The BPVC, “ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,” is being revised. The new BPVC 2015 Edition will be available in July and you’ll want to pre-order your copy from Document Center Inc. now. This new update replaces the previous 2013 Edition which is now obsolete. You’ll notice that the set is now updated on a two year schedule, which means that there are not any addenda released any more. The interpretations are still available and are posted online.
ASME has made a list of key changes available to ASME dealers like Document Center Inc., so we’re letting you know about them in advance of the release in July. Here are the main things to look for in your new editions of the Sections I through V:
For Section I:
- You’ll find changes in the Parts Fabrication Certification Program
- A Part PFE (Requirements for Feedwater Economizers) as been added
- There are changes with the addition of Solar Heated Steam Generators
- Part PL on Requirements for Locomotive Boilers have been added
- There’s a new paragraph PEB-8.3, which allows for the use of Section VIII rules for the design of electric immersion heater element support plates (unstayed flat heads)
For Section II:
- Testing requirements have been added to Appendix 5 for advanced alloys like CSEF steels
- 25 ferrous specifications have been adopted or revised in Part A
- An additional 10 nonferrous specifications have been adopted or revised in Part B
For Section III:
- There are now definitions for local primary membrane stress intensity and for local thin areas
- Code case N-755 have been incorporated
- Appendix W has been updated
- Design by analysis rules for reversing dynamic loads has been updated
- Revisions have been make for stress indices for branch connections for r/R ≤ 0.5
Section IV:
- You’ll find updates to the parts fabrication certification program
- Section HG-401.1 on safety valve sizing has been revised
- Revisions are made in the section on manufacturers with multiple locations
- Section HG-530 on marking of boilers is changed
- The mandatory Appendix 2 is also modified
Section V:
- The section on APR Technology is updated
- Article 18 on guided wave UT has been adopted
- Revisions have been made to the mandatory Appendix to Article 4 for the examination of HDPE
- 15 ASTM specifications for nondestructive examination have been adopted or revised in the following parts: 10-1576, 11-1196, 11-1197, 11-1198, 11-1199, 11-1975, 12-1986, 12-189, 12-1995, 12-1996, 12-1997, 12-1998, 12-1999, 12-2042, 13-1981, 13-904, 13-905, 13-906.
Now you’ll need to get copies of the new BVPC 2015 Sections. Order from Document Center Inc., an authorized dealer of ASME standards since the 1980’s. Here’s our order page for you to review, Document Center List of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes. Each Section is linked for you to place your order online. The new editions are due out in July but can be pre-ordered now.
Remember, you’ll want to get your copies from an authorized distributor like Document Center Inc. Make us your Standards Experts!
