ASME BPVC.VIII.3, 2021 Edition – Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels
Section VIII, Division 3 – This Division of Section VIII provides requirements applicable to the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification of pressure vessels operating at either internal or external pressures generally above 10,000 psi. Such vessels may be fired or unfired. This pressure may be obtained from an external source, a process reaction, by the application of heat from a direct or indirect source, or any combination thereof. Division 3 rules cover vessels intended for a specific service and installed in a fixed location or relocated from work site to work site between pressurizations. The operation and maintenance control is retained during the useful life of the vessel by the user who prepares or causes to be prepared the design specifications. Division 3 does not establish maximum pressure limits for either Section VIII, Divisions 1 or 2, nor minimum pressure limits for this Division. Rules pertaining to the use of the UV3 ASME Product Certification Marks are also included.
What are the Referenced Standards for 2021 BPVC Section VIII, Division 3 (ASME BPVC-VIII-3)?
- ASME FFS-1 – Fitness-For-Service. OR API 579-1 – Fitness-For-Service.
- ASME B1.1 – Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form)
- ASME B16.5 – Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings NPS ½ Through NPS 24 Metric/Inch Standard
- ASME B18.2.2 – Nuts for General Applications: Machine Screw Nuts; and Hex, Square, Hex Flange, and Coupling Nuts (Inch Series)
- ASME B18.2.6M – Metric Fasteners for Use in Structural Applications
- ASME B36.0M – Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
- ASME B46.1 – Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay)
- ASME PTC 25 – Pressure Relief Devices
- ASME QAI-1 – Qualifications for Authorized Inspection
- ASME CA-1 – Conformity Assessment Requirements
- ASME PCC-3 – Repair of Pressure Equipment and PipingWhat are the key changes for 2021 BPVC Section VIII, Division 3 (ASME BPVC-VIII-3)?
- KM-400.2 and KM-400.2M revised to add new cautionary notes (11) and (12) that involve the chloride stress corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless steels and the corrosion of free-machining stainless steels, respectively.
- Tables KD-320.1, KD-320.1M, and Figures KD-320.3 and KD-320.3M revised to update the austenitic stainless-steel fatigue curves.
- KF-826 revised to update the rules for calculating maximum permissible gaps for welded layered vessel.
- KE-503 and KT-510 revised to remove requirement that Volumetric Expansion Test be performed separately after Hydrostatic and Acoustic Testing.
- Deleted Appendix L and added reference to Section VIII, Division 2, Annex 5-A.What is the ISBN for 2021 BPVC Section VIII, Division 3 (ASME BPVC-VIII-3)?:
978-0-7918-7425-7
General Product Information:
| Document Type | |
| ISBN | 9780791874257 |
| Pages | 385 |
| Document Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Status | Current |
