Definition(s)
Design Temperature
The temperature used for the design of the pressure vessel per the applicable construction code.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition, May 2014, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards
Design Temperature (of a piping system component)
The temperature at which, under the coincident pressure, the greatest thickness or highest component rating is required. It is the same as the design temperature defined in ASME B31.3 and other code sections and is subject to the same rules relating to allowances for variations of pressure or temperature or both.
- NOTE: Different components in the same piping system or circuit can have different design temperatures. In establishing this temperature, consideration should be given to process fluid temperatures, ambient temperatures, heating/cooling media temperatures, and insulation.
Source: API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems, Fourth Edition, February 2016, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards
Design Temperature
The temperature used in the design of the pressure vessel per the applicable construction code.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration Downstream Segment, Ninth Edition, June 2006. Global Standards
Design temperature
The design temperature for a unit is the reference temperature for assessing areas where the unit can be transported, installed and operated. The design temperature is to be lower or equal to the lowest mean daily temperature in air for the relevant areas. For seasonal restricted operations the lowest mean daily temperature in air for the season may be applied.
Source: Offshore Standard DNV-OS-C101, Design of Offshore Steel Structures, General (LRFD Method, Det Norske Veritas, April 2011. Global Standards
Design temperature
Lowest mean daily air temperature for the area of operation, used for the selection of steel grades
Source: Rules for Classification and Construction, IV Industrial Services, 6 Offshore Technology, 9 Guideline for Personnel Transfers by Means of Lifting Appliances, Edition 2011, Germanischer Lloyd SE, Global Standards