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  • ASME B31.5 : 2016

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    REFRIGERATION PIPING AND HEAT TRANSFER COMPONENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  03-12-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  16-07-2018

    Publisher:  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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    Foreword
    Committee Roster
    Introduction
    Summary of Changes
    Chapter I - Scope and Definitions
    Chapter II - Design
    Part 1 - Conditions and Criteria
    Part 2 - Design of Piping Components
    Part 3 - Design Application of Piping Components
             Selection and Limitations
    Part 4 - Selection and Limitations of Piping Joints
    Part 5 - Expansion, Flexibility, Structural Attachments,
             Supports, and Restraints
    Chapter III - Materials
    Chapter IV - Dimensional Requirements
    Chapter V - Fabrication and Assembly
    Chapter VI - Examination, Inspection, and Testing
    Nonmandatory Appendices
    A - Referenced Standards
    B - Preparation of Technical Inquiries
    C - Selecting Applicable Piping Codes
    D - Nomenclature

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    Describes requirements for the materials, design, fabrication, assembly, erection, test, and inspection of refrigerant, heat transfer components, and secondary coolant piping for temperatures as low as -320 degrees F (-196 degrees C), whether erected on the premises or factory assembled.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS ISO 5149-2:2014 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation
    ASCE 7 10 : 2011 MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
    BS EN ISO 24817:2017 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Composite repairs for pipework. Qualification and design, installation, testing and inspection
    ASME AG-1 : 2019 CODE ON NUCLEAR AIR AND GAS TREATMENT
    ISO 5149-2:2014 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements — Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation
    B52-13 Mechanical refrigeration code
    API 2001 : 2012 FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES
    ASHRAE 26 : 2010 MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS ABOARD SHIP
    ASTM F 2014 : 2000 : R2019 Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
    ASHRAE 15 USER'S MANUAL : 2002 USER'S MANUAL FOR ANSI/ASHRAE STANDARD 15-2001, SAFETY STANDARD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
    API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    ASTM F 2014 : 2000 : R2006 Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
    NFPA 53 : 2016 MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SYSTEMS USED IN OXYGEN-ENRICHED ATMOSPHERES
    ASTM F 2014 : 2000 : R2013 Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
    ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
    API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    AWS B5.4 : 2005 SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDER TEST FACILITIES
    ASME PCC 2 : 2015 REPAIR OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND PIPING
    MSS SP 69 : 2003 PIPE HANGERS AND SUPPORTS - SELECTION AND APPLICATION
    MSS SP 58 : 2009 PIPE HANGERS AND SUPPORTS - MATERIALS, DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SELECTION, APPLICATION, AND INSTALLATION
    API 573 : 2013 INSPECTION OF FIRED BOILERS AND HEATERS
    ASTM F 2014 : 2000 Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
    CSA C22.2 No. 140.3 : 2015 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPONENTS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    AWS D10.7M/D10.7 : 2008 GUIDE FOR THE GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING OF ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOY PIPE
    ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
    ASHRAE 15 : 2013 SAFETY STANDARD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
    CSA B51 : 2014 BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL, AND PRESSURE PIPING CODE
    ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION
    ICC IMC Code and Commentary : 2015 IMC® Code and Commentary
    Z276-18 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) - Production, storage, and handling
    UFC 3-310-04 : Change 1 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - SEISMIC DESIGN FOR BUILDINGS
    ASME AG 1 : 2012 CODE ON NUCLEAR AIR AND GAS TREATMENT
    ISO/TS 24817:2006 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Composite repairs for pipework Qualification and design, installation, testing and inspection
    NFPA 59A : 2016 PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
    ISO 24817:2017 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Composite repairs for pipework — Qualification and design, installation, testing and inspection
