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Specification 9.00

9.00 - SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE

22/02/15 1

11/06/13 0 ISSUED FOR

APPROVAL

DATE REV. DESCRIPTION PREPARED BY CHECKED BY APPROVED BY

M. ALLIU M. DUGBOR A. ADEBISI
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Conflicts

3.0 MATERIALS

3.1 Seamless Tubes

3.2 Welded Tubes

3.3 Tubesheets

3.4 Shells, channels, nozzles, etc. (Carbon = 0.35% max.)

3.5 Internal and External Bolting

3.6 Castings

3.7 Minimum Pressuring Temperature and Impact Tests

4.0 DESIGN

4.1 Design Pressure

4.2 Tube Bundle

4.3 Floating Heads

4.4 Impingement Rods

4.5 Tube Rolling

4.6 Shells, Channels, Heads, and Transitions

4.7 Nozzles, Manways, Bosses, and Other Openings

4.8 Supports, Attachments, Nameplates

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TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued

SECTION

4.9 Flanges, Bolting, And Gaskets

4.10 Horizontal Stacked Exchangers

5.0 WELDING

5.1 Acceptable Methods

5.2 Selection of Consumables

5.3 Tensile Strength

5.4 Preheat

5.5 Vessel Test Plates

5.6 Welded Joints

6.0 HEAT TREATMENT AND STRESS RELIEF

6.1 Postweld Heat Treatment

6.2 Tubes

7.0 INSPECTION

8.0 HYDROSTATIC TESTING

9.0 PAINTING

10.0 SHIPPING

11.0 GUARANTEE

12.0 SUBMITTALS

ATTACHMENT

1 Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Data Sheet

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1.0 SCOPE

This specification applies to shell and tube heat exchangers with thin-wall
carbon steel shells and channels. This specification also covers heat
exchangers with alloy or nonferrous tubes and tubesheets.

Special requirements associated with solid alloy or alloy clad shells and
channels or thick wall construction are covered in Specification 9.01.
Thick wall construction applies if the thickness of any of the following
exchanger parts exceeds 1.5 inches: cylindrical wall of shell or channel,
tapered transition section, head, or tubesheet when the tubesheet is
welded to shell or integrally forged with shell.

2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Shell and tube heat exchangers shall conform to the latest printing of the
latest edition of the Standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturer's
Association (hereinafter referred to as TEMA), Section VIII, Division 1 of
the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (hereinafter referred to as the
Code); and API 660, Shell and Tube Exchangers for General Refinery
Services. The additional requirements of this specification, the data sheet
that accompanies this specification, and the Company Technical
Requirements shall also be met.

2.1 Conflicts

In case of conflict between this specification, the data sheet, the Code,
and documents referenced herein, Contractor shall request an
interpretation by Company. Contractor shall not assume which instruction
governs.

3.0 MATERIALS

Unless otherwise specified on the data sheet, construction materials

chosen shall conform to the ASME Code in the following categories.

3.1 Seamless Tubes

Carbon Steel, SA-179 or SA 192

Low Alloy Steel, SA-209 or SA-213
Austenitic Stainless Steel, SA-213
Ferritic Stainless Steel, SA-268
Monel Metal, SB-163
Copper Alloys, SB-111

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3.2 Welded Tubes

Carbon Steel (WRS), SA-214 or SA-226

Austenitic Stainless Steel, SA-249
Titanium

3.3 Tubesheets

Carbon Steel, SA-285 Gr. C, SA-515, SA-516

Low Allow Steel, SA-204 Gr. A or B, SA-387 Cl. 1 Gr. 11, 12, 21, or 22,
SA-182 Gr. F1, F5, F11, F12, F21 or F22
Austenitic Stainless Steel, SA-240 or SA-182
Ferritic Stainless Steel, SA-240
Copper Alloys, SB-171
Monel Metal, SB-127

3.4 Shells, Channels, Nozzles, etc. (Carbon = 0.35% max.)

Carbon Steel Plate, SA-285 Gr. C, SA-442, SA-515, SA-516, SA-537 Cl. 1
Carbon Steel Forgings, SA-105, SA-181, SA-350 Gr LF2
Carbon Steel Seamless Pipe, SA-53 Gr. A or B, SA-106 Gr. A or B, SA-333
Gr. 1 or 3

3.5 Internal and External Bolting

3.5.1 Bolts shall conform to SA-193 Grade B7 for design temperatures equal to
750F or less and Grade B16 for design temperatures equal to 950F or
less. Nuts shall conform to SA-194 Grade 2 or 2H. Bolts and nuts shall be
cadmium plated.

