SPEC No: 5701F

OFFSHORE FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION

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SECTION AIR- COOLED HEAT Discipline Mechanical

EXCHANGER
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FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION

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AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER

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CONTENTS
SECTION

1 INTRODUCTION
2 STANDARDS AND CODES
3 S COPE OF SUPPLY
4 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CRITERIA
5 BASIC DESIGN
6 INSPECTION & TESTING
7 SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS
8 CONTRACTOR DATA REQUIREMENT
9 PAINTING AND PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT
10 WARRANTY

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 SCOPE

This specification outlines the minimum requirements governing the thermal and
mechanical design, manufacture, testing, packaging, guarantees and supply of Air-
Cooled Heat Exchanger to be installed on offshore platform.

1.2 CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY

The Contractor shall be responsible for design, manufacture, supply, inspection and
testing of the Air cooled exchanger in accordance with this specification, codes /
standards and attached Functional Specification listed in section 2.0

1.3 PROVEN EQUIPMENT

The supplier shall have designed, manufactured, tested and supplied two (2) Air-Cooled
Heat Exchanger sets of similar type, design and of equal or higher rating from the
proposed manufacturing plant. Contractor shall provide evidence of satisfactory
operation of at least 8000 hours for one of such unit when operating in similar service
conditions in offshore areas.

2.0 STANDARDS AND CODES

2.1 CODES, STANDARDS AND REFERANCE DOCUMENTS

As a minimum all equipment supplied as part of this package shall be designed,

manufactured, tested and delivered in accordance with this specification, latest edition
of relevant sections of the national/ international codes, standards and regulations listed
below.

API 661/ISO13706 : Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger For General Refinery Service

API RP 500 : Classification of areas for Elecrical installations at Drilling Rigs

and Production Platform on Land and on Marine Fixed or Mobile
Platforms.

ASME Section VIII Div –I : Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

TEMA : Tubular exchanger Manufactures Association

ASME Section II : Material specification

ASME Section IX : Welding and brazing qualification

ASME B 16.5 : Steel pipe Flanges and Flanged fittings

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ASME B 16.11 : Forged Steel fittings, socket welding and threaded

ASME B 31.3 : Petroleum Refinery Piping

ASME/AFBMA 9 : Load Ratings & Fatigue Life for Ball Bearing

ASME/AFBMA 11 : Load Ratings & Fatigue Life for Roller Bearing

ASME B 16.20 : Ring-joint Gaskets and Grooves for Steel Pipe Flanges

ASTM A450 : Carbon Ferrite Alloy Steel tubes

ASTM A106 : Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High
Temperatures
ISO 1940/1&2 : Balance Quality of Rotating Rigid Bodies

NACE MR-01-75/ISO 15156 : Metals for Sulfide Stress Cracking and stress corrosion
resistance in Sour Oilfield Environment

NACE MR0103 : Materials resistant to Sulfide Cracking in Corrosive

Petroleum Refining Environment

2.2 The heat exchanger covered by this Specification shall also be designed,
manufactured and tested in accordance with the requirements of the following
ONGC functional specifications and relevant specifications given elsewhere in Bid
Package.

Specification No. 2005 : Protective Coating

Specification No. 2006 : Insulation of Piping and Equipment
Specification No. 2009F : Welding
Specification No. 2004-A : Piping Design
Specification No. 2004B : Piping Fabrication and Installation
Specification No. 5100 : Packaged Equipment
Specification No. 3503 : Instrumentation for Packaged Equipment.

The contractor shall ensure that the Scope of Work is executed in accordance with all
mandatory Indian Statutory requirements.

3.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY

3.1 General
The scope of supply shall set forth the minimum acceptance standards governing the
thermal and mechanical design, manufacture, supply of material, fabrication,
inspection, guarantee, testing and delivery of Air Cooled Exchangers.

