GP 10-13-01 Special Purpose Centrifugal Fans June 2005

Special Purpose Centrifugal Fans

GP 10-13-01

Scope
1) [I] This Global Practice (GP) refers to API STD 673-1, 1st Edition, January 1982, which is a part of
this GP.
2) [I] This GP covers special purpose fans, including their associated driver, power transmission, and
auxiliaries, which are designed for operation at developed discharge pressure of less than 5 psi (34
kPa) from atmospheric pressure.
3) [I] API STD 673-1, Special-Purpose Centrifugal Fans for General Refinery Service, has not been
revised since its first edition, 1982, and has been withdrawn by API. Nevertheless, ExxonMobil GPs
for centrifugal fans are based on this standard. API STD 673-1 shall therefore be the standard for
purchase of fans.
4) [I] All specifications in this GP are additions to those of API STD 673-1 unless specifically noted as
exceptions. Paragraph numbers in this GP which do not appear in API STD 673-1 are new
paragraphs.
5) [I] An asterisk (*) indicates that a decision by Purchaser is required or that additional information is
furnished by Purchaser.
Note: A bullet (•) is shown in API STD 673-1 indicating that a Purchaser's decision is required.

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Table of Contents

1. Required References ............................................................................................ 3

1.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices ................................... 3
1.2. API–American Petroleum Institute................................................................ 3
2. Additional Requirements...................................................................................... 3
2.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices ................................... 3
2.2. ASME–American Society of Mechanical Engineers ..................................... 4
2.3. ASTM–American Society for Testing and Materials ..................................... 4
2.4. NACE–National Association of Corrosion Engineers ................................... 4
2.5. NEMA–National Electrical Manufacturers Association ................................. 4
3. Revision to API Standard 673 .............................................................................. 4

Modifications to Section 1: General ........................................................................... 5

Modifications to Section 2: Design............................................................................. 5

Modifications to Section 3: Accessories.................................................................... 6

Modifications to Section 4: Inspection and Testing.................................................. 8

Modifications to Section 5: Performance................................................................... 8

Modifications to Section 6: Vendor's Data................................................................. 9

Record of Change ....................................................................................................... 10

Attachment: Purpose Codes Definitions.................................................................. 11

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1. Required References
[I] This Section lists Practices and Standards which shall be used with this GP.

1.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices

GP 02-01-01 Plant Noise Design Criteria
GP 10-11-01 Sizing of Drivers and Transmissions for Compressors, Fans, and Pumps
GP 10-14-01 Lube and Seal Oil Systems for Machinery
GP 18-07-01 Welding Procedures
GP 18-10-01 Additional Requirements for Materials
GP 18-12-01 Positive Material Identification
GP 20-01-01 Inspection of Equipment and Materials

1.2. API–American Petroleum Institute

API STD 673-1 (Withdrawn) Centrifugal Fans for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas for
Industry Services First Edition

2. Additional Requirements
* [I] The following Practices and Standards shall be used with this GP as specified by Purchaser

2.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices

GP 10-07-01 General Purpose Steam Turbines
GP 10-10-01 Special Purpose Gear Units
GP 16-09-01 Low Voltage AC Motors Up to 200 HP (150 kW)
GP 16-09-02 AC Motors: Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Over 200 HP (150 kW)

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2.2. ASME–American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Unless specific references to the ASME Code are listed, an IHS link to the Introduction is provided to
facilitate accessing the relevant parts of the Code.
ASME SEC VIII D1 BPVC Section VIII - Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels -
Division 1
ASME SEC VIII D1 B Part UW Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Welding
PT UW

2.3. ASTM–American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM A 193/A 193M Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting
Materials for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A 194/A 194M Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts for Bolts for
High Pressure or High Temperature Service, or Both
ASTM A 488/A 488M Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of
Procedures and Personnel
ASTM B 111/B 111M Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless
Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock

2.4. NACE–National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NACE MR0175 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries Materials for Use in H2S-
Containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production

2.5. NEMA–National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NEMA SM 23 Steam Turbines for Mechanical Drive Service

3. Revision to API Standard 673

[I] All headings contained herein correspond to paragraph numbering within API STD 673-1 and reflect
additions, substitutions, modifications, and deletions. All provisions not modified or deleted remain in
force.

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Modifications to Section 1: General

1.1. Addition: Scope
[I] Vendor qualification: Fans, including guide vanes and dampers, shall be supplied by vendors qualified
by experience in manufacturing the unit proposed. To qualify, the vendor must have manufactured, at the
proposed point of manufacture, at least two units, of comparable power, speed, and service conditions,
that have been operating satisfactorily for at least one year.

Modifications to Section 2: Design

2.1.3. Addition: General
* [O], [R] Fans and auxiliaries shall be suitable for outdoor installation in the climatic zone specified.

2.1.15. Addition: General

[E] Noise: Fan vendor shall submit noise emission data for the quoted machine per GP 02-01-01.

