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ANEXO C API 570

The document provides two examples of calculating the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) using the corrosion half-life concept for a pipe under specific conditions. Example 1 concludes an MAWP of 550 psig after a 5-year inspection interval, while Example 2 suggests a reduced MAWP of 450 psig after a 7-year interval, recommending either a shorter inspection period or renewal of the piping. The calculations are based on allowable stress, pipe thickness, and estimated corrosion loss over time.

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ANEXO C API 570

The document provides two examples of calculating the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) using the corrosion half-life concept for a pipe under specific conditions. Example 1 concludes an MAWP of 550 psig after a 5-year inspection interval, while Example 2 suggests a reduced MAWP of 450 psig after a 7-year interval, recommending either a shorter inspection period or renewal of the piping. The calculations are based on allowable stress, pipe thickness, and estimated corrosion loss over time.

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Annex C

(informative)

Two Examples of the Calculation of MAWP Illustrating the Use of the


Corrosion Half-life Concept
Table C.1—Examples of the Calculation of MAWP Illustrating the Use of the Corrosion Half-life
Concept

Example 1
Design pressure/temperature 500 psig/400 °F (3447 kPa/204 °C)
Pipe description NPS 16, standard weight, A 106-B
Outside diameter of pipe, D 16 in. (406 mm)
Allowable stress 20,000 psi (137,900 kPa)
Longitudinal weld efficiency, E 1.0
Thickness determined from inspection 0.32 in. (8.13 mm)
Observed corrosion rate (see 7.1) 0.01 in./year (0.254 mm/year)
Next planned inspection 5 years
Estimated corrosion loss by date of next
= 5 × 0.01 = 0.05 in. (5 × 0.254 = 1.27 mm)
inspection
Estimated thickness minus twice the estimated
= (0.32 − (0.05 × 2)) = 0.22 in. [= (8.13 − (1.27 × 2)) = 5.59 mm]
corrosion loss, t
MAWP in U.S. Customary (USC) units = 2SEt/D = 550 psig
In SI units = 3747 kPa
Conclusion: OK
Example 2
Next planned inspection 7 years
Estimated corrosion loss by date of next
= 7 × 0.01 = 0.07 in. (7 × 0.254 = 1.78 mm)
inspection
Estimated thickness minus twice the estimated
= (0.32 − (0.07 × 2)) = 0.18 in. [= (8.13 − (1.78 × 2)) = 4.57 mm]
corrosion loss, t
MAWP In USC units = 2SEt/D = 450 psig
In SI units = 3104 kPa
Conclusion: Reduce inspection interval or determine that normal operating pressure will not exceed this new MAWP
during the seventh year, or renew the piping before the seventh year.

NOTE 1 psig = pounds per square inch gauge; psi = pounds per square inch.

NOTE 2 The formula for MAWP is from ASME B31.3, Equation 3b, where t = corroded thickness.

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