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Description / Abstract:
High Pressure Systems requirements shall augment the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Code, Section VIII,
Pressure Vessels and the ASME B31.3 - Chemical Plant and Petroleum
Refinery Piping Code. These
requirements for High Pressure Systems exclude nuclear power
applications.
These provisions were developed because of the high stress conditions
usually imposed on equipment
in high pressure applications which generally present severe physical
hazards by high energy
releases in the event of equipment failure.
It is intended that these provisions cover those areas not already
accommodated by existing
standards and shall serve as standards for design, materials,
fabrication, installation, testing,
inspection, maintenance, documentation, replacement, repair, and
protective containment of high
pressure systems.