2.1.21. Addition: General

* [I] Unless otherwise specified, the fan vendor shall assume unit responsibility for all equipment and all
auxiliary systems included in the scope of the order.

2.2.4. Addition: Fan Housing

[R] Internal bolting for fan housing, inlet box, and access doors shall be self-locking.

2.3.2. Exception: Fan Housing Connections

[O] Drain connections shall be valved.

2.7.10. Addition: Critical Speed and Balance

[O], [R] The rotating elements shall be dynamically balanced.

2.7.11. Addition: Critical Speed and Balance

[O], [R] After completion of the final balancing of the assembled rotor, the sensitivity of the balancing
machine shall be checked and reported.

2.7.12. Exception: Critical Speed and Balance

[O], [R] All fans shall be shop tested. The peak-to-peak amplitude of vibration (including run-out) in any
plane, measured on the shaft adjacent to the bearing housing, shall not exceed 2.0 mils (50 µm)
throughout the specified speed range.

2.8.8.a. Exception: Bearings and Bearing Housings

[O], [R] All bearing housings shall have provisions for water cooling.

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2.8.8.b. Addition: Bearings and Bearing Housings

[R] Material for cooling coils shall be per ASTM B 111/B 111M Alloy C44300, C44400, or C44500.
Pipe connections inside the bearing housing are prohibited.

2.9.2. Exception: Lubrication

[R] A pressurized lubrication system shall be provided for any fan unit supplied with a steam turbine or
gear in the main drive system. The lube oil system shall be per GP 10-14-01 with the following
modifications:
a. * Lube oil system shall be mounted within the confines of the main unit base area unless mounting on
a console assembly base is specified.
b. * Unless otherwise specified, fans shall have a steam turbine main oil pump and a motor driven stand-
by pump.

2.10.1.1. Addition: Materials, General

* [R] Fan housing and inlet box construction shall be of carbon steel unless otherwise specified.

2.10.1.8.a. Addition: Materials, General

* [R] Fan components exposed to wet H2S- shall conform to NACE MR0175. Wet H2S service includes
exposure to trace quantities including startup and shutdown

2.10.2.2. Addition: Castings

[R] Steel casting repairs shall comply with ASTM A 488/A 488M or ASME Section VIII, Division 1
(ASME SEC VIII D1).

2.10.3.1. Exception: Welding

Pressure containing welds shall be in accordance with GP 18-07-01.

2.10.4.1. Exception: Low Temperature

* [R] Impact requirements for low temperature service will be governed by GP 18-10-01. Critical
Exposure Temperature (CET) will be specified.

2.10.5.1. Exception: Material Inspection

[R] Butt welded joints of pressure casings shall be 100 percent radiographed. Inspection procedures for
other pressure casing welds shall be approved by the Inspector. Examination method and acceptance
criteria shall be per ASME Code Section VIII, Paragraph UW-51 (ASME SEC VIII D1 B PT UW),
except that fluorescent intensifying screens such as calcium tungstate shall not be used.

Modifications to Section 3: Accessories

3.1.1.1. Exception: Drivers, General
[I] Drivers and gears shall be sized per GP 10-11-01.

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3.1.1.4. Addition: Drivers, General

[R] Shaft bearings. Anti-friction type thrust and radial bearings are not acceptable for drivers and power
transmissions.

3.1.2.1. Exception: Motors

* [I] If an electric motor is specified for the main driver, it shall be per GP 16-09-01 and GP 16-09-02 as
applicable.

3.1.2.4. Addition: Motors

[I] Motors used for auxiliary drivers shall be per GP 16-09-01.

3.1.3.1. Exception: Turbines

* [R], [O] If a steam turbine is specified for the main driver, it shall be per GP 10-07-01 with the
following modifications:
a. Shaft seals shall be labyrinth type. If labyrinth type is not available for the turbine size being supplied,
carbon rings shall be furnished.
b. Turbines shall be supplied with NEMA SM 23, Class C or better, governors.

3.1.4.2. Exception: Gears

* [I], [R] If a gear is specified it shall be per GP 10-10-01.

3.2.1. Addition: Couplings and Guards

[M] Couplings between the fan, driver, and gear unit shall be of steel, and of the non-lubricated disc type
with stainless steel discs. Removable-type coupling guards shall be furnished and mounted.

3.2.3. Addition: Couplings and Guards

[O] The total coupling end float shall be 1/4 in. (6 mm) maximum and the total motor end float shall
exceed the coupling end float by 1/4 in. minimum. The motor running center shall not exceed 3/32 in. (2
mm) from the geometric center of the motor rotor float, and may be assumed to be at the float center for
layout and installation purposes.

3.3.1. Addition: Mounting Plates

[M] Soleplates shall be provided for each bearing pedestal.

3.3.3.1. Addition: Baseplates

[M] Driver and gear combinations shall be mounted on a common baseplate.

3.4.1.3. Addition: Controls and Instrumentation, General

[I] Lube oil instrumentation shall be per GP 10-14-01.