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3.2 Scope of supply

The contractor shall supply Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger of suitable capacity as per
process parameters given elsewhere in Bid Package. Also for details on the gas
composition refers the process design criteria. The scope of supply for Air-Cooled Heat
Exchanger shall include, but not limited to the following:

• Complete thermal and mechanical design.

• Finned tube bundles.
• Box type headers with removable end plugs.
• Cooling fans with drive and anti-autorotation devices.
• Fan ring, plenum chambers and guards.
• Fan vibration switches.
• Third party Design Verification and Code Inspection, if applicable.
• Support structure with lifting lugs-necessary arrangements for handling, supports,
alignment, ladders and platforms etc.
• Earthing bosses.
• Accessories and instrumentation within the package limits and other relevant details
(to be confirmed during detailed engineering).
• Spare parts necessary for start-up, commissioning.
• Priced list of spares for one year operation.
• Two sets of any special tools required for maintenance.
• Documentation requested in this specification.
• Louvre for temperature control.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CRITERIA AND UTILITIES

4.1 Climatic and Process Conditions

The climatic and other conditions under which the Equipment will operate are detailed
in Section 3.1 Vol II under General Design Criteria and in Section 3.1 Vol II under
Process Design Criteria. The equipment will be operated on an offshore platform.

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The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all equipment and components provided
are suitable for the utility and environmental conditions as specified during the entire
design life.

4.2 Design Life, Availability and Reliability

Equipment shall be designed and constructed for continuous outdoor operation in

offshore condition, and for a minimum service life as indicated elsewhere in the bid.

In making assessments of availability/reliability, the Supplier will need to estimate

repair time. For the purpose of making such estimates, the supplier may assume that
the spares holding is in accordance with its submitted recommendations unless
otherwise stated. He may also neglect any delay caused by factors not directly related
to the package in question unless a basis for estimating such delays is provided by the
Purchase. In the case of failure modes which make a significant contribution to the
overall unavailability, the supplier may be required to demonstrate that his assumed
repair times can be achieved.

4.3 Area Classification

Electrical and instrumentation aspect of the equipment will be rated for the applicable
Hazardous Area classification according to API RP500 definitions.

5.0 BASIC DESIGN

5.1 General

The heat exchanger shall be forced draft with extended surface (finned) tubes.
The design of the equipment shall be mainly in accordance with API Standard 661 and
ASME Section VIII, Div.1. The vendor shall completely fill up the data sheet as per
API 661(latest edition) and submit it for Company’s review and approval.

The thermal and mechanical requirements will be specified on the air-cooled exchanger
data sheet.

Each fan shall have an individual plenum chamber to prevent recirculation of air
through idle fans. The structure shall be designed to provide full air distribution over
the entire heat transfer surface. Expanded removable guards are required over all fan
openings. Plenum chambers, hoods, fan guards and similar ancillary equipment shall be
hot dipped galvanized.

The fan noise emission shall not exceed that required in Spec no 5002.

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Flow induced vibrations must be considered and the contractor shall be responsible for
submitting proposed methods of eliminating vibration damage. These shall be
substantiated by calculations.

For instrumentation and controls, refer spec no. 3503 - Instrumentation for packaged
equipment.

Refer Electrical Design Criteria for electrical utility available.

Heat conservation and personal protection for exchangers must be considered and meet
the requirements of functional Specification for Packaged Equipment 5100P.

Contractor shall provide the following information:

• Gasket details shall include the manufacturer’s name

• Header details, including wall thickness, dimensions, materials , component
details , the actual corrosion allowance available and the amount of increased
header thickness where used for nozzle reinforcement shall be supplied

5.2 Design Life

The process facilities design life is 25 years. Equipment shall be designed and
constructed for a minimum service life of 25 years and for an uninterrupted period of
operation of 5 years.

5.3 Motor & Drive

Electric motors shall meet the requirement of relevant ONGC Specifications FS 4008.
If variable speed drive (VSD) is required, the motor and VSD shall be matched.

