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Sorry, I think I confused myself initially, I assumed that pipe wall thickness for the whole pipeline was the same (including bends/elbows in the system) to prevent changes in product velocities (due to bore size) and was dictated by the...
Thanks Big inch, would you happen to know a reference to an allowable equivalent for an elbow located at a pumping station. I've had a look at b31. 4 and 8 and can only find one relating to offshore piping.
Sorry I'm a novice with pipelines and have a very simple and possibly stupid question that I can't work out. Depending on whether you're in the US or Canada codes the design allowable is 72% or 80% SMYS, the question is if you've design the straight pipe wall thickness based on hoop stress...
