Chapter-7. Comparison table of regislation related to pipeline.

Act

Gas Business Act (JP)

Mining Act (JP)

High Press. Gas Safety Act (JP)

Electric Business Act (JP)

Oil pipeline Business Act (JP)

Act of each countries

Technical

Technical

regulation

for

Technical

regulation

for

facilities

Schedule

of

high

press.

Technical

regulation

for pow

Technical

regulation

for

49 CFR 192 “Transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline”

Regulation

facility

used for mining activity

ordinance

generation facility

pipeline facility

Interpretation

for

tech

Guideline for technical regulation

KHK standard, JIS standard, etc.

Interpretation

for

tec

Standard

regulation for gas facility

for

facilities

used

for

mi

regulation

for

power

generatio

―

ASME B31.8-1999

ISO 13623-2000

activity

facility

Material

Main material

for

gas

facility

The

steel

pipe

for

Same as the item of structure.

Main material for pressure part

Material

for pipe, fitting

an

Specification

names

of mai

Materials

used

for

pipeli

must have the safety mechanical

transportation must withstand the

must have the safety mechanical

valve

(hereinafter

materials are listed in main body,

system

must

have

nece

property under the maximum and

maximum

operating

pressure

and

property under the maximum and

“pipeline, etc.”) must conform to

available

standard

name

mechanical

properties

to

satisf

minimum operating temperature.

load applied at the installed point.

minimum operating temperature.

the standards prescribed by notice

listed in annex.

the design requirements such as

Gas is included in the oil.

or

must

have

me

strength and toughness.

properties equivalent them.

To be suitable for assembly and

JIS, API, etc are quoted.

No

specific

quotation from

JIS is quoted.

JIS, API are quoted.

JIS

is

quoted according

to

ASTM, API are quoted.

construction methods.

standard.

notice.

Structure

The structure must be prope

The

steel

pipe

for

The

structure

must

The structure must be prope

The structure of pipeline,

etc.

Design

must

be performed i

Load that may cause destruction

under

the

working

transportation must

withstand

the

sufficient

strength

for

maximum

under

the

working

must be safe against stress caused

consideration

with

follow

of pipeline

or

loss

offunction

maximum

pressure

at maximum

maximum

operating

pressure

and

stress generated in the nor

maximum

pressure at

maximum

by the

weight

of

oil

t

fracture mode properly;

must be identify are design

stage

working

temperature

load applied at the installed point.

operation pressure or temperature

working

temperature

transported,

inner

pressure

an

(1) yield

and be considered.

minimum temperature.

Gas is included in the oil.

depending

on

the

minimum temperature.

the like.

(2) Buckling

Functional,

environmenta

dimension,

allowable

stress

The

minimum

thickness

(3) Fatigue, etc.

construction,

accidental load and

material

at

normal

opera

stipulated

for

every

their

combination

must

temperature

and

diameter.

considered.

efficiency,

etc.

of

such

pipeline,

or must have sufficient strengt

corresponding

to

the

no

operating

pressure

and

produced by the producer who is

allowed

as

appropriate

produce

who

has

the

production

technical

or

technology of pipe

by METI .

Act

Gas Business Act (JP)

Mining Act (JP)

High Press. Gas Safety Act (JP)

Electric Business Act (JP)

Oil pipeline Business Act (JP)

Act of each countries

Calculation

The equation for minimum wall

No provision.

The

calculation formula

for The

calculation formula

for Expected

load

such

as inner The

minimum

wall thickness Formula of

the

minimum wall

of piping

thickness

against

inner pressure

minimum

wall thickness against

minimum

wall thickness against pressure, soil pressure,

hydraulic

against

inner

pressure

(walthickness

in

the

circumferential

thickness

and the calculation formula f

inner pressure is set forth.

inner pressure, earth pressure and

pressure,

train

and

vehicle

thicknessis varies with coefficients direction

against

innerpressure

minimum

wall thickness

agains

road load is set forth.

prescribed by the ordinance.

designed by Location Class).

(wall

thickness

varies

wi

earth pressure and road load is set

To be

thicken,

if a large

force coefficients designed by Location

forth and the

greater

on

Generated stress by the load is;

such

as

scour,

landslidClass) and composite stress.

adopted.

Primary load, etc. 0.5σy

earthquake and

liquefactionis

Outer pressure

Pressure load 0.4σy

possible to apply.

Inner pressure

No provision.

Inner pressure

Inner pressure

Inner pressure

Inner pressure

Inner pressure

(1) When the ratio between outer

(1) When the ratio between outer

(1) When the ratio between outer

The formula is provided.

2S

σhp (pid − pod )

(D0

−tmin )

P

t

FET

2 ×tmin

diameters to inner diameter is 1.5

diameters to inner diameter is 1.5

diameters to inner diameter is 1.5

D

or less.

or less.

or less.

F 0.4 0.8

t

PDo

C

t

PDo

C

t

PDo

C

2σ η 0.8P

2σ η 0.8P

2σ η 0.8P

a

a

a

(2) When the ratio between outer

(2) When the ratio between outer

(2) When the ratio between outer

diameters

to

inner

diameter

is

diameters

to

inner

diameter is diameters

to

inner

diameter

is

more than 1.5.

more than 1.5.

more than 1.5.

