RefrigerationPipingandHeatTransferComponentsASMECodeforPressurePiping,B31ANINTERNATIONALPIPINGCODE®ASMEB31.5-2019(RevisionofASMEB31.5-2016)ASMEB31.5-2019(RevisionofASMEB31.5-2016)RefrigerationPipingandHeatTransferComponentsASMECodeforPressurePiping,B31ANINTERNATIONALPIPINGCODE®xDateofIssuance:March6,2020ThenexteditionofthisCodeisscheduledforpublicationin2022.ThisCodewillbecomeeffective6monthsaftertheDateofIssuance.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisCode.InterpretationsarepublishedontheCommitteewebpageandunderhttp://go.asme.org/Interpretations.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEB31CommitteemaybepublishedasCases.CasesarepublishedontheASMEwebsiteundertheB31CommitteePageathttp://go.asme.org/B31committeeastheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagesoftheassociatedcodesandstandardstoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheB31CommitteePagecanbefoundathttp://go.asme.org/B31committee.TheassociatedB31CommitteePagesforeachcodeandstandardcanbeaccessedfromthismainpage.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThisinternationalcodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandardsanditisanAmericanNationalStandard.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any...
