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CODE B.31
LIQUID PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
B31 Code for pressure piping, developed by American Society of Mechanical
Engineers - ASME, covers Power Piping, Fuel Gas Piping, Process Piping, Pipeline
Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids, Refrigeration
Piping and Heat Transfer Components and Building Services Piping. ASME B31 was
earlier known as ANSI B31.
B31.1 - 2012 - Power Piping

Piping for industrial plants and marine applications. This code prescribes minimum
requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, erection, test, and inspection of
power and auxiliary service piping systems for electric generation stations, industrial
institutional plants, central and district heating plants.
The code covers boiler external piping for power boilers and high temperature, high
pressure water boilers in which steam or vapor is generated at a pressure of more
than 15 PSI; and high temperature water is generated at pressures exceeding 160
PSI and/or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees F.
B31.2 - 1968 - Fuel Gas Piping

This has been withdrawn as a National Standard and replaced by ANSI/NFPA
Z223.1, but B31.2 is still available from ASME and is a good reference for the design
of gas piping systems (from the meter to the appliance).
B31.3 - 2012 - Process Piping

Design of chemical and petroleum plants and refineries processing chemicals and
hydrocarbons, water and steam. This Code contains rules for piping typically found
in petroleum refineries; chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, semiconductor, and
cryogenic plants; and related processing plants and terminals.
This Code prescribes requirements for materials and components, design,
fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping. This
Code applies to piping for all fluids including:
(1) raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals. (2) petroleum products.
(3) gas, steam, air and water. (4) fluidized solids
(5) refrigerants and (6) cryogenic fluids.
Also included is piping which interconnects pieces or stages within a packaged
equipment assembly.
Standard handbook of ASME 24

B31.4 - 2012 - Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and
Other Liquids
This Code prescribes requirements for the design, materials, construction,
assembly, inspection, and testing of piping transporting liquids such as crude oil,
condensate, natural gasoline, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, carbon
dioxide, liquid alcohol, liquid anhydrous ammonia and liquid petroleum products
between producers' lease facilities, tank farms, natural gas processing plants,
refineries, stations, ammonia plants, terminals (marine, rail and truck) and other
delivery and receiving points.
Piping consists of pipe, flanges, bolting, gaskets, valves, relief devices, fittings
and the pressure containing parts of other piping components. It also includes
hangers and supports, and other equipment items necessary to prevent
overstressing the pressure containing parts. It does not include support structures
such as frames of buildings, buildings stanchions or foundations
Requirements for offshore pipelines are found in Chapter IX. Also included within the
scope of this Code are:
(A) Primary and associated auxiliary liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous
ammonia piping at pipeline terminals (marine, rail and truck), tank farms,
pump stations, pressure reducing stations and metering stations, including
scraper traps, strainers, and prover loop.
(B) Storage and working tanks including pipe-type storage fabricated from pipe
and fittings, and piping interconnecting these facilities.
(C) Liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous ammonia piping located on property
which has been set aside for such piping within petroleum refinery, natural
gasoline, gas processing, ammonia, and bulk plants.
(D) Those aspects of operation and maintenance of liquid pipeline systems
relating to the safety and protection of the general public, operating company
personnel, environment, property and the piping systems.
B31.5 - 2013 - Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components

This Code prescribes requirements for the materials, design, fabrication,
assembly, erection, test, and inspection of refrigerant, heat transfer components, and
secondary coolant piping for temperatures as low as -320 deg F (-196 deg C),
whether erected on the premises or factory assembled, except as specifically
excluded in the following paragraphs.
Users are advised that other piping Code Sections may provide requirements for
refrigeration piping in their respective jurisdictions.
This Code shall not apply to:
(a) any self- contained or unit systems subject to the requirements of
Underwriters Laboratories or other nationally recognized testing laboratory:
(b) water piping;

(c) piping designed for external or internal gage pressure not exceeding 15 psi
(105 kPa) regardless of size; or
(d) pressure vessels, compressors, or pumps, but does include all connecting
refrigerant and secondary coolant piping starting at the first joint adjacent to
such apparatus.
B31.8 - 2012 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

This Code covers the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, and testing of
pipeline facilities used for the transportation of gas. This Code also covers safety
aspects of the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
B31.8S - 2012 - Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines

This Standard applies to on-shore pipeline systems constructed with ferrous
materials and that transport gas.
Pipeline system means all parts of physical facilities through which gas is
transported, including pipe, valves, appurtenances attached to pipe, compressor
units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, holders and fabricated
assemblies.
The principles and processes embodied in integrity management are applicable to all
pipeline systems. This Standard is specifically designed to provide the operator (as
defined in section 13) with the information necessary to develop and implement an
effective integrity management program utilizing proven industry practices and
processes.
The processes and approaches within this Standard are applicable to the entire
pipeline system.
B31.9 - 2011 - Building Services Piping

This Code Section has rules for the piping in industrial, institutional, commercial and
public buildings, and multi-unit residences, which does not require the range of sizes,
pressures, and temperatures covered in B31.1.
This Code prescribes requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, installation,
inspection, examination and testing of piping systems for building services. It
includes piping systems in the building or within the property limits.
B31.11 - 2002 - Slurry Transportation Piping Systems

Design, construction, inspection, security requirements of slurry piping systems.
Covers piping systems that transport aqueous slurries of no hazardous materials,

such as coal, mineral ores and other solids between a slurry processing plant and
the receiving plant.

B31.12 - 2011 - Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines
Gaseous and liquid hydrogen service and to pipelines in gaseous hydrogen service.
B31G - 2009 - Manual for Determining Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines

A supplement To B31 Code-Pressure Piping.
Reference
www.asme.org/journal/codes-standards/ptb12-2017-guidelines-addressing-data-gaps.

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ANSI / ASME

B31.1 - 2012 - Power Piping

B31.2 - 1968 - Fuel Gas Piping

B31.3 - 2012 - Process Piping

Standard handbook of ASME 24

B31.5 - 2013 - Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components

Standard handbook of ASME 24

B31.8 - 2012 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

B31.8S - 2012 - Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines

B31.9 - 2011 - Building Services Piping

B31.11 - 2002 - Slurry Transportation Piping Systems

Covers piping systems that transport aqueous slurries of no hazardous materials,

Standard handbook of ASME 24

B31G - 2009 - Manual for Determining Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines

Standard handbook of ASME 24

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