Enclosures, cooling fans and fan blades for electric motor drives shall be manufactured
from corrosion resistant materials or be appropriately protected for operation in an
aggressive salt laden environment.

A locking stop switch or button for the fan drive shall be installed adjacent to the
appropriate electric motor to act as an emergency local stop and a lock out device for
maintenance work.

5.3.1 Belt Drives

Drive shall be by gear if specified in the equipment functional specifications If not

specified elsewhere Multi “V” Belt can be provided. Belts shall be certifiable static –
conducting type. The electric motor drive end bearing housing shall be fitted with a

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suitable seal to prevent ingress of water and dirt, with at least the same L10 life as the
bearing.

All V-belts, bearings, drive shafts, gears and shaft coupling, etc shall be conservatively
rated to ensure an adequate service life when rated on continuous 24 hour per day basis.
To allow re-lubrication while the equipment is operating, greasing points shall be
outside any equipment guarding and safely accessible from a stable fixed platform.

All adjusters and fasteners associated with V belt tensioning and drive component
alignment shall be suitable corrosion resistant stainless steel. The V belt tensioning and
securing arrangements shall external to the equipment guarding and allow safe
adjustment while the fan is operating.

Fan and fan drives shall be fitted with suitable removable guards of non-sparking
material. Equipment guarding shall allow the drive train components, e.g. belts and
pulleys, to be safely observed during operation without disturbing the guarding. Guards
shall be manufactured in non-sparking materials. Aluminium is not acceptable.

Individual sections of guards weighing more than 50 KG shall be hinged to the cooler
structure, and provided with suitable lifting lugs.

Motor enclosures and their fans shall be constructed of materials that will be suitable
for operation in an aggressive marine environment.

V-belt drives are envisaged. One extra set of belts shall be provided for each fan.

5.3.2 Gear Box Drive: Gear box shall have minimum service factor 2 as per AGMA
standard.

5.4 Vibration

Coolers shall meet the vibration requirements detailed in Spec No 5004 in the bid. All
motor rotors shall be dynamically balanced . A vibration signature shall be provided for
motor and fan bearings during work testing. Vibration test points shall be clearly
marked for future reference test and transducers shall be fitted at measuring points and
suitably wired to location at local control panel for taking vibration measurement with
a portable instrument.

Each fan shall be provided with a vibration cut- out switch installed on the fan shaft
bearing housing to motor vibration due to fan imbalance and/or bearing wear/failure.
Upon reaching shut down vibration levels, the unit control will shut down the fan and
lock it out, The switch shall be accessible when the fan is running.

The vibration cut- out switch shall be manual –reset type, range 0-2g, SPDT contacts
for 230 V, 50Hz, housed in an enclosure rated for the hazardous area classification.

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The vibration switch set-point shall be adjustable over at least ±50% of the Contractor’s
recommended set point expressed in vibration units (mm/s2).

Certified flameproof inertia switches suitable for installation in hazardous area

classification shall be provided. The detector and switch shall be installed in such a
manner that excessive fan vibration will cause automatic shut down trip and require
local manual reset.

5.5 Fans and Fan Hubs

Fan shall be multi blade type. Fan hubs shall be dynamically balanced and blades
match balanced. Balancing shall be undertaken to the requirements of ISO 1940 grade
G 6.3 as a minimum.

Where temperature control is required on the unit, this shall be achieved by the use of
variable speed drive (VSD) on the motor. Variable pitch fans or automatic louver
control shall not be permitted.

Performance curves for the fan shall be advised with the offer.

Each pneumatic fan hub actuator shall be equipped with a positioner ( refer 7.2.3.11 of
API 661).

5.6 Louvres

Louvers shall be opposed action type. Upon loss of control of air pressure the louver
blade position shall adjust to fully open.

5.7 Header

The header shall be of the shoulder plug type, fitted with hexagon type heads. Threaded
access holes shall be large enough to provide adequate clearance for the normal
operation of a roller or similar type tube end expander, without undue risk of damaging
the plug hole threads.