    DD CEN ISO/TS 24817:2011 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Composite repairs for pipework. Qualification and design, installation, testing and inspection
    UFC 4-826-10 : 2002 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - DESIGN: REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FOR COLD STORAGE
    ASTM B 828 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering of Copper and Copper Alloy Tube and Fittings
    CEN ISO/TS 24817:2011 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Composite repairs for pipework - Qualification and design, installation, testing and inspection (ISO/TS 24817:2006)

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    ASTM B 247M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings (Metric)
    ASTM B 234M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes for Surface Condensers, Evaporators, and Heat Exchangers (Metric)
    ASTM B 85 : 2003 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
    ASME B18.2.1 : 2012 SQUARE, HEX, HEAVY HEX, AND ASKEW HEAD BOLTS AND HEX, HEAVY HEX, HEX FLANGE, LOBED HEAD, AND LAG SCREWS (INCH SERIES)
    MIL F 1183 : J FITTINGS, PIPE, CAST BRONZE, SILVER-BRAZING, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    ASTM B 361 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
    ASTM A 353/A353M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Double-Normalized and Tempered 9 % Nickel
    AWS A5.10/A5.10M : 2012 WELDING CONSUMABLES - WIRE ELECTRODES, WIRES AND RODS FOR WELDING OF ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOYS - CLASSIFICATION
    ASTM A 675/A675M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Hot-Wrought, Special Quality, Mechanical Properties
    MSS SP 6 : 2017 STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING-END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS
    ASTM A 47/A47M : 1999 Standard Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Castings
    ASTM A 376/A376M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
    AWS A5.4 : 92(R2000) STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING, SPECIFICATION FOR
    ASTM A 139 : 2000 Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded Steel Pipe (NPS 4 and Over)
    AWWA C500 : 2009 METAL-SEATED GATE VALVES FOR WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
    ASTM B 467 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Welded Copper-Nickel Pipe
    ASTM B 96/B96M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and Pressure Vessels
    ASTM A 181/A181M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings, for General-Purpose Piping
    AWS A5.22 : 1995 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING AND STAINLESS STEEL FLUX CORED RODS FOR GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING
    ASTM A 395/A395M : 1999 Standard Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron Pressure-Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Temperatures
    ASTM A 409/A409M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for Corrosive or High-Temperature Service
    ASTM B 466/B 466M : 2014-05 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS COPPER-NICKEL PIPE AND TUBE
    ASME B16.10 : 2017 FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES
    ASTM A 744/A744M : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
    ASME B16.11 : 2016 FORGED FITTINGS, SOCKET-WELDING AND THREADED
    ASTM A 516/A516M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service
    ASTM A 135 : 2005 Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel Pipe
    ASTM A 358/A358M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service and General Applications
    ASTM B 584 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
    ASTM B 209M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate (Metric)
    API STD 600 : 2015 STEEL GATE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS, BOLTED BONNETS
    ASCE 7 05 : 2006 MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
    SAE J 513 : 1999 REFRIGERATION TUBE FITTINGS - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
    ASME B16.15 : 2013 CAST COPPER ALLOY THREADED FITTINGS: CLASSES 125 AND 250
    AWS A5.2 : 92(R1997) SPECIFICATIONS FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL RODS FOR OXYFUEL GAS WELDING
    ASME B16.20 : 2012 METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES
    MSS SP 97 : 2012 INTEGRALLY REINFORCED FORGED BRANCH OUTLET FITTINGS - SOCKET WELDING, THREADED, AND BUTTWELDING ENDS
    API 5L : 2012 LINE PIPE
    ASTM A 254 : 1997 Standard Specification for Copper-Brazed Steel Tubing
    ASME B16.18 : 2012 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings (B16.18 - 2012)
    MSS SP 42 : 2013 CORROSION-RESISTANT GATE, GLOBE, ANGLE, AND CHECK VALVES WITH FLANGED AND BUTT WELD ENDS (CLASSES 150, 300, & 600)
