Materials System Specification

13-SAMSS-003 27 December 2017

General Purpose Gear Units
Document Responsibility: Compressors, Gears, and Steam Turbines Standards
Committee

Contents
1 General ............................................................. 2
2 Basic Design ..................................................... 3
3 Accessories....................................................... 5
4 Inspection, Testing, and Preparation
for Shipment...................................................... 6
Revision Summary................................................... 7

Previous Issue: 24 December 2012 Next Planned Update: 27 December 2020

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The following paragraph numbers refer to API STD 677, Third Edition, April, 2006,
which is part of this specification. The text in each paragraph below is an addition unless
noted to be an exception, modification, or deletion to API STD 677. Paragraph numbers
not appearing in API STD 677 are new paragraphs to be inserted in numerical order.

1 General

1.1 Scope

1.1.1 This specification, together with the gear unit Data Sheet and Purchase
Order, defines the mandatory requirements for general purpose gear units
rated greater than 300 HP or having a pitch line velocity exceeding
5,000 ft/min (25 m/s). For general purpose gear units below both limits,
manufacturer standards are acceptable in lieu of this specification.

1.1.3 General purpose gear units shall be supplied by Vendors qualified by

experience to manufacture the units proposed. To qualify, the Vendor must
have manufactured at the proposed manufacturing location, at least two gear
units of equal or greater power rating, pinion speed and pitch line velocity as
the units proposed. These gears must have been in service for at least two
continuous years of trouble-free operation.

1.2 Alternative Designs

All deviations from this specification shall be separately listed by the

Vendor in his quotation and shall refer to the relevant paragraph numbers.

1.3 Conflicting Requirements

(Exception) Any conflicts between this document and other applicable

Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirements (MSAERs) shall be
addressed to the EK&RD Coordinator.

Any deviation from the requirements herein shall follow internal company
procedure SAEP-302.

1.5 Referenced Publications

Material or equipment supplied to this specification shall comply with the

references listed below, unless otherwise noted.

1.5.1.2 Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications

26-SAMSS-088 Turbine Oils

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34-SAMSS-625 Vibration, Axial Position and Bearing

Temperature Monitoring Systems
34-SAMSS-831 Instrumentation for Packaged Units

1.5.1.4 Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements

Form 175-131000 General-Purpose Gear Units

1.5.1.5 Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets

SA-8003 & Gear Unit Data Sheet
SA-8003-M
SA-8020-213 Pressure and DP Switches
SA-8020-415 & Thermocouples
SA-8020-415-M
SA-8020-416 Resistance Temperature Detectors

1.5.1.6 Industry Codes and Standards

American Petroleum Institute

API STD 677 General-Purpose Gear Units for Refinery Service

2 Basic Design

2.1 General

2.1.6 (Modification) Equipment sound pressure levels shall not exceed 85 dBA
when measured, during shop testing at rated speed, from a distance of
one meter. Control of the sound pressure level to meet these requirements
shall be the sole responsibility of the Vendor. External acoustic insulation is
not acceptable.

2.1.19 If applicable, a cooling seawater inlet design temperature of 35°C shall be

used.

2.1.15 (Modification) Unless otherwise specified in the datasheet, the equipment

will be installed outdoors in a desert area, with relative humidity from zero
to 100% (condensing) and ambient temperatures from 0°C to 50°C (32°F to
120°F). Metal temperature can reach 70°C (158°F) when exposed to direct
solar radiation. The equipment shall be designed to withstand these
conditions.

Additionally, equipment specified in the datasheet for offshore installation

shall be protected against failure due to windborne seawater spray and the

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accumulation of wetted salt (NaCl).

2.5 Casings

2.5.1 Design Parameters

2.5.1.4 (Exception) All internal piping and nozzles shall be 316L (weldable)
stainless steel.

2.5.3 Bolting

2.5.3.3 Threading shall conform to ASME B1.1 / ASME B1.13M.

Other international threading standards are acceptable but shall be clearly
indicated in the equipment manual.

2.7 Gear Elements

2.7.4 Shafts

2.7.3.2 (Exception) The total combined electrical and mechanical runout for areas to
be observed by radial vibration sensors shall not exceed:
 9 micrometers (0.35 mils) for rated shaft speeds up to 3,600 RPM;
 6 micrometers (0.25 mils) for rated shaft speeds exceeding 3,600 RPM.