All main header longitudinal and end closure seams shall be full penetration welds.

The minimum thickness of partition plates or stiffening plates inside headers shall be
that thickness required for strength, plus twice the specific corrosion allowance or 12.5
mm, whichever is greater.

The minimum corrosion allowance shall be 3 mm, unless the header box is fabricated
from corrosion resistant alloys.

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Partition and stiffener plates shall be welded from both sides, along their full length.
Full penetration welds shall be used and the weld grooves completely filled. In case of
partition/end plate welds only, where the end plates are designed to be self supporting,
i.e. excluding the supporting influence of the partition plate, continuous seal welding
both sides may be used. The attachment welds for partition plates and stiffeners shall
not interface with the tube holes, or plug holes where applicable.

The top and bottom plate of all headers shall be provided respectively with one vent
and one drain connection. Connection shall be 25 NB flanges in accordance with the
relevant pressure class of ASME B 16.5 Nozzle flange bolt holes shall straddle vertical
and longitudinal centre lines. Nozzles shall project 200 mm minimum from the header
surface.

The Contractor shall provide header details, including thickness, dimensions,

component details, actual corrosion allowance available and the amount of increased
header thickness if used for nozzle reinforcement.

For headers with removable cover plates and removable bonnets, bonnet headers are
not acceptable.

Cover plate attachments shall be obtained by through bolting.

5.8 Tube Bundle

All heat exchangers shall have a surface area at least 10% greater than that required for
the maximum thermal duty specified..

Each horizontal partition plate shall be provided with a 6 mm drain hole.

Passes in multi-pass units shall preferably be arranged so that inlet and outlet
connections are at the same end of the section.

Air seal baffle minimum metal thickness shall be at least 3 mm.

5.9 Tube

The design temperature shall not exceed 290 0 C. for the (extruded –fin) tubes.
The maximum tube length shall be 12 M
The minimum wall thickness for DN 25 mm tubes shall be as follows:
• For carbon steel, Aluminium & Aluminium alloys : 2.8 mm
• For Copper & Copper alloys : 2 mm
• For High Alloy (Austenitic, Duplex steels and Monel ) : 1.7 mm

The number of fins shall not exceed 40 per 100mm

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5.10 Plugs for Tube Access

Plugs shall not be the recessed type.

Plugs shall be long enough to fill the plug sheet threads with a tolerance of +0, -1.5
mm.

5.11 NOZZLE LOADING

The Contractor shall give details on the general drawings, the resultant forces and
moments that can be accommodated from pipe work system. The Contractor shall
consider the force acting radially together with the moment acting either in longitudinal
or circumferential direction.

5.12 Nozzles and Piping

Nozzles shall conform to functional specification for Unfired Pressure Vessels no5601.

Flange facing finish and pressure- temperature ratings shall comply with ASME B 16.5.
Flange connections shall not be less than DN 50 mm.
Slip on flanges are not permitted. Flanged connections DN 80 and smaller shall be
ANSI 300# rating(min).

Thermo well connections shall be made with horizontal DN 25 NPS 6000# couplings
or threadolets. Pressure gauge connections shall be made with ¾” NPS horizontal
6000# couplings or threadolets.

The contractor shall supply the necessary piping to provide a single outlet and a single
inlet for each process stream if several nozzles are provided in a header. The piping
manifold design shall be submitted to the Company for acceptance prior to fabrication.

5.13 Expansion bellows.

Expansion bellows are not acceptable.

5.14 Structural

Dynamic loadings shall be considered in the design of exchanger, including support

saddles. It shall include wind load, seismic load and other applicable loads.
A minimum 4 lifting lugs shall be provided to allow a single point lift. Safe working
load calculations shall be supplied by the contractor for the lugs, allowing for a factor
safety of 2.5, against allowable stress for the lugs, based on the full load being carried
on two lugs. A Dynamic lift factor of 2.0 shall be utilized. All lifting lugs are to be
attached by full penetration welds.

