Horizontal Dummy Leg Question

Has anyone ever seen a horizontal dummy leg used on a 45 degree elbow?

Here's a quick sketch:

http://www.pipingdesign.com/drawings/dummy.jpg

It is assumed that the non-penetrating weld between the DL and the elbow would overlap, although the sketch doesn't show this.

Paul Received on Thu Apr 15 19:50:00 2004