CopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontroASMEPTC12.2-1998(REVISIONOFANSI/ASMEPTC12.2-19(PerformanceTestCodeonSteamSurfaceCondensersCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:September18,1998ThisdocumentwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofthenextedition.TherewillbenoaddendaissuedtoASMEPTC12.2-1998.PleaseNote:ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationoftechnicalaspectsofthisdocument.Theinterpretationsarenotpartofthedocument.PTC12.2-1998isbeingissuedwithanautomaticsubscriptionservicetotheinterpre-tationsthatwillbeissuedtoituptothepublicationofthenextedition.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentwhichprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableLettersPatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationby.federaIagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithind...
