STANDARD SPECIFICATION STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. ON FOR FABRICATION AND 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 ere ORAM Toenaroua itz fe usta at Cea aa SeTTs eq aren fatreet STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF PIPING REVISED AND ISSUED AS STANDARD eae _ SPECIFICATION se No > osonca”” PMTREGT INCLUDED AND ISSUEDAS ‘STANDARD SPECIFICATION oN sxe REAFFIRMED AND ISSUED AS STD. Pees eSeeLteeeee SPECIFICATION 5 ne 0140483 _IGSUEDAS STANDARD SPECIFICATION -AKG_—=~=«PV CGR as oe ‘Siandards Standards Commitee Bureau Rev. at purpose ene onvenor vairman Rev. bate Purp a cers ch ‘Approved by Format No, 8-00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EIL— All rghts reservedENGINEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No, eGR UMITED FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev.3 TS outro OF PIPING Page 20113 ASH Alloy Stee! ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers cl Cast Iron cs : Carbon Steel HMTD Heat & Mass Transfer Division BR: Indian Boiler Regulations Lrcs : Low Temperature Carbon Steel NACE : National Association of Corrosion Engineers NB: Nominal Bore NDT : Non Destructive Testing PRD : Piping and Instrumentation Diagram PMI: Positive Material Identification ss: Stainless Stee! SMMS : Specialist Materials & Maintenance Services Piping Standards Committee Convenor: — Mr $ Chanda Members: — Mr VK Bhatli Mr AT Dharmik Mr PK Bali Mr R Nanda Mr LB Ajwani Mr D Khare (HMTD) Mr PP Lahiri/S Ghoshal (SMMS) Mr GK lyer (Const.) Mr RK Bhandari (Proj.) Format No. 8-00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EIL All ighis reservedS5RR er fy ENGINEERS ___- STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. sear OR UMITED ES Nine OF PIPING Page 30f 13, FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 1.0 3.0 40 50 CONTENTS: SCOPE, SCOPE OF WORK OF CONTRACTOR... BASIS FOR WORK FABRICATION... ERECTION .. Format No, 8-00-0001-F' Rev. 0 ‘Copyight EIL Al rights reservedSSRGIZRE lm ENGI STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. ST CHACS RAL titre ee 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 Page 4of 13, 10 SCOPE This specification covers general requirements of fabrication and erection of above ground and trench piping systems at site. The specification covers the scope of work of Contractor, basis of work to be carried out by Contractor and standards, specifications and normal practice to be followed during fabrication and erection by the Contractor. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK OF CONTRACTOR, Generally the scope of work of Contractor shall include the following: 2.1 Transportation of required piping materials (as described in C1.2.1.1), pipe support (material as described in Cl. 2.3) and all other necessary piping materials from Owner's storage point or Contractor's storage point (in case of Contractor's scope of supply) to work site/shop including raising store requisitions for issue of materials in the prescribed format & maintaining an account of the materials received from Owner's stores. 2.1.1 Piping materials include the following but not limited to the same. a, Pipes (All sizes and schedule) b. Flanges (All sizes, types & Pressure ratings). ©. Fittings (All sizes, types and schedule) d. Valves (AIll sizes, types and Ratings) €. Gaskets (All sizes, types & Ratings) f Bolts, Nuts or M/C Bolts (All types) g. Expansion Joint/Bellows (All types) h. Specialty items like online filters, ejectors, sample coolers, steam traps, strainers, air traps ete. i, Online instruments like control valve, orifice flange, rotameter, safety valves ete. 2.2 Shop & field fabrication and erection of piping in accordance with documents listed under C13.0 ie. BASIS OF WORK' including erection of all piping materials enumerated above. 2.3 Fabrication and erection of pipe supports like shoe, saddle, guide, stops, anchors, clips, cradles, hangers, turn-buckles, supporting fixtures, bracket cantilevers, struts, tee-posts including erection of spring supports and sway braces. 24 24.1 Fabrication of piping specials like special radius bends, reducers, mitres ete, 242 n of plain and threaded nipples from pipes as required during erection. 243 of swage nipples as and when req 2.4.4 Fabrication of odd angle elbow like 60°, 30° or any other angle from 90°/45° elbows as and when required Format No. 6-00-0007-F1 Rev. 0 ‘Copyright EIL ~ Alights reserved‘SGRRAZ ENGINEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. BARN ES wrens OF PIPING. 