PIPING ENGINEERING CALCULATION APPS
by Mechanical-Piping, IRSO West Coast

GAPS 2.5.2 Table 1 Inter-Unit

Equipment 1:
Equipment 2:
Unit Unit_1 Inter Unit Spacing (ft) Inter Unit Spacing (m)

GAPS 2.5.2 Table 2 Intra-Unit

Equipment 1:
Equipment 2:
Unit Unit_1 Inter Unit Spacing (ft) Inter Unit Spacing (m)

PTS 12.03.04 Layout of Onshore

Equipment 1:
Equipment 2:
Unit Unit_1 Inter Unit Spacing (ft)
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ASME B31.3 Wall Thickness Calculation

Name
Value
Unit
Pipe Material
Design Pressure PSI
Outside Diameter mm
Stress Value for Material from ASME B31.3 Table A-1 or Table A-1M, S psi
Quality Factor (E)
Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factor, W
Coefficient, Y
Corrosion Allowance, CA mm
tmin: mm
tmin + CA: mm
trequired: mm
Minimum Alert Thickness (API 574) mm

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ASME B31.3 Para. 304.3.2 Branch Connection

Header Details
Value (to be entered)
Unit
Nominal Pipe Size, Dh mm
Wall Thickness, WT mm
Run Pipe Thickness, Th (WT)(Mill Tolerance) mm
Corrosion Allowance, C mm
Mill tolerance, MT %
Material
Stress Value (from Table 1), S psi
Coefficient from Table 304.1.1 provided t < D/6, Y
Quality Factor, E
Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factor, W
Branch Details
Value (to be entered)
Unit
Nominal Pipe Size, Db mm
Wall Thickness, WT mm
Run Pipe Thickness, Th (WT)(Mill Tolerance) mm
Corrosion Allowance, C mm
Mill tolerance, MT %
Material
Stress Value (from Table 1), S psi
Coefficient from Table 304.1.1 provided t < D/6, Y
Quality Factor, E
Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factor, W
Common Details
Value (to be entered)
Unit
Design Pressure, P psi
Design Temperature, T Β°C
Smaller angle between axes of branch and run, Ξ² degree
Nominal Thickness of Reinforcing Pad, Tr mm

Details
Output
Unit
Header Nominal Thickness, th mm
Branch Nominal Thickness, tb mm
Effective Length Removed from Pipe at Branch, d1 mm
Half Width of Reinforcement Zone, d2; d2=d1 or whichever greater
Final d2 value mm
Required Reinforcement Area, A1 mm2
Area Resulting From Excess Thickness in the Run Pipe Wall, A2 mm2
L4 (assuming no reinforcement pad)
L4
Area Resulting From Excess Thickness in the Branch Pipe Wall, A3 mm2
tc = 0.7Tb or 6mm, whichever is less
Final tc value mm
A4 mm2
The total available area (A2+A3+A4) mm2
FINAL OUTCOME
NOTES: A2+A3+A4 < A1 Reinforcement pad required
NOTES: A2+A3+A4 > A1 No reinforcement pad is required
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Bending Stress - Pipe Support Adequacy Check

Name
Value
Unit
Outside Diameter (D) mm
Outside Diameter (D) m
Wall Thickness mm
Wall Thickness m
Weight of Concentrated load kg
Weight of Pipe per meter kg/m
Water Weight per meter kg/m
Allowable Stress (Sa) Pa
Modulus Elasticity (E) Pa
Moment of Inertia (I) mm4
Pipe Span (L) m
Hydrotest Weight (pipe+water) kg/m

Name
Value
Unit
Concentrated load at any point
Maximum Deflection (βˆ†max) m
(𝑃𝐿3)/48𝐸 mm
Allowable Deflection m
L/500 mm
Bending Stress Pa
𝑃𝐿𝐷/8𝐼 MPa
Uniform distributed load
Maximum Deflection (βˆ†max) m
(5π‘ŠπΏ4)/384𝐸𝐼 mm
Deflection Ratio
Maximum Deflection/Allowable Deflection
Bending Stress Pa
(π‘ŠπΏ2 𝐷)/16𝐼 MPa
Maximum Deflection
(5π‘ŠπΏ4/384𝐸𝐼)+(𝑃𝐿3/48𝐸𝐼)
mm
Maximum Bending Stress
(𝑃𝐿𝐷/8𝐼)+(π‘ŠπΏ2𝐷/16𝐼)
MPa
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SUSPENSION LENGTH

Description DN
PN
Average Wall Thickness (mm) t (avr)
Weight of Pipe (kg/m) W
Outside Diameter (mm) OD
Inside Diameter (mm) ID
Maximum Allowable Bending Stress (psi) Ꝋ
Density of Water (kg/m3) Ბ
Pi ∏

Description DN
PN
Average Wall Thickness (mm) t (avr)
Weight of Pipe (ib/ft) W
Outside Diameter (in) OD
Inside Diameter (in) ID
Maximum Allowable Bending Stress (psi) Ꝋ
Density of Water (ib/ft3) Ბ
Pi ∏


Load per unit Length (ib/in) q
Pipe Support Span Length (in) L
Pipe Support Span Length (m) L

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DEFLECTION VALUE

Outside Diameter (in) OD
Inside Diameter (in) ID
Pipe Support Span Length (m) L
Description DN
NB
PN
Deflection Coefficient f
Load per unit Length (ib/in) q
Pipe Support Span Length (in) L
Apparent Long-Term Modulus of Elasticity EL
Moment of Inertia I


Pipe Deflection (in) d
Pipe Deflection (mm) d