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    The document provides guidelines for determining the surface areas of piping components for pipe fabrication facilities. It includes formulas and calculations for determining surface areas of items like pipe, elbows, bends, reducers, tees, flanges, valves, and other components. Surface areas should be obtained from the provided surface area sheet, but interpolation or standard formulas are given for any components not directly covered.

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    The document provides guidelines for determining the surface areas of piping components for pipe fabrication facilities. It includes formulas and calculations for determining surface areas of items like pipe, elbows, bends, reducers, tees, flanges, valves, and other components. Surface areas should be obtained from the provided surface area sheet, but interpolation or standard formulas are given for any components not directly covered.

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    The document provides guidelines for determining the surface areas of piping components for pipe fabrication facilities. It includes formulas and calculations for determining surface areas of items like pipe, elbows, bends, reducers, tees, flanges, valves, and other components. Surface areas should be obtained from the provided surface area sheet, but interpolation or standard formulas are given for any components not directly covered.

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    FABRICATION SERVICES’ SURFACE AREA SHEET

     
    NOTE: Pipe factor is square foot per lineal foot. Bend square footage is in addition to pipe used for the bend.
    Elbows, flanges, tees, reducers, tapers, swages, caps, heads, stub ends, olets, and valves are square foot per each.
    Guidelines for Determining
    Surface Area of Piping Components

    The following guidelines should be used by all pipe fabrication facilities to determine surface
    areas of
    components.

    1. Surface areas should be determined from the CB&I Surface Area Sheet.
    2. When an item is not covered by the CB&I Surface Area Sheet, but the next larger NPS
    and a smaller NPS are covered in the table, you should interpolate the value from the
    CB&I Surface Area Sheet. Use the Excel Workbook titled “Component Surface Area
    Calculator” for the interpolation if necessary.
    3. The following formulas shall be used to determine surface area for components not
    covered by the CB&I Surface Area Sheet. These formulas have been incorporated in the
    Excel Workbook titled “Component Surface Area Calculator” for ease of use.

    A. Pipe
    i. Min ID/ Min wall pipe shall be converted to a nominal OD
    ii. SA (SF/FT) = 0.2618 X OD

    B. Elbows – 90 degrees and less – Long and short radius with zero straight tangent length
    i. Both 90-degree long radius and short radius elbows are calculated as long
    radius elbows.
    ii. 45-degree elbows are calculated as 90-degree long radius elbow.
    iii. SA (SF/EA) = 0.0514 X NPS X OD

    C. Elbows – Greater than 90 degrees – Long and short radius with zero straight tangent
    length
    i. All long and short radius elbows with angle greater than 90-degrees are
    calculated as 180-degree long radius elbows with zero straight tangent.
    ii. SA (SF/EA) = 0.1028 X NPS X OD

    D. Elbows – Other than Long and short radius


    i. Treat elbows with centerline radius larger than 1-1/2 D as bends.
    ii. Treat long tangent elbows as bends using a minimum CLR of 1-1/2 X NPS

    E. Bends
    i. Determine Degree of Bend (DOB) in inches; Determine Centerline Radius
    (CLR) in inches
    ii. Determine the total straight tangent length (accumulate for both ends of the
    bend (STL), in inches
    iii. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    iv. SA (SF/EA) =
    [0.000381 X DOB X CLR X OD] + [STL X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT) / 12]
    F. Reducers, Transitions and Tapers
    i. All are calculated as one-size drop; All are calculated as conical reducers.
    ii. Determine Overall Length (OAL), in inches.
    iii. Large end diameter = ODLE; Small end diameter = ODSE
    iv. SA (SF/EA) =
    0.0219 X (ODLE/2 + ODSE/2) X SQRT{(ODLE/2-ODSE/2)2 + (OAL) 2}

    G. Swages
    i. Swages are calculated as pipe.
    ii. Determine the Overall Length (OAL), in inches.
    iii. SA (SF/EA) = (OAL/12) X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)

    H. Tees & Reducing Tees


    i. Tees and reducing tees are calculated as full sized equal tees.
    ii. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    iii. For Tees less than 48” OD
    a. SA (SF/EA) = [0.1875 X OD] X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)
    iv. For Tees 48” OD and over
    a. SA (SF/EA) = [2.5 + (0.125 X OD)] X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)

    I. Crosses
    i. SA (SF/EA) = 1.4 X (SA of Tee, SF/EA)

    J. Laterals and Wyes


    i. SA (SF/EA) = 2.1 X (SA of Tee, SF/EA)

    K. Caps and Heads


    i. Caps and heads are calculated as a 2:1 elliptical with a 2-1/2” straight flange.
    ii. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    iii. SA (SF/EA) = [(0.0076 X (OD) 2]+ [0.2083 X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)]

    L. Stub Ends
    i. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    ii. SA (SF/EA) = (OAL + 2”) X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT) / 12

    M. Flanges
    i. Determine the OD of the flange (OD)
    ii. Determine the length thru the bolt holes (LTB)
    iii. SA (SF/EA) = (0.0093 X OD2) + (0.0219 X OD X LTB)

    N. O’lets and other Set-on branch attachments


    i. Determine the largest OD of the fitting
    ii. Determine the projected height, “A”, from the OD of the header
    iii. SA (SF/EA) = 0.0219 X OD X A

    O. Valves – Welded
    i. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    ii. SA (SF/EA) = 4 X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)

    P. Valves - Flanged
    i. Obtain the SA per foot of the same size pipe
    ii. SA (SF/EA) = 6 X (SA of Pipe, SF/FT)

    Q. Surface Area determination for Plate


    i. Surface area equals 2 SF/ SF of plate.
    ii. For cut pieces surface area equals LENGTH X WIDTH / 144 * 2, Where length
    and width are in inches.

    R. Surface Area determination for Structural Shapes


    i. Surface Area equals the weight per foot multiplied by the appropriate factor for
    the type of shape and the weight classification.

    S. Other specialty items or unpublished items should be based on manufacturers' information.

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