245 24.6 25 26 27 2.8 29 2.10 241 212 2a3 244 245 2.16 30 3a 3.12 3.13 FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 Page 5 of 13, Fabrication of flange, reducing flange, blind flange, spectacle blinds as and when required. Fabrication of stub-in connection with or without reinforcement, Grinding of edges of pipes, fittings, flanges etc. to match mating edges of uneven/different thickness wherever required Modifications like providing additional cleats, extension of stem of valve, locking arrangement of valves etc. as and when required. Preparation of Isometrics, bill of materials, supporting details of all NON-IBR lines upto 2- 1/2" within the unit battery limit and get subsequent approval from Engineer-in-Charge as and when called for. Obtaining approval for drawings prepared by Contractor from statutory authority, if required. Spun concrete lining of the inside of pipes 3" NB & above including fittings and flanges as required in accordance with specification. Rubber lining inside pipes, fittings, flanges as and when required, in accordance with specification. Radiography, stress relieving, dye penetration, magnetic particle test etc. as required in specification. Performing PMI using alloy analyzers as per ‘Standard Specification for Positive Material Identification at Construction Sites, 6-82-0002" Casting of concrete pedestals and fabrication & erection of small structures for pipe supports, including supply of necessary materials. Providing insert plates from conerete structures and repair of platform gratings around pipe openings. Making material reconciliation statement and return of Owner's supply left over materials to ‘Owner's storage. Flushing and testing of all piping systems as per standard specification for inspection, flushing and testing of piping systems (Specification No. 6-44-0013) Pickling (as and when applicable) as per Job specification(s) for chemical cleaning of CS suction piping of compressors, SS Piping, Weldaments etc, as applicable. BASIS FOR WORK ‘The complete piping work shall be carried out in accordance with the following: pproved for Construction" drawings and sketches issued by EIL to the Contractor - Plans and/or Isometries. "Approved for Construction" drawings and sketches issued by Turn-key bidders to the Contractor - Plans and/or Isometrics. Approved Process Licensor's standards and specifications. Format No, 8-00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EIL— Al fights reservedSSAA a ENGINEERS, STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. Pate ON UMITED 32 FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 trang OF PIPING Page 6 of 13, Drawings, sketches and documents prepared by Contractor duly approved by Engineer-in- Charge (such as isometrics of small bore piping and offsite piping etc.) EIL specifications/documents as below: a Process and Instrument Diagram. b. Job Piping Materials Specification (****-6-44-0005). **** denotes job number. ©. Piping support standards. 4. —_Line list €. Piping support indices (only in offsite), if supports are not shown in plan. £. Job specification of Non-destructive Requirement of Piping (****-6-44-0016) 8. Job Welding Specification Charts for Piping Classes (****-6-77-0005) h. Job Welding specification for fabrication of piping (****-6-77-0001). i. Any other EIL or OTHER specifications attached with Piping Material Specification or special condition of contract (such as standard for cement. lining of pipe, standard of jacketed piping, standard for steam tracing, Dimensional Tolerances ete.) J. Procedure for storage, preservation and positive identification of materials at Contractors works / stores. Following codes, standards and regulations a. ASME B313 Process Pi ng. b. ASME See. VIII Code for unfired pressure vessel, c. — IBR Regulations d.— 18:823 Code for procedure for Manual Metal Are Welding of Mild Steel (for structural steel). fe. NACE Std. Code for Sour Services material requirements MR-0175/MRO103/Job spec(NACE), as applicable Note : All codes referred shall be latest edition, at the time of award of contract. Deviations Where a deviation from the "Basis of Work" and approved job procedure described above is required or where the basis of work does not cover a particular situation, the matter shall be brought to the notice of Engineer-in-Charge and the work carried out only after obtaining written approval from him in each case. Format No €-00-0007-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EI — All rghts reserved42 43 43.1 43.2 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 OF PIPING Page 7oh13 FABRICATION Piping Material Pipe, pipe fittings, flanges, valves, gaskets, studs bolts etc. used in a given piping system shall be strictly as per the "Piping Material Specification” for the "Pipe Class" specified for that system. To ensure the above requirement, all piping material supplied by the Owner / Contractor shall have proper identification marks as per relevant standards / EIL, specifications / Licensors specification. Contractor shall provide identification marks on left over pipe lengths wherever marked up pipe lengths have been fabricated/erected, Material- traceability is to be maintained for AS, SS, NACE, LTCS, material for Hydrogen service and other exotic materials by way of transferring heat number, etc. (hard punching) as per approved procedure. This shall be in addition to colour coding for all piping materials to avoid mix-up. For the purpose of common understanding the construction job procedure, to be submitted by the Contractor, shall include proposal for - Maximizing prefabrication, inspection and testing at fabrication shop with minimum field joints. - Positive material