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Contract No : Document No.

LTJ-MEC-006
FLARE SPECIFICATION
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Revision Date : 04-03-2019
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DESIGN ENGINEERING LNG TERMINAL JAWA


TIMUR PHASE-1

FLARE SPECIFICATION

1 04/03/2019 IFB ISSUED FOR BID ADP/HBP DH/VIC IM FAP AAR


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SENA PGN LNG INDONESIA
Contract No : Document No.
LTJ-MEC-006
FLARE SPECIFICATION
Revision : 1 Status : IFB
Revision Date : 04-03-2019
Doc type: Specification Discipline: Mechanical
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REVISION HISTORICAL SHEET


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1 04/03/2019 Issued for Bid
Contract No : Document No.
LTJ-MEC-006
FLARE SPECIFICATION
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Revision Date : 04-03-2019
Doc type: Specification Discipline: Mechanical
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................3
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................4
1.1. GENERAL.....................................................................................................................................4
1.2. SCOPE OF SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................4
1.3. REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................4
2. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................5
3. SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENT ..............................................................................................5
3.1. GENERAL.....................................................................................................................................5
3.2. OPERATING CONDITION ............................................................................................................6
3.3. FLARE SERVICES .......................................................................................................................6
3.4. FLARE DESIGN............................................................................................................................6
3.5. PERFOMANCE.............................................................................................................................6
3.6. FLARE STACK .............................................................................................................................7
3.7. FLAME FRONT GENERATOR .....................................................................................................7
3.8. PILOT IGNITOR............................................................................................................................7
3.9. MATERIAL ....................................................................................................................................7
3.10. ELECTRICAL ................................................................................................................................7
4. INSPECTION AND TESTING .........................................................................................................8
5. PROTECTIVE COATING ................................................................................................................8
6. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE .......................................................................8
7. SPARE PARTS ..............................................................................................................................8
8. WARRANTY ...................................................................................................................................9
Contract No : Document No.
LTJ-MEC-006
FLARE SPECIFICATION
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Revision Date : 04-03-2019
Doc type: Specification Discipline: Mechanical
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. General
This specification covers the minimum requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, inspection
and testing, and preparation of shipment of flare including flare stack and flare tip for LNG
Regasification Plant Project PT PGN LNG located in Teluk Lamong, Surabaya. This specification
serves as an additional specification for Mechanical Design Basis (Document No LTJ-MEC-001).
The flare required shall be designed, fabricated, and erected to the standards, codes, engineering
practices, and general requirements as per Design Basis with high quality and high degree of safety in
according with the contractual codes and standards, reliability, and engineering standard as far as
possible.

1.2. Scope of Supply


Supplier shall supply the following:
1. Supplier shall responsible for all necessary design, analysis, procurement and fabrication to supply
a flare package system according to this specification and datasheet for flare (Document No LTJ-
MEC-014) and Process Safety Design Basis (Document No LTJ-PSY-001).
2. Providing technical representative at the jobsite to assist during installation, start up, testing, and to
ensure safe and satisfactory operation of the flare system.
3. Supplier shall provide information regarding foundation requirement, which will be built by
Purchaser.
4. Detailed description of pilot, monitor, and ingition system.
5. Flare gas and pilot gas pressure required for reliable operation.
6. Ground area required for flare equipment plus additional area required for personnel protection.
7. Detailed drawings on Electrical Wiring
8. Detailed procedures for installation, testing, operation, and maintenance.
9. Detailed list of recommended spare parts for a one year period.

1.3. References
The latest revision of applicable sections of the codes, standards, and specifications listed below
(including agenda, and documents incorporated by reference) shall be considered an integral part of
this specification. Where two or more references define requirements for the same subject, the more
restrictive reference shall govern.
AISC, Specification for the Design Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel for Building
ANSI A58.1, American National Standard Building Code Requirements for Minimum Design Loads in
Buildings and other Structures
ANSI B31.3, Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes; Section V, Non Destructive Examination; Section VIII, Rules
for Construction of Pressure Vessels Division I; Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications
NEMA, Industrial Standards of National Electrical Manufactures Association
NEC Standards NFPA 70 National Electric Code
API 537, “Flare Details for Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries”
API 521, “Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems”
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2. DEFINITIONS
Refer to applicable code and standard for definitions cited in this specification.

3. SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENT


3.1. General
1. Design and Construction shall comply with all applicable codes and with the ordinates of the
governing agencies in the area where the new flare system to be installed.
2. Supplier shall provide flare package which has been in service as a proven technology when run
continuously and it has been applied successfully, safely, and reliably and efficiently, in typical Gas
and LNG plants in the world and meet the environment regulation.
3. The flare is used for cryogenic service.
4. Flare tip shall be designed for smokeless operation. The flare shall have capability in operation for
emergency blow-down during process start-ups or upsets conditions, with maximum combustion
flow, as specified in the datasheet.
5. The design life of equipment shall be 25 years as a minimum, except for flare components, which
shall be designed, for minimum 4 years service life.
6. The flare tip shall be designed for minimum maintenance (minimizing the potential damage to the
tip). The objective is no maintenance required between plant overhauls / maintenance, or a period
of four years continuous operation.
7. The design of flare tip shall include the change out system for facilitating easy removal and
replacement of flare tip.
8. In general, smokeless dry flares system shall be provided with all equipment and auxiliaries,
including but not limited to the following:
− The flare tip shall be designed for smokeless operation with non-assisted type.
− Vendor shall responsible for all necessary design, analysis, procurement and fabrication to
supply
9. The new flare package system shall be suitable to fit in the LNG Regasification Plant PT PGN LNG
Project’s area according to the P&ID (Document No LTJ-PRC-004) & Plot Plan (Document No LTJ-
GEN-001).
10. The new smokeless flare tip shall be designed to keep purging to a minimum. The vendor shall
provide sweep gas flow and velocity requirements to prevent any back flow of air in wind conditions
up to 42 km/hour (25 mph). The normal sweep gas flow is 2-3 fps.
11. One thermocouple per pilot, to detect flameout, shall be provided, wired to the electrical junction
box.
12. The new flare tip system shall be complete with all materials components, accessories and
appurtenance necessary, including studs, nuts, lugs and interconnecting fuel gas and flame front
piping for straight forward field erection.
13. Electrical wiring and conduit shall be installed where appropriate to suit the unit breakdown for
shipment. Lengths of cable to connect remote control boxes shall be shipped loose.
14. Vendor shall provide design details, sizes, template and other pertinent information to allow the
purchaser to erect the new flare tip system under the guidance of vendor's field representatives.
15. Sizing of flare tip for design flow rate at a specified allowable pressure drop. Maximum pressure
drop allowable that can pass with maximum combined seal and tip differential pressure is 0.5.
kg/cm2 at maximum flow given in datasheets.
16. Flare radiation shall be less than 1,600 btu/hr-ft2 at ground distance as specified in Process Safety
Design Basis (Document No LTJ-PSY-001).
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3.2. Operating Condition


1. Refer to flare package system datasheet (Document No LTJ-MEC-014) for detailed data regarding
operating parameter of the flare.
2. Utilities available are as follows:
Instrument air 8.0 kg/cm2 @30oC
Electricity 380 VAC, 50 Hz

3.3. Flare Services


1. The flare is running continuously to service the regasification plant.
2. The dry flare is used for cryogenic service. All relief valve vented gas is burned by a flare stack
system.

3.4. Flare Design


1. The new smokeless flare tip design shall not cause any flameout problem. Vendor shall provide
flame protection sufficiently. At least three separate pilots/flare tip shall be provided. Multi
continuous igniters/pilot shall be provided. Vendor shall provide heat protected multi thermocouples
at tip.
2. New smokeless flare tip design should not exceed the maximum opacity measured by opacity
meter 20% opacity all time.
3. Flow rate of the relieved gas is 37,051.03 kg/hr (46,734.4 m3/hr)
4. The flare tip design shall not cause any flame out with the seep gas flow.
5. New smokeless flare tip design noise should not exceed 85 dB level at flare ground base at all
times with the gas flow specified in the datasheet.
6. New smokeless flare tip thermal radiation or heat flux should not exceed 1,600 btu/hr-ft2 radiation
zone from the flare base. Vendor is to confirm their radiation zone is meet with the existing flare tip
radiation zone as states in the datasheet.
7. Flare tip shall not create any vibration to the flare facilities / system at the flow rate as states in the
datasheet.
8. The flare tip shall be fabricated from a suitable heat and oxidation resistant materials. This shall
include a "seal" device to prevent waste gas back flow.
9. Supplier shall provide sufficient windshield design to the flare tip.
10. Supplier shall supply a knocked down, packaged flare system to meet the operating requirements,
given in the completed datasheet, to safely burn natural gas vapors.
11. Flare shall be equipped with flame retention rings, flare windshields, a flanged connection and lifting
lug.
12. Upper portions of the windshield and other flare tip components in close proximity to the flame shall
be fabricated from Stainless Steel 310.
13. Flares shall be properly designed for all applicable conditions, temperature, corrosion, wind,
earthquake, dead load and vibration effects.
14. All design calculations shall be submitted to purchaser for review and comments before
construction starts.

3.5. Perfomance
1. Supplier shall guarantee the performance as indicate in their performance datasheet for the flare
tip.
2. Supplier shall guarantee that the flare tip should not cause any flame flickering or flame out
problem.
3. Supplier shall perform performance test to the flare tip based on their performance guarantee
figures. All the performance should be based on that there is no any flame flickering or any flame
out problems.
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3.6. Flare Stack


1. Structural design of the flare stack system as a whole, and any of its component elements, shall be
based on conditions of loading that produces the highest overturning moments, or highest stress in
any individual member or connection.
2. Vendor shall calculate the temperature of the product piping and the support structure. The
calculation for the maximum stack and derrick metal temperature shall be based upon the flare
operating at the maximum design condition together with ambient temperature of 37oC.
3. Stack deflection due to static wind load shall not be exceed 150 mm (6 inches) per 30 m (100 feet)
of stack height.
4. Dynamic design analysis shall determine the flare stack's critical wind velocity.
5. The entire vibrating structure, including the foundations, must have sufficient damping capability to
absorb the cyclic energy input at the critical wind velocity to keep the load stresses (due to
deflection amplitude) below the maximum allowed by codes.
6. Lifting lugs shall be appropriately designed and the stack adequately stiffened, if necessary, for the
lifting load when the stack is rotated from the horizontal to the vertical position.

