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B31 · ASME B31

ASME's pressure-piping code family (B31.1 power, B31.3 process) — the North American code basis for charged liquid-cooling piping.

Current numbers

1.5×design pressure for the hydrostatic acceptance hold on the isolated pipe scope, per the governing code (ASME B31.x / EN 13480) — assembled-loop components (CDU, hoses, QDs) are proven to their own MAWP-derived limits, never a blanket multiplieras of 2025 · register ↗
1.5x designtypical hydrostatic test pressure for B31.9/B31.3 charged piping acceptanceas of 2024 · register ↗

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