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Specification for Installation of Cold DRWG.NO 03-M-U-300819

Box of Air Separation Plant
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Contents

Foreword............................................................................................................................................................III
1 Scope............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Normative Reference Documents............................................................................................................1
3 Cold-box foundation................................................................................................................................2
4 Pressure test and gas-tight test of individual equipment (vessels, valves) inside the
cold box..............................................................................................................................................................3
5 Cleaning & De-greasing..........................................................................................................................5
6 Installation of cold-box......................................................................................................................6
7 Vessel Installation................................................................................................................................8
8 Valve installation................................................................................................................................11
9 The installation of pipes and fittings.........................................................................................12
10 Pressure test for pipeline.........................................................................................................29
11 Purging..............................................................................................................................................31
12 Overall cold test..........................................................................................................................31
13 Filling of thermal insulating materials...............................................................................32
Appendix A........................................................................................................................................................35
Reference Documents......................................................................................................................................37

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Foreword

This standard is specialized for installation of air separation plant.

Appendix A (normative appendix) includes type, feature and scope of application of pipe welding groove.

This standard will replace standard HKB8-19-2011 as of the date of implementation.

This standard is prepared by the Engineering Department.

This standard is drafted by: Mr. Fu Qiang, Mr. Liu Changquan

This standard is checked by: Mr. Gao Yun

This standard is approved by: Yi Langxi

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Specification for Installation of Cold Box of Air Separation

Plant

1 Scope

1.1 This standard includes the foundation of cold box, pressure test, gas-tight test, cleaning
and de-greasing of individual equipment (vessel, valve) inside the cold box, installation of
cold box, vessels, valves, pipes and pipe fittings, pressure test and purging of the piping
system, cold test, filling of insulation materials, requirements for cold box painting, type,
feature and scope of application of pipe welding groove as well as technical requirements
of painting for the cold box.

1.2 This standard is applied for field installation of air separation cold box or liquefier cold
box with the design and manufacture of liquid air separation plant with switchover
process, molecular sieve purification and adsorption process, structural packing
rectification column and hydrogen-free full-distillation argon production process and
oxygen (nitrogen) internal compression process as well as liquid ASU process. It can also
be applied for the installation of cold box which is mostly occupied with aluminum
equipment and aluminum pipes.

1.3 The installation of equipment, machine and piping outside the cold box are not included in
this standard and shall be done as per related installation standard or technical documents
respectively.

1.4 If there’s special requirement for product installation, it should be installed as per related
product drawings and technical documents. The installation contractor can work out the
installation details as per this standard.

2 Normative Reference Documents

This specification references the latest following codes and standards:

GB/T 4213 Pneumatic control valve
GB/T 4842 Argon
GB 50235 Code for Construction of Industrial Metal Piping
HG 20202 Code for Construction and Acceptance of De-greasing works
JB/T 4730 Non-destructive Testing of Pressure Equipment
JB/T 4734 Aluminum Welded Vessels
JB/T 6895 Installation Welding Specifications for Aluminum Made Air Separation Plants
JC/T 1020 Expanded Perlite for Insulation of Cryogenic Equipment
NB/T 47014 Welding Procedure Qualification for Pressure Equipment

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TSG Z6002 Examination Rules for Welding Operators of Special Equipment

TSG ZF001 Safety Technical Supervision Regulations for Safety Valves

3 Cold-box foundation

3.1 Consideration must be given to the fact that the equipment resting on the cold box
foundation will work in the cryogenic condition besides the general requirements for anti-
subsiding and anti-tilting.

3.2 The load on the cold box foundation mainly includes that of the cold box, platforms and
ladders, valves, pipes, columns, vessels, perlite and liquid media.

3.3 During normal running, the surface temperature of the cold box foundation should be not
lower than -90℃.

3.4 The cold box foundation consists of the foundation proper, water-proof plate, insulation
layer and surface layer (as shown in Fig. 1).

Fig. 1

3.4.1 The foundation proper is made of anti-seepage and anti-freezing reinforced concrete
with impermeability grade higher than P12 and anti-freezing mark higher than D100 and
tested with a load of 1.5 times of the total equipment weight 7 days in order to prevent
the foundation from tilting

3.4.2 The water-proof plate is made of one piece of 0.5mm red copper plate or 2.0mm~3.0mm
SS plate or 4mm~6mm CS plate.

3.4.3 The insulation layer is made of expanded perlite concrete with thickness not less than
300mm and compressive strength not less than 7.5MPa and thermal conductivity less
than 0.23W/m.k. Cracks are not allowed.

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3.4.4 The surface layer is made of anti-seepage and anti-freezing reinforced fine aggregate
concrete with impermeability grade higher than P12 and anti-freezing mark higher than
D100.
Note: impermeability grade-P12 means that there is no water penetration in the concrete
test block at a hydraulic pressure of 1.176 MPa.
Anti-freezing designation D100 means the strength reduction of the concrete test block
is less than 25% after 100 freezing/thawing cycles.

3.5 Upon completion of the foundation, its surface shall conform to the following
requirements:

3.5.1 No crack on the surface;

3.5.2 No wooden plate, no treated felt and no other inflammable materials on the surface;

3.5.3 Surface flatness< 5/1000;

3.5.4 Surface levelness<5/1000 and overall length not more than 15 mm.

3.6 After the foundation is qualified, center line of the vessel and nozzles indicating the
orientation of the vessel should be marked as per vessel’s layout.

4 Pressure test and gas-tight test of individual equipment (vessels, valves) inside the cold box

4.1 The following tests must be conducted before vessel installation:

4.1.1 Every passage in the vessel is sealed with nitrogen (see the requirements of the designed
technical documents for its pressure) before delivery. Pressure of the vessel which is
sealed with nitrogen should be tested with pressure gauge (grade 1.5) before being in
position. For vessel with more than 2 passages, the nitrogen seal gas should be vent off
after pressure of one passage being tested; pressure of another passage can be tested
30min later.

4.1.2 If there is any problem in the nitrogen seal gas, pressure test and gas-tight test must be
conducted separately before installation.

4.1.3 If the vessel is well packed with quality certificate in the guarantee period, then no
separate pressure test is required before installation, however, gas-tight test is still
required.

4.1.4 If the guarantee period expires, while the vessel is well packed with quality certificate,
then separate pressure test and gas-tight test are required before installation.

4.1.5 The equipment which is without quality certificate or found to be broken or locally
changed at site must be subject to pressure test and gas-tight test separately before
installation.

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4.1.6 Oxygen is not allowed to be used as the medium for pressure test.

4.2 Valves Inspection & Adjusting before Installation:

4.2.1 If the equipment is with quality certificate and intact sealing surface, no separate
pressure test is required before installation; however, gas-tight test is required to be
conducted at the system pressure.

4.2.2 If the equipment is with quality certificate and its sealing surface is found to be rusted
and broken, it must be subject to gas-tight test at the system pressure after being fixed.

4.2.3 If the valve is without quality certificate or found to be broken, it must be subject to
pressure test and gas-tight test separately before installation.

4.2.4 Valves which are polluted should be de-greased and disassembled for checking at site;
pressure test and gas-tight test are required separately before installation.

4.2.5 The gas-tight test for the sealing surface of the auto control valve should be as per the
requirements of GB/T 4213.

4.2.6 The safety valve should be subject to leakage test and set-pressure adjustment as per the
requirements of TSG-ZF001 and design documents; if there’s any special requirements,
other performance tests are required. During calibration, the test must be well recorded
in detailed calibration report and sealed with lead. If there’s shut-off valve before the
safety valve, the shut-off valve should be full open and sealed with lead.

4.2.7 Remove the fixing device for transportation after the safety valve being installed
completely; during installation, make sure that the levelness of the actuating valve plate
is as per the designed requirements; there should be no mesh at the inlet of the safety
valve to ensure that the safety valve is unobstructed during venting.

4.2.8 Before installation, the pneumatic diaphragm control valve should be subject to the
following check-ups:

4.2.8.1 Check the leakage rate as per the related standard of the manufacturer pneumatically
and manually.

4.2.8.2 The positioner should be subject to movement test at specified gas source pressure as
per related requirements.

4.2.8.3 The packing box and sealing surface of the flange should be subject to leakage test
and no leakage is allowed.

4.2.8.4 The leakage rate of the pneumatic control butterfly valve should be as per the
requirements in the sample drawing.

4.3 Medium for Test

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4.3.1 Clean water shall be used for the pressure test. The chloride ion in water shall be not
more than 25pp in case of conducting the hydraulic pressure test in austenitic stainless
steel vessel. But if the test with water is unsuitable for equipment or the equipment is
very complicated (such as rectification column, plate-fin heat exchanger and sub-
cooler), pneumatic test with reliable safety precautions can be conducted;

4.3.2 The air-tight test shall be conducted with dry and oil-free air or nitrogen. When
nitrogen is used, great attention must be paid in case of suffocation

4.4 Test pressure

4.4.1 The test pressure should be as per the requirements in the design and technical
documents; if there’s no requirement, it should be as per the requirements in Table 1.
Table 1
Testing Categories Test pressure P Testing time min
Strength Pneumatic Test & 1.10 10～30
test Gas-liquid Test
Hydraulic Test 1.25 10～30
Gas-tight test 1.0 ≥30
Note: P means designed pressure

4.4.2 The test pressure of the valve should be as per the requirements in the design and
technical documents; if there’s no requirement, it should be as per the requirements in
Clause 4.2 of GB50235-2010.

5 Cleaning & De-greasing

5.1 All the pressure vessels, valves, piping and other piping accessories must be cleaned, dried
and oil free before installation.

5.2 Piping elements which have been de-greased in the manufacturer should be examined
randomly before installation and should be re-degreased if it is not qualified.

5.3 Ethylene tetrachloride or trichloro ethylene is recommended to degrease the items (vessel,
valve and piping) which are made of aluminum. Carbon tetrachloride solvent （CCl4 ） is
forbidden to be used for degrease. The solvent must be oil and grease free; solvent which
has been decomposed is forbidden to be used. Organic solvent is not suitable for
assembles with rubber, plastic or painting coat. Organic solvent is poisonous and
combustible, so attention must be paid.

In addition to the solvent mentioned above, there’s other way, such as washing with alkali,
to degrease. However, metal, especially for aluminum magnesium alloy, will become rusty
if it is washed with alkali liquor of high concentration. After pipes being degreased,
protective measure should be taken in case of further pollution. Check the cleanness of the
pipes with ultraviolet radiator or other methods to make sure the remaining grease not

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exceed 125mg/m2.

5.4 Before installation, the oxygen pipe should be blown with dry and oil-free air or nitrogen
at the speed of 20m/s until there is no rust, dust or other impurities.

5.5 Oxygen is not allowed to blow off the pipes.

5.6 The remaining degrease on the surface of spare parts and in running residual oil which
contact with oxygen should not exceed 125mg/㎡.

5.7 The pipes should be degreased as per the related requirements in HG 20202.

6 Installation of cold-box

6.1 The top levelness of the cold box foundation frame should not exceeded 1/1000 and all the
frame section steel shall be placed vertically.

6.2 Two adjacent cold box plates can be assembled by piece or in angle on the ground
beforehand before cold box plate being installed. See table 2 for the tolerance of the
diagonal line for each plate and that of four vertical sides.
Table 2 In “mm”
Dim. Allowable tolerance
≥1000～2000 ±3
＞2000～4000 ±4
＞4000～8000 ±5
＞8000～12000 ±6
＞12000～16000 ±7
＞16000～20000 ±8
＞20000 ±9

6.3 Shim plate backing can be used between the foundation framework and skeleton steel to
adjust the levelness of the upper surface of the plate. The size of steel plate used for
backing shall be the same as that of corresponding skeleton steel.

6.4 Nuts and bolts between the frameworks should be spot welded firmly and inner side of the
section steel between the frameworks shall be tack welded with the gap of 200mm and
seam of 100mm while the outer side shall be welded continuously (Fig. 2). Continuous
welding outside the cold box should be done as per the air-tight requirements of the cold
box.

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Fig. 2

6.5 Grouting for the foundation framework can be started after being installed and checked
without fail. During grouting, the concrete must be stirred with vibrator so that all the gaps
can be filled (see Fig. 3).

Fig. 3

6.6 General Requirements of Secondary Grouting

6.6.1 The crushed stone concrete which is one level in strength higher than that of the
concrete for foundation should be used for grouting.

6.6.2 The back surface or base plate of the framework shall be clean and free of oil and soil
before grouting.

6.6.3 The grouting layer should be adhered to the foundation surface firmly; all the rubbish in
the hole of anchor bolts shall be removed before grouting; the place in the foundation
surface which needs to be adhered to the grouting layer should be pitted and concrete
stained with oil and grease should be removed and then cleaned with water completely.
There should be no water in the pitted surface.