2.9 Bearings and Bearing Housings

2.9.1 General

2.9.1.2 On units rated 746 kW (1,000 HP) and above, hydrodynamic thrust and
radial bearings shall be provided with dual bearing metal temperature
sensors, located in the loaded areas of the bearings and installed in
accordance with 34-SAMSS-625. On bearings for units rated less than
746 kW (1,000 HP), bearing shell thermocouple connected to temperature
indicating transmitters shall be provided.

2.10 Lubrication

2.10.6 (Exception) The gear unit shall be designed to limit the maximum lube oil
temperature rise to 30°C with an oil inlet temperature of 60°C.

2.10.9 The lube oil system shall be supplied by the Vendor having unit
responsibility for the equipment train.

2.10.10 Unless otherwise specified in the Data Sheet of units with hydrodynamic
bearings, the common lube oil shall be ISO VG 46 to the specifications of

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4.3 in 26-SAMSS-088.

2.10.11 Normally, the lube oil system is not in the scope of the gear Vendor's supply.

2.11 Materials

2.11.2 Welding

2.11.2.1 Other internationally recognized qualification standards are also acceptable.

2.12 Nameplates and Rotation Arrows

2.12.3 (Modification) The data shall be engraved on the nameplate.

3 Accessories

3.3 Mounting Plates

3.3.1 General

3.3.1.3 For offshore installations, the baseplate shall be sufficiently rigid to be

mounted without grouting.

3.4 Controls and Instrumentation

3.4.1 General

3.4.1.2 (Exception) Instrumentation shall comply with 34-SAMSS-831 and installed

in accordance with 34-SAMSS-625. Additional requirements shall be as
follows:
a) Terminals shall be mounted in junction boxes.
b) Separate terminals and boxes shall be used for RTD wiring.

3.4.3 Thermocouples and Resistance Temperature Detectors

Thermocouples shall be in accordance with Form SA-8020-415 or

Form SA-8020-415-M. Resistance temperature detectors shall be in
accordance with Form SA-8020-416.

3.4.2 Vibration and Position Detectors

Alarm and shutdown settings are to be advised by the Vendor.

3.4.2.1 For gear units equipped with hydrodynamic bearings and rated 746 kW
(1,000 HP) or above, a shaft relative displacement (non-contacting) sensor
shall be installed at each rotor, on coupling side radial bearings of input and
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output rotors. Additionally, dual axial position sensors shall be installed at

each thrust bearing. Vibration detectors, shaft axial-position transducers and
bearing temperature detectors shall comply with 34-SAMSS-625.

3.4.2.2 A Horizontal stud-mounted accelerometer shall be provided on the gear box

lower casing half reading acceleration in G's Peak and calculated velocity in
mm/s (in/s) RMS . Installation shall be in accordance with 34-SAMSS-625.

4 Inspection, Testing, and Preparation for Shipment

4.1 General

4.1.3 Inspection and testing shall be performed and witnessed or observed as

indicated on the gear unit Data Sheet and the referenced Saudi Aramco
Inspection Requirements Form 175-131000.

4.2 Inspection

4.2.2 Material Inspection

4.2.2.1 General

4.2.2.1.1 Finish machined surfaces and casing welds shall be liquid penetrant
examined.

4.2.3 Welds in Rotating Elements

4.2.3.1 All welds, including those attaching gears to shafts, shall receive 100% wet
fluorescent magnetic particle inspection.

4.3 Testing

4.3.3 Mechanical Running Test

4.3.3.8 Dismantling is required only in the event of an unsatisfactory test.

4.4 Preparation for Shipment

4.4.1 (Modification) any rust preventative used shall be oil soluble. The gearbox
and any spare rotors shall be preserved at site by immersion in oil (the gearbox
and the spare rotors containers shall be filled with oil). The gearbox shall be
supplied with a vent valve to remove trapped air while filling, and the drain
shall be blinded with a gasket and stainless steel blind with full flange bolting.

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Revision Summary
24 December 2012 Revised the "Next Planned Update". Reaffirmed the content of the document, and
reissued with editorial changes.
27 December 2017 Major revision and updated to API STD 677, 3rd Edition.

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