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5.14.1 Supports

Heat exchanger shall be supported on a sub-base that will be designed to facilitate

welding to the platform deck or structure. Dynamic loadings shall be considered in the
design of exchangers, including support saddles.

The Contractor shall provide in their design means of accommodating thermal

expansion and contraction. Support shall accommodate thermal expansion by
preferably using a non-corroding “slotted hole” sliding arrangement.

Structural supports, including those that are part of the tube bundle and bed plates shall
be hot-dip galvanized.

Each heat exchanger shall be provided with two earthing bosses, welded to the heat
exchanger support saddles. Structural supports, including those that are part of the tube
bundle and bed plates shall be hot-dip galvanized.

All external attachments, including the complete supports and saddle plates, shall be
sealed against corrosion by continuous welding.

5.14.2 Mechanical Access Facilities

For safe operation, inspection and maintenance activities, walkways, access ways,
ladders and platforms shall be provided. Specifically, access to allow rodding of all
tubes from each end, access to the motor drives, fan bearings, upper fan enclosure, fan
hubs, instruments and valves shall be provided. Service decking or platform shall allow
safe access for motor or fan removal from under the plenum to a location that can be
accessed by a suitable crane/lifting device. Design shall ensure all drains, vents, filling
& adjusting points are readily accessible and that no major of component is required
when carrying out routine maintenance activity.

Where the elevation of the bottom of the header is higher than 2 meter, the Contractor
shall provide platforms supported from exchanger structure to give access to the inlet
and outlet headers. The Contractor shall provide one ladder to each header platform

5.15 Materials

The Heat Exchanger shall be suitable for operation in outdoor conditions, in a corrosive
salt laden offshore environment with100% relative humidity.

All materials shall be suitable for process fluids and for the environment conditions
specified elsewhere in bid. All materials and parts included in the construction of the
specified Heat Exchangers shall be new, unused and of the highest grade, being free
from all defects or imperfections likely to affect their performance.

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All carbon and low alloy steel component / assembly shall be post weld heat treated.

Cast iron headers are not acceptable.

All components except the fin tubes shall be galvanized.

All forgings shall be 100% ultrasonically tested.

5.16 Bolting , Flanges And Gaskets

Bolts and nuts shall be furnished by the Contractor for all cover plates, manholes, blind
flanges and bolted attachments supplied with heat exchangers. Bolt and nuts shall be
new.

Heat exchanger flanges shall be equipped with alloy steel stud bolting of appropriate
grade. Stud bolts shall have full continuous thread and be long enough to extend one
and three thread lengths outside each nut.

Flanges material shall be of similar specification to the associated heat exchanger part,
including impact properties. Girth flanges shall be of integral tapered hub type. Jack
screw shall be provided for all girth flanges.

Gaskets shall be furnished by the Contractor for all bolted attachments i.e. cover-plates,
manholes and blind flanges supplied with heat exchangers. Gasket shall be in
accordance with ONGC Specification No.2004-A for Piping Material.

The requirements for Charpy V-notch Impact Testing shall be in accordance with
pressure vessel code.

5.17 Fabrication and Welding

Welding shall be in accordance appropriate codes and specifications as follows:

•Piping ASME B31.3
• Vessel/Exchangers ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and ASME Section IX
• AWS D1.1 for structural welding
• ONGC Spec. No. 2009F for Welding

The contractor shall submit proposed weld procedure, weld details and welding
qualifications, for the company’s review and approval prior to commencing any
production welding.

A “weld Plan” shall be prepared for each item, which shall include an outline drawing
identifying all welds relating to each welding procedure.

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Contractor shall ensure the adequacy of alignment between adjacent welds. Due
account shall be taken of differential stresses resulting from heat treatment.