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6.6.4 Compact shall be performed during grouting with installation accuracy of equipment not
interfered and foundation bolt, framework, base plate and backing plate not inclined.

6.6.5 The grouting layer on the equipment outer edge shall be smooth with height slightly
higher than the bottom of equipment base. The grouting layer should be with slope in
case of oil, water intrusion and seal gas leakage.

Fig. 4

6.7 The cold box is to be installed with tolerance of perpendicularity ≤1.5/1000 and that of
perpendicularity in overall height as per the requirements in the sample drawing or not
more than 25mm.

7 Vessel Installation

7.1 Preparations before Installation

7.1.1 The cutting for closing plate (or head) of all aluminum columns and closing cover (or
closing plate) of all nozzles shall be carried out on the ground. Before cutting, nitrogen-
seal nut shall be loosened gently to release nitrogen-seal pressure so as to make sure the
cutting circular plate inside column and cutting baffle can be taken out. The components
such as downcomer, wattle or lining ring inside closing plate shall be well kept. During
installation, components associated shall be assembled as per technical requirements and
notes in drawings. The column, whose closing plate is already cut and if continuous butt
joint for column body is not possible, shall be cleaned without aluminum piece and then
each nozzles and ports of column shall be tied with 2 layers of dry & clean white cloth
or plastic cloth, so as to make sure the sealing and keep moisture air and rain out. As for
port towards upper side, it shall be equipped with cross bar to support water retaining
cloth.

7.1.2 During assembly of columns, the scaffold for site use shall be fastened safely. The
distance between scaffolding platform and welds of column assembly shall be better

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around 1400mm.

7.1.3 During cutting of closing cover of up cone of main condenser (assembled with lower
column), no aluminum piece is allowed to drop into plate core or column. If there is any
careless dropping, machine like vacuum cleaner shall be used to collect out to make sure
the safety of main condenser. The levelness of cone cutting shall be no more than 2mm.

7.1.4 Check if there is any damage, deformation or loose on the pipe, components inside
columns.

7.1.5 Clean welding area with mechanical method. Processing of the welding groove shall be
as per drawing requirements and make preparations before welding for assembly of
columns.

7.1.6 During lifting vessels, protection measures shall be taken. The rigging shall be open
by supports (see Fig. 5) to prevent damages and deformation on the surface of
vessel caused by lifting. When vessel is positioned, the vessel and nozzle shall be
cleaned and dried and be free of grease and other impurities.

Fig. 5

7.1.7 The welder shall be tested to be qualified as per requirements of JB/T 4734.

7.1.8 Welding shall not be carried out when it is raining or snowing or the relative humidity is
above 80%. When the ambient temperature is lower than -5℃, heating measures shall
be made inside cold box.

7.2 Lifting of vessel shall follow requirements of drawings. Protection measures shall be taken
to prevent damages on equipment. Lifting in bad weather like heavy wind and rainy day
shall be avoided.

7.3 Installation of Lower Column

7.3.1 Installation of Sieve-plate Lower Column: when lower column (or lower column
assembled with condenser) is lifted in position, transparent rubber tube or theodolite
shall be used to adjust the levelness of lower column as per the “column-plate datum

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line” on bottom of this lower column; if it is not level, shim plates can be used under the
base plate of supports of lower column. When the diameter of lower column D ＜
1000mm, the levelness of column-plate shall be Y≤(2/1000)D and ≤1mm; if diameter of
lower column D≥1000mm, the levelness of column-plate shall be Y≤(1/1000)D and
≤3mm. When the levelness of column plate is qualified, the shim plates shall be welded
well with the support of this lower column to avoid shifting of shim plates.

7.3.2 Installation of Packing Lower Column: when lower column (or lower column assembled
with condenser) is lifted in position, plumb line shall be used on four sides of lower
column to check its verticalness. If it is no vertical, shim plates can be used under base
plate of supports of this lower column. The allowance of verticalness shall be no more
than 0.5/1000 and 10mm (which refers to the effective section of rectification column-
plate of lower column, excluding main condenser & evaporator). When the verticalness
is qualified, the shim plates shall be welded well with the support of this lower column
to avoid shifting of shim plates.

7.4 Installation for Assembly of Upper Column and Main Condenser

7.4.1 The assembly of upper column and main condenser shall be socket welded; when the
downcomer of upper column is assembled as per drawing, remove all the residue inside
the main condenser and then seal manhole of main condenser.

7.4.2 The fitting-up positioned welding shall guarantee the verticalness of column body. The
verticalness allowance of upper column shall be 0.5/1000 and no more than 10mm
(which refers to the effective section of rectification column-plate of upper column).

7.4.3 The welding sequence shall be decided as per column verticalness, i.e. to take
advantages of welding deformation to further correct column verticalness.

7.4.4 When welding is done and qualified, 100% dye-penetrant testing shall be applied for
welds and it shall conform to requirements of Class I in JB/T 4730.5.

7.4.5 If welds fail in penetration test and shall be repaired, mechanical method shall be used to
remove defects and then welds can be repaired twice maximum.

7.4.6 Only the chief engineer of the installation unit approves, can repairs more than 2 times
be done.

7.4.7 When welding is qualified, rack for upper column shall be used then for fixing. In the
meantime, rectify the verticalness again, the allowance of which is 0.5/1000. Within the
total height, it shall be no more than 10mm.

7.5 The site assembly and welding of structured packing upper column and argon column in
sections shall follow the requirements on corresponding drawings. During the assembly of
crude argon column II and pure argon column, calibration of verticalness of column plate
shall be taken as principle.

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7.6 When reversible heat exchanger or main heat exchanger is lifted in position with large
crane, the verticalness allowance shall be 1.5/1000 and no less than 10mm within the total
height.

7.7 Temporary rack shall be placed before welding of auto-valve box and pipe.

7.8 For the installation of other columns (such as crude argon column, pure argon column,
krypton &xenon column, neon & helium column, etc.), the verticalness allowance shall be
0.5/1000 and no more than 10mm.

7.9 Precautions for Installation of other Vessels in Cold Box:

7.9.1 The adsorbent of Lair adsorber and LOX adsorber can be filled after completion of cold
test and before official test-run. Before filling, sieving for adsorbent shall be done first.
The activation of adsorbent can be carried out after adsorbent is filled into vessel. The
activation operation shall follow related regulations in operation & maintenance
specification of ASP.

7.9.2 Clean white cloth or plastic cloth shall be used to tie the opening before pipe connecting
of each vessel’s nozzle, in order to avoid grease and pollutants.

