Process Piping The Complete Guide to ASME B31.3 Third Edition Charles Becht Iv ed PROCESS PIPING: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ASME B31.3 Third Edition by Charles Becht IV ASME Press New York i 2009 by ASME.Three Park Avenue.New York,NY 10016 All rights reserved.Printed in the United States of America.Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976,no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written permission of the publisher. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WORK HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE. HOWEVER,NEITHER ASME NOR ITS AUTHORS OR EDITORS GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN THIS WORK. NEITHER ASME NOR ITS AUTHORS AND EDITORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS.OMISSIONS,OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION. THE WORK IS PUBLISHED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ASME AND ITS AUTHORS AND EDITORS ARE SUPPLYING INFORMATION BUT ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO RENDER ENGINEERING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.IF SUCH ENGINEERING OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUI...