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ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section III-Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components-Division 1-Subsection NH-Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service, 2015
- Table of Contents
- List of Sections [Go to Page]
- INTERPRETATIONS
- CODE CASES
- Foreword
- Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising
- Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items
- Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees [Go to Page]
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Inquiry Format
- 3 Code Revisions or Additions
- 4 Code Cases
- 5 Code Interpretations
- 6 Submittals
- Personnel
- Organization of Section III [Go to Page]
- 1 General
- 2 Subsections
- 3 Articles
- 4 Subarticles
- 5 Subsubarticles
- 6 Paragraphs
- 7 Subparagraphs
- 8 Subsubparagraphs
- 9 References
- Special Notice
- Summary of Changes
- List of Changes in Record Number Order
- Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code [Go to Page]
- Subparagraph Breakdowns/Nested Lists Hierarchy
- Footnotes
- Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees
- Cross-References
- Article NH-1000 Introduction [Go to Page]
- NH-1100 Scope [Go to Page]
- NH-1110 Aspects of Construction Covered by These Rules
- NH-1120 Temperature and Service Life Limits
- NH-1130 Organization of Subsection NH Rules
- Article NH-2000 Material [Go to Page]
- NH-2100 [Go to Page]
- NH-2120 Pressure-Retaining Materials
- NH-2160 Deterioration of Material in Service
- NH-2400 [Go to Page]
- NH-2430
- NH-2500 [Go to Page]
- NH-2530
- NH-2800 Fatigue Acceptance Test
- Article NH-3000 Design [Go to Page]
- NH-3100 General Requirements for Design [Go to Page]
- NH-3110 Scope, Acceptability, and Loadings
- NH-3120 Special Considerations
- NH-3130 General Design Rules
- NH-3200 Design by Analysis [Go to Page]
- NH-3210 Design Criteria
- NH-3220 Design Rules and Limits for Load-Controlled Stresses in Structures Other Than Bolts
- NH-3230 Stress Limits for Load-Controlled Stresses on Bolts
- NH-3240 Special Requirements for Elevated Temperature Components
- NH-3250 Limits on Deformation-Controlled Quantities
- NH-3300 Vessel Designs [Go to Page]
- NH-3310 General Requirements
- NH-3330 Openings and Reinforcement
- NH-3350 Design of Welded Construction
- NH-3360 Special Vessel Requirements
- NH-3400 Design of Class 1 Pumps [Go to Page]
- NH-3410 General Requirements
- NH-3420 Design Considerations
- NH-3430 Pump Types
- NH-3500 Design of Class 1 Valves [Go to Page]
- NH-3510 Design Requirements
- NH-3520
- NH-3540
- NH-3550 Cyclic Loading Requirements
- NH-3600 Piping Design [Go to Page]
- NH-3610 General Requirements
- NH-3620 Design Considerations
- NH-3640 Pressure Design of Components
- NH-3650 Analysis of Piping Components
- NH-3660 Design of Welds
- NH-3670 Special Piping Requirements
- Article NH-4000 Fabrication and Installation [Go to Page]
- NH-4100 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- NH-4110 Introduction
- NH-4200 [Go to Page]
- NH-4210
- NH-4240 Special Joints and Fittings — Added Rules for NB‐4240
- NH-4400 [Go to Page]
- NH-4420
- Article NH-5000 Examination [Go to Page]
- NH-5100 General Requirements for Examination [Go to Page]
- NH-5110 General Requirements
- NH-5130 Examination of Weld Edge Preparation Surfaces
- NH-5200 Required Examination of Welds [Go to Page]
- NH-5210 Category A Vessel Welded Joints and Longitudinal Welded Joints in Other Components
- NH-5220 Category B Vessel Welded Joints and Circumferential Welded Joints in Other Components
- NH-5230 Category C Vessel Welded Joints and Similar Welded Joints in Other Components
- NH-5240 Category D Vessel Welded Joints and Branch and Piping Connections in Other Components
- NH-5260 Fillet, Socket, and Attachment Welds
- Article NH-6000 Testing [Go to Page]
- NH-6100 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- NH-6110 Scope of Testing
- NH-6120 Preparation for Testing
