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Union Texas Petroleum

SPECIFICATION FOR

PRESSURE, VESSELS

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ENffS - 401

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 STANDARDS AND CODES

3.0 DESIGN

4.0 GENERAL

5.0 MATERIALS

6.0 VESSEL INTERNALS

{ 7.0 LADDERS AND PLATFORMS

')t§i:} 8.0 FABRICATION

9.0 INSPECTION AND EXPEDITING

10.0 TESTING

11.0 DOCUMENTATION

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1.0 Scope

This standard specification defines the minimum requirements for the design and
preparation of detailed engineering design drawings and/or vessel specification
sheets, materials, fabrication , welding, painting, testing, inspection and shipment
of welded unfired pressure vessels.

2.0 Standards and Codes

The unit shall be manufactured in full accordance with applicable sections of the latest
editions of the following standards and codes :

2.1 OSHA

2.2 ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels

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.. '~!:k 2.4 ANSI B16.5 Standard for Steel Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings

2.5 ANSI B31.3 Code for Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping

3.0 Design

3.1 Materials, fabrication, inspection and testing shall be in strict accordance with the
ASME Code. Code stamping and registration with the National Board of Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Inspectors is required. All requirements specified herein
are in addition to, or are a clarification of, ASME Code Section VIII, Division 1.

3.2 Vessels shall be designed to meet the operating and design conditions listed on
the respective vessel data sheet and/or drawing. Contractor shall guarantee the
process and mechanical design of vessels .

3.3 The maximum allowable working pressure at design temperature shall not be
limited by nozzle reinforcement or nozzle neck thickness.

3.4 Unless specified otherwise on the vessel data sheet, all carbon steel vessels
shall be designed with a 1/8" corrosion allowance. The corrosion allowance shall

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be added to shell strength members, nozzles, and any other carbon steel part in
contact with the process fluid (except mist eliminators or bubble caps).

3.5 The minimum thickness (excluding corrosion allowance) of carbon steel pressure
vessels shall be 1/4 inch for vessels up to 4B" 1.0., 3/B inch for vessels larger
than 4B" 1.0. to 60" 1.0., and Y, inch for vessels larger than 60" 1.0. The
minimum thickness of any alloy steel pressure vessel shall be 3/16 inch.

3.6 Internal pipe minimum thickness shall be 1/B" plus twice the corrosion allowance
or standard weight pipe (whichever is greater).

3.7 Elbows, tees, and other weld fittings shall be of the same schedule as the pipe to
which they are attached.

3.B The basic allowable stresses for non pressure parts, except as modified below,
shall be33-1/3% of the ultimate tensile strength, 66-2/3% of the yield strength, or
that producing a creep rate of 1% in 10,000 hours, whichever is lowest. Welds
attaching nonpressure parts, to the pressure shell and highly loaded supports for
_- important internals such as grids, etc. shall be designed to the allowable stresses
for pressure parts.

3.9 On alloy steel vessels, external attachments shall be of the same material as the
shell or head to which they are attached or isolated from the vessel by an alloy
pad of 114 inch minimum thickness.

3.10 Vertical vessels shall be supported by a skirt. The skirt shall be of the height
required to provide the clearance between the bottom of the head and the base
of the skirt as required for piping, access, etc., but in no case shall the clearance
be less than 18".

3.11 Horizontal pressure vessels shall be supported by two (2) saddles. Stresses in
shells of large horizontal vessels shall be analyzed by Contractor in accordance
with ·Stresses in Large Horizontal Cylindrical Pressure Vessels on Two Saddle
Supports" by L. P. Zick. Horizontal saddles shall have wear plates continuously
welded to the vessel shell. Horizontal saddles shall provide support for at least
120 degrees of the vessel shell circumference.

3.12 Vessels shall be designed to be self supporting and to withstand a wind loading
based on site specific wind velocities sustained for one minute. Vessel supports
shall be adequate for wind load with vessel empty, and for test conditions with

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vessel full of water. Saddle supports shall also be designed with adequate plate
thicknesses and gusset plates for dynamic forces due to transport on trucks.

3.13 To facilitate handling, vessels shall be supplied with lifting lugs readily accessible
for rigging and designed with a safety factor of four (4) when specified and/or
approved.