3.7. Flame Front Generator


1. All metal panel, tubing fittings, connectors, (such as hinges, nuts, and bolts), valves and all
components subject to atmospheric corrosive attack shall be fabricated from an austenitic stainless
steel.
2. An electrical junction box shall be mounted on the side of the console. It shall meet the
requirements of the area electrical classification and be watertight, or be provided with a roof to give
protection from rain.
3. Conduit to and from the junction box shall enter through its bottom side to feed into the bottom side
of the console.
4. An alarm shall be mounted on the console to indicate flameout at each pilot.

3.8. Pilot Ignitor


1. A manually operated ignitor shall give dependable pilot ignitor under adverse weather conditions.
2. Component of the ignitor, including piping, electrical devices, valves and instruments, shall be
mounted on a stainless steel.
3. Ignitor shall be capable of operation from outside the 1,600 btu/hr-ft2 radiation zone from the flare
stack.
4. Pilot shall be fabricated from heat resistant material (Stainless Steel 310 or similar).
5. Supplier shall supply piping for site installation by purchaser from the ignitor to the flare system.

3.9. Material
1. Flare tip material shall be stainless steel 310.
2. Flare stack material shall be stainless steel 304.
3. Flare tip design internal shall be provided with refractory material.
4. Materials shall be suitable for temperature as low as -157oC.
5. All intended construction materials, which are not specified in this specification or in datasheets,
shall be subject to approval by the purchaser.

3.10. Electrical
1. Electrical components and installation procedure shall meet the requirement of a Class 1, Group D,
Division II classification.
2. Controls and instruments shall be intrinsically safe wherever applicable.
3. Conduit and pulled wire shall be installed and shipped attached to the structure to the greatest
extent possible.
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4. Pull boxes shall be installed at point of field connection rather than terminal junction. Enough wire
shall be left free to provide unbroken wiring from a set of terminals at the base of the structure to
each electrical device or light.
5. Wire and cable shall be provided for field installation from console or panel to the flare system
junction box.

4. INSPECTION AND TESTING


1. All shop welds of structural, load-bearing members shall be visually inspected during the procedure,
and on its completion. Further requirement are:
2. All welds shall be given an NDT examination in conformity with ASME Section V. Acceptance
standards for each test and material shall conform to the requirements of ASME Section VIII.
3. Type of examination to be applied is at the discretion of the inspector to suit the weldment
circumstances.
4. If not designated otherwise, all structural examinations shall use the liquid penetrant techniques.
5. 10% of all welds not designated for examination by the purchaser's inspector shall be chosen at
random for PT examination.
6. Prior to final acceptance by the purchaser, the flare system shall be performance tested after
installation at the site. The system as a whole and its components shall demonstrate that they are
fully functional in accordance with the requirement of this specification and datasheet.

5. PROTECTIVE COATING
1. Adequate protection of material surface exposed to the humid, salt laden atmosphere is of the
utmost importance.
2. The paint shall be applied in the vendor's fabrication facilities.
3. Only surface of stainless steel do not need to be coated for corrosion protection.
4. For all structural member and component surface to be coated, the required paint system shall be
designated in the datasheet or other material requisition documents and Specification for Surface
Preparation & Coating (Document No LTJ-PIP-006).
5. Adequate quantities of each coat, in suitable containers and clearly marked, shall be included as
part of the shipment, to facilitate coating damage repairs after erection.

6. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE


1. It is intended that each flare tip system be created in an assembled state that is as complete as
practical. This shall be at the discretion of a Supplier, with an aim to minimize re-assembly upon
installation at the job site.

7. SPARE PARTS
1. In the bid proposal, Supplier shall give enough information on spare parts and tools, with pricing, to
allow purchaser to select a set of equipment for maintenance needs. The list shall include, but not
limited to the following:
2. Assembled and exploded view for flare package.
3. Bill of material for flare package.
4. Suggested spare parts for regularly scheduled maintenance over two years.
5. Suggested spare parts for a major overhaul.
6. Suggested specialty and maintenance tools.
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LTJ-MEC-006
FLARE SPECIFICATION
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7. Price lists for all suggested items, except for spares for start up and specially tools, which are part
of the supply, itself.

8. WARRANTY
1. Supplier shall warranty that the service lifecycle is at least 4 year service life before inspection.
There is no maintenance before inspection period.
2. Supplier shall warranty that new smokeless flare tip system shall be safe, reliable, and efficient to
be operated continuously.

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