GasTurbineHeatRecoverySteamGeneratorsANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEPTC4.4-2008[RevisionofANSI/ASMEPTC4.4-1981(R2003)]PerformanceTestCodes--`,`,,,,``,``,,,,```,,,`,`,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---GasTurbineHeatRecoverySteamGeneratorsANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDPerformanceTestCodesASMEPTC4.4-2008[RevisionofANSI/ASMEPTC4.4-1981(R2003)]--`,`,,,,``,``,,,,```,,,`,`,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:January30,2009ThisCodewillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.TherewillbenoAddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationoftechnicalaspectsofthisCode.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEPTCCommitteemaybepublishedasCodeCases.CodeCasesandinterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesat“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewithestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludetheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividualvolunteers.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2009byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.--`,`,,,,``,``,,,,```,,,`,`,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---iiiCONTENTSNotice........................................................................................................................................................vForeword..................................................................................................................................................viCommitteeRoster.....................................................................................................................................viiCorrespondenceWiththePTCCommittee................................................................................................ixSection1ObjectandScope.....................................................................................................................11-1Object.........................................................................................................................................11-2Scope..........................................................................................................................................11-3TestUncertainty.........................................................................................................................2Section2DefinitionsofTerms,Symbols,andConversionFactors.........................................................32-1DefinitionsofTerms...................................................................................................................32-2Symbols......................................................................................................................................62-3ConversionFactors....................................................................................................................102-4DescriptiveFigures...................................................................................................................12Section3GuidingPrinciples..................................................................................................................183-1Introduction..............................................................................................................................183-2PlanningfortheTest.................................................................................................................183-3PriorAgreements......................................................................................................................203-4TestPreparations...................................................................................