3.5.2 For studs in blind holes, either the end of the stud or the bottom of the
hole shall be relieved to prevent galling.

3.6 Castings

Castings are prohibited unless specified by the Company in writing.

3.7 Minimum Pressuring Temperature and Impact Tests

All plate, forging, and pipe grades of material must meet the
requirements of Code Paragraph UCS-66 and 67 for the minimum
design metal temperature (minimum pressurizing temperature)
specified with the following additional requirement.

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3.7.1 The following grades of material are assigned as exceptions/additions to
Curve A in Code Figure UCS-66:

Plate

Curve A: SA 285 above 3/4 inch thick

SA 515 above 3/4 inch thick

3.7.2 When normalized materials are used, the normalizing temperature shall
not exceed 1750F.

3.7.3 Hot forming temperature for normalized material shall not exceed the
normalizing temperature unless the material is renormalized after hot
forming.

4.0 DESIGN

4.1 Design Pressure

4.1.1 All exchangers designed for internal pressure shall also be adequate for,
and stamped for, at least 7.5 psi external pressure at 450F (excluding
corrosion allowance).

4.1.2 The design pressure and temperature and the hydrostatic test pressure of
a vessel shall not be limited by the mechanical design of minor
components such as nozzles, manholes, or reinforcing pads, unless
approved in writing by the Company.

4.2 Tube Bundle

4.2.1 Pass partitions shall be oriented vertically and/or horizontally to facilitate

draining.

4.2.2 Sealing devices (dummy tubes, tie rods with spacers, or combinations
thereof) shall be inserted in each pass partition lane that is coincident
with the crossflow direction. One sealing device shall be installed for
each three to four tube rows located along the pass partition lane
between baffle cuts.

4.2.3 For segmental transverse baffled exchangers, other than Kettle type,
longitudinal seal strips (bars) shall be provided in the peripheral space
between the bundle OD and the shell ID, when that gap exceeds half the
tube pitch. Clearance between seal strips and tubes shall not exceed half
the tube pitch. One pair of seal strips shall be provided for each five to
seven tube rows crossed by the shell side crossflow stream between
baffle cuts. When this results in a single pair of seal strips they shall be
equidistant between adjacent baffle cuts. The outermost of multiple seal
strip pairs shall be located between 1 and 3 inches from the edge of
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baffle cuts. See Figure 1 on Standard Drawing GD-E1274. Seal strip
thickness shall be equal to transverse baffle thickness.
4.2.4 The thickness of transverse baffles, support plates, and longitudinal
baffles shall be the thickness required by TEMA plus the corrosion
allowance specified.

4.2.5 On U-tube bundles, 1/8 inch of the outer rear edge of the tube support
nearest the U-bends shall be tapered by 30 degrees. See Figure 3 on
Standard Drawing GD-E1274.

4.2.6 Longitudinal baffles for TEMA Type F, G, and H shells shall have a width
equal to the diameter of transverse baffles and shall have points of extra
width at the four corners as shown in Figure 2 on Standard Drawing
GD-E1274. These points of extra width may be made by weld buildup
and may be thinner than the longitudinal baffle. The dimension across
the points of extra width shall be 1/16 inch less than the actual (as built)
shell I.D.

4.2.7 For TEMA Type F shells, the longitudinal baffle shall be welded to the
tubesheet.

4.2.8 For TEMA Type G and H shells, the longitudinal baffle may be made with
windows and welded to the stationary tubesheet. Alternatively, the
longitudinal baffle may be welded to a transverse baffle by continuous
fillet welds. Do not weld longitudinal baffles to more than one transverse
baffle.

4.2.9 The seals at the edge of a longitudinal baffle shall consist of a stack of
eight strips of soft or annealed Type 304 SS, each 0.004 inch thick (unless
another material is specified). They shall extend five-eighths of an inch
beyond the edge of the baffle, and shall be attached by a bolting bar set
back five-eighths of an inch from the edge of the baffle.