- NH-6200 Hydrostatic Tests [Go to Page]
- NH-6210 Hydrostatic Testing Procedure
- NH-6220 Hydrostatic Test Pressure Requirements
- NH-6300 Pneumatic Tests [Go to Page]
- NH-6310 Pneumatic Testing Procedures
- NH-6320 Pneumatic Test Pressure Requirements
- NH-6400 Pressure Test Gages
- Article NH-7000 Overpressure Protection [Go to Page]
- NH-7100 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- NH-7110 Scope
- NH-7130 Verification of the Operation of Pressure Relief Devices
- NH-7170 Permitted Use of Pressure Relief Devices
- NH-7200 Content of Overpressure Protection Report
- NH-7300 Relieving Capacity
- NH-7600 Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices [Go to Page]
- NH-7610 Use of Rupture Disk Devices
- NH-7620
- Mandatory Appendices [Go to Page]
- Mandatory Appendix NH-I-14 Tables and Figures
- Nonmandatory Appendices [Go to Page]
- Nonmandatory Appendix NH-T Rules for Strain, Deformation, and Fatigue Limits at Elevated Temperatures [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1100 Introduction [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1110 Objective
- NH-T-1120 General Requirements
- NH-T-1200 Deformation Limits for Functional Requirements [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1210 Statement in Design Specification
- NH-T-1220 Elastic Analysis Method
- NH-T-1230 Use of Inelastic Analysis
- NH-T-1300 Deformation and Strain Limits for Structural Integrity [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1310 Limits for Inelastic Strains
- NH-T-1320 Satisfaction of Strain Limits Using Elastic Analysis
- NH-T-1330 Satisfaction of Strain Limits Using Simplified Inelastic Analysis
- NH-T-1400 Creep‐Fatigue Evaluation [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1410 General Requirements
- NH-T-1420 Limits Using Inelastic Analysis
- NH-T-1430 Limits Using Elastic Analysis
- NH-T-1500 Buckling and Instability [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1510 General Requirements
- NH-T-1520 Buckling Limits
- NH-T-1700 Special Requirements [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1710 Special Strain Requirements at Welds
- NH-T-1720 Strain Requirements for Bolting
- NH-T-1800 Isochronous Stress‐Strain Relations [Go to Page]
- NH-T-1810 Objective
- NH-T-1820 Materials and Temperature Limits
- Nonmandatory Appendix NH-U Guidelines for Restricted Material Specifications to Improve Performance in Certain Service Applications [Go to Page]
- NH-U-1100 Scope [Go to Page]
- NH-U-1110 Objectives
- NH-U-1200 Service Conditions
- NH-U-1300 Recommended Restrictions
- Endnotes
- Figures [Go to Page]
- NH-3221-1 Flow Diagram for Elevated Temperature Analysis
- NH-3224-1 Use‐Fractions for Membrane Stress
- NH-3224-2 Use‐Fractions for Membrane Plus Bending Stress
- NH-3351-1 Welded Joint Locations Typical of Categories A, B, C, and D
- NH-3352-1 Typical Butt Joints
- NH-3354-1 Permissible Attachment Weld Location
- NH-3361-1 Category A and B Joints Between Sections of Unequal Thickness
- NH-3410.2-1 Typical Single Volute Casing
- NH-3410.2-2 Typical Double Volute Casing
- NH-3421.11-1 Minimum Tangential Inlet and Outlet Wall Thickness
- NH-4212-1 Permissible Time/Temperature Conditions for Material Which Has Been Cold Worked > 5% and < 20% and Subjected to Short‐Time High Temperature Transients
- NH-T-1432-1 Stress‐Strain Relationship
- Tables [Go to Page]
- NH-3133-1 Size Restrictions on Connections
- NH-3217-1 Classification of Stress Intensity in Vessels for Some Typical Cases
- NH-3217-2 Classification of Stress Intensity in Piping, Typical Cases
- NH-3225-1 Tensile Strength Values, Su
- NH-3225-2 Tensile and Yield Strength Reduction Factor Due to Long Time Prior Elevated Temperature Service
- NH-3225-3A Yield Strength Reduction Factors for 21/4Cr‐1Mo
- NH-3225-3B Tensile Strength Reduction Factors for 21/4Cr‐1Mo
- NH-3225-4 Tensile Strength Reduction Factors for 9Cr‐1Mo‐V
- NH-3642.1-1 Bend Radius Versus Thickness
- NH-U-1 Recommended Restrictions [Go to Page]