Date Initiated

LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED - VADODARA HEAVY ENGINEERING WORKS 29-May-2019

Document No. : 40456-RES-22 Client : UOP
L&T HE PROJECT No. : S040456D Equipment No.: -
Project : UOP Proprietary Internals P.O. No. : 4500886919 DATED 21 DEC 2018
Sr. Customer Specification Requirement /
Doc. Ref. No. L&T Proposal UOP Response
No. Customer Comments

1 D-PLEX During trial of D-PLEX distributor to Cap welding, it is The proposal would mean
that the total amount of
Distributor Cap # observed that edges are getting burned at start and weld being applied is
Pipe welding stop position. reduced down to ~82-85%
of the total weld available.
Given that the loading at
L&T Ref. Dwg. In order to avoid burn through edges, we propose to this junction (and the
overall cap) is minimal,
keep 3 to 4 mm local portion un-welded at both UOP does not object to
LTHE-RORE- edges. Kindly refer photos of sample on Page-2. the proposal to keep 3-4
mm of the local portion
0456D0411_R1 & un-welded.
LTHE-RORE- At midway location, welding is found ok as per the However, UOP has a few
0456D413_R1 requirement. questions regarding this
query. That we would like
L&T to address:
Requesting to provide kind concurrence.
What is the weld
procedure being used
here? We have had
UOP PROCESS TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT ES&E samples of D-Plex
KEY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT DOCUMENT REVIEW distributors done by other
fabricators where the
NOT APPROVED – REVISE AND RE-SUBMIT
weld went all the way to
APPROVED – PROCEED WITH FABRICATION
the edges without any
APPROVED AS NOTED. PROCEED WITH FABRICATION visible burn through.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMENTS HEREON
AND RE-SUBMIT Is the concerned area of
burn through on the cap /
FABRICATOR RETAINS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN coverplate or the pipe
AND DETAILED DIMENSIONS, ALONG WITH COMPLETE itself? If it’s the cap /
CONFORMANCE TO PURCHASE ORDER SPECIFICATIONS. coverplate, wouldn’t there
be burnthrough at other
seal weld locations? If it is
at the pipe edge, then
what is the difference
between having some
By Minwoo Kim at 3:15 pm, May 29, 2019 burnthrough at the edge

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 Date Initiated
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED - VADODARA HEAVY ENGINEERING WORKS 29-May-2019
Document No. : 40456-RES-22 Client : UOP
L&T HE PROJECT No. : S040456D Equipment No.: -
Project : UOP Proprietary Internals P.O. No. : 4500886919 DATED 21 DEC 2018
Sr. Customer Specification Requirement /
Doc. Ref. No. L&T Proposal UOP Response
No. Customer Comments

versus not welding the last

3-4 mm of the edge?

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 Date Initiated
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED - VADODARA HEAVY ENGINEERING WORKS 29-May-2019
Document No. : 40456-RES-22 Client : UOP
L&T HE PROJECT No. : S040456D Equipment No.: -
Project : UOP Proprietary Internals P.O. No. : 4500886919 DATED 21 DEC 2018
Sr. Customer Specification Requirement /
Doc. Ref. No. L&T Proposal UOP Response
No. Customer Comments

(Photos of D-PLEX sample)

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