3.14 The minimum size opening in a vessel shall be Y, inch.

3.15 Slip-on flanges shall not be used unless specifically approved by Company.

3.16 When insulation is specified, Contractor shall furnish shop welded support rings
(on approximately 12 foot centers) projecting to within y," of the thickness of
insulation.

3.17 Wear plates or impingement baffles shall be installed at inlet nozzles on all
vessels subject to erosion.

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-- Manholes, hand holes, cieanout openings and end flanges shall be provided as
required for operation, maintenance, and to meet code requirements for
inspection. Manways shall be at least 20 inches internal diameter unless
otherwise shown. Handholes shall be a minimum of 6" NPS. Vessels smaller
than 30 inches in diameter shall have access openings per data sheet. The
edges of manways and nozzles shall be rounded to a radius of at least 1/8 inch.

3.19 Davits shall be provided for manway or inspection openings 10" NPS or larger.
Davits shall be constructed of bent pipe with an eyebolt connection to flange and
a socket for the nozzle support. Davits are to be fully sealed with plate caps on
each end of the pipe and a sleeve for the eyebolt. The support socket shall be
open at the bottom and be equipped with a grease zerk for lubrication.
Inspection openings 4"-8" NPS shall be provided with hinges.

3.20 All pads, wear plates, or other fully seal welded pads shall have two 1/4" NPT
telltale holes located 180 degrees apart that have been drilled and tapped.
Telltale holes shall be filled with silicone sealant after painting.

3.21 All welds for attachments directly to the vessel shall be continuous seal welds.

3.22 All nozzles shall be back welded where the vessel diameter permits.

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3.23 Drain nozzles shall be trimmed flush with the inside surface of the vessel where
backwelding is not required .

3.24 Bolting for internal and external attachments shall be 316 stainless steel with
lock washers and nuts.

3.25 Clips for external attachments shall have boll holes that clear Ihe speCified
insulation thickness.

3.26 Vertical vessels 3'-0" to 6'-0" nominal diameter shall have one 20" skirt access
opening and two 2" vents. Vessels larger than 6'-0" diameter shall have two 20"
skirt access openings and four 2" vents. Vessels less than 3'-0" in diameter shall
have a minimum of one 8" diameter skirt inspection opening and two 2" diameter
skirt vents .

All openings in the skirt shall be provided with reinforcement rings or collars
projected to equal the insulation or fire proofing thickness.

3.2~_ Vertical vessel skirts shall be provided with seal plates and drains.

3.28 The number of anchor bolts, where anchor bolts are specified, shall be in
multiples of four. There shall be a minimum of eight for towers or a minimum of
four for other vessels. The minimum size of anchor bolts shall be 3/4" diameter.
The allowable anchor bolt tensile stress shall be 16,000 psi calculated on the
root area of the bolts. Bolt holes shall be 1/8" larger than the bolts. The bolt
circle shall lie outside the skirt.

3.29 All vertical vessels not having a top head pipe connection shall have a 1-inch
minimum size vent connection.

3.30 Vessel nozzles shall be designed to eliminate the use of reinforcing pads.
Where a standard long weld neck forged nozzle fitting will not provide the
necessary reinforcement, then an "H-neck" or "Super H-neck" forging shall be
used. Exceptions to this may be in cases of very thick vessel wall nozzle
penetrations where excessive welding may cause cracking problems or·for
atmospheric design pressure vessels such as glycol reboilers where pipe neck or
slip on flange nozzles may be acceptable. Any use of reinforcing pads must be
specifically approved by Company prior to fabrication.

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3.31 Pipe neck and weld neck flange nozzles are permissible for "h illside" tangential
nozzles where the overall length of the nozzle, including internal projection ,
exceeds 18 inches in length and if specifically approved by Company.

4.0 General

4 .1 All vessels shall be furni shed complete as shown on Company's drawings and as
herein noted and shall include all necessary blind flanges, studs, nuts, gaskets,
bolts, clips , all internals and internal piping .

4 .2 The vessel data sheet drawing(s) submitted by Company to Contractor are not
intended to cover complete details. The vessel Contractor shall make detailed
calculations covering the design of pressure vessels shown on Company's
specification sheet and Contractor shall prepare detailed shop drawings.
Contractor shall submit to Company one reproducible and four prints of shop
drawings, weld procedures, and detailed calculations for approval. Shop work
shall not start until Contract9r has received prints of shop drawings approved by
_ Company unless otherwise instructed in writing by Company.

