ASME VIII PART1 vs VALVE CALCULATION
I have received a calculation note for ball valve from our supplier and
the calculation for body wall thickness was made according to ASME
B16.34 and also with ASMEVIII Part I.
Please can you tell me if
ASME VIII Part 1 is applicable for valves calculation since this
standard is intended to Pressure Vessel construction.
I think that ASME B16.34 conditions are sufficient to size valves. Please correct me if I am wrong.
You're not wrong. Sect VIII Div. 1 are design 'rules' for unfired
pressure vessels. Period. The calc's in VIII-1 are simplified, because
the rules keep your design safe. If you want to design-by-calculations
a valve body, you need a Finite Element Analysis with a very small
grid-square size. Huge set of calculations.
Just follow B16.34. Like VIII-1, it is Rules & Experience driven.
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