Category: Test Your Code Knowledge; Volume 2

TOPIC: BPV Section VIII Division 1 – Section VIII-1, Overpressure Protection by System Design    ————–Question: Is it required by UG-140(b)(5) that the pressure in a credible overpressure scenario not … Read More

TOPIC: BPV Section VIII Division 1 – Section VIII-1, Procurement of SA-36 Material in Coil Form    ————–Question: Is it permissible for a pressure vessel Manufacturer to purchase SA-36 carbon … Read More

TOPIC: BPV Section VIII Division 1 – Section VIII-1, U-G-10, Requirements for Non-Code Material    ————–Question: If a Non-Code material is used for non-pressure parts & is joined to a … Read More

TOPIC: BPV Section VIII Division 1 – Section VIII-1, U-1(e)(1), Material for External Piping    ————–Question:  U-1(e)(1) of Section VIII, Division 1, defines the geometrical scope of a pressure vessel … Read More