./..: . 4 .3 Contractor shall calculate and show on preliminary drawing(s) estimated

shipping and hydrotest weights, including installed internals of each vessel.

4.4 Preparation for Shipment

4.4 .1 The finished vessel shall be drained and cleaned inside and outside,
made free of loose mill scale and rust, and painted as noted on the
vessel drawing .

4.4.2 All flange faces and/or machined surfaces shall be protected by a

coating of heavy grease and shall have a wood or steel cover plate
bolted in place.

4.4 .3 All threaded process connections shall be temporarily plugged with

water tight screwed plastic plugs and paint marked with bright
fluorescent orange paint. All spare threaded connections shall be
plugged with 3000# forged steel hex head plugs.

4.4.4 Suitable supports shall be provided for intern al parts which might
become damaged during shipment.

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4.4.5 Service gaskets and/or spare parts shall be boxed or crated to prevent
damage during shipment. Boxes or crates shall be marked to indicate
the contents and to show the vessel item number.

4.4.6 Contractor shall be responsible for loading and anchoring vessels to

prevent any damage during shipment.

4.5 Nameplate Stamping

4.5.1 Contractor shall stamp the following information on a 316 stainless steel
nameplate which shall be riveted to a "r·type nameplate bracket.

4.5.1.1 Vessel Name and Tag Number

4.5.1.2 Code Symbols

4.5.1.3 Name of Fabricator

,- 4.5.1.4 Manufacturer's Serial Number

4.5.1.5 National Board Number

4.5.1.6 Purchaser's Item Number

4.5.1.7 Shell Material Specification

4.5.1.8 Shell Thickness (New)

4.5.1.9 Head Material Specification

4.5.1.10 Head Minimum Thickness (New)

4.5.1.11 Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (minus corrosion

allowance)

4.5.1.12 Maximum Allowable Temperature for Stamped Pressure

4.5.1.13 Corrosion Allowance

4.5.1.14 Hydrostatic Test Pressure

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4.5.1 .15 Vessel Dry Weight

4.5.2 All vessel nameplates shall be riveted to a 'T' type bracket. The
bracket shall be seal welded to the vessel shell. The bracket shall
project from the vessel a distance equal to the thickness of the
insulation.

5.0 Materials

5.1 When not specified on the data sheet, Contractor shall determine the type of
material and thickness to be used for vessel shell, heads, and other pressure
containing parts in accordance with ASTM and ASME specifications. All
materials shall be new and unused and of U.S.A. source and origin. Use of any
foreign materials must have prior written approval by Company.

5.2 Generally, materials used for vessel shells, heads, other pressure parts and
. ..--. reinforcement pads shall be. minimum SA-516 Grade 70. SP-106, Grade B
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_- seamless, normalized pipe may be used for vessels less than 24" 0.0. All plate
materials over 1-1/2 inch thickness shall be normalized at the mill. Plates over Y,
""~ inch thick shall be purchased with supplementary requirements for ultrasonic
examination in accordance with ASTM A435. Company reserves the right to
perform additional ultrasonic examination prior to shipment from the mill, or at
Contractor's or plate rolling facilities.

5.3 Steel plate used for lifting lugs, clips, and supports shall be of the same material
as the vessel or of ASTM A-36.

5.4 Bolting, unless otherwise specified, shall be full threaded studs, ASTM A-193
Grade B-7, tempered at 1100 degrees F, with two (2) ASTM-194 Class 2H semi-
finished hex huts, Class 2 fit, all cadmium plated.

5.5 All pipe shall conform to ASME A-106 Grade B seamless or better.

5.6 Vessel heads shall be 2:1 elliptical for vessels designed for 125 psig or higher
(ASME weld caps if vessel 0.0. is less than 24").

5.7 Angles and bars shall be in accordance with ASTM A-36.

5.8 Gaskets for raised face flanges, manways, and hand holes shall be spiral wound,
non-asbestos, with 304 stainless steel winding, Flexitallic Style "CG" or equal.

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Gaskets for ring-type joint flanges shall be 316 S.S., Type R, oval section, in
accordance with ANSI Standard 816.20.1.

5.9 Nozzles and Manholes

5.9.1 All vessel connections 2" or larger shall be long weld neck flanged,
forged steel unless specified otherwise on the vessel drawings.

5.9.2 Vessel nozzles and connections y," to 1-3/4" nominal size shall be
ASTM A-105 6000# forged steel couplings of weldable quality forged
steel or barstock.

5.9.3 Weld fittings shall be seamless carbon steel to ASTM A-234 Grade
WP8.

5.9.4 Forgings, manholes, hand holes, and nozzle flanges shall conform to
ANSI 816.5 and ASTM A-105.

5.9.5 All flanged vessel connections for ANSI Class 900 lb. and higher shall
be RTJ. 20-inch diameter manways for ANSI Class 600 lb. vessels
(1480 psig M.AW.P.) shall be raised face.

6.0 Vessel Internals

Each vessel shall be equipped with the internals indicated on the drawings. These
internals shall be of the type described below.

6.1 Defoamers

6.1.1 Defoamers ·shall be of the serpentine corrugated plate type.

6.1.2 The defoamers shall be constructed of 316 stainless steel and shall be
removable in sections through the vessel manways.

6.1.3 Defoamers shall be mounted in the vessel so that they extend to at

least 6 inches below the normal liquid level.

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6.2 Mesh Pad Mist Eliminators

6.2.1 Mesh type mist eliminators shall be designed to limit liquid carryover to
0.1 gaI.lMMSCF.

6.2.2 Mesh pads shall be constructed of 316 stainless steel mesh with a
density of 12 Ib'/ft. ' . Minimum mesh thickness shall be 6 inches.

6.2.3 The pads on vertical vessels shall be supported from above and below
by stainless steel grids. The mesh shall be wired in place with stainless
steel wire.

6.2.4 The mesh pads shall be removable in sections through the vessel
manway.

6.3 Vane Type Mist Eliminators

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;,,,,. 6.3.2 The vane mist eliminators shall be of the type manufactured by E. W.
Smith, Inc. or equal, i.e. shall have angle liquid traps at the "peak" of
the vane corrugations. Standard serpentine plate designs are not
acceptable.

6.3.3 Vane type mist eliminators shall be constructed of 316 stainless steel
and shall be removable in sections through the vessel manways.

6.4 Wave Breakers

Perforated baffle type wave breakers shall be provided where indicated on the
vessel drawings. They shall be fabricated of carbon steel and seal welded in
place. Baffles shall be vertical extending into the liquids section.

6.5 Sand Weirs

6.5.1 Sand weirs shall be provided where indicated on the vessel drawings.
They shall be fabricated of carbon steel and seal welded in place.

6.5.2 The sand weir shall extend to a height equal to the height of the bottom
of the oil bucket.

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6.6 Water Weirs

6.6.1 Water weirs shall be provided where indicated on the vessel drawing.
They shall be constructed of carbon steel and seal welded into place.

6.6.2 The height of the water weir shall be adjustable over a range of plus or
minus 2 inches via a gasketed, slotted, bolted stainless steel plate.
Adjustment bolts shall be stainless steel with the end of the threads
spot welded to prohibit the loss of the nut.

6.7 Vortex Breakers

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Vortex breakers shall be provided on all operating liquid outlets as indicated on
the drawings.

6.8 Sand Jets

6.8.1 Sand jet nozzles and internal piping shall be provided where indicated
on the drawings. '

6.8.2 The internal piping shall be Schedule 80 A-106-B pipe terminated with a
blind flange 6 inches from the sand weir. Two rows of jetting holes shall
be provided in each jetting pipe. Contractor shall determine the
orientation and spacing for optimum coverage.

6.8.3 Contractor shall supply blind flanges for the sand jet nozzles (external
connection).

6.9 Oil Buckets

Oil buckets shall be located and sized as shown on the vessel drawings. They
shall be constructed of carbon steel seal welded to the shell.

6.10 Bubble Cap Trays

6.10.1 All bubble cap tray components shall be 316 S.S. and shall be
fabricated by Glitsch, Nutter, or Owner approved manufacturer.

6.10.2 Trays for vessels 48" t.O. or larger shall have intertray manways for
entry from top to bottom.

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6.10.3 Trays shall be fully gasketed and sealed.