4.2.10 Tubeshell shall be supported in accordance with Standard Drawing

GC-E1048.

4.3 Floating Heads

4.3.1 Dowel pins shall be provided for proper alignment of pull-through floating
heads with floating tubesheets or alignment of split ring floating heads
with split backing rings.

4.3.2 For TEMA Type S units, the split ring shall have two counterbores as
shown in Figure 4 on Standard Drawing GD-E1274. The outermost
counterbore shall be 0.125 inch deep and the inner counterbore shall be
such that clearance between the split ring and the floating head is 0.032
inch when the gasket is in the compressed state.

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4.3.3 On floating head units other than TEMA Type F, the inside corner of the
shell flange on the channel end shall be tapered at 30 degrees to the
longitudinal axis to a depth of one-fourth of an inch on the flange face.

4.4 Impingement Rods

When impingement rods are specified, they shall consist of two rows of
staggered rods on the same pitch as the tube bundle centered in the path
of the shell inlet flow. The length of the rods shall be at least 20% greater
than the inlet nozzle I.D. The width of the rod array (distance between
centerlines of the outermost rods in the first row) shall not be less than
the inlet nozzle I.D.

4.5 Tube Rolling

Tubes shall be roll expanded into the tube sheets without seal welding.
Tubes should not be rolled to more than 95% of the tubesheet thickness.

4.6 Shells, Channels, Heads, and Transitions

4.6.1 Ellipsoidal or hemispherical heads are preferred. Torispherical heads shall

not be used when the ratio of D/t exceeds 50. (D=head OD, and t=head
thickness excluding corrosion allowance.)

4.6.2 Toriconical transition sections are preferred; however, conical transitions

are permitted when agreed to by Company.

4.6.3 Ellipsoidal heads, torispherical heads, toriconical heads, and toriconical

transition sections shall have straight flanges at least 1-1/2 inches long.

4.7 Nozzles, Manways, Bosses, and Other Openings

4.7.1 Flanged nozzles: Nozzles for sizes 2 inches and larger shall be in
accordance with Standard Drawing GF-C14311. Nozzles 1 1/2 inches and
smaller shall be seamless, long weld-neck flanges, or fabricated from
schedule 160 or XXS seamless pipe and weld-neck flanges. "Set-on"
nozzle designs are not permitted.

4.7.2 Manways shall be in accordance with Standard Drawing GF-C87280.

4.7.3 Threaded connections over 1 1/2 inch NPS shall not be used. Threaded
connections 1 1/2 inch and less, when shown on the vessel drawing, may
be either:

1. Full coupling ANSI class 6000, "set through" the vessel shell with a full
penetration weld, or
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2. Pilot boss per Standard Drawing GC-C1043.

4.7.4 Seamless long weld neck and integrally reinforced nozzle forgings are
acceptable for nozzles and manholes.

4.7.5 When reinforcing pads will cover a welded joint, the covered area of the
joint shall be ground flush and 100% radiographed.

4.7.6 On nozzles and manways having tongue and groove facing, the groove
shall be on the vessel unless the flange face is directed downward, in
which case the tongue shall be on the vessel.

4.7.7 Inner edges of nozzles, manway necks, bosses, and other vessel
penetrations shall be ground smooth to 1/8-inch minimum radius.

4.7.8 To double as inspection openings, the following nozzles shall be 4-inch

size or larger, blowdown nozzle on steam generators, and steam
condensate outlet nozzle on vertical reboilers.

4.7.9 Steam heated vertical reboilers shall be provided with a shell side vent as
close to the top tubesheet as possible to relieve noncondensible (carbon
dioxide) accumulation.

4.8 Supports, Attachments, Nameplates

4.8.1 All supports shall be designed to withstand the following forces: (1)
Seismic and wind loads in accordance with the Uniform Building Code and
(2) a bundle pulling force in an axial direction equal to twice the empty
weight of the bundle.

4.8.2 External carbon steel supports shall have a corrosion allowance of 1/16
inch.

4.8.3 One support of horizontal heat exchangers shall have slotted bolt holes to
allow for thermal expansion of the unit.