identification, handling, storage & preservati Dimensional Dimensional tolerances for piping fabrication shall be as per EIL Standard No. 7-44-0486, The Contractor shall be responsible for working to the dimensions shown on the drawings. However, the Contractor shall bear in mind that there may be variations between the dimensions shown in the drawing and those actually existing at site due to minor variations. in the location of equipments, inserts, structures etc. To take care of these variations "Field Welds” shall be provided during piping fabrication. An extra pipe length of 100 mm over and above the dimensions indicated in the drawing may be left on one side of the pipe at each of the field welds. During erection, the pipe end with extra length at each field weld, shall be cut to obtain the actual dimension occurring at site. Isometrics, if supplied may have the field welds marked on them. However, it is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide adequate number of field welds. In any case no extra claims will be entertained from the Contractor on this account. Wherever errors / omissions occur in drawings and Bills of Materials it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Engineer-in-Charge prior to fabrication or erection, IBR Piping Contractor shall be supplied generally with all drawings for steam piping falling under the purview of Indian Boiler Regulations duly approved by Boiler Inspectorate. The Contractor shall carry out the fabrications, erection and testing of this piping as per requirements of Indian Boiler Regulations and to the entire satisfaction of the local Boiler Inspector. The Contractor shall also get the approval of IBR inspector for all fabrication and testing done by him at his own cost. All certificates of approval shall be in proper IBR forms Approval of boiler inspector on the drawings prepared by the Contractor shall be obtained by the Contractor at his own cost. Format No, 8-00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EIL— Alrights resewvedS5RGIzE lm ENGINEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. Te ONA UMITED ean FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 EE ieacanarans, OF PIPING eel 44° Pipe Joints The piping class of each line specifies the type of pipe joints to be ‘adopted. In general, Joining of lines 2" and above in process and utility piping shall be accomplished by butt- welds. Joining of lines 1-1/2" and below shall be by socket welding/butt welding/threaded Joints as sp in *Piping Material Specifications". However, in piping 1-1/2" and below ‘where socket welding/ threaded joints are specified butt - welds may be used with the approval of Engineer-in-Charge for pipe to pipe joining in long runs of piping, This is only applicable for non-galvanized piping without lining, Flange joints shall be used at connections to Vessels, Equipment’s, Valves and where required for ease of erection and maintenance as indicated in drawings. 4.5 Butt Welded and Socket Welded Piping End preparation, alignment and fit-up of pipe pieces to be welded, welding, pre-heating, post-heating and heat treatment shall be as described in the Job welding specification (*#*.6-77-0005) and NDT specification (****-6-44-0016). 46 Screwed Piping In general, Galvanized piping shall have threads as per IS:554 or ANSI B2.1 NPT as required to match threads on fittings, valves etc. All other piping shall have threads as per ANSI B2.l, tapered unless. specified otherwise ‘Threads shall be clean cut, without any burrs or stripping and the ends shall be reamed. Threading of pipes shall be done preferably after bending, forging or heat treating operations. If this is not possible, threads shall be gauge checked and chased after welding heat treatment etc. During assembly of threaded joints, all threads of pipes and fittings shall be thoroughly cleaned of cuttings, dirt, oil or any other foreign matter. ‘The male threads shalt be coated with thread sealant and the joint tightened sufficiently for the threads to seize and give a leakproof joint. Threaded joints to be seal-welded shall be cleaned of all foreign matter, including Sealant and made up to full thread engagement before seal welding, 4.7 Flange Connections All flange facings shall be true and perpendicular to the axis of pipe to which they are attached. Flanged bolt holes shall straddle the normal centerlines unless different orientation is shown in the drawing. Wherever a spectacle blind is to be provided, drilling and tapping for the jack screws in the flange, shall be done before welding it to the pipe. 48 Branch Connections Branch connections shall be as indicated in the piping material specifications. For end preparation, alignment, spacing, fit-up and welding of branch connections refer welding specifications. Templates shall be used wherever required to ensure accurate cutting and proper fit-up. For all branch connections accomplished either by pipe to pipe connections or by using forged tees the rates quoted for piping shall be inclusive of this work. Reinforcement pads shall be provided wherever indicated in drawings/ specifications etc. Format No. -00-0007-F1 Rev. 0 ‘Copyright EL — Alights reserved‘SGREZRT ey ENGNEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No, ATED 49 4.10 411 4.12 4.13 4.14 FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev.3 oo anernanne OF PIPING. Page 9 of 13, Bending Bending shall be as per ASME B31.3 except that corrugated or creased bends shall not be used. Cold bends for lines 1-1/2” and below, with a bend radius of 5 times the nominal diameter shall be used as required in place of elbows wherever allowed by piping specifications Bending of pipes 2” and above may be required in some cases like that for headers around heaters, reactors ete. The completed bend shall have a smooth surface, free from cracks, buckles, wrinkles, bulges, flat spots and other serious defects. They shall be true to dimensions. The flattening, of a bend, as measured by the difference between the maximum and minimum diameters at any cross-section, shall not exceed 8% and 3% of the nominal outside diameter, for internal and external pressure respectively. Forging and Forming Forging and forming of small bore fittings, like reducing nipples for piping 1-1/2" and below, shall be as per ASME B 31.3. re Bends and Fabricated Reducers The specific application of welded mitre bends and fabricated reducers shall be governed by the Piping Material Specifications. Generally all 90 deg. mitres shall be 4-piece 3-weld type and 45 deg. mitres shall be 3-piece 2-weld type as per EIL Standard unless otherwise specified. Reducers shall be fabricated as per directions of Engineer-in-Charge. The radiographic requirements shall be as per Material Specifications for process and utility systems and NDT Specification for steam piping under IBR, radiographic requirements of IBR shall be complied with. Cutting and Trimming of Standard Fittings & Pipes Components like pipes, elbows, couplings, half-couplings etc. shall be cut / trimmed / edge prepared wherever required to meet fabrication and erection requirements, as per drawings and instructions of Engineer-in-Charge. Nipples as required shall be prepared from straight length piping Galvanized Galvanized carbon steel piping shall be completely cold worked, so as not to damage galvanized surfaces. This piping involves only threaded joints and additional external threading on pipes may be required to be done as per requirement. Jacketed Piping ‘The Jacketing shall be done in accordance with EIL Specification or Licensors specification as suggested in material specification or special condition of contract. Pre-assembly of jacketed elements to the maximum extent possible shall be accomplished at shop by Contractor. Position of jump-over and nozzles on the jacket pipes, fittings etc. shall be marked according to pipe disposition and those shall be prefabricated to avoid damaging of inner pipe and obstruction of jacket space. However, valves, flow glasses, in line instruments or even fittings shall be supplied as jacketed. Format No, 6-00-0003-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright Ei — All rghts reservedsoietzed -NGINEERS, STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. S@SREES GENSAT “FABRICATION AND ERECTION. g-44.0012 Rev. 3 antics NOVA UME eile 4.0012 Rey 415 Shop Fabrication / Prefabrication 4.16 4.16.1 4.16.2 4.163 53 ‘The purpose of shop fabrication or pre-fabrication is to minimize work during erection to the extent possible. Piping spool, after fabrication, shall be stacked with proper identification marks, so as facilitate their withdrawal at any time during erection. During this, period all flange (gasket contact faces) and threads shall be adequately fabricated by coating with removable rust preventive. Care shall also be taken to avoid any physical damage to flange faces and threads Miscellaneous Contractor shall fabricate miscellaneous elements like flash pot, seal pot, sample cooler, supporting elements like turn-buckles, extension of spindles and interlocking arrangement of valves, operating platforms as required by Engineer-in-Charge. ‘Spun Concrete Lining ‘The work of inside spun conerete lining of pipes and specials of diameter 3” and above shall bbe done as per material specifications and special condition contract. Fabrication of pipes from plate Pipes shall be fabricated at site as and when required as per the spei Piping Material Specification. ERECTION Cleaning of Piping before Erection Before erection all pre-fabricated spool pieces, pipes, fittings ete. shall be cleaned inside and outside by suitable means. The cleaning process shall include removal of all foreign matter such as scale, sand, weld spatter chips etc. by wire brushes, cleaning tools etc. and blowing with compressed air/or flushing out with water. eaning requirements for some services, if any, shall be as specified in the pi I specification or isometric or line list. S.S jacketed piping requiring pickling shall be pickled to remove oxidation and discolouring due to welding. Piping Routing No deviations from the piping route indicated in drawings shall be permitted without the consent of Engineer-in-Charge. Pipe to