by excess pipe wall in run, A1=(2d2-
A1 mm² 1789.00
d1)(Th-tmh)
Area provided by excess pipe wall in branch for a
A2 mm² 3836.12
distance L4 above run, A2=2L4(Tb-tmb)

A1 + A2 REINFORCEMENT
Total area available mm² 5625.12
NOT REQUIRED
Ratio of Area Required ( A7) to Area AVAILABLE
0.88 NOT OK
(A1+A2)

Note : Margin considereded in ratio of area required to area available is 20% Which is meant for superimposed load
due to connecting pipe

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HEADER
: & BRANCH THICKNESS CALCULATION AS PER IBR REGULATION 362-C i (Eq.91a)
JOB No.: DATE:12/17/2019

DESCRIPTION NOTATION UNITS VALUES REMARKS

Design pressure P Kg/cm²(g) 93
Design temperature °C 520
OD of main header D mm 406.4
Material of main header SA 335 Gr.P22
Maximum permissible stress-main header S Kg/cm² 688.4
Thickness of main header selected mm 40.49
Thickness -ve tolerence for main header % 12.5
Thickness of main header selected with -ve tol mm 35.43
OD of branch d mm 273.1
Material of branch SA 335 Gr.P22
Maximum permissible stress-branch pipe S Kg/cm² 688.4
Weld joint efficiency e 1
Corrosion allowance C mm 0.75
Thickness of branch selected mm 40.00
Thickness -ve tolerence for branch % 0
Thickness of branch selected with -ve tol mm 40.00
Angle between main hdr. and branch Y 90
Y/(Y+90) 0.5
Bore of main header mm 335.54
Bore of branch mm 193.10
Compensation is
Ratio of bore of branch to bore of main header B 0.575
reqd
X = 1 - Bx(1- 0.7 Sin Y) X 0.827
Selected thickness
Cal.thickness of branch = Pd/(2SE+P)X+C tmb mm 21.64 for branch is
sufficient
Selected thickness
Cal.thickness of main header = PD/(2SE+P)X+C tmh mm 31.83 for header is
sufficient

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DESCRIPTION NOTATION UNITS VALUES

Design pressure P Kg/cm²(g) 93
Design temperature °C 520
OD of shell Ds mm 406.4
Material of shell mm SA 335 Gr.P22
Permissible stress for shell material fs Kg/cm² 688.4
Thickness of shell selected mm 40.49
Thickness -ve tolerence for shell % 12.5
Thickness of shell selected with -ve tol ts mm 35.43
OD of nozzle Dn mm 273.1
Material of nozzle SA 335 Gr.P22
Permissible stress for nozzle material fn Kg/cm² 688.4
Thickness of nozzle selected mm 40.00
Thickness -ve tolerence for nozzle % 0
Thickness of nozzle selected with -ve tol tn mm 40.00
Weld joint efficiency E 1
Corrosion allowance C mm 0.75

Equivalent thickness of shell = PDs/(2SE+P)+C es mm 26.5

Equivalent thickness of nozzle = PDs/(2SE+P)

en mm 18.0
+C
2.5 x tn mm 100.00
2.5 x ts mm 88.57
b (Smaller of 2.5xtn and 2.5xts) b mm 88.57
Bore of nozzle dn mm 194.6
ts+76 mm 111.43
dn/2 dn/2 mm 97.3
Ci (Greater of dn/2 and ts+76 mm 111.43
Area required for compensation = (dn x (es-C)) X mm² 5004.05
2 x (tn-en) x b x fn/fs mm² 3891.83
2 x (ts-es) x c1 mm² 1997.75

Total area available mm² 5889.58

Ratio of area available to area required for

0.85
compensation

Note: Margin considereded in ratio of area required to area available is 20% Which is meant for superimposed loa
due to connecting pipe

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REMARKS

Selected thickness for

shell is sufficient
Selected thickness for
nozzle is sufficient

OKAY

REINFORCEMENT
NOT REQUIRED

NOT OK

area required to area available is 20% Which is meant for superimposed load

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