6.0 INSPECTION, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION

6.1 General

Inspection and testing shall be carried out at the Manufacturer’s work and shall be
witnessed by the Company’s authorized representatives and/or certifying agency, if
required.

The responsibility for inspection rests with Contractor. However, the Company and
their authorized representative reserve the right to inspect the heat exchanger at any
time during fabrication to ensure that materials and workmanship are in accordance
with this specification, relevant codes and standards.

Contractor shall provide a projected shop schedule with appropriate fabrication stages
at the time drawings are submitted for approval, they highlight the inspection activity
schedule.

6.2 Non Destructive Examination

The NDE of exchangers shall comply with the requirements of functional requirements
for Unfired Pressure Vessel

6.3 Testing

Hydrostatic Test shall be carried out in the presence of Company’s appointed inspector.

The equipment shall be hydro tested at maximum allowable test pressure of the
equipment for at least the minimum duration as specified in the code.

6.4 Name Plate

Each complete heat exchanger shall be provided with a type 316 stainless steel
nameplate securely attached to the shell, and located on that it is clearly visible after
installation. Nameplate shall be riveted to a bracket welded onto the exchanger. The
following information shall be added to the name plate:

Equipment Tag No. , Manufacturer, Manufacturer’s Serial No., Date of

Manufacture, Date Tested, Exchange Surfaces (m2), Operating Pressure(kg/c
m2 ), Test Pressure(kg/c m2 ), Max. Allowable Working Temperature(0C) ,
Max. Design Flow kg/hr.), Corrosion Allowance, Erected Mass(kg).

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Where required, insulation of heat exchanger shall be in accordance with ONGC

Specification No. 2006 for Insulation given elsewhere in bid package.

7.0 SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS

The Contractor shall provide parts for initial start up and commissioning. A
recommended parts list for one year’s operation shall also be submitted. List shall
include part number, part description, serial number and delivery lead time.

All spare parts furnished by Contractor shall be wrapped and packaged so that they will
be preserved in original as-new condition under normal conditions of storage. Spare
parts shall be properly tagged and coded so that later identification as to intended
equipment usage will be facilitated.

They shall be packaged separately, clearly marked as “Spare Parts” and shipped at the
time as the equipment. Package list shall be furnished so that the parts can be handled
without uncrating if required.

The following shall be supplied as a minimum:

• 10% approx. spare stud bolts and nuts for each joint size, or a minimum
of 4, except for bolts subject to hydraulic tensioning, where a complete
set shall be included.
• Two spare sets of gaskets for all blanked connections, girth flanges and
floating head connections.
• Two spare sets of drive belts.

8.0 CONTRACTOR DATA REQUIREMENT

8.1 WITH PROPOSAL

Equipment specifications, catalogues, data sheets, deviation schedule and other relevant
data shall be furnished, as per attached Vendor Data Requirement sheet, to facilitate the
Company in evaluating equipment selection.

8.2 AFTER ORDER PLACEMENT

Drawing and Data shall be furnished for company’s review/approval as outlined in the
attached ‘Data to be furnished by Vendor’ sheet and shall be submitted as a part of
Equipment Data Book.

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SPECIAL NOTES ON VENDOR DATA REQUIREMENT

FOR VENDOR TO COMPLY

1. Vendor to comply with the vendor data requirements listed herein. Minimum eight
sets of dossier shall be included for purchaser/consultants.

2. The Vendor shall be held accountable for furnishing all data/drawings in proper
form and quality in accordance with these requirements. The vendor shall also be
accountable for the documentation required from his sub-vendor.

3. Each vendor data items requested above must be identified by the Purchase Order
number and equipment tag number located on the cover sheet or first page of said
item and in the case of engineering drawing on each and every drawing.

4. Any additional data/drawings required as a result of issuing supplements to a

purchase order or during detailed engineering shall be furnished by Vendor and
handled in the same manner as the original order.