D

D

D

t

a η P

t

a η P

t

a η P

o

1

C

o

1

C

o

1

C

2

aaη P

2

aaη P

2

aaη P

Earthquake

Quoted

seismic

design of

gas No provision.

No

stipulation

in

the

gener

Refer

to

safety rule

related

the

Provision by notice.

No specific provision.

The

formula

has

not

b

resistant

facility.

rule.

complex

rule ( No.717/1987/ Consideration based on stress.

shown,

though

earthquake

h

Middle

and

low

pr

(Complex rule: The construction

Environmental

Protection

a

been to consider as environmental

Guideline

for

seismicdesign of

of

pipeline must

be

safe

agains

Industrial Location Bureau

load.

middle

and

low

pressure

the

stress

caused

by earthquake

pipeline.

*** and other secondary load.)

High

pressure:

Guideline

seismic design of high pressur

pipeline

and

guideline

Allowable stress design method

Allowable stress design method

Allowable stress design method

liquefaction

seismic

design

Level-1

Level-1

Level-1

high gas pipeline.

Level-2

earthquake

Act

Gas Business Act (JP)

Mining Act (JP)

High Press. Gas Safety Act (JP)

Electric Business Act (JP)

Oil pipeline Business Act (JP)

Act of each countries

considered

in

case

of

pressure pipeline.

Pressure test

Pressure

test

for

pressure

part

To pass the pressure test under

To withstand pressure test under

Pressure test for pressure part

Hydro pressure test for pipeline,

Different

with

each

c

More than 1.25 times, at leas

must be performed by appropriate

at least 1.5 times of

maximumat least

1.5

times

of

n

must be performed by appropriate

etc. must be performed 1.5 times

locations.

(design

one hour by water, or air wh

method.

(excluding

those

t

operating pressure.

operation pressure.

method.

of

operating

pressure

by

location)

water is unavailable. (1.20 times

have passed RT

Pressure test or air tightness test

At least 1.25 times in

case

of 1.5 times of maximum operating

method specified in the notice.

Class1,

Dev.1 more

than

1.25

is possible

for

C,

D

fluid

1.5 times of maximum operating

must be performed.

gas.

pressure.

times by water

does not exceed 1.05 times.)

pressure.

Class1,

Dev.2 more

than

1.1

More than 1.1 times, at least 8

times by water or air

hours as

leak

test

after

Class2

more than 1.25 times by

strength test.

water or air

Class3&4 more than 1.4 times by

water

Air tightness

No

leakage

when

performin

To pass the air-tight examination

To pass the air-tight examination

No

leakage

when

performin

No provision.

No provision.

No provision.

test

air-tight

examination

more than 1.1 times of maximum

more

than

normal

oper

air-tight test.

appropriate method.

operation pressure.

pressure.

1.1

times

of

the

maxim

Air-tight examination

und

Air-tight

examination

operating pressure.

maximum

operating

pressure

o

pressure test must be performed.

normal

operating

pressure

mus

be performed.

Welding part

Welding part of the gas facility

Pipe

joint

must

be

made

Non-destructive

testing

Welding

part

of

the

elect

The welding of pipeline, et

Welding procedure

and welder

Welding

procedure

and welder

where

gas

passing

through

an

welding

method

that

required

when

testing

by

facilities

where

gas

pa

must be performed by the welding

must be pursuant to API 1104.

must be pursuant to ISO 13847.

bear 0MPa and more must hav

equivalent effect of other than arc

pressure only.

through and bear 0.98MPa a

method

such

as

arc

we

good melting, no harmful defects

welding.

However,

it

may

more must have safety sha

stipulated in notice.

due to crack by welding and have

other

safety

method

that

(liquefied gas pipeline)

The welding equipment, welding

strength at least as required

asnecessary

strength

for

sa

Welding

part

must

not ha

consumables used for welding of

design strength.

when welding is not proper.

cracking and could arise cracks.

pipeline

must

have

performance

Confirmation of WPS, welder

Confirmation of WPS,welder

equivalent or more than standard

test,

appropriate nondestructive-

test,

appropriate

nondestructive-

stipulated in notice.

testing and criteria for RT in case

testing and

criteria for

RT

must

The welding method andother

of

high

pressure

and

m

be pursuant to JIS Z3104.

necessary

matter

for

weldi

pressure

pipeline

with

150m

must be stipulated in notice.

diameter

and

more

must

pursuant to JIS Z3104.

Act

Gas Business Act (JP)

Mining Act (JP)

High Press. Gas Safety Act (JP)

Electric Business Act (JP)

Oil pipeline Business Act (JP)

Act of each countries

Gas drip box

Gas drip box must be provided

Measure

to

remove

moistur

Measure to remove water must

No provision.

No provision.

No provision.

No provision.

on

pipeline

which

between natural gas pipeline and

be taken.

accumulate water.

its connected compressor must be

taken.

Corrosion

Measure to

prevent

corrosio

Appropriate

measures

Measure to prevent corrosio

The appropriate measures must

The

painting,

coating

Must

be

painted

or

cover

Corrosion

control

must

protection

must be taken, if there is risk o

corrosion

protection

must

must

be

taken

when

bu

be taken if there is a ris

electrical

corrosion

protection

inconsideration

with

installation

performed to prevent the risk o

corrosion.

taken for pipeline that installed in

underground.

corrosion.

must

be

applied

the

pip

conditions,

operation

non-operation due to destruction