Prepared by : Krisanu Pal

BRANCH CONNECTION SUBJECT TO INTERNAL PRESSURE REQUIRING

REINFORCEMENT AS PER ASME B31.1
Parameters
Angle between axes of branch and run

Symbol

Value

90

Deg

Branch Pipe Size (inch NB)

Branch Pipe Thickness

80

Unit

Branch Pipe Outer Diameter

Dob

6.625

inch

Branch Pipe Thickness

Tb

0.432

inch

Header Pipe Size (inch NB)

16

Header Pipe Thickness

60

Header Pipe Outer Diameter

Doh

16

inch

Header Pipe Thickness

Th

0.656

inch

Design Pressure

850

psi

765

Design Temperature

A 106 Gr. B Seamless

Pipe Material
Corrosion Allowance
Allowable Stress of Pipe Material

0.065

SE

12340.00

Y Factor

inch
psi

0.40

Required minimum wall thickness of Branch Pipe

tmb

0.29

inch

Required minimum wall thickness of Header Pipe

tmh

0.60

inch

inside centerline longitudinal dimension of the finished

branch opening in the run pipe

d1

5.89

inch

Half width of Reinforcing Zone

d2

5.89

inch

Thickness of Reinforcement Pad

tr

0.25

inch

Altitude of reinforcing zone outside of run

L4

1.17

inch

Required reinforcement area for brach connection

A7

3.16

inch2

Area provided by the excess pipe wall in Run Pipe

A1

0.32

inch2

Area provided by the excess pipe wall in Branch Pipe

A2

0.34

inch2

Area provided by the deposited weld metal

A3

0.43

inch2

8.625

inch

0.50

inch2

1.59

inch2

Outer Diameter of Saddle (width:thickness = 4:1)

A5

Area provided by the Saddle

Total Reinforcement Area provided

INCREASE PAD THICKNESS

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mm NB inch NB
8
0.125
10
0.250
12
0.375
15
0.500
20
0.750
25
1.000
30
1.250
40
1.500
50
2.000
60
2.500
80
3.000
90
3.500
100
4.000
125
5.000
150
6.000
200
8.000
250
10.000
300
12.000
350
14.000
400
16.000
450
18.000
500
20.000
550
22.000
600
24.000
650
26.000
700
28.000
750
30.000
800
32.000
850
34.000
900
36.000

6.625

OD
0.405
0.540
0.675
0.840
1.050
1.315
1.660
1.900
2.375
2.875
3.500
4.000
4.500
5.563
6.625
8.625
10.750
12.750
14.000
16.000
18.000
20.000
22.000
24.000
26.000
28.000
30.000
32.000
34.000
36.000
6
0

6
80
80
5
0

16.000

16
60
60

10
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.312
0.312
0.312
0.312
0.344
0.312
0
0
1
10
NA
0.432

20
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.312
0.312
0.312
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0
0
2
20
NA

30
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.277
0.307
0.330
0.375
0.375
0.438
0.500
0.500
0.562
NA
0.625
0.625
0.625
0.625
0.625
0
0
3
30
NA

40
0.608
0.088
0.091
0.109
0.113
0.133
0.140
0.145
0.154
0.203
0.216
0.226
0.237
0.258
0.280
0.322
0.365
0.406
0.438
0.500
0.562
0.594
NA
0.688
NA
NA
NA
0.688
0.688
0.750
0
0
4
40
0.28

60
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.406
0.500
0.562
0.594
0.656
0.750
0.812
0.875
0.969
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
5
60
NA

80
0.095
0.119
0.126
0.147
0.154
0.179
0.191
0.200
0.218
0.276
0.300
0.318
0.337
0.375
0.432
0.500
0.594
0.688
0.750
0.844
0.938
1.031
1.125
1.219
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
6
0
6
80
0.432

100
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.594
0.719
0.844
0.938
1.031
1.156
1.281
1.375
1.531
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
7
100
NA

0
0
1
10
0.25
0.656

0
0
2
20
0.312

0
0
3
30
0.375

0
0
4
40
0.5

5
0
5
60
0.656

0
0
6
80
0.844

0
0
7
100
1.031

120
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.438
0.500
0.562
0.719
0.844
1.000
1.094
1.219
1.375
1.500
1.625
1.812
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
8
120
0.562

140
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.812
1.000
1.125
1.250
1.438
1.562
1.750
1.875
2.062
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
9
140
NA

160
NA
NA
NA
0.187
0.219
0.250
0.250
0.281
0.344
0.375
0.438
NA
0.531
0.625
0.719
0.906
1.125
1.312
1.406
1.594
1.781
1.969
2.125
2.344
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
10
160
0.719

STD
0.068
0.088
0.091
0.109
0.113
0.133
0.140
0.145
0.154
0.203
0.216
0.226
0.237
0.258
0.280
0.322
0.365
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0.375
0
0
11
STD
0.28

XS
0.095
0.119
0.126
0.147
0.154
0.179
0.191
0.200
0.218
0.276
0.300
0.318
0.337
0.375
0.432
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0.500
0
0
12
XS
0.432

XXS
NA
NA
NA
0.294
0.308
0.358
0.382
0.400
0.436
0.552
0.600
NA
0.674
0.750
0.864
0.875
1.000
1.000
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
13
XXS
0.864

5S
NA
NA
NA
0.065
0.065
0.065
0.065
0.065
0.065
0.083
0.083
0.083
0.083
0.109
0.109
0.109
0.134
0.156
0.156
0.165
0.165
0.188
0.188
0.218
NA
NA
0.250
NA
NA
NA
0
0
14
5S
0.109

10S
0.049
0.065
0.065
0.083
0.083
0.109
0.109
0.109
0.109
0.120
0.120
0.120
0.120
0.134
0.134
0.148
0.165
0.180
0.188
0.188
0.188
0.218
0.218
0.250
NA
NA
0.312
NA
NA
NA
0
0
15
10S
0.134

40S
0.068
0.088
0.091
0.109
0.113
0.133
0.140
0.145
0.154
0.203
0.216
0.226
0.237
0.258
0.280
0.322
0.365
0.375
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
16
40S
0.28

0
0
8
120
1.219

0
0
9
140
1.438

0
0
10
160
1.594

0
0
11
STD
0.375

0
0
12
XS
0.5

0
0
13
XXS
NA

0
0
14
5S
0.165

0
0
15
10S
0.188

0
0
16
40S
NA

80S
0.095
0.119
0.126
0.147
0.154
0.179
0.191
0.200
0.218
0.276
0.300
0.318
0.337
0.375
0.432
0.500
0.500
0.500
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
17
80S
0.432

0
0
17
80S
NA