EXAMPLE Given: Code : ASME B31.

4 Design Temperature : 140 oF (60 oC) Pipe Material : API 5L Grade A25, ERW (in accordance with ASME B36.10M) Allowable Tensile Strength of Material at Design Temp., S: 18000 psi Joint Efficiency for pipe ERW, E : 1.0 Nominal Pipe Size, NPS = Do : 48 inch (1219 mm) Pipe Schedule (Wall Thickness): STD. (9.53 mm) Assume a corrosion allowance, C = 3 mm (0.11811 inch) (1 psi = 1 pound per square inch = 0.070306955 kg/cm2) Find: Max. allowable working pressure, or what we called design pressure, P. Data: Nominal pipe wall thickness, tn = 9.53 mm (Schedule STD.) Pipe Wall Thickness Tolerance = 12.5% tn Remaining thickness after deducting of tolerance, t = (1-0.125) tn = 0.875 tn = 0.875 x 9.53 mm = 8.33875 mm (0.328297 inch) Corroded Thickness = 8.33875 C = 8.33875 3 = 5.33875 mm ( 0.210187 inch) Solution: t = PDo / 2 SE or P = 2 t S E / Do P = 2 t S E / Do = 2 (0.210187 inch)(18000 psi)(1.0) / (48 inch) = 157.6403 psi (10.869 bar) So, the pipe is designed to resist a design pressure P = 157 psi (11.0382 kg/cm2) Therefore, the operating pressure shall not exceed Pop = 120 psi (8.4368 kg/cm2) For Remaining Life (years), please refer to the API 570 Piping Inspection Code Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of Inservice Piping Systems. 7.1 CORROSION RATE DETERMINATION

7.1 .1 Remaining Life Calculations The remaining life of the piping system shall be calculated from the following formula: Remaining Life (years) = (tactual trequired) / Corrosion Rate Where, tactual = the actual thickness, in inches (millimeters), measured at the time of inspection for a given location or component as specified in 5.6., trequired = the required thickness, in inches (millimeters), at the same location or component as the tactual measurement computed by the design formulas (e.g., pressure and structural) before corrosion allowance and manufacturer's tolerance are added.

In a Positive Material Identification program, a material non-conformance is a test result that: ------ 3.8 material nonconformance: Is not consistent with the specified alloy.

What is the remaining life of a piping system with a short-term corrosion rate of 0.010 in/yr (0.25 mm/yr) and a long-term corrosion rate of 0.005 in/yr (0.13 mm/yr)? A minimum required thickness of 0.150" (3.8 mm), a remaining thickness of 0.210" (5.3 mm), and an original thickness of 0.270" (6.8 mm). ------ 7.1.1 Long-term and short-term corrosion rates should be compared to see which results in the shortest remaining life as part of the data assessment. How do you evaluate the effects of fire damage on a piping system? -----7.4 Utilizing API 579 Fitness-for-Service The remaining life of a piping system shall be calculated with what formula? -----7.1.1 T actual - T minimum / corrosion rate The owner-user shall specify industry qualified UT Shear Wave Examiners when: -----570 5.10 Trying to detect and size flaws for Fitness-for-Service evaluation. What is the level of examination in a Material Verification program? ------ 578 3.5 level of examination: The specified percentage of the number of components to be examined.

Substituting appropriate NDE procedures for a pressure test after a repair may only be done after: -----570 8.2.6 Pressure Testing Consultation with the inspector and the piping engineer. API RP 579 provides procedures for: ------ 570 5.3.11 API RP 579, Section 3 provides procedures for the assessment of equipment for resistance to brittle fracture. When positive material identification (PMI) testing is required, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer: ------ 578 5.2.1 Portable X-ray Fluorescence

cannot be used to detect elements lighter than sulfur (S). Piping system corrosion rates shall be calculated on: ------ 7.1.1 Either a short-term or long-term basis API 578, Material Verification program for new and existing alloy piping systems covers: -----4.2.5 Components Covered in a Material Verification ProgramProcess valves (including control valves) and relief valves. A piping system with a high potential consequence of failure has a corrosion rate of 10 MPY, 0.010 in/yr (0.25 mm/yr), a retirement thickness of .350" (8.9 mm), a required thickness of .250 (6.4 mm), and an actual thickness today of .500" (12.7 mm). What is the remaining life? ------ 7.1.1 Remaining Life Calculations Piping components identified by PMI as not meeting the original piping specifications: -----570 5.8 Would be targeted for replacement.