7.9.3 During the welding inside cold box and inside condenser evaporator, flame or electric
arc shall be forbidden to avoid damages on surface of vessel and pipe.

7.9.4 When installation of vessel, valves, pipes and corresponding rack inside cold box,
internal surface of cold box and foundation surface are completed, no grease shall be
found; otherwise degreasing shall be conducted.

7.9.5 The vessel which collects liquid air and LOX shall be provided with anti-static
earthing with earthing resistance no more than 100Ω, which shall be considered by
engineering & designing party as a whole.

7.9.6 The top of cold box shall be provided with lightning arrestor which shall be reliably
connected with earthing network of cold box. The earthing resistance shall be no
more than 10Ω and shall be considered by engineering & designing party as a
whole.

8 Valve installation

8.1 The valves inside cold box shall be installed and positioned when all vessels are
positioned and before installation of pipeline.

8.2 The cryogenic valves inside cold box and corresponding valve racks shall be installed
parallelly. The valve rode of cryogenic liquid valve shall be leaned 10° ～15° uptowards.
During welding of pipe and valve body, valve should be open. Temperature decreasing
measures shall be taken so as to control the temperature of valve body during welding no
higher than 200℃, which is to avoid deformation of valve sealing element and effects on

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normal operation of valve.

8.3 During installation of valve, the direction shown on valve shall be in line with flow
direction of medium. In particular cases, some angle shutoff valve shall be contrary
(as per PID), i.e. reversal installation of valve, such as outlet valve of recycling LAr
pump, outlet valve of expander, heating valve, etc.

8.4 Before installation of pipe to be connected with valves, dirt, dust and other external
mechanical impurities shall be cleaned completely to prevent damages on sealing face of
valve.

8.5 The installed valve shall be flexible in opening and closing; after pipe connection and
during cold test, on-off status of valves shall be checked to make sure no jamming.

8.6 After installation of remote valve, synchronization between instruction signal and action
of actuator of valve shall be checked and reviewed strictly. Position of full-open and full-
close shall be checked and the relationship between opening instruction and valve actual
opening shall be recorded.

9 The installation of pipes and fittings

9.1 The installation of pipes should comply with piping drawings. Generally, it is not allowed
to change the piping routings.

9.2 Finish all preparation works before installation. The vessel location (which is, the pipe
nozzle location) and inlet/outlet locations for valves need to be examined, and pipe fittings
need to be completely cleaned and degreased (ultraviolet lamp can be used to check the
grease on the surface, which should be free of bright spots). Welding groove should be
properly made and welding pipe should be cleaned with stainless steel wire brush within a
short time before welding.

To reduce the fixed pipe welds in cold-box, they can be premade in clean yard in
accordance with piping drawings and isometric drawings. After that, final piping can be
performed. Requirements for aluminum pipeline prefabrication are as follows:

a) There should be rubber plate or wooden plate at prefabrication yard, which should be
separated from black metal treating area.

b) Throwing hard metal objects as crowbars and hammers against aluminum pipes is
forbidden.

c) The work clothes and gloves for workers should be clean and free of oil stain.

d) Striking tools should be of wood, red copper or hard rubber hammer.

e) Sections of steel rope for carrying or hoisting that contacts with products should
covered with soft materials rubber or wood.

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f) Cleaned pipes and components should be stored at dry places, stay away from
corrosive materials acid/salt/alkali.

g) During fabrications, move and put things with due care, don’t roll and drag things
with hands on the ground and avoid damaging pipes.

h) During workpiece welding, cable holdings are not allowed putting on workpiece. A
special tool should be made and arc ignition on pipes is not allowed.

i) Prefabricated pipes should be numbered with pipeline numbers in drawings.

j) The drilling, welding and tee joint site making for primary components of instruments
on pipes should be performed during prefabrication. Drilling should stay away from
welds.

k) The inside of prefabricated pipes should be cleaned. In case pipeline prefabrication

fails to proceed continuously, pipe nozzles should be sealed with cap.

9.3 Piping principle

Big one comes first, small one comes later; first lower part, then upper part; first main
pipe, then auxiliary pipe; big one always prevail in case confusion occurs.

9.4 The minimum distance between a pipeline and cold-box wall/vessel/foundation/other

pipeline should comply with the following requirements:

a) The distance between the outer surface of cryogenic liquid pipe and the inner wall of
cold-box structural steel should be no less than 400mm

b) The distance between the outer surface of cryogenic gas pipe and the inner wall of
cold-box structural steel should be no less than 300mm

c) The distance between the outer surface of cryogenic gas pipe and the liquid vessel
should be no less than 100mm

d) The distance between the outer surface of cryogenic liquid pipe and the surface of
foundation should be no less than 300mm

e) The distance between heating pipe and cryogenic liquid pipe/liquid vessel surface
should be no less than 300mm

f) The distance between outer surfaces of pipes is no less than 100mm.

9.5 Pipes should be naturally aligned before welding. To avoid increasing connection stress,
forcible alignment with machines or manhandling is prohibited.

9.6 For the purpose of aluminum pipe welding, the butt-welds of pipes that are bigger than

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DN100mm in size should be lined with embedded composite gaskets; For pipes that are
≤DN100mm and ≥DN25mm, butt-welds should be lined with embedded stainless steel
gaskets; pipes that are ＜DN25mm should be fillet-welded with jacket connector.

9.7 During the installation, the surface of stainless steel pipe and aluminum pipe should be
free of mechanical damage. Measures should be taken to prevent pollution in pipes; don’t
use polluted ferrous metal tools; prevent cutting and welding splatters of other pipes from
polluting the installed pipes.

9.8 During installation, all nozzles should be sealed with caps or plastic sheets if piping
cannot proceed.

9.9 Within 10 times of pipe diameter before flow-measuring element and within 5 times of
pipe diameter after it, there should be free of factor affecting measuring accuracy as pipe
connector. Carefully check the installing direction of flow-measuring element to make
sure it is not installed reversely.

9.10 The construction for aluminum pipes and steel pipes should be separated from each other.
Installation tools and equipment should be free of rust. Steel brush should be of stainless
steel.

9.11 Flange with V-shape groove

9.11.1 Sealing rings with V-shape groove should be cleaned and examined to make sure they
are free of damages and deformation. The used sealing rings cannot be used again.
Temporarily installed rings should be replaced during last assembly.