6.10.4 Each tray shall be provided with plugged drains.

6.10.5 The live load design requirements for internal trays and supports shall
be not less than that required by a concentrated live load of 300 pounds
at any point on the fully assembled equipment. Tray deflection shall be
limited to 1/8" for the design live loads, except that for vessel diameters
over 8 feet the deflection shall not exceed the internal diameter of the
tower in inches divided by 720.

7.0 Ladders and Platforms

7.1 Ladders and platforms shall be provided when indicated on the data sheet and
shall meet OSHA requirements.

7.2 Ladders and platforms shall be galvanized.

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(, 7.3 Platforms shall be 1" x 3/16" banded, serrated steel grating capable of
supporting 200 PSF. The grating shall be welded to the platform unless
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otherwise speCified on the vessel data sheet. Removable grating shall be
secured with 316 stainless steel clips and bolts.

7.4 Ladders shall be bolted in place at all connections to the vessel shell.

7.5 Platform handrails shall be galvanized 1-1/2 inch standard wall pipe and be
equipped with knee rails and kickplates.

8.0 Fabrication

8.1 If the vessel shell plate rolling is subcontracted or is ·performed at a location

other than the final fabrication shop, then the vessel cans shall be rolled, long
seam welded and rerolled to ensure roundness at that rolling facility. Prior to the
vessel cans being shipped to any other location, the cans shall be inspected by
Contractor and Company for:

Radiographic examination of the long seams

Roundness at both ends of the can
LDJO.D. match up to other cans or vessel heads which are to be
circumferentially welded to the can

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Ultrasonic examination of the circumferential weld bevels if not previously

performed by Company

8.2 No fabrication shall start until the following have been approved by Company:

vessel drawings
welding procedures
materials received by Contractor

8.3 All welding procedures used for fabrication shall specify a minimum of 70°F
preheat temperature for wall thickness less than .750 inch and 200-300°F for
wall thicknesses .750 inch and over. .

8.4 Vessels shall be of welded construction, utilizing either shielded metal arc, semi-
automatic, or automatic submerged-arc process. No short arc weldin~ is
permitted. - - .-- G

8.5 Welding electrodes, automatic or manual, shall deposit a composition

t -- corresponding to the material being welded. Where applicable, electrodes shall
meet AWS-ASTM specifications. Welding electrodes and other welding
-<.,. ...' materials shall be a recognized brand approved by Company.

8.6 Covered welding electrodes for nonalloy welding shall be of the low hydrogen
coating type in accordance with ASTM A-233.

8.7 Fabrication involving welding shall not be sublet to others without the written
approval of Company.

8.8 Welding shall be done with procedures and operators which have been qualified
in accordance with Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Copies of all applicable welding procedures, qualification tests, and welder
performance qualification tests shall be open to inspection by Company's
inspector. Company shall retain the right to retest any operator at Company's
expense.

8.9 Nozzles, couplings, and manholes and any reinforcements shall be attached to
the vessel with full penetration welds.

8.10 Backup strips or rings shall be used only after approval by Company.

8.11 Backup strips, if used for closing heads, shall be of the consumable type only.
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8.12 Circumferential welds shall be so located that visual inspection can be made with
all internal equipment in ptace . All longitudinal seams shall clear nozzles, clips,
and other external parts by a minimum of 2". Longitudinal seams for trayed
vessels shall not be located behind downcomers and preferably be located 60
degrees apart and for horizontal vessels shall be located a minimum of 30
deg ree s above the horizontal centerline.

8.13 Seams in supporting skirts shall be double-butt welded . Connections between

skirts and vessel heads shall be made with a smooth flat-faced fillet weld; width
of weld to be equal to skirt thickness, and height of weld equal to twice the width.
Fillet welds on the 1.0. and 0.0 . of the skirt shall attach the skirt to the base ring
and head.

8.14 Welded vessels shall be stress relieved when required by the code andlor
specified on the data sheets . Flange faces shall be protected against oxidation
during heat treatment.

,r . O. 8.15 Absolutely no welding, hammering, processing or forming shall be performed on

\ the shells, heads, manholes, nozzles o'r other attachments after stress relieving.

" ' <>:. 8.16 Intemal flanges, where required, may be fabricated from !!," plate with full face
gaskets.