pipe, pipe to structure / equipments distances / clearances as shown in the drawings shall be strictly followed as these clearances may be required for the free expansion of piping / equipment. No deviations from these clearances shall be permissible without the approval of Engineer-in-Charge. In case of fouling of a line with other piping, structure, equipment etc. the matter shall be brought to the notice of Engineer-in-Charge and corrective action shall be taken as per his instructions. Cold Pull Wherever cold pull is specified, the Contractor shall maintain the necessary gap, as indicated in the drawing. Confirmation in writing shall be obtained by the Contractor from the Engineer-in-Charge, certifying that the gap between the pipes is as indicated in the Format No, -00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 ‘Copyight EIL— Allrights reserved‘SGIGzeT ay ENGNEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No, Nine Se irom aentonecn! ‘OF PIPING 54 5.5.1 5.53 55.4 35.7 55.8 5.5.9 FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev. 3 Page 11 of 3 drawing, before drawing the cold pull. Stress relieving shall be performed before removing the gadgets for cold pulling Slopes Slopes specified for various lines in the drawings / P&ID shall be maintained by the Contractor. Corrective action shall be taken by the Contractor in consultation with Enginec in-Charge wherever the Contractor is not able to maintain the specified slope. Expansion Joints / Bellows Installation of Expansion Joints/Bellows shall be as follows: Al Expansion joints / Bellows shall be installed in accordance with the specification and installation drawings, supplied to the Contractor. a, Upon receipt, the Contractor shall remove the Expansion Joints/ Bellows from the case(s) and check for any damage occurred during transit. b, The Contractor shall bring to the notice of the Engineer-in- Charge any damage done to the bellows / corrugations, hinges, tie-rods, flanges/ weld ends ete. Each Expansion Joint / Bellow shall be blown free of dust / foreign matter with compressed air or cleaned with a piece of cloth. a. For handling and installation of Expansion Joints, great care shall be taken while aligning. An Expansion Joints shall never be slinged from bellows corrugations! external shrouds, tie / rods, angles. b. An Expansion Joints / Bellow shall preferably be slinged from the end pipes / flanges or on the middle pipe. a. All Expansion Joints shall be delivered to the Contractor at "Installation length", maintained by means of shipping rods, angles welded to the flanges or weld ends or by wooden or metallic stops. b. Expansion Joints stop blocks shall be carefully removed after hydrostatic testing. Angles welded to the flanges or weld ends shall be trimmed by saw as per manufacturer's instructions and the flanges or weld ends shall be ground smooth. a. The pipe ends in which the Expansion Joint is to be installed shall be perfectly aligned or shall have specified lateral deflection as noted on the relevant drawings. b. The pipe ends / flanges shall be spaced at a distance specified in the drawings. The Expansion Joint shall be placed between the mating pipe ends / flanges and shall be tack welded/bolted. The mating pipes shall again be checked for correct alignment. Butt-welding shall be carried out at each end of the expansion joint. For flanged Expansion Joint, the mating flanges shall be bolted After the Expansion Joint is installed the Contractor shall ensure that the mating pipes and Expansion Joints are in correct alignment and that the pipes are well supported and guided. The Expansion Joint shall not have any lateral deflection. The Contractor shall maintain parallelism of restraining rings or bellows convolutions. Format No. €-00-0007-F1 Rev. 0 Copyright EL — Alrrights reservedSTANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SPECIFICATION No, SBS QRSATMieD “FABRICATION ANDERECTION. 6-44-0012 Rov. een vein OF PIPING 5.5.10 5.6 58 Page 12 of 13 Precautions a, For carrying out welding, earthing lead shall not be attached with the Expansion Joint. b. The Expansion bellow shall be protected from are weld spot and welding spatter. . Hydrostatic Testing of the system having Expansion Joint shall be performed with shipping lugs in position. These lugs shall be removed after testing and certification is over. Flange Connections While fitting up mating flanges, care shall be exercised to properly align the pipes and to check the flanges for trueness, so that faces of the flanges can be pulled together, without inducing any stresses in the pipes and the equipment nozzles. Extra care shall be taken for flange connections to pumps, turbines, compressors, cold boxes, air coolers etc. The flange connections to these equipments shall be checked for misalignment, excessive gap etc. after the final alignment of the equipment is over. The joint shall be made up after obtaining ‘Temporary protective covers shall be retained on all flange connections of pumps, turbines, compressors and other similar equipments, until the piping is finally connected, so as to avoid any foreign