9.11.2 Bolts of flange should be fastened evenly and symmetrically, their sealing surface
should smooth.

9.11.3 Copper sealing ring should be in soft state and treated with annealing; sealing ring could
be heated up to around 600℃~700℃ and put into water for cooling immediately, in
which resulted oxidation film should be removed.

9.12 In case there are multiple welds, leave one for last welding to make sure pipes can stretch
freely when performing welding on other points, thus reducing the welding stress to the
greatest extend.

9.13 Inner pipes should be prefabricated, and radiographic examination and pressure test for
which must be conducted, before installing LIN/LOX/LAr pipes that are protected by
thermal insulation sleeves.

9.14 Pipes that go through clapboard must be pre-covered with canvas jacket.

9.15 The arrangement of pipe racks in cold-box: pipes with racks must remain stable, allow for
thermal expansion/contraction and self-compensating, and comply with pipe rack

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drawings.

9.16 Installation for measuring lines

9.16.1 Installation for instrument lines in cold-box

9.16.1.1 Measuring points on vessels in cold-box should be set at a side that is closer to the
cold-box wall to allow for the arrangement of instrument lines and increasing the
strength of lines.

9.16.1.2 Measuring points on pipes should be set at a side that is closest to the cold-box wall
and originated from pipes below 20 meters’ height of cold-box. Instrument measuring
points of horizontal pipes should be drawn out from the top if they are gas pipes, and
from the bottom if they are liquid pipes (measuring points are not recommended
within 30℃ at bottom of pipes).

9.16.1.3 Before installation, all instrument lines must be cleaned and degreased.

9.16.1.4 To prevent cryogenic liquid and gas from leaking, all instrument pipes must be led to
the cold-box wall and a gas seal should be made, the height of which is 800
mm~1000mm, the distance of which to wall-box board is ~300mm.

9.16.1.4.1 The installation of pressure/analysis points on vessels

a） Instrument valve above the tapping point (see Fig. 6):

Fig. 6

b） Instrument valve below tapping point (see Fig. 7):

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Fig. 7

9.16.1.4.2 The installation of pressure/analysis points on vertical/horizontal pipes

a） Instrument valve above tapping point (see Fig. 8):

Fig. 8

b） Instrument valve below tapping point (see Fig. 9):

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Fig. 9

9.16.1.4.3 The installation of resistance gauge tube on vessels

a） Instrument valve above tapping point (see Fig. 10):

Fig. 10

b） Instrument valve below tapping point (see Fig. 11):

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Fig. 11

9.16.1.4.4 Installation of liquid level gauge tube

a） Instrument valve above tapping point (see Fig. 12):

Fig. 12

b） Instrument valve below tapping point (see Fig. 13):

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Fig. 13

9.16.1.5 The laying style for instrument lines in cold-box

9.16.1.5.1 Upper column (crude argon column II) (supported on foundation)

Pressure, gas analysis, upper resistance and upper level gas instrument pipes that are
above 20 meters’ height of column should be originated from the column at a position
that is closest to cold-box. They go downward along the column and approach the
cold-box at the height that is <20m. The led pipe should have an upward gradient of
1:10. And the gas seal should be made to a height of 800 mm~1000mm.

Pressure, gas analysis, upper resistance and upper level gas instrument pipes that are
below 20 meters’ height of column should be originated from the column at a position
that is closest to cold-box. The pipe should have an upward gradient of 1:10. In case
the outlet of instrument pipes on cold-box board is lower than their origins, a gas seal
should be made to a height of 800 mm~1000mm.

9.16.1.5.2 Crude argon column I, pure argon column (supported on cold-box)

Pressure, gas analysis, upper resistance, lower resistance and upper level gas
instrument pipes should get originated from the column at a position that is closest to
cold-box. The crude argon column I upper resistance instrument pipe goes downward
to reach the position of lower pipe, where they will be led to the cold-box in an
upward gradient of 1:10 (for horizontal pipe). In case the instrument pipe outlet on
cold-box board is lower than originated position on column, a gas seal with a height
of 800 mm~1000mm should be made.

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9.16.1.5.3 Lower column (supported on foundation)

Pressure, gas analysis, upper resistance, lower resistance and upper level gas
instrument pipes should get originated from the column at a position that is closest to
cold-box. The led pipe has an upward gradient of 1:10. In case the instrument pipe
outlet on cold-box board is lower than originated position on column, a gas seal with
a height of 800 mm~1000mm should be made.

9.16.1.5.4 Lower level and liquid-analysis liquid instrument pipes on vessels should get
originated from the column at a position that is closest to cold-box and go towards
cold-box. The pipe should have an upward gradient of 1:10 until it reaches the cold-
box wall. It should cling to the cold-box and go about 1 meter in a upward gradient of
1:10. In case the instrument pipe outlet on cold-box board is lower than originated
position on column, a liquid seal with a height of ≥1000mm should be made.

9.16.1.5.5 In case an instrument pipe originated from a vessel is far from cold-box wall, it
requires special measures. Upon departure from the vessel, the instrument pipe
horizontally reaches the closest point to the cold-box and then reaches the cold-box
wall in a upward gradient of 1:10. A horizontal tray should be made for each 200mm
on its route to the closest point to the cold-box (see Fig. 14).

Fig. 14

9.16.1.5.6 Instrument pipes, from the column (pressure, analysis, upper resistance and upper
level, etc. gas lines), that are required to be laid downwards along the column should
be fixed to the column with aluminum clamps (1 piece for each 1 meter) and be

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welded to the aluminum column body. As the pipes reach below the 20 meters of
cold-box, they should be laid along the column in circle until they reach the closest
point to the cold-box and get gathered with the instrument pipe clamp. Then, they are
led to the cold-box wall and gas seals are made. They are laid along the cold-box wall
and led out of the cold-box. Fig. 15 shows the protection for instrument pipes from
column.

Fig. 15

9.16.1.6 Protection for instrument lines in cold-box

9.16.1.6.1 For vessels and equipment in cold-box, an 80 mm x 80 mm x 6 mm board should be

set right above the origins of instrument measuring point. The board should be made
in workshop (see Fig. 16). In case the instrument pipe originates from a pipeline, the
board should be made at site.

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Fig. 16

9.16.1.6.2 For all instrument pipes from coldbox columns/equipment/pipes, securing structures
should be made at the root.

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Fig. 17

9.16.1.6.3 After the securing structure for an instrument pipe root is made, generally it should be
made into an n-shape horizontal flexible structure (refer to Fig. 18). For example, the
instrument pipe origin has an elevation of 40 meters, the height (h) of flexible part is
150mm, the upper part (R) is 75mm and the r of the end for flexible part is 40mm. See
Table 3.