8.17 Bolt hotes in nozzle flanges shall straddle natural centerlines.

8.18 Bolt holes in structural members shall be drilled or punched. Burning of holes is
not permitted.

8.19 Fabrication Tolerances

8.19.1 Unless noted otherwise, all elevation dimensions are to bottom of

baseplate.

8.19.2 Vessel shells have a maximum deviation from a straight line of 1/8" in
10 feet of length.

8.19.3 Baseplates shall be perpendicular to the vertical centerline of vessel

within a tolerance of .02" per foot of outside diameter when measured
across the centerline of the base.

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8.19.4 Nozzles shall be plumb and level in any direction within Y, degree. The
tolerances for nozzle locations shall be plus or minus 1/8" for elevation ,
y, degree for orientation, and plus or minus 1/ 16" for projection.

8.19.5 Trays shall be level in all directions within a tolerance of .02" per foot of
vessel diameter when measured from wall to wall across the center of
the tray.

8.19.6 Height of tray overflow weirs shall be within a tolerance of plus 1/8"
minus 0 inches.

8.19.7 Clearance from bottom of downcomer to tray below shall be within a

tolerance of minus 1/8" plus 0 inches.

8.19.8 Spacing between trays shall be within plus or minus 1/4".

8.19.9 All other tray dimensions shall be within a tolerance of plus or minus
1/8".
c 8.19.10 All other dimensions shown on vessel drawings and not otherwise
restricted shall be within a tolerance of plus or minus 1/4".

8.20 Where two openings are provided for installation of instruments or vessel bridle
connections, nozzles shall be jig set to ensure correct center-center dimensions.

8.21 Clips and Special Attachments

8.21.1 Contractor shall furnish and install all clips for ladders, platforms, pipe
supports, pipe guides, insulation support rings and special brackets as
specified on the vessel data sheet.

8.21 .2 Any ladders and platforms, supplied by Contractor, shall be completely

fitted to the vessel in the shop to insure fit, witnessed by Company,
then disassembled and shipped separately unless Company gives
written authority to do otherwise.

8.22 Painting

8.22.1 Surface preparation and protective coatings shall be in accordance with

Specification No. ENITS-102, "Protective Coatings", unless otherwise
specified on the drawing .
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8.22.2 The entire vessel shall be painted including all appurtenances, saddles,
supports, lift lugs and nozzles. Flanges shall be painted on the edges,
in side bolt holes, and up to gasket surface.

8.22.3 Vessels shall not be painted until hydrotesting has been completed .

9.0 Inspection and Expediting

9.1 In addition to the code inspection, Company's inspector may engage in a

progress inspection of all material, fabrication, and testing of equipment
furnished under this specification. Therefore, Contractor shall prepare a
comprehensive fabrication schedule to include the amount of time required to
complete each phase of the work and shall submit a copy for Company's
approval prior to commencing work.

9.2 The inspector will have free entry to Contractor's shops for the purpose of
........~"'\ conducting inspection at va~ious stages of fabrication during normal business
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Contractor shall advise Company at least five working days prior to the date
when actual fabrication starts in the shop. The inspector will, at this time, set up
with Contractor the schedule of future visits and subsequent inspection notices
can be arranged between the inspector and the shop. Contractor shall furnish
Company's inspector with desk space and telephone access.

9.4 All plate received at a facility for rolling of vessel cans or forming of vessel heads
shall be ultrasonically inspected prior to rolling or forming if the plate is Y, inch
thick (nominal) or greater. Ultrasonic inspection shall include:

Grid inspection (see paragraph 10.8)

Inspector of weld bevels for laminations

9.5 Inspection notices must also be given in advance of any agreed inspection point,
witnessed hydrostatic, or performance tests.

9.6 The completed vessel shall be inspected prior to painting and again prior to
shipment to insure that it is completely dry and clean.

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9.7 The inspector shall reject any material that is not of acceptable quality and
workmanship, or fails to comply with the specifications and other requirements of
the order.

9.8 Company's approval or release of any work for shipment does not relieve
Contractor of any responsibility.

9.9 Radi09raph Inspection

9.9.1 100% radiographic inspection shall be required of all welds in

accordance with Paragraph UW-51 of the ASME Code unless
otherwise specified .

