PTT CHEMICAL PUBLIC CO., LTD.

BRANCH I-1: OLEFINS PLANT

STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR

PROTECTION COATING & WRAPPING FOR UNDERGROUND STEEL PIPING

DOCUMENT NO. PTTCHEM-SP-P-121

REV. ISSUED DATE

DESCRIPTION

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Prathanwit

APPROVE

7 Dec 05

First Issued

Chayan

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SECTION 1. SCOPE

CONTENT

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2.

GENERAL

3. 3.1 3.2 3.3

MATERIALS Material for pipe and fittings Materials for other piping Wrapping tape specification

3 3 4 4

4.

CLEANING

5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4

APPLICATION Primer Coat Tape Wrapping Tape thickness Method and procedure for tape wrapping

5 5 5 6 6

6.

INSPECTION AND TEST

7.

REPAIRS TO COATING

8.

HANDLING OF COATED PIPING

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1.

SCOPE

This specification covers the requirements for application and inspection of protective coating for underground steel piping for the National Petrochemical Corporation Ltd.

2.

GENERAL

2.1

Protective coating shall consist of a coating system employing Primer, Inner Tape Wrap and Outer Tape Wrap.

2.2

The coating system shall be applied by an approved type of cleaning, priming, and wrapping.

2.3

Coating and wrapping materials shall be handled transported, stored, and applied strictly in accordance with the Purchaser's instruction.

3.

MATERIALS

3.1

Material for pipe and fittings

Materials of the coating and wrapping shall be as described below : For straight pipe and field joints, elbow, tee, reducer.

3.1.1

Primer

: Adhesive primer

3.1.2

Inner Tape and Outer Tape Wrap for mechanical or manual application : Polyethylene tape two-layer (0.5 mm thickness)

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3.2

Materials for other piping

Wrapping for Valve and Flange

3.2.1

Paste

Petrolatum anti corrosive compound

3.2.2

Inner Tape Wrap for manual application : Petrolatum anti corrosive tape one-layer

3.2.3

Outer Tape Wrap for manual application (0.5 mm thickness) : Polyethylene tape two-layer

3.3

Wrapping tape specification

Material of wrapping Tape shall meet the following requirement.

3.3.1

Service Temperature

0 c to 70 c

3.3.2

Thickness of Polyethylene Tape

Min. 0.5 mm

3.3.3

Delectric strength

10 kV and over

3.3.4

Others

Manufacture's standard

4.

CLEANING

4.1

The external surface of all piping shall be thoroughly cleaned before application of the protective coating by mechanical means to the specification SWEDEN STD. St 2. (or SSPC-SP2)

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4.2

The cleaning process shall remove all oil grease, loose mill scale, weld spatter, weld slug, rust, paint, dirt, dust, weeds, and any other foreign matter from the pipe external surface.

4.3

Oil and grease shall be removed using a suitable solvent such as naphtha or similar. Kerosene shall not be used for cleaning.

4.4

Manual cleaning shall be carried out by means of file, wire brushes, etc. which are capable of producing a surface finish to the standard required in par. 4.1

5.

APPLICATION

5.1

Primer Coat

5.1.1

Primer shall be thoroughly stirred before drawing from the drum. The approved thinners may only be added to the primer.

5.1.2

Primer shall be applied to the piping system by means of blushes. The priming coat shall be continuous and free from holidays, runs and globules, and special care shall be taken to ensure continuity of primer film at welds.

5.1.3

Primer shall be applied at an average rate of 0.12 litters per square meter, subject to confirmation according to manufacture.

5.2

Tape Wrapping

5.2.1

Immediately after application of the primer, the piping shall be applied with Inner Tape Wrap and Outer Tape Wrap. The tape wraps shall be applied with tension controlled to provide a uniform, tightly adhering coating free wrinkles, puckers, voids, or breaks.

5.2.2

The tape wrapping shall be provided the following minimum overlap under all conditions :

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PE Tape width

PETROLATUM Tape width

Minimum Overlap

Pipe Fitting Flange, Valve

150mm 100mm 50mm

----2" to 4" 100mm 6" to 10" 200mm 12" to 300mm

Min. overlap will be 55% width of wrapping one-layer

5.3

Tape thickness

5.3.1

Total tape thickness shall be minimum 2.0 mm

5.4

Method and procedure for tape wrapping

5.4.1

Straight pipe

see page 9

5.4.2

Field joints

see page 9

5.4.3

Elbow

see page 10

5.4.4

Tee

see page 11

5.4.5

Reducer

see page 11

5.4.6

Flange, Valve

see page 12

6.

INSPECTION AND TEST

6.1

All coating shall be subjected to 100 % visual inspection and 100 % inspection with an electrical holiday detector before being lowered into the trench. Voltage is 7 kV and over, but under 10 kV.

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6.2

Visual inspection shall ensure that the coating is continuous that the overlap is correctly maintained and that there are no wrinkles in the tape.

6.3

The holiday detector shall be used to check that there is a continuous coating over the pipe surface. Particular attention shall be given to bends and to areas where the tape has been spliced or repaired.

6.4

The holiday detector setting shall be checked at least twice per day while it is in use.

6.5

At no time shall be the holiday detector be permitted to remain stationary around a coated pipeline with the operating voltage switched on.

6.6

All defects, whether discovered visually or by means of the holiday detector, shall be clearly marked, and shall be repaired and checked again.

7.

REPAIRS TO COATING

7.1

All defects in the coating shall be made good immediate after their detection before lowering the pipe into the trench.

7.2

Holidays or localized defects in the outer Tape Wrap shall be repaired by the following procedure:

a)

Strip off Outer Wrap from affected area, after ensuring that completed coating on either side is properly secured to prevent the outer wrap from unraveling.

b)

Strip off Inner Wrap and Primer from the affected area and thoroughly clean the pipe surface.

c) d) e) f)

Reprime in accordance with this Specification. Apply patch of Inner Wrap not smaller than 150 mm x 150 mm Test for repaired Inner Wrap with holiday detector before replacing Outer Wrap. Replace Outer Wrap and secure firmly.

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8.

HANDLING OF COATED PIPING

8.1

All coated piping shall be handled in such a way that the coating does not suffer damage. Coated pipe shall be handled at all times with wide non-abrading belts or other equipment designed to prevent damage to the coating. All skids used to support coated pipe shall be padded.

8.2

If the pipeline protective coating suffers damage between the coating and laying operations, the damaged portion of the coating shall be replaced or repaired in accordance with this specification.

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