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STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR

IMPULSE PIPING & TUBING

DOCUMENT NO : 44-LK-5100-00/J.02/0015-A4

Rev No. Issue Date Pages Rev Description Prepared Checked Approved
By By By

A 12.08.08 5 Issued for Comments / RCK GDR BSP

Approval
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 PURPOSE

2.0 SCOPE

3.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 INSTRUMENT VALVES & MANIFOLDS

3.2 IMPULSE PIPING / TUBING
3.3 PIPES AND TUBE FITTINGS
3.4 PNEUMATIC SIGNAL TUBES
3.5 INSTRUMENT AIR LINES FITTINGS AND VALVES
3.6 AIR FILTER REGULATORS

4.0 RELATED DOCUMENTATION

5.0 ATTACHMENTS
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1.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of this specification is to define the minimum requirements of design and
manufacture of instrument hook-up tubes / pipes, fittings and valves.

2.0 SCOPE

The scope of work shall include design, manufacture, testing and supply of instrument
tubes and fittings. The inspection requirements shall be as per the inspection plan.

3.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 INSTRUMENT VALVES AND MANIFOLDS

3.1.1 Contractor shall supply instrument valves (miniature type) and valve manifolds wherever
required.

3.1.2 Body rating shall be as per piping class or better. All valves and manifolds shall be forged
type only.

3.1.3 Valve body and trim material shall be 316 SS unless otherwise specified. Superior trim
material shall be selected as required by process conditions. Packing material in general
shall be of PTFE.

3.1.4 For instrument air isolation valves, body and trim material shall be SS 316.

3.1.5 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% instrument valves and manifolds as spare.

3.2 IMPULSE PIPING / TUBING

3.2.1 Where tubing is used contractor shall provide 1/2" OD x 0.049" thick ASTM A 269 TP 316
stainless steel fully annealed, cold drawn and seamless tubes as a minimum for impulse
lines upto 600# class. Higher thickness according to pressure rating shall be considered
for higher pipe classes.

3.2.2 Monel or other tubing shall be used where 316 SS is not suitable for the service.

3.2.3 SS tubes shall have a hardness of Rockwell RB 70-79.

3.2.3 Steam tracing shall be 10 mm OD hot annealed copper tubes of electrolytic grade copper
with wall thickness of 1 mm as per ASTM B68M copper no. C12200.

3.2.4 Instrument air distribution shall be done with 6 mm OD tubes of SS. Higher size shall be
considered where needed to achieve desired stroking time of control valve.

3.2.5 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% of pipe / tubes as spare.

3.2.6 In general impulse piping shall be close coule type.

3.2.7 All piping shall be NB of SS 316 as minimum or higher MOC as per piping class of the
pipe on which the instrument is connected. Higher sizes of NB, 1 NB as the case
may be also be considered. In case of vessel/ equipment / reactor piping shall be
corresponding equivalent piping class.
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3.3 PIPES AND TUBE FITTINGS

3.3.1 Contractor shall supply flareless compression type of tube fitting with three-piece
construction of Swagelok / Parker Hannifin make.

3.3.2 The fitting / ferrule hardness shall be in the range of RB 85-90 so as to ensure a minimum
hardness difference of 5 to 10 between tube and fittings. The ferrule shall be of stainless
steel material, in general.

3.3.3 Socket-weld type forged pipe fittings of suitable material and rating shall be supplied for
pipe fittings. The minimum rating shall be 3000 lbs. Weld neck fittings shall be used
where socket weld type is not allowed by piping class.

3.3.4 Instrument air fittings shall be of SS 316 only.

3.3.5 All threaded fittings shall have NPT threads as per ANSI / ASME B16.11 only.

3.3.6 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% of each type of pipe / tube fittings as spare.

3.3.7 All pipe fittings shall be according to piping material specification as per piping class of the
pipe on which instrument is connected. In case of vessel / equipment / reactor, PMS of
equivalent piping class shall be considered.

3.4 PNEUMATIC SIGNAL TUBES

3.4.1 Generally Contractor shall supply 6 mm OD SS tubes for pneumatic signal tubes. 12 mm
OD SS tubes shall be considered, as required.

3.4.2 Contractor shall avoid use of intermediate connections and shall estimate single length for
each instrument location.

3.4.3 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% length of these tubes as spares.

3.5 INSTRUMENT AIR LINES FITTINGS AND VALVES

3.5.1 Seamless galvanised, inside and outside, carbon steel pipes main instrument air header
shall be as per IS:1239 J3A pipe class.

3.5.2 Galvanised forged screwed carbon steel screwed fittings of 2000 lbs rating fittings shall be
used.

3.5.3 Isolation valves on instrument air service shall be packless gland type full bore ball valves.

3.5.4 All branch instrument air lines including isolation valves shall be SS 316.

3.5.5 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% of air pipe, fittings and valves as spare.

3.6 AIR FILTER REGULATORS

3.6.1 Instrument air filter regulator of suitable size, range and capacity shall be supplied for
each pneumatic instrument.

3.6.2 The body of the filter shall be anodised aluminium.

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3.6.3 The filter for AFR is to be 5 micron in case it is used along with E/P or I/P. In other cases it
may be 25 micron or as per requirement.

3.6.4 Contractor shall supply a minimum of 20% of air filter regulators of each size and range as
spare.

4.0 RELATED DOCUMENTATION

Nil

5.0 ATTACHMENTS

Nil