Technica

al purchase specificatio
on LINDE STANDARD
S
Valves in
n air sepa
aration un
nits
acc. to ASME E B31.3 LS 031-6X7
Enhanced cleanliness
s requireme
ents
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Contentts

1  Scope
S .................................................................2 
2  Applicable
A re
egulations, co odes and sta andards ...2 
3  Additional
A req quirements ....................................2 
3.1  Non-metallic
N Materials .......................................2 
3.2  Review
R of ma anufacturer's s documents ...............2 
3.3  Cleaning
C .............................................................2 
3.4  Cleanliness
C ccheck .............................................2 
3.5  Marking
M ...............................................................2 
3.6  Preservation
P of cleanliness ...............................3 
4  Documentati
D on and certiffication ........................3 
Annex A  (inform mative) Cleaning and
preserrvation metho ods "Best pra actice" .....4 

on the curren
Remarks o nt issue:
Revision: R
Requirementss for non-mettallic materia als added; ed
ditorially revis
sed.
Previous isssues: 10.20002; 07.2007; 07.2012; 09 .2013
Responsible e functional unit(s)
u for the
e technical ccontent: ENM
M

Kippe, AS
SM
X 05 12.2014 Rasshofer,
R E
ENMQ Hock, ENM Kirchnerr, ASD
Pelz, DQ
X 04 09.2013 LEHQ-ENM
L / Dr. Hock GPS / Rasshofer LEHQ-D
DQ / Schmitt
Status Issue Date Prepared
P Reviewed Approved
d

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1 Scope
This Techniical Purchase e Specificatio
on (TPS) ap plies in addittion to LS 03
31-6XX for prrocess valves and processs
valve spare parts in air separation
s units.

2 A
Applicable regulation
ns, codes
s and standards
The followin
ng regulation
ns, codes and
d standards sshall be applied besides those mentiooned in the inquiry /
purchase orrder. Issues and addendaa valid at the
e time of plac
cement of ord
der shall govvern
LS 031-6XX
X Technical purchase
p spe
ecification – Valves ASM
ME B31.3 process piping

3 A
Additional requireme
ents
3.1 No
on-metallic
c Materials
s
Base materrial used for non-metallic
n parts (like ga
askets, pack
king etc.) sha
all be either ggraphite or flu
uorinated
polymer.
If the use off lubricants fo
or wetted parts cannot be e avoided, th
hey shall be declared
d to bbe "oxygen compatible"
c f
for
the range off application by the manu ufacturer of tthe lubricant..
3.2 Re
eview of manufacture
m er's docum
ments
Before startt of manufactture the man
nufacturer sh
hall provide on
o request:
 Clean
ning procedu
ure indicating
g sequence o
of cleaning, assembly,
a testing, cleanliiness check method
 List o
of non-metallic materials and
a lubrican ts used
3.3 Cleaning
3.2.1 All we
etted parts sh
hall meet the following req
quirements:
 Hydro
ocarbon content less than 500 mg/m²² (free from unintended
u organics)
o
 No acccumulation of foreign pa
articles > 1 m
mm, total amo
ount less tha
an 100 mg/m
m²
 All su
urfaces dried, no visible droplets
d of liq
quids or mois
sture
 No orrganic paintin
ng or coating
g of inner surrfaces
 Free of loose sca
ale or corrosio
on residual
 Any ccleaning age
ent which is used
u e completely removed prior to drying tthe surfaces
shall be
hod shall be described in a written pro
3.2.2 The clleaning meth ocedure. A suitable
s cleanning method is described
d in
Annex A. Thhe solvent se
elected for clleaning shalll not harm the valve mate
erials.
3.2.3 Prior tto application
n, the cleanin ng proceduree shall be qualified in order to verify thhat the clean
nliness
requirementts will be fulffilled for the respective
r va
alve types.
It is not intended to veriffy the cleanliness requireements quantitatively for each valve.
3.4 Cleanliness check
Inner surfacces shall be subject
s to a qualitative
q cl eanliness sp
pot check. Ch heck shall bee done by on
ne of the
following tesst methods which
w are suitable for the e valve type concerned:
c
a) Visuaal examinatioon under brig ght light and "black light" (= ultraviolett light 320 nm
m to 370 nm)).
b) Wipee test with whhite, lint-free cloth or filterr paper; aided by ultraviolet light.
c) Solveent flushing test / weight determinatio
d on of residue after evaporration.
In case of in
ndications the cleaning shall be repea
ated.
3.5 M
Marking
All valves sh
hall bear a visible markin
ng (tag fixed at the valve)) as follows:
"Free of oil and grease"

