PROCESS DESIGN BASIS

ISSUED FOR COMMENTS (IFC)

ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING

1. TENDER DOCUMENT INCLUDING PROCESS DETAILS

2. OVERALL PROCESS DESCRIPTION / DIAGRAM INCLUDING PLANT / UNIT CAPACITY
3. LICENSOR PROCESS DETAILS 4. CONCEPT OR PRE-FEED REPORT

AVAILABLE - START

NO IS STANDARD YES
FORMAT
AVAILABLE

ADOPT STANDARD FORMAT WITH GENERATE WORD DOCUMENT. PROCESS DESIGN BASIS MAY
FOLLOWING HEADINGS INCLUDE BASIS FOR BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
1. ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS 1. DESIGN PRESSURE
2. INTRODUCTION 2. DESIGN TEMPERATURE
3. PROCESS DESCRIPTION 3. DESIGN OR MAXIMUM VELOCITIES FOR PIPING / PIPELINES
4. PROJECT SCOPE 4. NPSHA (PUMP HYDRAULICS)
5. DESIGN 5. FOULING FACTORS (HEAT EXCHANGERS)
6. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY 6. NOZZLE MOMENTUM VALUES (VESSELS / SEPARATORS)
7. DESIGN CRITERIA 7. PIPING ROUGHNESS VALUES
8. CODES & STANDARDS 8. OPERATION, CONTROL & SAFEGUARDING PHILOSOPHY
9. REFERENCES 9. ISOLATION PHILOSOPHY
10. LIST OF HOLDS 10. DRAIN PHILOSOPHY
11. APPENDICES 11. MATERIAL & CORROSION PHILOSOPHY
12. UTILITY REQUIREMENT & BATTERY LIMIT CONDITIONS FOR ISBL
13. CHEMICAL DOSING REQUIREMENT
14. FIRE, SMOKE & GAS DETECTION PHILOSOPHY
15. INSULATION REQUIREMENT

COMMENTS
1. BACK CHECK
2. SDC

REVISE TO NO COMMENTS
INCORPORATE
ISSUED FOR “IDC” IN FOLLOWING SEQUENCE
1. PIPING
2. C&A
3. MECHANICAL
4. ELECTRICAL
5. CIVIL
6. PIPELINE (IF APPLICABLE)
7. PROJECTS

YES
COMMENTS

1. REVISE TO INCORPORATE
IF IN AGREEMENT NO
2. DISCUSS TO REMOVE IF
NOT IN AGREEMENT

CHECK AGAINST DISICIPLINE CHECK LIST &

CORRECT IF NECESSARY

ISSUE TO CLIENT AS
“ISSUED FOR COMMENTS” (IFC)
 PROCESS DESIGN BASIS

APPROVED FOR DESIGN (AFD)

“IFC” – MASTER COPY - AVAILABLE

START

COMMENTS
CLIENT

e.g. UTILITY MECHANICAL

REQUIREMENT
PIPING / e.g. MOC, INSULATION,
REVISE TO
PIPELINE ISOLATION, DRAIN INCORPORATE
PHILOSOPHY
e.g. CHANGED SOW, PROJECTS
e.g. CONTROL &
SAFEGUARGING CODES & STANDARDS
C&A
FIRE, SMOKE & GAS
DETECTION

1. BACK CHECK
2. “SDC”

YES
COMMENTS

NO

REVISE TO ISSUED FOR “IDC” IN FOLLOWING

INCORPORATE SEQUENCE

1. PIPING
2. C&A
3. MECHANICAL
4. ELECTRICAL
5. CIVIL
6. PIPELINE (IF APPLICABLE)
7. PROJECTS

YES
COMMENTS

1. INCORPORATED & REVISE

IF IN AGREEMENT
2. DISCUSS TO REMOVE IF
NOT IN AGREEMENT NO

PREPARE DISCIPLINE CHECKLIST

WITH “AFD” REVISION

ISSUE TO CLIENT AS “APPROVED

FOR DESIGN” (AFD)