pipenostics (version 0.1.7)

b31gacd: ASME B31G. Allowable corrosion depth in pipe

Description

Calculate allowable depth of the corroded area in the pipe.

Usage

b31gacd(dep, maop, d, wth, l)

Arguments

dep

design pressure of the pipe, [PSI]. Type: assert_double.

maop

maximum allowable operating pressure - MAOP, [PSI]. Type: assert_double.

d

nominal outside diameter of the pipe, [inch]. Type: assert_double.

wth

nominal wall thickness of the pipe, [inch]. Type: assert_double.

l

measured maximum longitudinal length of corroded area, [inch]. Type: assert_double.

Value

allowable depth of the corroded area in the pipe, [inch]. Type: assert_double.

References

ASME B31G-1991. Manual for determining the remaining strength of corroded pipelines. A supplement to ASTME B31 code for pressure piping.

See Also

Other ASME B31G functions: b31crvl(), b31gacl(), b31gafr(), b31gdep(), b31gmodpf(), b31gops(), b31gpf(), b31gsap()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
 b31gacd(1093, 910, 30, .438, 7.5)
 # [1] 0.249  # [inch]

# }