4.8.4 Vertically mounted exchangers shall be supplied with lifting lugs designed
and located such that the unit can be lifted in a horizontal position and
then swung into a vertical position without exceeding allowable stresses.

4.8.5 All external attachments, including saddles, pads, name plate, and
brackets, shall be continuously welded to the vessel unless otherwise
agreed to by the Company. Vents shall be provided in all pads and similar
attachments. Pads and saddles shall be circular, or have a corner radius
of at least five times the pad thickness.

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4.8.6 When external attachments (except circumferential stiffening and
insulation support rings) cover welds in the exchanger, the covered area
of the weld shall be ground flush and 100% radiographed. For internal
attachments, efforts shall be made to minimize covering welds in the
exchanger.

4.8.7 Each vessel shall be identified by a welded-on (prior to stress relief)

austenitic stainless steel nameplate so mounted that it will not be
covered inadvertently by insulation.
In addition to the stamping required by the Code, the nameplate shall
show the purchase order number, item number, design pressure and
temperatures.

4.9 Flanges, Bolting, And Gaskets

For operating temperatures above 250F, heat exchanger body flanges

thicker than Code design are required, as defined in Paragraphs 4.9.1 and
4.9.2.

4.9.1 The Code method for flange design shall be used with the following
definition for design bolt load.

The bolt load, W, shall be the greater of W1 or W2.

W1 = (.785 G2 Ph) + 2b (3.14 G + Lp)m Ph

W2 = (.785 G2 Pd) + b(3.14 G + Lp)y

With variables as defined in the Code:

G = Diameter at location of Gasket load reaction (in.)

Ph = Hydrotest pressure (psig)
Pd = Design pressure (psig)
b = Effective gasket seating width (in.)
Lp = Length of the pass partition plates
m = Gasket factor
y = Gasket seating load (psig)

4.9.2 Cover plate thickness shall be designed according to Code using the bolt
load, W, defined above, with the thickness being the maximum thickness
obtained using the following pressure and allowable stress combinations
in the Code formula: (1) hydrotest pressure and allowable stress at
ambient temperature and (2) design pressure and allowable stress at
design temperature.

4.9.3 A 125-microinch finish is required on flange surfaces that contact the

gasket. Nubbins may not be used. A compression stop ring shall be
incorporated on the I.D. of the spiral wound gaskets. Bolts shall be
lubricated with high-temperature thread lubricant.

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4.10 Horizontal Stacked Exchangers

4.10.1 Where horizontal heat exchangers are stacked and connected, the
Contractor shall supply straight pipe spools, if any, between flanged
nozzles, shims between interconnecting supports, jack screws at
interconnecting supports to facilitate gasket replacement, and spectacle
blinds in the interconnecting pipe.

4.10.2 Contractor shall shop-assemble, hydrotest, and ship assembled the units
in such a stack.
5.0 WELDING

5.1 Acceptable Methods

Acceptable methods of welding are the shielded metal arc (SMAW),

submerged arc (SAW), gas metal arc (GMAW), gas tungsten arc (GTAW),
and gas-shielded flux-cored (FCAW-G) processes. Other welding
processes can be used only with the written approval of the Company.

5.1.1 The interrupted-arc (short circuit transfer) GMAW process shall not be
used without Company approval.

5.1.2 All joints welded from two sides shall be back chipped or back gouged to
sound metal before continuing welding on the backside of the joint.

5.2 Selection of Consumables

Selection of the consumables is the responsibility of the Contractor.

Consumables shall be selected to meet the same strength and toughness
requirements as the base metal. Low hydrogen consumables shall be
used unless approved in writing by the Company. Weld procedures shall
be submitted to the Company for approval prior to beginning fabrication
of the vessel. Dissimilar metal welds are prohibited for all Category A, B,
C, and D joints without written Company approval.

5.2.1 SMAW consumables shall be a low hydrogen type conforming to

AWS/ASME SFA 5.1.

5.2.2 FCAW-G consumables shall be of a low-hydrogen type certified by the

consumable supplier, or tested by the fabricator, to result in less than 10
ml hydrogen/100g deposited weld metal.

5.3 Tensile Strength

Tensile strength of the weld metal shall be limited to 100 ksi maximum.
This shall be verified by a hardness test of the weld metal in the weld
procedure qualification or a hardness test of each vessel seam.
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Hardness shall not exceed 200 BHN (Brinnel).

