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CBU-GP 30-25
Applicability STP
Date May 3, 2007
CBU-GP 30-25
Foreword
This STP is supplemental to ETP GP 30-25 and offers deviations specific to Section 7.3.2 (c), 7.3.2
(e), 7.3.3 (h), 7.3.3 (j), and 7.3.4 (a)(1) to address use of Swagelok compression fittings and tubing.
Both the ETP and this supplemental STP must be referenced.
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Guidance on Practice for Field Instruments - General
Table of Contents
Page
Foreword............................................................................................................................................2
7.3 Instrument piping and tubing………………………………………………………………..…4
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Guidance on Practice for Field Instruments - General
7.3.3 Tubing
h. Minimum tubing sizes and wall thickness should be as shown in Table 3. All instrument
tubing installations shall otherwise comply with the BP Carson Refinery Piping Material
Specification 205, commonly known as POPV. Deviations from Table 3 must be
approved by BP Engineering.
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Guidance on Practice for Field Instruments - General
Function
(in) (in)
Pneumatic signal tubing and air supply to 1/4 0.035
individual instruments and for pneumatic
shutdown systems
Process connected impulse lines (clean 3/8 0.049
service) , air supply tubing for on/off piston type
valve actuators, pneumatic volume booster
outlet lines, steam tracing and process sample
lines connected to analyzers.
Process connected impulse lines 600# ANSI 1/2 0.035
Class and below
Process connected impulse lines 900# and 1/2 0.065
1500# ANSI Class
j. Process impulse tubing shall be labelled where it enters a control panel or analyzer sample
handling station. It is not necessary to tag tubing at each end that runs thru a wall, bulkhead
or equipment obscuring one end from the other.
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