STANDARD OPERATING

PROCEDURE
( MEMBRANCE PANELS )

Prepared By: Checked By Approved By:

Sandeep S. Bhandari M. K. Jadhav A. S. Kulkarni

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 SOP:- STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
MEMBRANCE PANELS
For Tolerance, refer control sheet no.
Getting Drawing:-

Ensure that approved drawing is received and if any backside is there then it shall be pasted on
backside of drawing. The drawing shall be provided by planner to shop QC / Shop.

Review of QA Plan:-
Shop QC shall review the latest revision of QA Plan to ensure which stages are to be offered to TPI /
IBR / IA & if any special requirement mentioned.

Tools Requirement:-

Scale, Thin rope, Chalk, Measuring Tape, Ultrasonic thickness meter, Permanent Marker, Vernier
caliper.
Swaged Tube ends:-

Shop QC shall ensure that for swaged tube ends, follow the SOP No.

Tube Bending & Its related activities:-

Shop QC shall ensure that for tube bending, follow the SOP No.

Headers:-

Shop QC shall ensure that for Headers, follow the SOP No.

Setup & Welding of Membrance strip to tube:-

Shop QC shall ensure that proper cleaning of tubes [free from mill scale O/S] & inside cleaning such
that no foreign particles are present.

Shop QC shall ensure the pitch between tubes with respect to approved drawing.

Shop QC shall ensure the cleaning of joint & 1" adjacent area on all sides of joint.

After Clearance of setup, weldnig of srtip to tubes shall be commensed & shall be offered to QC for
inspection.

Shop QC & production shall ensure that proper preheating of joint & its adjacent 1" area is carried out
before welding & interpass temperature is maintained, if applicable.

Shop QC shall ensure that Welder's / Welding operator ID is hardpunched near weld (on the strip) at
distance of one meter.
Shop QC shall carry out visual inspection of weld such that no discontinuity is present
Shop QC shall ensure from inside of tube at tube to strip joint such that no burnthrough (punture) is
present.
Panel after pack bending:-

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 Shop QC shall ensure that layout is as per approved drawing & after pack bending is within the
acceptable limit on layout.

Shop QC shall ensure the Ovality, Thinning & ball test so verify the dimensional acceptance.

Shop QC shall ensure the visual insepction such that no discontinuity is present & PT on strip butt
welds in bend area.
Setup of Butt joints:-
Shop QC shall ensure the setup dimensions[Groove angle, Root gap, Root face] of panel tube, spools,
opening tubes & loose tube joints.

Shop QC shall ensure the overall dimensions & orientation as per approved drawing.

Shop QC shall ensure that the alignment of tubes is within accpetable limit.

Shop QC shall ensure the cleaning of joint & 1" adjacent area on all sides of joint.

Shop QC & production shall ensure that proper preheating of joint & its adjacent 1" area is carried out
before welding & interpass temperature is maintained, if applicable.

Welding of Butt joints:-

Shop QC shall ensure the visual insepction such that no discontinuity is present.

After clearance from Shop QC, Production shall offer for applicable NDE.

Panel opening / Loose Tubes:-

Shop QC shall ensure that for tube bending, follow the SOP No.

Setup of Panel tubes to Headers:-

Shop QC shall ensure that proper cleaning of tubes & headers from inside such that no foreign material
is present before setup.

Shop QC shall ensure the fixture on which the Headers are to be placed for safety.

Shop QC shall ensure the Water level of headers on stand & its dimensions [Distance between two
headers, Diagonal]
After clearance from Shop QC, Production shall carry out the insertion / setup of butt joints whichever
is applicable.

Shop QC shall ensure the orientation, setup dimensions [For insertion, proper access to welding rod]
or [For butt joint, proper Groove angle, Root gap, Root face]

Shop QC shall ensure the proper alignment / Squareness of tubes during assembly.

Shop QC shall ensure the cleaning of joint & 1" adjacent area on all sides of joint.

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 Shop QC & production shall ensure that proper preheating of joint & its adjacent 1" area is carried out
before welding & interpass temperature is maintained, if applicable.

Welding of Panel tubes to Headers:-

Shop QC shall ensure the squareness of header with tubes and shall bewithin acceptable limit.
Shop QC shall ensure that straightness of headers is within acceptable limit. If not then follow the SOP
No. SOP / BnHQAC / 04.
Shop QC shall ensure the visual insepction such that no discontinuity is present & shall also ensure the
weld size & its finish.
After clearance from Shop QC, Production shall offer for applicable NDE.
Structural attachments & its Welding:-
Shop QC shall ensure the identification [Mat. Spec., size] & shall verify the orientation of the same as
per approved drawing.
Shop QC shall ensure the dimensions of the structural attachments as per drawing.

Shop QC shall ensure the alignment & squareness such that it is within acceptable limit.

Shop QC shall ensure the visual insepction such that no discontinuity is present & shall also ensure the
weld size & its finish.

Shop QC shall ensure that for stud welding, follow the SOP No.

Clearance for PWHT:-

Shop QC shall ensure the overall dimensions & orientation as per approved drawing.

Shop QC shall ensure that there is no distortion / flatness in assembly.

Shop QC shall ensure the visual insepction such that no discontinuity is present & shall also ensure the
weld size & its finish.

Shop QC shall ensure that all NDE requirements are completed & reports are available for review.

Shop QC shall ensure by corelating assembly & drawing that scope of welding is complete & nothing
is balance.
Shop QC shall ensure that code punching is carried out on bottom header such that it is easily visible
at site.
Shop QC shall ensure that code punching is done as per requirement.

Shop QC shall ensure that applicable NDE is carried out if on heat correction area, if applicable.
After clearance, Production shall fill the Heat treatment indent, get the approval from Shop QC & shall
forward it to welding cell to carry out PWHT.
Shop QC shall ensure all parameters of the indent w.r.t drawing.
Inspection after PWHT:-

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 Shop QC shall ensure that proper cycle for heat treatment is followed by corelating PWHT chart &
heat treatment procedure.
Shop QC shall review the PWHT chart & shall carry out sign on it as reviewed with signature &
initials.
Shop QC shall ensure that NDE is carried out, if applicable.
Final Inspection:-

Shop QC shall ensure overall dimensions, orientation & alignment w.r.t approved drawing.

Shop QC shall ensure that scope of drawing & BOM is completed.

Shop QC shall ensure that final Rub-off is taken after stamping of inspecting authority & is handed
over to defined authority.
Painting Inspection:-

Shop QC shall ensure the proper cleaning of assembly before painting.

Shop QC shall ensure that proper shade of paint, approved brand of paint, Batch no. of paint

Shop QC shall ensure visually that no Rundowns, Peel - offs, cracks are present & complete coverage
of Headers.

Shop QC shall check the DFT of paint.

Shop QC shall ensure the cleaning of Headers from inside before capping.

Shop QC shall ensure that all tubes ends & other opening are properly capped.

Shop QC shall ensure that color coding is carried out as per the material & idnetified chart, if
applicable.

Shop QC shall ensure the stenciling [BLR No., Drg. No., Mark No.,Part No.]

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