5.4 Preheat

Minimum required preheat shall be as follows:

 50F for carbon steels up to 1.25-inch thick

 200F for carbon steels greater than 1.25-inch thick

5.5 Vessel Test Plates

When Cv-impact testing is required by Paragraph 3.7, one test plate shall
be made for each exchanger, for each welding procedure used for
Category A and B joints.

5.6 Welded Joints

5.6.1 All Category A and B joints shall be double butt welded (Type 1) or an
acceptable equivalent agreed to by Company.

5.6.2 An acceptable equivalent for Category A and B joints in nozzles and

elbows is a single welded butt joint with a gas tungsten arc (GTAW) root
bead. Permanent backup rings shall not be used.

5.6.3 All Category C and D joints shall be double welded and have full
penetration, or an acceptable equivalent agreed to by the Company.

5.6.4 On horizontal vessels, no longitudinal seam welds shall be located more

than 30 degrees below the horizontal center line, unless approved by
Company in writing.

5.7 No welding shall be done on the vessel shell and channel after postweld
heat treatment (PWHT) or hydrostatic test.

6.0 HEAT TREATMENT AND STRESS RELIEF

6.1 Postweld Heat Treatment

6.1.1 Postweld heat treatment (PWHT) shall be in accordance with the Code, or
as specified by Company for the service conditions.

6.1.2 A sufficient number of thermocouples shall be attached to the vessel, and

recorders used to verify to the Company Inspector that the required
temperature and holding time have been obtained.

6.1.3 During postweld heat treatment, vessels shall be blocked and supported
as necessary to avoid any deformation or damage.
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6.1.4 Bolted internal parts shall not be installed in the exchangers before
postweld heat treatment.

6.1.5 All lead or sulfur containing substances, such as oil, grease, thread
lubricants, and paint, shall be removed from all vessel surfaces prior to
postweld heat treatment.

6.2 Tubes

U-bends in tubes made of carbon steel, carbon-moly, chrome-moly,

austenitic stainless steel, Monel, brass, bronze, and copper alloys shall be
stress relieved. Tubes made of titanium, high nickel alloys, ferritic and
duplex stainless steel shall be stress relieved only when specified by
Company.

6.2.1 Methods

6.2.1.1 Heat treatment by furnace and/or electric resistance methods are allowed
only as shown in the list below. If no temperature is shown, that method
shall not be used for that material. Temperatures are +/- 50F.

Electric
Furnace (F)

Carbon Steel 1150 1250

Carbon-Moly 1100 1200
Chrome-Moly (1.25 - 9 Cr) 1350
300 Series SS 1600 1800
Monel 1150 1300
Admiralty 600 950
Aluminum Bronze 700 1200
Cupro-Nickel l950 1200

6.2.1.2 Ferritic and martensitic stainless steels (400 Series) shall be stress
relieved only when specified by Company. If stress relief is specified, it
shall be conducted full-length by furnace heat treatment only.

6.2.2 Stress Relief by Furnace

6.2.2.1 Holding time for furnace stress relief of tubes shall be 1 hour.

6.2.2.2 Tubes or bundle shall be supported above the furnace floor.

6.2.2.3 If stress relieving by furnace is done after assembly of the tubes into the
tubesheet, the tubesheet shall not be heated, and sealing strips on
longitudinal baffles shall be installed after the tubes are stress relieved.

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6.2.3 Stress Relief by Electric Resistance

6.2.3.1 Pulse heating or other method shall be used to control tube temperature.
The controlling temperature shall be measured with a thermocouple or
calibrated optical pyrometer on the straight tangent near a U-bend or
adjacent to the circumferential weld. The temperature on the inside of
U-bends shall not exceed the value specified in Paragraph 6.2.1 (+/- 50F)
above.
6.2.3.2 For austenitic stainless steel tubes, total time above 800F shall be less
than five minutes. To cool, blow air, nitrogen, or inert gas through the
inside of the tubes. Water quenching is not acceptable.

