MONOLITHIC ISOLATING JOINT DATASHEET

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INSULATING / ISOLATING JOINTS
Reference Specifications MSS SP-75, ASME B16.9

FABRICATION
Factory welded Boltless Monolithic Monoblock
1 Type Insulating Joints
2 Material Carbon Steel
3 Insulating material e.g. Fabric reinforced phenolics (Vendor to
4 Dielectric filler material Advice)
e.g. Epoxies or Silicones (Vendor to Advice)
Ring type of seal shall be used e.g.
5 Sealing Polybutadiene acrylonitrile or vinylidene flouride-
hexafluoropropylene (Vendor to Advice)
REQUIREMENTS
6 Installation Above Ground Installation (AGI)
7 Connection to pipe Girth welding
8 End connection Unflanged and bevelled as per line attaching
9 Overall length of joint m 1 pipe
as a minimum
The length shall be at each end of the joint to
10 Uncoated Length mm 50 allow welding
11 Electric Resistance of Joint Ω 106 shall not be more than the value stated
Chemically Modified Polyethylene top coat
12 Coating (Vendor to Advice)
13 Pigging Shall be suitable for pigging operations
14 TESTING
15 Strength and tightness tests water
DC volatage applied across the joint in a dried
16 Electric resistance test V 1000 condition with a resistance of 1MΩ
AC volatage at 50HZ applied across the joint for
17 Electric breakdown test V 1500 5mins without breakdown
Qualified after stress and bending test, that is it
18 Qualification shall be designed to withstand hoop stress and
Hydrostatic stress subjected to the whole line
OTHER DATA
19 Fabrication method Seamless API 5L 5.3.1
20 Surge Protection Spark gap shall be used
21 Thickness of The Internal Coating Vendor to Advice
22 Steel Grade X52 API 5L table 3B
MARKING
marking as per MSS 75 secction 17 and ASME
23 Marking B16.5 section 4
24 paint Painting using red paint (Vendor to Advice)

NOTES
A The design, materials, dimensions and construction shall meet the design requirements of the pipeline
B The pipe shall have the same rating as all associated facilities e.g. Valves, flanges etc
C All materials Vendor to Advice shall only be specified after agreement with the client
 INSPECTION DATA SHEET OF INSULATING/ ISOLATING JOINT
Material: INSULATING/ISOLATING JOINT Class OF Product
Parties
Inspection Points
A = COMPANY S = SUPPLIER
Compulsory Presence - The Production cycle is tied to this
H:
Presence
Compulsory Presence - The Production cycle is NOT tied to REFERENCE STANDARD CODES &
P:
this Presence SPECIFICATION:
%: Percentage indicated in the Note
Not Compulsory Presence - In the event of absence the
W: supplier is Authorised to continue the production cycle
supplying adequate certification
R: Check of Certficates and/or Documents PROJECT SPECIFICATION:
C: Check performed with Issues of Certificates
N: Check performed with No Issue of Certificates TESTING AUTHORITY:
D: Documentation

PARTIES NOTES
No INSPECTION AND TESTS
A S
1 MANUFACTURING /FABRICATION
1.1 Isolating/ Insulating Joint Certificate (If any) R
1.2 Welding Data Book R
1.3 Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test R
1.4 Material Qualification R
1.5 Cleaning Requirements R
1.6 Non - Destructive Tests procedure R
1.7 Dimension Conformity R
1.8 NDT operator's Qualification/ Certification R
1.9 Cleaning Procedure R
2 FINAL INSPECTION AND TESTS
2.1 Comformity to Specifications H
2.2 Strength and Tightness Test H
2.3 Electric resistance Test H
2.4 Electric Breakdown Test H
2.5 Non - Destructive Tests R
2.6 Supplementary Requirement Tests (if applicable) R
2.7 Painting R
2.8 Marking of Material H
3 QA/ QC BOOK R
4 PACKING LIST R

Fig: Illustrating Insulating/ Isolating joints

Fig: Typical Insulating/ Isolating joint