ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB31.3-2008(RevisionofASMEB31.3-2006)ProcessPipingASMECodeforPressurePiping,B31Copyright2008bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.Uncontrolledwhenprinted.ASMEB31.3-2008(RevisionofASMEB31.3-2006)ProcessPipingASMECodeforPressurePiping,B31ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDCopyright2008bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:December31,2008ThenexteditionofthisCodeisscheduledforpublicationin2010.ThisCodewillbecomeeffective6monthsaftertheDateofIssuance.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisCode.Interpretations,CodeCases,anderrataarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertak...