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3.6 Prreservation
n of cleanliiness
Valves shall be protecte
ed against co
ontamination or moisture by closure ofo openings, ee.g. with deg
greased plasstic
caps. Valve
es shall be pa
acked individ
dually, e.g. in
n a clean poly
yethylene tub
be or bag.
The preservvation packin
ng shall bearr a well visible
e marking (ta
agged or prin
nted):
"Free of oil and grease"
For carbon steel valves,, the interior of the sealed
d bag shall be
b equipped with desiccaants. The num
mber of
desiccant bags used shall be indicatted appropria ately on the preservation packing.

4 Documenta
ation and certificatio
on
Manufacture
er shall provide the follow
wing docume
entation:
 Hand
dling and storrage instructions for valve
es
 Clean
nliness check report per delivery
d lot sshowing the results
r of the
e performed ccleanliness checks
c

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Annex A
(informativ
ve)

Cleaning an
nd preserv
vation metthods
"B
Best practtice"

A.1 General
Cleaning methods described are rec commended as "best pra actices" whichh lead to the required cleeanliness level.
Others mayy also be app
plied when it has been re liably proven
n that the level of cleanlinness specified in this
standard ca
an be achieveed recurrentlly.
NOTE E
EIGA IGC Dooc. 33/06, AS
STM G93 orr MSS SP-13 b used to deefine a suitable cleaning
38 may also be
p
procedure.

A.2 Su
urface clea
aning from foreign su
ubstances
 Blowiing with oil frree air is reco
ommended tto remove loo
ose foreign particles
p
 Blasting or picklin
ng might be used
u ove foreign substances frrom surfacess (rust, scale etc.).
to remo

A.3 Cleaning / degreasing with organ

nic fluids
Organic cleaning fluids are
a suitable for cleaning and degreas
sing metallic surfaces. Thhe following aspects have
e
to be consid
dered:
 Each component shall be clea
aned prior to
o assembly.
 The ccleaning fluid
d shall not altter the prope
erties of the material
m to be
e cleaned; thhis applies es
specially for
non-mmetallic mateerials.
 Use h
halogenated organic com
mpounds. Alte
ernatively, Is
sopropanol or Acetone m
may be used.
 Safetty issues sha
all be conside
ered (emissio
on limits, flam
mmability, he
ealth hazardss etc.).
 In casse of using wetted
w clothe
es for cleanin
ng, special caare is needed
d to remove organic conttaminations
from surfaces to be
b cleaned ra ather than to
o distribute th
hem uniformlly.
 In casse of using bath
b cleaning
g fluids they sshall be rege
enerated in tiime.
 The ccleaned surfa
aces shall be
e carefully drried to evapo
orate all clean
ning fluid ressidues.

A.4 Cleaning / degreasing with aqueo

ous fluids
Aqueous cle
eaning fluidss with tenside
es are suitab
ble for cleanin easing metalllic surfaces. The followin
ng and degre ng
aspects sha
all be consideered in case of usage:
 Each component shall be clea
aned prior to
o assembly.
 The ccleaning fluid
d shall not co
orrode the ma
aterials to be
e cleaned.
 The ccleaning effe
ect strongly depends on te enside conce
entration, tem
mperature annd mechanic
cal movemen
nt
(use of ultrasonics, concentraated jets etc.)).
 Bath cleaning fluids shall be regenerated
r in time.
 The ccleaned surfa
aces shall be
e carefully rin
nsed with deionized wate
er to remove all tenside re
esidues.

A.5 Prreservation
n of cleanliiness
If preservatiion of cleanliiness is carried out in acccordance witth Para. 3.6 or
o in accordaance with a standard
s
mentioned iin Para. A.1 (see note) th hen preserva ation is accep
pted.

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