material from entering these equipments The assembly of a flange joint shall be done in such a way that the gasket between these flange faces is uniformly compressed. To achieve this, the bolts shall be tightened in a proper sequence. All bolts shall extend completely through their nuts but not more than 1/4", Steel to CI flange joints, if any, shall be made up with extreme care, tightening the bolts uniformly after bringing flange flush with gaskets with accurate pattern and lateral alignment. Vents and Drains High point vents and low point drains shall be provided as per the instructions of Engineer- in-Charge, even if these are not shown in the drawings. The details of vents and drains shall be as per piping material specifications / job standards. Valves ‘Valves shall be installed with spindle / actuator orientation / position as shown in the layout, drawings. In case of any difficulty in doing this or if the spindle orientation / position is not shown in the drawings, the Engineer-in-Charge shall be consulted and work done as per his instructions. Care shall be exercised to ensure that globe valves, check valves, and other uni- irectional valves are installed with the "Flow direction arrow "on the valve body pointing in the correct direction. If the direction of the arrow is not marked on such valves, this shall be done in the presence of Engineer-in-Charge before installation. Fabrication of stem extensions, locking arrangements and interlocking arrangements of valves (if called for), shall be carried out as per drawings/ instructions of Engineer-in- Charge. Format No. 8-00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 ‘Copyright EI — Allights reservedGREE gay ENGINEERS STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR. STANDARD SPECIFICATION No. seat ORK UMITED FABRICATION AND ERECTION 6-44-0012 Rev.3 peer reree tae seeeaeees: OF PIPING Page 13 of 13 5.9 Instruments 5.10 Sal Installation of in-line instruments such as restrietion orifices, control valves, safety valves, relief valves, rotameters, orifice flange assembly, venturimeters, flowmeters etc. shall form a part of piping erection work. Fabrication and erection of piping upto first block valve / nozzle / flange for installation of offline Instruments for measurement of level, pressure, temperature, flow etc, shall also form part of piping construction work. The limits of piping and instrumentation work will be shown in drawings / standards / specifications. Orientations / locations of take-offs for ‘temperature, pressure, flow, level connections etc. shown in drawings shall be maintained, Flushing and testing of piping systems which include instruments mentioned above and the precautions to be taken are covered in flushing, testing and inspection of piping (EIL Spec. 6-44-0013). Care shall be exercised and adequate precautions taken to avoid damage and entry foreign matter into instruments during transportation, installation, testing ete. Line Mounted Equipments / Items Installation of line mounted items like filters, strainers, steam traps, air traps, desuperheaters, ejectors, samples coolers, mixers, flame arrestors, sight glasses ete including their supporting arrangements shall form part of piping erection work. Bolts and Nuts The Contractor shall apply molycoat grease mixed with graphite powder (unless otherwise specified in piping classes) all bolts and nuts during storage, after erection and wherever flange connections are broken and made-up for any purpose whatsoever. The grease and graphite powder shall be supplied by the Contractor within the rates for piping work. Pipe Supports Pipe supports are designed and located to effectively sustain the weight and thermal effects of the piping system and to prevent its vibrations. Location and design of pipe supports will be shown in drawings for lines 2" NB & above for line below 2” NB Contractor shall locate and design pipe supports in line with EIL Stds. and obtain approval of Engineer - in - Charge on drawings prepared by Contractor, before erection. However, any extra supports desired by Engineer-in-Charge shall also be installed. No pipe shoe / cradle shall be offset unless specifically shown in the drawings. Hanger rods shall be installed i pipe move during expansion the clined in a direction opposite to the direction in whit Preset pins of all spring supports shall be removed only after hydrostatic testing and insulation is over. Springs shall be checked for the range of movement and adjusted if necessary to obtain the correct positioning in cold condition. These shall be subsequently adjusted to hot setting in operating condition. The following points shall be checked afier installation, with the Engineer-in-Charge and necessary confirmation in writing obtained certifying that: - All restraints have been installed correctly. = Clearances have been maintained as per support drawings. - Insulation does not restrict thermal expansion. = Alltemporary tack welds provided during erection have been fully removed. - All welded supports have been fully welded. Format No. 6.00-0001-F1 Rev. 0 ‘Conyight EI — Airights reserved