ASME B31.8-2010 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

An American National Standard. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Revision of ASME B31.8-2007. Date of Issuance: June 1, 2010. 212 р. 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.
This Code is concerned only with certain safety aspects of liquefied petroleum gases when they are vaporized and used as gaseous fuels. All of the requirements of NFPA 58 and NFPA 59 and of this Code concerning design, construction, and operation and maintenance of piping facilities shall apply to piping systems handling butane, propane, or mixtures of these gases.