    AWS A5.8/A5.8M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR FILLER METALS FOR BRAZING AND BRAZE WELDING
    ASTM A 420/A420M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature Service
    AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    ASME B16.1 : 2015 Gray Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings: Classes 25, 125, and 250
    ASTM A 214/A214M : 1996 Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes
    ASME B1.20.1 : 2013(R2018) PIPE THREADS, GENERAL PURPOSE (INCH)
    MSS SP 25 : 2013 STANDARD MARKING SYSTEM FOR VALVES, FITTINGS, FLANGES, AND UNIONS
    MSS SP 51 : 2012 CLASS 150LW CORROSION RESISTANT FLANGES AND CAST FLANGED FITTINGS
    ASTM B 152/B152M : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar
    AWS A5.18/A5.18M : 2005 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
    ASTM B 61 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings
    AWWA C111/A21.11 : 2017 RUBBER-GASKET JOINTS FOR DUCTILE-IRON PRESSURE PIPE AND FITTINGS
    ASME B36.10M : 2015 WELDED AND SEAMLESS WROUGHT STEEL PIPE
    AWWA C110/A21.10 : 2012 DUCTILE-IRON AND GRAY-IRON FITTINGS
    ASTM D 93 : 2016-07 TEST METHODS FOR FLASH POINT BY PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP TESTER
    AWS A5.12M/A5.12 : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR TUNGSTEN AND OXIDE DISPERSED TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES FOR ARC WELDING AND CUTTING
    ASTM A 217/A217M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Martensitic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature Service
    AWS A5.6 : 84(R2000) COVERED COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY ARC WELDING ELECTRODES, SPECIFICATION FOR
    ASTM B 828 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering of Copper and Copper Alloy Tube and Fittings
    AWS A5.7 : 1984 ERRATA 2004 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY BARE WELDING RODS, AND ELECTRODES, SPECIFICATION FOR
    AWS A5.9 : 93(R1999) BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS, SPECIFICATION FOR
    ASHRAE 34 : 2013 DESIGNATION AND SAFETY CLASSIFICATION OF REFRIGERANTS
    ASTM A 105/A105M : 2014-11 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL FORGINGS FOR PIPING APPLICATIONS
    ASME B16.5 : 2017 PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
    ASME B16.21 : 2016 NONMETALLIC FLAT GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES
    AWS A5.3/A5.3M : 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS A5.01 : 93(R1999) FILLER METAL PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
    ASTM B 43 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
    ASTM A 533/A533M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel
    ASTM B 248M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar (Metric)
    ASME B16.4 : 2016 GRAY IRON THREADED FITTINGS: CLASSES 125 AND 250
    ASME B18.2.2 : 2015 NUTS FOR GENERAL APPLICATIONS: MACHINE SCREW NUTS, HEX, SQUARE, HEX FLANGE, AND COUPLING NUTS (INCH SERIES)
    AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
    ASME B16.50 : 2013 WROUGHT COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY BRAZE-JOINT PRESSURE FITTINGS
    ASME B16.9 : 2012 FACTORY-MADE WROUGHT BUTTWELDING FITTINGS
    MSS SP 9 : 2013 SPOT FACING FOR BRONZE, IRON AND STEEL FLANGES
    ASTM B 241/B241M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube
    ASTM B21/B 21M : 2014-10 SPECIFICATION FOR NAVAL BRASS ROD, BAR, AND SHAPES
    ASTM A 515/A515M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service
    ASTM B 62 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings
    ASTM A 312/A312M : 2017-03 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS, WELDED, AND HEAVILY COLD WORKED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPES
    ASME B16.47 : 2017 LARGE DIAMETER STEEL FLANGES: NPS 26 THROUGH NPS 60 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
    ASHRAE 15 : 2013 SAFETY STANDARD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
    ASME B16.22 : 2013 WROUGHT COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY SOLDER-JOINT PRESSURE FITTINGS
    MSS SP 43 : 2013 WROUGHT AND FABRICATED BUTT-WELDING FITTINGS FOR LOW PRESSURE, CORROSION RESISTANT APPLICATIONS
    MSS SP 58 : 2009 PIPE HANGERS AND SUPPORTS - MATERIALS, DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SELECTION, APPLICATION, AND INSTALLATION
    ASTM A 522/A522M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled 8 and 9% Nickel Alloy Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Low-Temperature Service
    ASME B16.25 : 2012 BUTTWELDING ENDS
    ASTM A 285/A285M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength
    ASME B16.3 : 2016 MALLEABLE IRON THREADED FITTINGS: CLASSES 150 AND 300
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