Table 3 unit: mm
Origin elevations for R r h
instrument points(m)
≤5 0 40 0
5～30 50 40 100
30～40 75 40 150
40～70 100 40 200
70～80 120 40 240

In case the instrument pipe is laid downwards along the column right after the origin,
an n-shape flexible structure should be made based on the elevation of instrument pipe
elevation.

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Fig. 18 40m elevation of instrument pipe originating position

9.16.1.6.4 Duplex protection as angle steel or angle aluminum should be used to protect
instrument lines from vessel or pipe (see Fig. 19).

Fig. 19

9.16.1.6.5 After instrument lines reach the cold-box wall, they should be laid timely in
instrument pipe support.

9.16.1.6.6 Instrument lines in cold-box should be protected with 40 x 40 x 4 stainless angle steel
(connected to cold-box) and 40 x 40 x 4 angle aluminum (connected to vessel or pipe).
There should be bracing for angle steel and more than 2 pieces of bracings for
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set at the framework of cold-box. All welding between protective brackets and cold-
box, vessels or pipes should be full-welding. The length of protective bracket should
be no more than 2000mm, special cases should be recorded and discussed.
Instrument lines must be tied to protective bracings with copper wire, and the first tie
should be ~600mm away from vessel or pipe to ensure the need for thermal expansion
or contraction (see Fig. 20).
The minimum bend radius of an instrument pipe is 2.5 times of its outer diameter.
The maximum fixed length interval for instrument pressure-tapping pipe in horizontal
direction is 1800mm.
The maximum fixed length interval for instrument pressure-tapping pipe in vertical
direction is 3500mm.

Fig. 20

9.16.1.6.7 Instrument pipe tray for securing instrument lines, comprised of standard parts as
angle steel and instrument pipe clamp, has 5 types---three-hole, five-hole, eight-hole,
10-hole and 12-hole (see Fig. 21).

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Fig. 21

Instrument pipe clamp

Instrument pipe clamp could be used for laying a single instrument pipe. Instrument clamps
are of 2 types---aluminum and steel. For the protection of instrument lines, Teflon sheets
with 1mm’s thickness are put between stainless steel clamp and instrument pipe. Refer to
the following figure for instrument pipe steel clamp and aluminum clamp.
Steel clamp for instrument pipe (see Fig. 22)

Fig. 22

Aluminum clamp for instrument pipe

Aluminum clamp for instrument pipe is the simplest securing unit for instrument pipes on
column, which can be directly welded to the column by one side (see Fig. 23).

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Fig. 23

9.16.1.7 The welding between the instrument pipe and its connector should comply with the
following process specification:

9.16.1.7.1 Argon arc welders should possess pressure vessel welder certificate. Personnel
without the certificate are not allowed to perform welding.

9.16.1.7.2 To prevent welded connector from getting overheated, the interruption welding can be
employed if possible. The diameter of the welding wire is 3mm. At the same time, the
welding current should be strictly controlled. For instance, it is recommended that
55A~75A welding current be employed for the welding of 14X2 instrument pipe
connector.

9.16.1.7.3 In principle, instrument pipe with coil pipe is not allowed to be spliced. However, if it
is indeed necessary, butt-welding or fillet-welding with copper pad should be
employed.

9.16.1.7.4 Extra cautions are to be exercised upon quenching of arc. To avoid arc pit, crack or
contraction cavity, current attenuation could be extended to slowly reduce the
temperature of objects, electric arc should be directed to a pipe connector side that has
a thicker wall.

9.16.1.7.5 After welding, check the welds to see if it is glossy. If it is grayish white and not
glossy, it means the area is over-burned and bulky. In such a case, it is required to
rematch and re-weld. At the same time, check the area to see if there are any defects
as crack, contraction cavity and surface pore. If defects are found, welds need to be
polished or repaired.

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9.16.2.1 The end cable for temperature-measuring element should have a 200mm~300mm
temperature-compensation length. Cables can be fixed and reinforced with bent along
the cold-box wall.

9.16.2.2 During installation, connectors of longer cables should be laid first to avoid cable
waste.

9.16.2.3 Cryogenic cables in cold-box should be laid separately and should not be laid together
with instrument pipes. Their protection regime is the same as that of instrument pipe.

9.16.3 As the measurement cables in cold-box meet the above requirements, cables should be
laid orderly; their routings should be clear and easy to tell.

9.16.4 Measurement cables in cold-box and root valves installed on cold-box should be marked
properly to avoid incorrect installation. Upon completion of installation for each line,
check them immediately in reference to P&ID.

9.17 The installation and welding of steel-aluminum transition joints should comply with
requirements in technical documents. The following requirements are to be met in case
there are no requirements for them in the technical documents.

a) Perform random sampling inspection for 10% of steel-aluminum transition joints,

junction surfaces of which are subject to ultrasonic flaw detection and penetration
flaw detection.

b) Generally, a 150mm aluminum (or SS) pipe should be welded to each of the 2 ends
of a joint. After welding for junction ring is completed, 100% X-ray examination is
conducted, and the quality of welds are proven to be comply with II level
requirements of JB/T 4730.2, the composite piece is then moved into the cold-box
and get welded to the right pipe.

c) Aluminum end should get welded first. Measures are to be taken to reduce
temperature, such as, enclosing the surface of a connector with wet towel and
dripping water continuously into wet towel until welding is completed, thus reducing
the heat transfer to junction surface of joint.

d) Closely observe the temperature-sensing color code of junction surface, carefully

control the temperature that affected by heat transfer from welding and make sure it
meets the requirements in technical documents provided by supplier.

e) Construction team should work out the reasonable connector welding process
(including pipe sequence) to avoid the high temperature tress in piping leading to
connector failure.

f) Connector, along with its pipe system, should be tested for their gas tightness.

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9.18 The bellow expansion joint should be pre-compressed, complying with the pre-
compression amount specified in technical documents. For installation, the co-axiality of
bellow expansion joint must be guaranteed; correcting the installation deviation of pipes
by distorting expansion joint is prohibited, and extending, distorting and mismatching is
forbidden. The installation direction for bellow expansion joint with guide shell should
follow that of medium. Avoid mechanical damages to the expansion joint .Flying welding
slags should be prevented from reaching joint surface. Limit bolts should be adjusted to
the desired place as required in the design after installation of pipes to allow for sufficient
compensation capacity. All movable components of expansion joint should not get stuck
by external components and normal actions of their movable part should not be limited.

