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ASME PTB-2-2009Guide to Life Cycle Management of Pressure Equipment IntegrityCopyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.PTB-2-2009 Guide to Life Cycle Management of Pressure Equipment Integrity Prepared by:J.R.Sims,Jr.Becht Engineering Co.,Inc.Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:June 30,2009 This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by ASME Pressure Technology Codes and Standards(PTCS)through the ASME Standards Technology,LLC(ASME ST-LLC).Neither ASME,the author,nor others involved in the preparation or review of this document,nor any of their respective employees,members or persons acting on their behalf,makes any warranty,express or implied,or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy,completeness or usefulness of any information,apparatus,product or process disclosed,or represents that its use would not infringe upon privately owned rights.Reference herein to any specific commercial product,process or service by trade name,trademark,manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,recommendation or favoring by ASME or others involved in the preparation or review of this document,or any agency thereof.The views and opinions of the authors,contributors and reviewers of the document expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of ASME or others involved in the preparation or review of this document,or any agency thereof.ASME does not“approve,”“rate”,or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990 Copyright 2009 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A.Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.PTB-2-2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Appendices.vi List of Tables.xii Foreword.xiii 1.Scope.1 2.Abbreviations.2 3.Definitions.3 4.Organization of this Guide.4 5.Overview.6 6.Power(Steam)Boilers.7 6.1.Specification(Purchase)of Power(Steam)Boilers.7 6.2.Design and Construction of Power(Steam)Boilers.8 6.3.Operation of Power(Steam)Boilers.9 6.4.In-service Inspection of Power(Steam)Boilers.9 6.5.Fitness-for-service Analysis of Power(Steam)Boilers.10 6.6.Repair of Power(Steam)Boilers.10 7.Heat Recovery Steam Generators(HRSGs).12 7.1.Specification(Purchase)of HRSGs.12 7.2.Design and Construction of HRSGs.14 7.3.Operation of HRSGs.14 7.4.In-service Inspection of HRSGs.15 7.5.Fitness-for-service Analysis of HRSGs.15 7.6.Repair of HRSGs.16 8.Heating Boilers.17 8.1.Specification(Purchase)of Heating Boilers.17 8.2.Designs and Construction of Heating Boilers.19 8.3.Operation of Heating Boilers.19 8.4.In-service Inspection of Heating Boilers.19 8.5.Fitness-for-service Analysis of Heating Boilers.20 8.6.Repair of Heating Boilers.21 9.Unfired Steam Boilers.22 9.1.Specification(Purchase)of Unfired Steam Boilers.22 9.2.Designs and Construction of Unfired Steam Boilers.24 9.3.Operation of Unfired Steam Boilers.24 iii Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stan