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IS YOUR SECTION 1 BOILER
SAFETY VALVE BODY WALL
ERODING?
April 18, 2017
Is your Section 1 Boiler Safety
Valve Body Wall Eroding? With
many of these valves being
original installation, making it
is possible that 75% of all
cur-
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stalled in the 1960’s*, the an-
swer is probably yes.
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Body wall deterioration can occur
over time in any process, and is
an often overlooked factor in the review and repair of a safety valve Product Support Order Status
population. Other issues related to the body wall thickness factor
are that the availability of old design parts is declining, and the noz- Something else
zle height of older models is different than what is available today.
The National Board Inspection Code does not address the wall
thickness of Safety Valves as a component of the VR Program.
This could lead to failure if the wall thickness is not sufficient for the
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pressure / reaction force that is acting on it. If this feature is never
checked in accordance with a standard, it could prove to be the
feature that causes a failure.
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Additionally, inspecting the body wall thickness of your safety valve
population helps to minimize the risk associated with the current
long lead time for new Safety Valves. Anticipating outages before
they can occur helps to position end users to be their most
competitive.
So how do you know when the wall thickness has become to thin?
ASME B16.34, Table 3B showcases the ASME Valve Body
Minimum Wall Thickness* calculations per diameter and pressure
class. Utilizing this table will help better inform the end user of the
state of their valve body wall, leading to prevention of a failure.
The circles iden-
tify areas in
which body wall
inspection may
not be a require-
ment of the
Valve’s repair
process. The ar-
eas are the ones
that Setpoint IS
recommends re-
viewing to check
if they adhere to
ASME B16.34-
2013 Table 3B.
As the experts in the service, maintenance, and repair of Safety
Valves, Setpoint Integrated Solutions stands by as a trusted partner
to inspect your safety valve population. We look forward to helping
you identify issues before they occur while improving safety and
mitigating costly downtime.
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*Citation of the age of valves still in service found in “America’s
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Aging Generation Fleet” – Neil Powell, analyst for SNL Energy, as
found here.
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*Citation of ASME 6.1.1 of B16.34-2013 regarding Wall Thickness,
which states: “For inspection purposes the wall thickness of valve
bodies at the time of manufacture, except as indicated in paras. Product Support Order Status
6.1.3 through 6.1.7, 6.2, and 6.7, shall be no less than the minimum
values “tm” either as shown in table 3A or table 3B or calculated Something else
using the equation shown in Mandatory Appendix VI (which yield
essentially the same result). Linear interpolation may be used for
wall thickness values intermediate to those listed or calculated. See
Nonmandatory appendix B, section B-5 for an explanation of the in-
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terpolation procedure. The minimum thickness requirement for the
body wall is applicable only as measured from internal walled sur-
faces. Minimum wall thickness shall not include liners, linings, or
cartridges.
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*Citation: This work was produced in collaboration with Bart Collins,
Vice President, Operations, Precision Pump & Valve Service
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