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ASME - B31.8

Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

active, Most Current
Organization: ASME
Publication Date: 22 December 2022
Status: active
Page Count: 226
scope:

(a) This Code covers the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, examination, 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. (See Mandatory Appendix Q for scope diagrams.)

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.

(b) This Code does not apply to

(1) design and manufacture of pressure vessels covered by the BPV Code.1

(2) piping with metal temperatures above 450°F (232°C). (For low-temperature considerations, see section 812.)

(3) piping beyond the outlet of the customer's meter set assembly. (Refer to ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.)

(4) piping in oil refineries or natural gasoline extraction plants, gas treating plant piping other than the main gas stream piping in dehydration, and all other processing plants installed as part of a gas transmission system, gas manufacturing plants, industrial plants, or mines. (See other applicable sections of the ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31.)

(5) wellhead assemblies, including control valves, flow lines between wellhead and trap or separator, offshore platform production facility piping, or casing and tubing in gas or oil wells. (For offshore platform production facility piping, see API RP 14E.)

(6) the design and manufacture of proprietary items of equipment, apparatus, or instruments.

(7) the design and manufacture of heat exchangers. (Refer to appropriate TEMA2 standard.)

(8) liquid petroleum transportation piping systems. (Refer to ASME B31.4.)

(9) liquid slurry transportation piping systems. (Refer to ASME B31.4.)

(10) carbon dioxide transportation piping systems. (Refer to ASME B31.4.)

(11) liquefied natural gas piping systems. (Refer to NFPA 59A and ASME B31.3.)

(12) cryogenic piping systems. (Refer to ASME B31.3.)

(13) hydrogen piping systems. (Refer to ASME B31.12.)

1 BPV Code references here and throughout this Code refer to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

2 Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association, 25 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

Document History

B31.8
December 22, 2022
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) This Code covers the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, examination, and testing of pipeline facilities used for the transportation of gas. This Code also covers safety aspects of the...
January 1, 2020
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) 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...
November 20, 2018
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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...
October 19, 2016
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) 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...
September 30, 2014
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) 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...
January 1, 2012
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) 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...
June 1, 2010
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
(a) 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...
November 30, 2007
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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...
January 1, 2003
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
SCOPE AND INTENT 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...
January 1, 2000
Addenda to ASME B31.8-1999 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
SCOPE AND INTENT 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...
January 1, 1999
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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January 1, 1995
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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August 15, 1994
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1992 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1994
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1992 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
October 15, 1993
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1992 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
February 28, 1992
ADDENDA TO ASME B31.8- 1989 EDITION GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1992
GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
April 15, 1990
ADDENDA TO ASME B31.8- 1989 EDITION GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
September 15, 1989
ADDENDA TO ASME B31.8- 1989 EDITION GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS; ERRATA - FBRUARY 1991
A description is not available for this item.
September 15, 1989
GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1988
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1986 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1987
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1986 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
December 31, 1986
GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
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April 15, 1986
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1982 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1986
ADDENDA TO B31.8-1986 GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS
A description is not available for this item.

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