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ASME PTC 1 General Instructions , 2004
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- COMMITTEE ROSTER
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PTC 1 COMMITTEE
- INTRODUCTION
- Section 1 Purpose, Scope, and Organization [Go to Page]
- 1-1 DEFINITION AND PURPOSE
- 1-2 SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF PTCs
- 1-3 PHILOSOPHY
- 1-4 CODE USE
- 1-5 TEST UNCERTAINTY [Go to Page]
- 1-5.1 Definition
- 1-5.2 Applications of Test Uncertainty Analysis, General
- 1-5.3 ASME PTC Treatment and Uses of Test Uncertainty [Go to Page]
- 1-5.3.1
- 1-5.3.2
- 1-6 OTHER CODES AND STANDARDS
- 1-7 STANDARDS COMMITTEES
- Section 2 Standard Form of Individual Test Codes [Go to Page]
- 2-1 INTRODUCTION
- 2-2 SECTION 1, OBJECT AND SCOPE [Go to Page]
- 2-2.1 Object
- 2-2.2 Scope
- 2-2.3 Uncertainty
- 2-3 SECTION 2, DEFINITIONS
- 2-4 SECTION 3, GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- 2-5 SECTION 4, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT
- 2-6 ALTERNATIVE METHODS
- 2-7 SECTION 5, COMPUTATION OF RESULTS
- 2-8 SECTION 6, REPORT OF RESULTS
- 2-9 SECTION 7, TEST UNCERTAINTY
- 2-10 ADDITIONAL SECTIONS
- Section 3 Information for ASME PTC Users [Go to Page]
- 3-1 INTRODUCTION
- 3-2 PARTIES TO A TEST
- 3-3 PREPARATIONS FOR TESTING [Go to Page]
- 3-3.1 General Precaution
- 3-3.2 Agreements
- 3-3.3 Timing
- 3-3.4 Preparation
- 3-3.5 Starting and Stopping
- 3-3.6 Acceptability of Equipment and Instruments
- 3-3.7 Preliminary Test Runs
- 3-4 TESTS [Go to Page]
- 3-4.1 Readjustments
- 3-4.2 Data Collection
- 3-4.3 Conduct of Test
- 3-5 INSTRUMENTS [Go to Page]
- 3-5.1 Use of Supplements on Instrumentation and Apparatus
- 3-5.2 Location and Identification of Instruments
- 3-5.3 Frequency and Timing of Observations
- 3-6 OPERATING CONDITIONS [Go to Page]
- 3-6.1 Operating Philosophy
- 3-6.2 Permissible Deviations
- 3-6.3 Inconsistent Measurements
- 3-7 RECORDS [Go to Page]
- 3-7.1 Data Records and the Test Log
- 3-8 TESTING TECHNIQUE [Go to Page]
- 3-8.1 Technical Considerations
- 3-8.2 Precision and Accuracy
- 3-9 ERRORS [Go to Page]
- 3-9.1 Sources of Errors
- 3-9.2 Proper Identification and Propagation of Errors
- 3-10 COMPUTATION OF RESULTS [Go to Page]
- 3-10.1 Data Reduction
- 3-10.2 Inconsistencies in Test Results
- 3-10.3 Data Presentation
- 3-10.4 Graphical Presentation and Scales
- 3-10.5 Analysis Requirements
- 3-10.6 Data Reduction and Averaging
- 3-10.7 Curve Construction
- 3-11 TEST REPORT [Go to Page]
- 3-11.1 Completion and Approval
- 3-11.2 Test Report Contents
- Section 4 Acceptance Tests: Responsibilities, Purchase Contracts, and Arbitration [Go to Page]
- 4-1 Cost of Acceptance Tests
- 4-2 Test at a Manufacturer's Facilities
- 4-3 Field Tests
- 4-4 Arbitration Procedure
- 4-5 Suggested Clause for Incorporating ASME PTCs in Equipment Purchase Contracts
- FIGURES [Go to Page]
- 1-2-1 Organization of Equipment PTCs
- 1-2-2 Organization of General Documents [Go to Page]
