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Piping and Flange Alignment Standards

This document outlines piping alignment requirements, including that pipe flange bolt holes must be within 1.5mm of machinery nozzle bolt holes, flange faces must be parallel within specified tolerances depending on pipe diameter, and flange face separation must be within the gasket spacing of 1.5mm. It also describes how to verify pipe strain by measuring shaft deflection when bolting up piping and ensuring maximum shaft movement is 0.05mm or less.

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Piping and Flange Alignment Standards

This document outlines piping alignment requirements, including that pipe flange bolt holes must be within 1.5mm of machinery nozzle bolt holes, flange faces must be parallel within specified tolerances depending on pipe diameter, and flange face separation must be within the gasket spacing of 1.5mm. It also describes how to verify pipe strain by measuring shaft deflection when bolting up piping and ensuring maximum shaft movement is 0.05mm or less.

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6 Piping Alignment Requirements


 Flanges of connecting piping shall not be sprung into position.
 Pipe flange bolt holes shall be lined up with machinery nozzle bolt holes within 1.5 mm (1/16 in.) maximum
offset from the center of the bolt hole.
 machine and piping flange faces shall be parallel to less than (0.01 mm / cm) of pipe flange outer diameter up to a maximum (0.75 mm /
cm).
 For piping flange outer diameters smaller than (250 mm), the flanges shall be parallel to (0.25 mm) or less.
 For raised face flanges, feeler gauge readings shall be taken at the raised face.
 For flat faced flanges, feeler gauge readings shall be taken at the flange outside diameter.
 Flange face separation shall be within (gasket spacing ±1.5 mm).
 Only one gasket per flanged connection shall be used.

4.7 Piping Alignment


 verifying pipe strain consists of bolting up piping to machine flanges while measuring the deflection of the machine shaft with dial
indicators or laser tooling.

4.8 Pipe Strain Measurement


 Indicators shall be mounted on the coupling hub to measure vertical and horizontal movement on the opposite machine as the pipe
flange bolts are being tightened using a torque wrench.
 Bolt-up of the piping flanges to the machinery flanges shall proceed with the largest flanges first.
 Initial tightening of the flange bolts shall be snug (10 % of total torque) then to (30 % of total torque) Then to (100 % of total final
torque).
 maximum shaft movement in either vertical or horizontal directions after all machinery flanges have been tightened shall be (0.05 mm)
or less.

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