3.4.1.6. Addition: Controls and Instrumentation, General

[M] All instruments and controls, including alarm and shutdown devices, shall be installed with sufficient
valving for isolation to permit testing and removal while the system is in operation.
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3.4.1.7. Addition: Controls and Instrumentation, General

[R] Alarm circuits shall be "normally energized" and protective system circuits shall be "normally de-
energized" when the fan is in operation. Contacts shall open to alarm.

3.4.3.6. Addition: Controls and Instrumentation, General

* [O] For a parallel fan operation, each fan shall be furnished with an outlet guillotine shutoff gate or
louvered damper with a spectacle blind, as specified.

3.5.1.4. Exception: Piping and Appurtenances, General

[I] All auxiliary piping shall be per GP 10-14-01.

3.6.1. Addition: Coatings

* [I] Painting of unmachined interior and exterior surfaces for corrosive and marine environments will be
specified.

Modifications to Section 4: Inspection and Testing

4.4.1. Addition: Testing
a. [O], [R] All fans shall have a shop mechanical run test using oil of equivalent viscosity grade as
specified for use in the field.
b. [O], [R] Mechanical testing shall include:
1. Fan shall be operated from 0 to 110 percent of rated speed for turbine drives and at 100 percent of
rated speed for motor drives, with an uninterrupted minimum period of four hours at these maximum
speeds, to check bearing performance and vibration.
2. Operation and function of instrumentation and controls shall be demonstrated to the Inspector, to
the extent practical.
3. Vendor shall maintain a log of all final tests, including vibration and bearing oil temperature data.
Shaft vibration measurements shall be recorded throughout the specified speed range.
4. Bearings shall be removed, inspected, and reassembled in the fan after completion of the
mechanical running test. The test and subsequent inspection shall be repeated until a satisfactory test,
and inspection results, are accepted by the Inspector.

Modifications to Section 5: Performance

5.1.1. Addition: Performance
[O] Fan performance shall be guaranteed to meet all operating conditions specified on the data sheet and
shall be within the tolerances listed in Items a or b below at the normal operating conditions.
a. For variable-speed fans, the static pressure and capacity shall be guaranteed with the understanding
that the power shall not exceed +3 percent. The operating speeds specified in the proposal are not
guaranteed, but where changes in speeds are needed to meet static pressure requirements, the vendor shall

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adjust operating range and guarantee to be no closer to the trip speed or to a critical speed than the
percentages specified in Paragraphs 1.4 and 2.7 of API STD 673-1.
b. For constant-speed fans, the specified capacity shall be guaranteed with the understanding that the
static pressure shall be within +5 percent and −0 percent of that specified; the power shall not exceed
stated power by more than +3 percent. The tolerances shall not be additive.

Modifications to Section 6: Vendor's Data

6.1. Addition: Proposals
21. [O], [R] Detailed drawings of dampers and guide vane control systems and linkages. Torque
requirement for these devices shall be included.

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Record of Change
Version 1.0.0 Date: 01/02
Location Action Description
Initial Publish

Version 1.0.0 Date: 09/03

Global Practice version number and format updated to comply with new
process; however, original publish date remains, and no content was
modified.

Version 1.1.0 Date: 06/05

General From this version onward, revision bars in the right margin will be used
to identify technical changes from the last version of the GP.
Section 1 Modification Updated reference titles.
Section 1 and Modification Updated mnemonic from ASTM B 111 to ASTM B 111/B 111M.
Section 2.8.8.b

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Attachment: Purpose Codes Definitions

Code Description

C Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is reduced costs.

Reduced cost in this context refers to initial investment cost and does not include Life-Cycle
cost considerations. Life-Cycle cost considerations are captured under reliability,
maintainability, or operability purpose codes.
E Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is driven by
environmental considerations. Environmental considerations typically include specifications
intended to protect against emissions/leakage to the air, water, and/or soil. Deviations from the
specifications contained in such paragraphs require formal review and approval according to
local environmental policy.
I Assigned to paragraphs that provide only clarifying information such as Scope statements,
definitions of terms, etc.
M Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is to provide for
maintainability of equipment or systems. Maintainability provisions are those that facilitate the
performance of maintenance on equipment/systems either during downtimes or during on-
stream operations.
O Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is to assure
operability of equipment or systems. Operability is the ability of the equipment/system to
perform satisfactorily even though conditions are off-design, such as during startups, process
swings, subcomponent malfunction, etc.
R Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is to improve or
assure the reliability of equipment or systems. Reliability is a measure of the ability of
equipment/systems to operate without malfunction or failure between planned maintenance
interventions.
S Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications whose primary purpose is avoidance of
personnel or operational safety incidents. Any deviation from the specifications contained in
such designated paragraphs requires formal review and approval according to local safety
policy.
Personnel Safety: Refers to the avoidance of recordable personnel injuries; i.e., burns, cuts,
abrasions, inhalation, or exposure to dangerous substances, etc., that
could result in medical treatment, restricted work, lost-time incidents, or
fatalities.
Operational Refers to the prevention and control of process releases, fires, explosions,
Safety: etc.

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