9.19 Welding & NDE for pipeline

9.19.1 Welders should pass the required examinations, which should comply with regulations
of TSG Z6002 and JB/T 4734-2002.

9.19.2 The argon for arc welding should comply with regulations of GB/T4842. Welding wire
and rod should be clean and free of oil.

9.19.3 Before welding, pipe nozzle and pipe are degreased and welding groove is made. Refer
to appendix A for detailed groove.

9.19.4 Welding process should be assessed before welding. The welding process assessment for
SS pipe should comply with regulations of NB/T 47014, and for aluminum-magnesium
alloy pipe should comply with Appendix B of JB/T 4734-2002.

9.19.5 In case any of following conditions arisen, welding is not allowed unless effective
measures are taken.

a) Relative humidity of air is higher than 80%

b) Ambient Temperature is lower than -5℃.

c) For gas shielded welding, the wind speed is higher than 1.5m/s; for other welding
methods, the wind speed is higher than 10m/s.

d) Snow/rain.

9.19.6 The welding for pipes should comply with regulations of JB/T6895.

9.19.7 Butt-welds should be examined with 100% X-ray and comply with II level requirements
of JB/T 4730.2. With consent from design party and construction party, ultrasonic tests
could be conducted to welds that are restricted from radiographic examinations due to
condition limitations and their quality should comply with requirements of JB/T 4730.3.
100% penetration test should be conducted to fillet welds, and their quality should reach
I level of JB/T 4730.5.

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10 Pressure test for pipeline

10.1 The air-tightness test with mediums as clean, dry and oil-free air or nitrogen should be
conducted to pipelines; anti-suffocation measures should be taken if nitrogen is used as the
medium. There should be specially assigned personnel for each section carefully checking
the leakage of each part. Any leakage is prohibited. The test pressure, pressure-holding
time and residue rate should comply with Table 4
Table 4
Pressure-holding
Type of pipe system Test pressure （MPa.G） Residue rateΔ（%）
time（h）
Low-pressure
P 12 ≥98
system（1）
Low-pressure
P 12 ≥98
system（2）
Boosting air system P 12 ≥98
Notes, p is for design pressure

Formula for residue rate calculation

PT
  2 1  100 …………………………………………（1）
P1T2

Where,
P2- end point pressure, kPa(absolute pressure)
T1- start point pressure, K(absolute temperature)

P1- start point pressure, kPa(absolute pressure)

T2- end point temperature, K(absolute temperature)

10.2 The pressure tests for oxygen inner compression process, liquid air separation plant
process and liquefaction equipment process should comply with requirements in technical
documents.

10.3 Conditions for pressure tests

a) Pipes, instrument measuring lines and racks in cold-box are installed and accepted

b) Pipe welds pass NDT

c) Before pressure test, all valves are commissioned and meet requirements of pressure
test.

d) Object pipes should be separated from other irrelevant systems by blind or other
means during pressure tests.

e) Safety valves, rupture disks and filters on pipeline are removed or isolated.

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10.4 Pressure-charging procedure

a) First, pressurize to 20kPa to check welds, flanges and other removable components
for obvious leakage. If any leakage is found, it should be repaired after pressure relief
and fasteners should be fastened.

b) After that, pressurize to 50kPa and check again. If any leakage is found, it should be
repaired after pressure relief and fasteners should be fastened. Then, pressurize to
50kPa. Gradually pressurize to required pressure in table 1 if there is no leakage.

10.5 For leakage detection, grease-free suds or dibutyl naphthalene sodium sulfate can be used
as foaming agent (which is corrosive for aluminum, thus should be cleaned with clean hot
water after detection)

10.6 Leaks of the weld should be repaired properly. Repairing with beating or leak preventives
is prohibited. The repaired area should be examined with 50kPa pressure.

10.7 After passing pressure test for each system, remove blind board, restore them to their original
state and examine the whole system with gas.

11 Purging

11.1 The clean, dry, oil-free compressed air is used for purging gas source. The air pre-cooling
and purification systems should be started when the air compressor is used for purging.
The systems outside cold box should be purged before the systems inside cold box. The
purging should be done section by section.

11.2 The purging pressure shall not be more than the work pressure of the vessels and pipelines
and the purging flow shall not be less than 20m/s.

11.3 The inlet/outlet pipes of expander and cryogenic liquid pump should be disconnected and
the element of filter at inlet pipe should be removed when the systems are purged.

11.4 The instrumental pipes should be purged at the later purging stage.

11.5 The purging of all the systems should be conducted repeatedly for not less than 4 hours.

11.6 For the inspection of purging, the wetted white filter paper or white cloth can be put at the
purging outlet; change the gas flow at the purging outlet more than three times and the
continuous purging time is not less than 5mins; it can be recognized to be qualified if the
filter paper or the white cloth is neat and has no obvious mechanical impurity or stain. The
remaining moisture should be inspected with dew-point instrument to ≤ -40℃.

12 Overall cold test

12.1 The cold box should be heated and purged totally before the overall cold test. The air
compression system, air pre-cooling system, air purification system and
electrical/instrument control system should be well prepared for operation. For test steps,

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see the operation & maintenance manual made by process department.

12.2 In the cold test, the rectification column, condenser-evaporator and other main equipment
should be cooled to the lowest possible temperature in turn until the vessels inside cold
box and the pipeline external surface are covered with frost for at least 2 hours.

12.3 Specific persons should be designated to enter the cold box (dressed in cold-proof caps,
gloves and cotton clothes) and inspect for leakage strictly and make a mark if any during
the cold test.

12.4 After cold test and pressure relief and before defrosting, all connecting bolts for flanges,
valves and support inside cold box should be tightened. Pay more attention to that the
valves must not be in the closed state during the tightening.

12.5 The overall system should be heated to defrost after cold test. The overall system should
be inspected with working pressure after the system recovers to normal temperature.

12.6 Generally, the cold test should be conducted once but whether the cold test should be
repeated depends on the leakage and repair situation at site.

13 Filling of thermal insulating materials

13.1 The filling of thermal insulating materials should be conducted after the cold test, pressure
test and reparation of the system are qualified.

13.2 All the scaffolds should be dismantled and the cold box should be cleaned up before filling
the perlite. The flanges inside the cold box are bundled with glass-fiber tapes.

13.3 The perpetual scaffolds are not allowed in cold box. The perpetual supports in cold box
must not be flammable and combustible. And all the temporary facilities and flammable or
combustible materials should be cleaned up completely.