9.9.2 Vessels specified as or requiring stress relieving shall be subject to

radiographic inspection after stress relief. Contractor shall inspect all
welds by radiography prior to stress relief and ensure all known repairs
are completed prior to stress relief. Final acceptance of the vessel shall
be based on post stress relief,radiographs.

9.16- Ultrasonic Inspection

9.10.1 Any reinforcing or other type of pad welds shall be ultrasonically

inspected.

9.10.2 Ultrasonic inspection shall be in accordance with the latest revision of

the ASME Boiler and Pressure Code, Section VIII, Division 1.

9.10.3 All full penetration nozzle and manway attachment welds shall be
inspected ultrasonically.

9.10.4 On stress relieved vessels, the ultrasonic inspection of finished welds

shall be done after stress relief.

9.11 Company may request copies of Contractor's orders for materials, supplies, and
suborders where applicable (these may be unpriced if Contractor desires).
Contractor will provide a material delivery and a fabrication schedule in sufficient
detail so that the progress of the work can be followed and delivery on schedule
insured.

9.12 Company reserves the right to expedite Contractor's suppliers to insure delivery
schedules.

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9.13 Company's inspectors and expediters shall have free entry to Contracto(s shops
and offices during normal business hours to inspect the fabrication work and to
review Contractor's orders with regard to the type and quality of materials
ordered and the delivery schedules thereof. It is not the intent of this
specification that inspectors or expediters have access to Contractor's
confidential records on costs, profits, etc.

10.0 Testing

10.1 Testing shall be the responsibility of Contractor.

10.2 Unless otherwise advised, Company's inspector and authorized code inspector
shall witness all hydrostatic and/or air test, any charpy impact test, hardness
test, and the checking of x-rays.

10.3 Prior to testing, vessels and piping shall be thoroughly cleaned of all dirt, slag,
,- weld splatter, loose scale, oil , paint and all other foreign matter.
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10.4 The procedure for hydrostatic test shall be in accordance with the ASM E Code
''';" with temperature recording except that the temperature of the testing medium
shall not be less than 70°F during the hydrostatic test. The hydrostatic test shall
. be based on maximum allowable working pressure new and cold as limited by
the vessel components. Hydrostatic tests shall be held for a two hour test
period.

10.5 Horizontal vessels shall be hydrostatically tested in the saddles and not
otherwise supported.

10.6 Weirs and oil buckets shall be leak tested.

10.7 Any reinforcing or other type of pad shall be tested prior to final hydrostatic test
with soap suds and air at 15 pounds per square inch gauge in accordance with
Paragraph UW-15 (c) of the ASME Code.

10.8 All plate over %" thick for head or shells, or other pressure retaining service shall
be inspected for laminations using ultrasonic compression wave technique or
mag particle in accordance with SA 435. All edges of plates and edges of cut
made for attaching weldments shall be continuously examined for laminations for
a width of 1" by ultrasonic or mag particle testing prior to welding. Any
laminations shall be cause for repair, cutting off, or rejection of plate.
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10.9 When the pressure vessel data sheets indicate that a vessel is to be used at
design temperatures below -20°F charpy impact testing shall be performed in
accordance with UG-84 of the ASME Code, Section VIII.

10.10 Vessels specified as being stacked one on another shall be shop fit up to verify
matching and alignment of saddle supports before heat treating.

10.11 Ladders, platforms, and ship loose internals shall be shop fit to insure proper fit

11.0 Documentation

11.1 At the time of the final inspection, Contractor shall provide one copy of the vessel
data sheet or drawing for the inspector's review and approval.

11.2 Within one week after the vessel is ready for shipment, Contractor shall furnish
eight (8) copies of the following final reports and data sheets. These reports and
data sheets are considered to be part of the purchase order and the order is not
complete until all reports and data sheets are received .
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11.2.1 Manufacturer's code data report.

11.2.2 Certified material record reports giving the origin, heat number.
chemical analysis. physical properties, and location of each item.

11.2.3 Final as-built drawings.

11.2.4 Copies of the chart showing temperature conditions over versus time
during the post-weld heat treatment The complete temperature cycle
of heating. holding. and cooling shall be shown.

11.2.5 Copies of the chart from the recording gauges for the hydrostatic test.

11.2.6 Facsimile of nameplate stamping.

11.2.7 Any other information as required by the code or the purchase order.

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