5. All drawings and literatures shall be in the English language and in the Metric
Measurement System.

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DATA TO BE FURNISHED BY VENDOR

Sl. Description With Proposal After Order Placement

No
For Company For Company With Eqpt.
Evaluation Approval / Data Book
Review
I II III IV V
1. Filled in data sheets X X X
2. Technical Literature/Catalogue X - -
3. Outline of skid with weight X X X
4. General arrangement drawing. X X X
4. Cross sectional drawings with part list and X X X
material of construction
5. Utility requirements X X X
6. Thermal design calculations including - X X
computer output if applicable.
7. One year priced spares list - X X
8. Commissioning spares - X -
9. Maintenance clearance diagram X X
10. Assembly drawings with material - X X
specifications showing all the main welds,
nozzles, manholes, internals etc.
11. Material Test certificates - * X
12. Welding procedure and qualification - * X
records.
13. Radiographic test reports. - * -
14. Installation, Operating & Maintenance - X X
Manual
15. Heat treatment charts - * X
16. Inspection certificates, hydrostatic test - * X
reports and code test certificates.
17. Copy of Nameplate - - X
16. Deviation List X - -
17. Reference List of Previous Installations X - -
18. Others as per ONGC Spec. 1060 - - X
19. Spare Part Catalogue - - X
20. Fan and Louvres Performance X X X
X = Data Required - - X
* =Requirement at Inspection stage

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9.0 PAINTING & PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

9.1 Painting and Protective Coating

Painting, protective coatings and the procedures used for preparation of surfaces shall
comply with ONGC Specification No.2005 for Protective Coating given elsewhere in
bid package.

Nozzles shall be painted on the flange edges inside bolt holes, and up to the gasket
surface. Fireproofed or insulated surfaces shall be shot blasted and given one coat of
primer only.

The Contractor shall stencil in a prominent position in 50 mm high character the dry
lifting weight of the heat exchanger and for stress relieved and/or clad vessels the
words “NO WELDING PERMITED”

9.2 Preparation for Shipment

After final hydrostatic test, the air-cooled heat exchanger shall be dried and cleaned
thoroughly of all grease, loose scale, rust, flux and weld spatter, both internally and
externally.

All machined surfaces and thread connections shall be protected by coating with rust
preventive.

Flanged openings shall be protected with steel plate covers attached by proper bolting
or strapping and sealed with plastic compound.

Screwed connections shall be protected with threaded forged steel plug.

The contractor shall be responsible for loading and heat exchangers to prevent any
damage during shipment.

When shipped loose, all instruments, valves parts etc. of a shell and tube heat
exchanger shall be tagged with item number to facilitate installation in the field. Tags
and wire shall be stainless steel.

10.0 WARRANTY

Vendor shall have final and total responsibility for the design and performance of all
equipment furnished by him. Vendor shall warrant that the equipment furnished by him
and the performance of the said equipment is in accordance with this specification and
general codes.

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Vendor shall warrant and guarantee that all the materials and equipments incorporated
in the entire equipment under his Scope shall be new, and all work shall be of good
quality.

Vendor shall also be responsible for all system and detailed designing, the aspects of
which may not have been covered in this specification as regards the workmanship,
performance etc., of the equipment supplied by him.

Vendor shall, upon notice from Company, make good at his own expense all defects
found during the warranty period expeditiously.

Vendor shall, if required, supply the services of an experienced engineer to supervise

the correction of any defects found during the warranty period.

Vendor shall also warrant and guarantee all work, materials and equipment furnished
by any Sub-Vendor and which is incorporated in the Package.

THERMAL AND MECHANICAL GUARANTEES.

The thermal and mechanical design of heat exchangers shall be the responsibility of the
contractor.

Thermal designs shall be completed using an approved software package such as HTRI,
HTFS or equivalent. Design shall be approved by the company prior to the
commencement of any fabrication.

Contractor shall provide both the thermal and Mechanical guarantee for the equipment
and shall be based on the process and mechanical conditions detailed in design criteria.

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