13.4 For the cryogenic valves with insulating sleeves, mineral wool or extra-fine glass wool
must be filled after the cold test as shown in Fig. 24.

Fig. 24

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13.5 For the cryogenic valves without insulating sleeves, mineral wool or extra-fine glass wool
should be filled in compensator. The section near the inside of the cold box 300mm should
be packed with mineral wool and the outer should be clamped with hoop. (as shown in
Fig.25)

Fig. 25

13.6 For the cryogenic valves with valve box extra-fine glass wool should be filled in valve
box. The pipeline (thickness≥120mm) in valve box should be bound up with extra-fine
glass wool before the other space in valve box is filled.

13.7 Perlite Filling

13.7.1 The surface of ASP foundation should be free of water and dry.

13.7.2 The cold box should be filled with perlite up to the top and no space should be reserved.
The safety net or the filling device should be equipped at the inlet of the top of cold box
to prevent the whole-bag perlite from falling into cold box to damage the fine pipeline
and protect the personnel safety.

13.7.3 During filling the perlite, all the vessels and pipelines should be filled with gas at 50
KPa. And then each instrument pipe valve should be slightly opened and the power for
the thermometers should be switched on to check whether there is any damage done to
the instrument pipeline and the cable of the thermometers during the filling.

13.7.4 The perlite should be kept dry without impurities. No construction should be conducted
on any rainy or snowy day.

13.7.5 For the perlite puffed at site, the supplier should provide the type inspection report (for
the inspected items see table 5). The volume density and particle size of the perlite
should be in three times (evenly spaced during filling) inspected before the perlite filling
and in the perlite filling process. And take 2 samples in each time, the inspection result

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should be as per the requirements of table 5. For the finished product perlite, the
supplier should provide the inspection report (for the inspected items see table 5). The
volume density and particle size of the five samples should be inspected randomly at
site. And the inspection result should be as per the requirements of the table 5.

13.7.6 After filling, the filling inlet hole should be sealed with manhole cover.

13.7.7 The decreasing of the peilite should be checked frequently within 10 days after the start-
up and operation of the plant.

13.8 Requirements for Insulation Materials

13.8.1 The quality requirements of perlite should as per JC/T 1020 and the performance index
should be as per table 5.

Table 5
Technical
No. Item Requirements
CEP 50
Volume density: kg/m3
1
≤50
Tap density: kg/m3
2
≤65
1mm mesh sieve allowance, %
3 Particle size
0.15mm mesh throughput, % ≤8
Moisture in mass, %
4
≤0.5
Angle of repose
5
≤37°
Thermal conductivity(the average value of warm face temperature
6
293K and cold face temperature 77K) W/(m·K) ≤0.023

13.8.2 The performance index of mineral wool should be as per the requirements of the table 6:
Table 6
Main Technical Performance Index
Thermal Asphalt
Sinter
Volum Conductivity Fiber Moistu or
Slag content ing sulfur flame
e Coefficient diame re mineral
（Φ＞0.25mm） tempe content resistance
weight (Measure at ter content oil
rature
20-30℃) content
kg/m3 W/（m·K） % ℃ um % % %
Non-
≤100 ≤0.038 ≤6 800 ≤6 ≤1 ≤0.6 ≤0.9 combustibili
ty(class A)

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13.8.3 The performance index of extra-fine glass wool should be as per the requirements of the
table 7:

Table 7
Specs Technical Requirements
Average fiber diameter (um) ≤4
Volume weight (kg/m3) ≤20
Work temperature (℃) ≤400
Thermal Conductivity Coefficient(W/(m·K)) ≤0.028
(Measure at 20-30℃)
Moisture content (%) ≤1
Shot content (%) ≤0.5
Flame resistance Non-combustibility (class A)

Appendix A

(Normative Appendix)
The type, feature and application of groove-weld joint for pipeline
The table A.1 stipulates the type, feature and application of groove-weld joint for pipeline

Table A.1
No. Connection and groove type Feature and application

Applicable to longitudinal and circumferential welds of

steel pipes using manual argon tungsten arc welding as
1 backing welding, one-side welding with back formation.
Manual argon tungsten arc welding or shielded metal arc
welding can be used for the cover layer.

Applicable to fillet welds of steel pipes using manual

argon tungsten arc welding as backing welding, one-side
2
welding. Manual argon tungsten arc welding or shielded
metal arc welding can be used for the cover layer.

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Applicable manual argon tungsten arc welding of

aluminum pipes, one-side welding with back formation,
3
applicable to flat welding and horizontal welding for
thickness t≤5mm.

Applicable to manual argon tungsten arc welding of

aluminum pipes, two-person two-side simultaneous
vertical or horizontal welding, one-time formation. The
4
workpiece size shall allow for two-side vertical or
horizontal welding. This type shall be preferred when
t≤10mm

5 The same as above, but used when t≥12mm

Applicable to circumferential welds of aluminum pipes,

6
manual argon tungsten arc welding, one-side welding

Applicable to fillet joints of aluminum pipes, manual

argon tungsten arc welding, two-person two-side
7
simultaneous welding, t≤8mm. If the workpiece size
permits, this joint type shall be preferred.

8 The same as above, t≥8mm

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Applicable to fillet joints of aluminum pipes, When two-

person two-side simultaneous welding cannot be
9 performed due to the limitation of the workpiece size,
manual argon tungsten arc welding, one-side or two-side
welding is used.

10 Applicable to socket joints of aluminum gauge pipes.

Reference Documents

[1] GB 150.1～150.4 Pressure Vessels

[2] GB/T 3805 Extra-low Voltage(ELV) Limit Values
[3] GB 16912 Safety Technical Regulation for Oxygen and Relative Gases
Produced With Cryogenic Method
[4] GB 50236 Construction Code for Field Equipment and Industrial Pipeline
Welding Engineering
[5] GB 50274 Code for Construction and Acceptance of Refrigeration and Air
Separating Equipment Installation Engineering
[6] GB 50677 Code for Construction and Acceptance of Oxygen Plant Equipment
Installation
[7] JB/T 5902 Technical Specification for ASU Oxygen Piping
[8] JB/T 6896 Surface Cleanliness of Air Separation Plant
[9] TSG D0001 Pressure Pipe Safety Technology Supervision Regulation for
Industrial Pressure Pipe
[10 ] TSG R0004 Supervision Regulation on Safety Technology for Stationary
Pressure Vessel

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