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1.1 Proprietary Equipment
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Various Mechanical equipments like Pumps, Compressors, Expanders, Plate- n heat

exchanger, Air cooled Heat Exchanger etc. are classi ed under this category. Allowable SUBSCRIBE UPDATES. IT'S FREE!
loads for the nozzles of these equipments are generally available from equipment
supplier. However, some of the proprietary equipment are designed and constructed Your email:
as per International codes with standard set of allowable loads. In any case, loads Enter email address...
imposed by the connected piping system shall be con rmed and approved the
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Centrifugal Pumps
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API 610, Table 5 gives the allowable forces and moments on the Pump Nozzles (Suction
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and Discharge). However, if the loads acting on the Pump nozzles exceed these values, Legends
the allowable loads can be increased to 2 times, provided the criteria speci ed in Annex July 12, 2017
F are satis ed. This shall be approved and con rmed by the Pump Vendor. As a general
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of the project.
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However,if one or more components of the forces and moments are still exceeding, July 12, 2017
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The minimum allowable nozzle loads shall be as provided by the Pump Supplier.

Pumps (API 676, Rotary Positive Displacement)

The minimum allowable nozzle loads shall be as per API676, Table 2. However, if one or
more components of the forces and moments are still exceeding, same shall be
approved & agreed with the Pump Vendor.

Centrifugal Compressors & Turbo Expanders

The allowable forces and moments acting on the nozzles of centrifugal compressors
shall be designed in accordance with API 617, the forces and moments shall be 1.85
times the values based on the load criteria of NEMA SM23. However, if one or more

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components of the forces and moments are still exceeding, same shall be approved &
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Reciprocating Compressors

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The minimum allowable nozzle loads shall be as per API 618 values. However, if one or
more components of the forces and moments are still exceeding, same shall be
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approved & agreed with the Vendor.

Rotary Positive Displacement Compressors (API619)

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The minimum allowable nozzle loads for Rotary Positive Displacement Compressors is
generally taken as 1.85 times NEMA SM23 Values. However, if one or more components
of the forces and moments are still exceeding, same shall be approved & agreed with
the Vendor.

Brazed Aluminium Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers

The allowable nozzle loads for Brazed Aluminium Plate-Fin HeatExchanger shall be 3
times the value in ALPEMA (Standards of theBrazed Aluminium Plate-Fin Heat
Exchanger Manufacturers Association) Table 5-1. However, it shall be approved and
agreed by the Vendor.

Air Cooled Heat Exchangers

The minimum allowable nozzle loads on Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers due topiping
reactions shall be as listed below.

Nozzle Rating Allowable Load

150 & 300 # 2 times API 661 Values

600# 4 times API 661 Values

900# 6 times API 661 Values

However, it shall be approved and agreed by the Vendor.

Gas Turbines

The minimum allowable nozzle loads for Gas Turbines shall be as provided by Supplier.

Fired Heaters

The minimum allowable nozzle loads for Fired Heaters shall be THREE times as
speci ed in API-560. In case the same is procured as a package item, Nozzle loads shall
be as per Cl. 5.2.14 below.

Steam Turbines-NEMA SM 23

The minimum allowable nozzle loads for Steam Turbine is generally taken as 1.85 times
NEMA SM23 Values. However, if one or more components of the forces and moments
are still exceeding, same shall be approved & agreed with the Vendor.

Reforming furnace-Vendor to give

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Any other proprietary equipment

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The minimum allowable nozzle loads for any other proprietary equipment shall be as
provided by Supplier.

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