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SECTION 15526 EXPANSION TANK PART 1 - PRODUCTS 1.1 A. B. GENERAL Each tank shall be piped and fitted in accordance with standard details. External Air Separation Tank: External air separation tank shall be of steel, designed for 345 KPa and constructed and tested in accordance with the standards outlined in section 15020. The capacity of the separator shall not be less than indicated on the drawings. Tank shall have tangential connections, flanged for sizes 65mm and larger. Each unit shall have an internal perforated stainless steel air collection tube, for air release to the system compression tank, and shall also have a galvanized steel system strainer. Provide a blow down connection piped to nearest floor sink. DIAPHRAGM TYPE COMPRESSION TANK A. Furnish and install diaphragm compression tanks as shown on drawings, specified herein and in accordance with the manufacturers installation instructions. B. C. Tank: The compression tank shall be heavy gauge cold rolled steel, of welded construction, rated for an operating pressure of not less than 1035 kPa at 115C. Hung tanks are to be provided with integral fixed in place cradles.

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D. Provide tanks with all required ports. Ports are to be threaded. Tank is to have a port located on the bottom, not less than 25mm for draining. E. Provide a flanged port, not less than 150mm for access and maintenance of diaphragm. F. G. Diaphragm: Diaphragm to be heavy duty Butyl, corrosion resistant, designed to withstand operating pressure of 1035kPa at 115C without rupturing. Diaphragm shall be one piece construction and shall be renewable.

H. Tank and supports are to be finished with 1 coat zinc chromate primer and 2 coats epoxy enamel.

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Welded black steel; ASME constructed and labeled for minimum 862 kpa (125 psig) water working pressure and 190 deg. C (375 deg F) operating temperature. Perforated stainless steel air collector tube designed to direct release of air into rooms. Tangential inlet and outlet connections; threaded connection for 50 mm and smaller; flanged connections for 65mm (2 inch) and larger; threaded blow-down connection; sized as indicated for full system flow capacity. Type: The air release tank shall be of the in-the-pip-line type with tangential openings for water in and out. The inside shall be specifically designed to create a low velocity vortex for the separation of free air from the water stream. Size: The size of the air release tank shall be based on the line size of the pipe shown on the drawings. Shell: The shell shall be constructed of welded carbon steel; ASME constructed and labeled for 8.78 kg/cm2 (125 psig) water working pressure and 190.6 C (375 F) operating temperature. Strainer: the tank shall be equipped with an internal steel strainer with perforations sized for water flow. The strainer shall be installed in a location of assist in the separation of air . the strainer shall be removable from the bottom by unbolting the steel bolt heads. Drain: The tank shall be equipped with a bottom drain and this drain shall be piped to the nearest open site drain. The drain line shall be equipped with a gate valve and a union to facilitate the removal of the strainer.

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