6.2.4 Minimum Lengths

6.2.4.1 Stress relieve the entire U-bend plus 1 foot (minimum) beyond the
tangent for electric resistance stress relief.

6.2.4.2 Stress relieve the entire U-bend plus 3 feet (minimum) beyond the
tangent for furnace stress relief.

6.2.4.3 Stress relieve 6 inches (minimum) on each side of a circumferential weld.

7.0 INSPECTION

7.1 As a minimum, all butt welds shall be spot radiographed in accordance

with Paragraph UW-52 of the Code, except that one radiograph shall be
taken showing not less than 14 inches of weld of each longitudinal and of
each circumferential joint in shell and heads.

7.2 Before spot radiographs are made, the Company shall be notified 5
working days in advance so that the Company's Inspector can designate
the locations at which the spot radiographs will be taken.

7.3 When specified by Company, full (100%) radiography, in accordance with

Code Paragraph UW-51, is required. When full radiography is required by
the Company, the following additional requirements apply. These
requirements do not apply when the fabricator elects to perform full
radiography:

7.3.a Spot radiography per Paragraph 7.1 is also mandatory for all Category B
welds, including nozzles.

7.3.b Category C and D welds shall receive the following inspections:

1. Backgouged surfaces of all Category C and D welds shall be liquid

penetrant or magnetic particle tested in the presence of Company
Inspector prior to backwelding per Appendix 6 of the ASME Code.

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2. All surfaces of completed Category C and D welds shall be magnetic
particle tested in the presence of Company Inspector per Appendix 6
of the ASME Code.

3. Fabricator shall schedule (1) and (2) above to minimize the number of
inspection visits by Company Inspector.
7.4 Radiographs shall be retained by the fabricator for at least one year after
the date of shipment, and shall be made available for review upon
request by the Company. Radiographs shall be offered to the Company at
the end of the year.

8.0 HYDROSTATIC TESTING

8.1 Contractor shall furnish all test materials and facilities including blinds,
bolts, and gaskets.

8.2 The vessel shall be cleaned internally and externally of dirt, debris,
welding slag, and weld spatter before the hydrostatic test.

8.3 No paint or primer shall be applied to the vessels prior to hydrostatic

testing.

8.4 For austenitic and ferritic stainless steel, limit chloride content of
hydrotest water to 50 ppm. Potable water is acceptable for other
materials.

8.5 Company shall be notified five days in advance so that the hydrostatic
test can be witnessed.

8.6 Gaskets used in tests shall be of the type required in service. Gaskets not
damaged in the test may be shipped with the vessel.

8.7 Following the hydrostatic test, the channel cover shall be removed. The
unit shall then be up-ended to drain out residual water. The channel
cover shall then be re-installed. For heat exchangers with other than
TEMA Type A channels, the Contractor shall propose a suitable procedure
to drain out residual water.

9.0 PAINTING

Company will specify coating systems to be used and surface preparation

requirements. Contractor may submit alternate coating proposals for
Company review and approval. Surface preparation and painting, if
required, shall be done after hydrostatic testing.

10.0 SHIPPING

10.1 All flange faces shall be protected against corrosion and damage by

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applying a stiff grease and by bolting on wooden or steel covers with at
least four bolts.

10.2 Nozzles fitted with blind flanges shall be bolted with specified bolts, nuts,
and gaskets in place ready for service.

10.3 Gaskets, prior to installation, shall be thinly coated as follows:

Composition sheet gaskets shall be coated with graphite joint paste.
Metal clad gaskets shall be coated with rust preventative grease. Ring
gaskets shall be coated with rust preventative grease. The use of tape to
hold gaskets in place during assembly is not acceptable.

10.4 All vent holes in reinforcing pads, saddles, etc., shall be plugged with stiff
grease.

10.5 All bolting shall be lubricated with a recognized brand of

high-temperature thread lubricant.

10.6 The Contractor shall load and block the vessel in a manner to avoid
damage during shipment.

11.0 GUARANTEE

Contractor shall guarantee unit in accordance with Company Technical

Requirements.

12.0 SUBMITTALS

12.1 As a minimum, the following information is required by Company to be

supplied with a bid on a heat exchanger.

- Completed data sheet

- Calculations on body flange thicknesses
- Painting system to be used (if any)
- Construction schedule

12.2 The following information is required by Company to be supplied after a

bid.

- Design drawings
- Weld procedure
- Heat treatment procedure
- Hydrotest procedure

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