Specification For Jackets: Rev. Date Revision Description Issued by Checked by Approved by
Specification For Jackets: Rev. Date Revision Description Issued by Checked by Approved by
Specification For Jackets: Rev. Date Revision Description Issued by Checked by Approved by
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 GENERAL..................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 INTRODCUTION........................................................................................................................................4
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
1.2 SCOPE......................................................................................................................................................4
2.0 STEAM JACKETING SYSTEM......................................................................................................................4
2.1 GENERAL..................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 TYPES OF JACKETING................................................................................................................................4
2.3 IDENTIFICATION.......................................................................................................................................4
2.4 APPLICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................5
2.5 STEAM SUPPLY TO JACKET.......................................................................................................................5
2.6 INDIVIDUAL STEAM JACKET SERVICE........................................................................................................5
3 MATERIAL...................................................................................................................................................7
4 FABRICATION AND ERECTION.....................................................................................................................7
5 INSPECTION AND TESTING..........................................................................................................................7
6 FABRICATION, INSPECTION & TESTING SEQUENCE FOR FULLY JACKETED PIPING ITEMS...........................8
7 INSPECTION AND TESTING..........................................................................................................................8
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
2.1 GENERAL
The steam jacketing system consists of:
The condensate outlet piping to condensate header; steam traps & traps installation.
All straight lengths, flanges, fittings, valves and branch connections are fully jacketed.
Discontinuous Jacketing
Only straight lengths of pipes are jacketed. Flanges, tees, elbows, branch connections and welds are not
jacketed.
2.3 IDENTIFICATION
All piping requiring steam jacketing shall be shown on the P&ID and piping drawings indicating continuous
(The steam supply to each jacketed circuit should be taken from the main header or sub headers for jacketing.
The steam header or sub header shall be provided with steam traps.
The supply line to each circuit shall be provided with a globe valve. Size to be ½” NB for 4” x 3” jackets
and smaller and ¾” NB for 6” x 4” jackets and larger.
All take offs from the steam header or sub headers shall be taken from the top.
The valves at the steam supply stations and also the steam traps shall be provided with a name-plate
with the line no. of the pipe being jacketed.
a) A steam jacket pipe consists of a process line which passes through the centre of a large
diameter steam line. The nominal sizes of the inner pipe (core) and outer pipe (jacket) in
inches are as given in the table below:
¾“ 1½ “
1” 2”
a. Condensate drain lines from each circuit to steam traps to be as short as possible for gravity drainage.
b. The discharge line of the steam trap shall be as short as possible and self draining.
c. Each steam jacket circuit shall be provided with its own trap.
f. The discharge from a number of steam traps may be combined into a common sub-header which is
connected to main condensate header
3 MATERIAL
All piping materials for process line (inner core) and outer jacket shall be in accordance with material
specifications. Material specification for the process line (inner core) shall be as per P&ID.
Material specification for the jacket shall be as mentioned in the piping material specification (PMS) of inner
pipe. If the specification of the jacket is not mentioned in the PMS of inner core, and the inner core material is
carbon steel and the jacketing is being done with LP Steam / MP Steam than the jacket shall be in accordance
with piping specification respectively.
NOTE: For cases when the inner core is 150# carbon steel and is being jacketed by MP / HP Steam. Contractor
to check the thickness for the core pipe and shall use the same after getting Pyramid approval. However, in no
case thickness to be decreased less than the thickness of core pipe as per the original specification.
Each weld of the inner pipe shall be accessible for X-raying and shall be visible during hydro testing.
Therefore, split jackets shall be used to enable inspection of each inner pipe weld.
Longitudinal welds from the split pipe jackets and split tees or reducers shall be staggered to avoid
cross weld.
When a jump over or condensate return connection is required in split jacket, first the connection
shall be welded before splitting of the jacket pipe (to avoid deformation of jacket).
Visual and non-destructive examinations of all welds shall be in accordance with the requirements of
standard specification for non-destructive examinations requirement of piping.
Welds of the process pipe shall be inspected and tested before jacket pipe is welded.
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
Jacket pipe shall be inspected and tested before steam supply and condensate return piping are
connected to the jacket.
Jump overs, Cross and Branch connection details for continuous jacketing
Details of Reducers, Vent, Drains and instrument connection for continuous jacketing
NOTES:
1. Minimum size of sub-header and the supply line will be 1” for Max. 4 x ¾ “ OR 6 x ½ “ supply lines to
jacket 1½ “ for maximum 6 x ¾ “ OR 8 x ½ “ supply lines to jacket.
2. Supply line to jacket shall be ½“for ¾ “jackets and smaller for ¾ “for 4” x 6” jackets and larger.
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
NOTE:
No. OF DIA OF
PROCESS JACKET d2 D2 C1 C T
BOLT HOLE
LINE NB LINE NB (MM) (MM) (MM) (MM) (MM)
HOLES (MM)
½” 1” 22.4 108 51 79.5 4 15 14.5
¾” 1–½“ 27.7 127 73 98.5 4 15 17.5
1” 2” 34.5 152 92 120.5 4 19 19.1
1–½“ 3” 49.5 190 127 152.5 4 19 23.9
1)For tolerances refer Section 7 of B 16.5
1)The Dimensions in the table above are for 150# inner and outer core specification.
4)To provide space for the outer welding of the end flange to the inner pipe A split collar is required. Split
collar is made from 2 half pipe shells (cut from jacket pipe).
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
NOTES:
1) For ‘Cross’ fabrication split the jacket into four longitudinal half pipe shells (dimensions as applicable for T-
fittings).
2) In process lines for equal branch, equal tee to be used reducing tee to be used if the branch size is 2” x
1.5”.
3) For fabrication of ‘Branch Connection’ split the jacket into two longitudinal half pipe shells
(dimensions as applicable for T-fittings)
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
NOTES:
4) Jacket fitting to be 2” NB equal tee for process line size 1” NB. 3” NB & 2” NB Reducing Tee for process line
size 2” NB & for process line sizes 3” NB & above see branch off connections in PMS.
+1
Ø 43 58 70 99 99 124 178 229 283
-0
+ 0.5
Ø1 23 28 35 50 62 91 116 170 221
-0
BAFFLE
No. of Holes 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 -
Ø2 5 5 5 6 5 10 10 10 10 ± 0.5
NOTES:
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
1) The drain holes of Baffle shall be located to vent the jacket as possible.
3) The Jacket of deadline stop valve shall be fed in parallel with the jacket of main line or in series with the
jacket of deadline.
4) Avoid process line pockets lines shall be self draining and valve stems, vertically mounted as far as possible.
NOTES:
1) Guide material shall be as per process line material and shall be supplied by fabricator.
2) The dimensions in the table above are for a 150# jacket as per specification. For 300# or higher rating
jacket the dimensions shall be suitably calculated by the fabricator.
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Title: Specification for Steam Jacketing
NOTE: