Materials System Specification

27-SAMSS-003 5 December 2012

Field Erected Cooling Towers
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Table of Contents

1 Scope............................................................. 2
2 Conflicts and Deviations................................ 2
3 References..................................................... 2
4 Definitions...................................................... 5
5 Responsibilities.............................................. 5
6 Proposals....................................................... 5
7 Design............................................................ 7
8 Materials....................................................... 14
9 Painting and Coating.................................... 14
10 Inspection and Performance Testing........... 14
11 Preparation for Shipment............................. 15
12 Drawings, Calculations and Data................. 16
13 Energy Efficiency……………………..……… 18

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1 Scope

1.1 This specification covers the minimum mandatory requirements for the
mechanical design; materials, fabrication, inspection, and testing of new induced
draft-cooling towers, field erected, open type, (herein referred to as towers) used
for both industrial and non-industrial applications.

1.2 The requirements in this specification are in addition to and supplement the
requirements of the Cooling Tower Institute (CTI) standards and publications.

1.3 This standard does not address Humidified Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers.

2 Conflicts and Deviations

2.1 Any conflicts between this specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco
Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Engineering Standards (SAESs),
Standard Drawings (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be
resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the
Manager, Consulting Services Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

2.2 Direct all requests to deviate from this specification in writing to the Company or
Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302
and forward such requests to the Manager, Consulting Services Department of
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

3 References

Materials or equipment supplied to this specification shall comply with the latest edition
of the references listed below, unless otherwise noted.

3.1 Saudi Aramco Documents

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure

SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a Mandatory
Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirement

Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards

SAES-A-112 Meteorological and Seismic Design Data
SAES-B-054 Access, Egress, and Material Handling for Plant
Facilities
SAES-B-068 Electrical Area Classification
SAES-H-001 Selection Requirements for Industrial Coatings

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SAES-H-101 Approved Protective Coating Systems

SAES-K-101 Regulated Vendor list for Heating, Ventilating and
Air Conditioning (HVAC) Equipment

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications

01-SAMSS-034 RTR Pressure Pipe and Fittings
17-SAMSS-503 NEMA Frame Motors

Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements

175-270400 Manufacture of Water Cooling Towers

Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets

Form 7305-ENG Noise Level
Form NMR-7922-5 Nonmaterial Requirements for Cooling Towers

3.2 Industry Codes and Standards

American National Standards Institute

ANSI A14.3 Safety Requirements for Fixed Ladders
ANSI A58.1 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other
Structures

American Petroleum Institute

API SPEC 5L Specification for Line Pipe

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other
Structures

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASHRAE Latest Edition ASHRAE Standard 90.1

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ASME B16.47 Large Bore Flanges

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM A27 Steel Castings, Carbon
ASTM A36 Structural Steel

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ASTM A193 Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for

High-Temperature Service
ASTM A194 Carbon and Alloy-Steel Bolting Materials
ASTM A322 Steel Bars, Alloy, Standard Grades
ASTM A536 Ductile Iron Castings
ASTM A775 Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Bars
ASTM B85 Aluminum Alloy Die Castings
ASTM B97 Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip and Rolled
Bar
ASTM B179 Aluminum Alloys in Ingot Form
ASTM C94 Ready Mixed Concrete
ASTM C150 Portland Cement
ASTM E84 Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
ASTM F467 Nonferrous Nuts for General Use
ASTM F468 Nonferrous Bolts, Hexagon Cap Screw, and Studs
for General Use

American Wood-Preservers' Association

AWPA C1 Timber Products, Preservative Treatment by
Pressure Processes
AWPA C20 Structural Lumber, Fire Retardant Treatment by
Pressure Processes
AWPA P5 Standards for Waterborne Preservatives

Cooling Tower Institute Publications

CTI ATC 105 Acceptance Test Code for Water Cooling Towers
CTI STD 111 Gear Speed Reducers
CTI STD 114 Douglas Fir Lumber
CTI STD 118 Inquiry and Bid Form
CTI STD 131 Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Panels Acceptance Test
CTI STD 137 Fiber Glass Pultruded Structural Products for use
in Cooling Towers
CTI STD 152 Structural Design of FRP Components
CTI NCL 109 Nomenclature for Industrial Water Cooling Towers

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CTI WMS 112 Pressure Preservative Treatment of Lumber

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 214 Standards on Water Cooling Towers

US Military Standards and Federal Specifications

MIL-C-16173 Corrosion Preventive Compound, Solvent Cutback,
Cold-Application

3.3 Material

Field Erected Cooling Towers 9COM No. 6000002404 is a regulated vendor

commodity as per SAES-K-101.

4 Definitions

Definitions shall be in accordance with CTI NCL 109 and this specification.

Design Engineer: The Engineering Company responsible for specifying the design
requirements for towers on CTI STD 118 data sheet, in accordance with the
requirements of this specification.

Energy efficiency ratio (EER): The ration of net cooling capacity in Btu/h to total rate
of electric input in watts under designated operating conditions.

Saudi Aramco Engineer: The Supervisor of the Piping and Mechanical Unit,
Consulting Services Department, Dhahran.

Saudi Aramco Inspector: The person or company authorized by the Saudi Aramco
Inspection Department to inspect towers to the requirements of this specification.

5 Responsibilities

5.1 The Tower Manufacturer is responsible for the thermal design, mechanical
design, supply of all materials, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation
for shipment of towers in accordance with this specification.

5.2 The Design Engineer is responsible for specifying the design requirements for
towers.

6 Proposals

6.1 General

6.1.1 The Tower Manufacturer's proposal shall be based on CTI STD 118

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bid form details for individual towers and this specification.

6.1.2 The Tower Manufacturer may offer an alternative design, but must
quote on the base inquiry documents.

6.1.3 The Tower Manufacturer's proposal shall include a detailed description

of any exception to the requirements of this specification.

6.2 Detailed Requirements

The proposal shall include a completed CTI STD 118 data sheet containing all
applicable information, with the additional information as listed below.
This information is necessary and will be used to complete the technical
evaluation of the quotation. The quotation will be technically unacceptable if
any of the information required is not included.
1) Exit air temperature from the tower(s).
2) For multi-cell towers, the cold water temperature when one cell is
shutdown and design duty and flow is distributed between remaining cells.
3) Performance curves for 90%, 100% and 110% of design water low rates,
indicating the tower temperatures versus ambient air wet bulb temperature.
Commentary Note:

The curves shall cover cooling ranges corresponding to 60%, 80%, 100%
and 120% of design heat duty, at wet bulb temperatures ranging from 6°C
below to 2°C above the ambient design wet bulb temperature at 1%
exceedence level as specified in SAES-A-112 for the applicable location,
and shall be based on constant fan power equal to the design power.

4) If multi-speed fans are specified or proposed, the air delivered per fan at
all speeds at inlet condition.
5) Fan performance curves.
6) A completed noise data sheet Form 7305-ENG with a detailed description
of acoustical design.
7) Thermal performance certificate in accordance with CTI STD105.
8) Complete technical data for the fill materials in order to facilitate
calculations of diffusion units.

6.3 Performance Guarantees

The following shall be guaranteed for the length of the warranty period specified
in the purchase order or contract documents:

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1) Towers shall perform under continuous operation at design conditions

specified on the data sheets. Thermal guarantee shall be in accordance
with CTI STD 105 for 100% capability.
2) Sound levels at all specified operating conditions.
3) Vibration limits of the complete assembly in accordance with the
requirements specified in this specification.
4) Acceptable third party testing Agency shall be approved by CTI under
“licensed CTI thermal Testing Agencies”.

7 Design

7.1 General

7.1.1 Towers shall be designed, supplied, and tested in accordance with the
references specified in this specification and shall be CTI code towers.
The thermal performance of towers shall be certified in accordance
with CTI STD105 for 100% capability.

7.1.2 Unless otherwise specified by the Design Engineer, towers shall

consist of a minimum of two cells.

7.1.3 The Tower Manufacturer shall advise the Design Engineer of the
optimum tower orientation with respect to the prevailing summer wind
direction.

7.1.4 All electrical equipment shall be in accordance with the area

classification specified in SAES-B-068.

7.1.5 Towers shall be designed for installation on a supplied concrete cold

water basin. The Tower Manufacturer shall provide all data for the
design and construction of the water basin and foundation. Water
basin capacity shall be six (6) times the design flow rate. Basin shall
be provided with double suction screen.

7.1.6 Tower components shall be designed for maximum interchangeability

of components.

7.1.7 Towers shall be designed for wind and earthquake loads in accordance
with ASCE 7 (ANSI A58.1).

With reference to ASCE 7 (ANSI A58.1)., the wind Category

Classification to be used in the calculations of wind loads shall be

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Category III, and the Seismic Hazard Exposure Group to be used in

calculations of earthquake loads shall be Group III.

Wind pressures shall be assumed to act on the projected surface area

and shall include due allowances for platforms, ladders, piping,
insulation, and supported equipment.

7.2 Fill

7.2.1 Individual fill assemblies shall be removable and designed to prevent

warping, sagging, or movement.

7.2.2 The minimum thickness of wood fill if used shall be 12 mm.

7.2.3 The fill shall be supported and fastened to prevent warping or buckling.

7.2.4 Only splash type fill or non-clog types shall be used in towers.

7.3 Casings

7.3.1 Casings shall be designed to preclude any leakage of water, and all
joints shall be lapped and sealed.

7.3.2 Fire-retardant glass fiber reinforced plastic shall be 2.4 kg/m²

minimum weight with vertical lapped joints. Corner rolls of glass fiber
reinforced plastic shall be 3.6 kg/m² and shall blend harmoniously with
endwall casings.

7.4 Louvers

7.4.1 Louvers shall be designed for easy removal in order to permit access to
tower internals, and designed to prevent warping or sagging.

7.4.2 The minimum thickness of materials and the maximum support spans
shall be as follows:
1) Wood: 16 mm, on 900 mm centers
2) Reinforced plastic: 10 mm, on 1200 mm centers

7.4.3 Louvers shall be constructed of precast reinforced concrete planking,

when concrete towers are used.

7.5 Partitions

7.5.1 Multiple cell towers shall be provided with transverse partition walls
between each cell to permit the removal of a cell without affecting the
operation or capacity of the other cells.

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7.5.2 Wood partitions shall have a minimum thickness of 12 mm.

7.5.3 Individual cells utilizing two or more fans shall be provided with
partition walls to minimize recirculation of air and air bypassing when
one or more fan is out of service.

7.5.4 Individual cells of counter-flow towers serviced by a single fan and

having more than one louver face shall be provided with a partition
located to prevent air from blowing from one louver face through the
other louver face.

7.6 Structural Framing

7.6.1 Bolted construction shall be used for tower framework. Non-framework

members, such as fill, sheathing and louvers shall not contribute to the
structural strength of the tower.

7.6.2 Structural framework shall be provided with sufficient cross bracing to

prevent tower vibration or sway.

7.7 Drift Eliminators

7.7.1 The maximum allowable drift loss shall be 0.0015% of the design
water circulation rate for fresh water towers and 0.002% for salt water
and brackish water towers.

7.7.2 Drift eliminators shall be easily removable.

7.7.3 Drift eliminators for counter-flow towers shall be designed to permit

access to the entire water distribution system and shall be able to
withstand a minimum live load of 122 kg/m².

7.7.4 Drift eliminators for cross-flow towers shall include removable

sections for access to fill areas.

7.7.5 The minimum thickness of wood slats shall be 12 mm.

7.8 Tower Water Distribution Systems

7.8.1 Water distribution systems shall be designed to provide even

distribution of water over the fill and to allow for the shutdown of
individual cells.

7.8.2 Spray nozzles shall be designed as self-draining, and non-clogging.

7.8.3 Inlet water piping shall be provided with flanged terminal connections
in accordance with ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47.

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7.8.4 Water distribution systems for counter-flow towers shall be designed

as follows:
1) A separate central header shall be provided for each cell,
complete with laterals, fittings and spray nozzles.
2) Headers and laterals shall be provided with cleaning access or
flush-out facilities.
3) Distributing systems shall be designed to accommodate pressure
surges.

7.8.5 Water distribution systems for cross-flow towers shall be designed as

follows:
1) Each water distribution basin (pans) shall be fed through a flow
control valve. Flow-control valves shall be located external to
the distribution header.
2) Plastic diffusing metering orifices to distribute water uniformly
over the fill area shall be included.

7.9 Process Water Return Piping

7.9.1 Return water used for process cooling shall be designed by the Design
Engineer in order to prevent the accumulation of process gases in a
tower. Vents shall be extended out of the tower structure away from
any ignition source.

7.9.2 Return process water piping shall be designed to accommodate

pressure surges and water entrained process gases.

7.9.3 Gas vents shall be located above the tower structure.

7.9.4 Dirt and air separator vessels shall be provided upstream of pumps
suction. Side stream separators are allowed.

7.10 Fans, Drivers and Transmissions

7.10.1 Fans shall be of the propeller type with fan blades having manual
adjustment for varying pitch angles. Entire assemblies shall be
statically balanced and match-marked prior to shipment and guaranteed
to be dynamically balanced within 15 mil accuracy at the design
operating speed.

7.10.2 The fundamental frequency of fan blades shall not coincide with any
source of vibration in the range of 10% below the minimum design
operating speed and 10% above the maximum design operating speed.

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The machinery and mounting structure natural frequencies must also

have a 10% separation margin with any source of vibration.

7.10.3 Fan hubs shall be statically balanced with each fan blade statically
balanced against a master blade.

7.10.4 When fan hub and blades are of dissimilar metals, they shall be
insulated from each other to prevent galvanic corrosion.

7.10.5 Fan drivers shall be by electric motor, located outside the perimeters of
moist air streams. Motors shall be TEFC type, premium efficiency,
sever duty, class F insulation, constant speed, variable torque with
normal starting torque, and VFD compatible. Motors shall have
weather proof electrical connection boxes.

7.10.6 Motors shall be manufactured in accordance with 17-SAMSS-503.

7.10.7 Speed reducers shall be spiral bevel type gears with a service factor of
2.0 in accordance with CTI STD 111. Seals shall be provided for
protection against moisture leakage at shafts. Oil filling and level
indicator shall be located outside fan stacks. Oil filling line shall be
gradually sloped towards the gearbox, and shall be separated from the
oil level indicating line. Both lines shall be of 316 SS material or better.

7.10.8 Gear boxes for reversible motors shall be suitable for lubrication in
both directions.

7.10.9 Speed reducers shall be directly coupled with a non-lubricated type of

flexible coupling. Motor-Gear box coupling hubs shall be 316 SS or
better. Coupling spacer shall be of 316 SS or Reinforced Composite
material.

7.10.10 Non-corrosive metal safety guards shall be supplied on all moving

equipment constituting a personal hazard. Guards, with a minimum
thickness of 12 mm, shall be provided at each end of the floating shaft.

7.10.11 The entire drive assembly, including motor and speed reducer shall be
mounted on a welded unitized steel support, and hot dip galvanized
after fabrication.

7.10.12 Motor power shall have a 10% margin over the fan power requirement
at maximum required pitch angle and design speed and at maximum
ambient air temperature. Pressure loss due to louvers, fill, drift
eliminators and guards shall be taken into account.

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7.10.13 Each fan shall be provided with a vibration shutdown device that will
activated by an electrical signal from a vibration measuring transducer.
The transducer location shall be such that frequencies associated with
the fan and driver speed and the blade-pass vibration are sensed. If a
single transducer system is used, the best mounting position shall be
determined from the results of a vibration survey.

7.10.14 Maximum vibration on any machinery bearing in any direction shall

not exceed 0.18 ins/sec RMS (4.5 mm/sec RMS), at rated speed and
power.

7.10.15 Gear reducer shall be provided with Low Oil Level Switch, this switch
shall disengage the fan motor on low oil level.

7.11 Access

7.11.1 Platforms with stairways or ladders shall be in accordance with the

requirements of SAES-B-054 and this specification.

7.11.2 As a minimum, access for operations and maintenance shall be

provided as follows:
1) A minimum of one full stairway at one end and a stairway or
ladder with safety cage at the other end. An additional stairway
or ladder shall be provided where the distance to access exceeds
22.5 m.
2) Guard railing, consisting of a top and midrail, shall be provided
on stairways and platforms and around the perimeter of fans and
water distribution decks.
3) Extended fan stacks shall be provided with access means to fans,
gears and couplings by removable sections or doors in the stack
and shall be of sufficient size for removal of the fan hubs and
speed reducers.
4) For counter-flow towers, access shall be provided to drift
eliminators, water distribution systems, and the fans of each cell
by a ladder from fan decks. Each fan assembly shall be equipped
with an access door with minimum opening of 600 x 760 mm
through the fan deck. Doors shall open and close easily and be of
watertight construction. Each cell shall be provided with safe
maintenance access way to gearbox and hot water distribution
deck at the drift eliminator level.

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5) For crossflow towers, walkways and doors shall be provided at

basin level for access to the tower interior and interior walls.
Access and walkways shall be provided to fans and speed
reducers.

7.11.3 Ladders and safety cages shall be designed in accordance with

ANSI A14.3.

7.12 Decks and Fan Stacks

7.12.1 Fan and water distribution decks shall be designed for a live load of
290 kg/m² and shall be reinforced for concentrated or distributed dead
loads such as fans, drivers and equipment used to maintain these items.
Fan deck surface shall be anti-skid type.

7.12.2 Fan stacks shall have a minimum height of 1.2 m. Stacks in excess of
1.8 m shall be provided with a covered inspection opening located near
fan blade elevations. The opening shall be a minimum of 150 mm
diameter.

7.12.3 Fan stack shall be manufactured from high quality hand-laid FRP and
shall provide a minimum of 17 mils UV gel-coat protection all surfaces.

7.12.4 Stack profile shall have a curved bell inlet to minimize fan inlet losses
and a velocity recovery exit profile to reduce fan energy.

7.13 Noise Attenuation

7.13.1 The Design Engineer shall specify permissible limits for sound
pressure levels (SPL) and sound power levels (PWL) at the designated
locations, on Form 7305-ENG.

7.13.2 The Tower Manufacturer shall design and provide acoustical treatment
necessary to meet the specified noise levels. This shall include
muffling and acoustical lining as required.

7.14 Fire Fighting System

Fire sprinkler system shall be provided by cooling tower manufacturer in

compliance with NFPA 214. Fire detection system shall be pneumatic type.
Fire water piping material shall be corrosion resistance type.
Exception:

FM approved Cooling Towers.

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8 Materials

8.1 All materials for a tower shall be in accordance with the CTI publications listed
in the reference section and with Table 1.

8.2 The Tower Manufacturer may propose alternative materials at time of proposal,
but the alternative materials must comply with all the requirements of this
specification.

8.3 Materials other than those listed in Table 1 of this specification shall not be
permitted without the prior approval of the Saudi Aramco Engineer.

8.4 All lumber shall be given a preservative treatment in accordance with CTI WMS
112 using Acid Copper Chromate (ACC) or Chromate Copper Arsenate (CCA).
Applicable standards of AWPA for material, treatment, inspection and handling
pressure treated wood are mandatory (AWPA P5, AWPA C1, and AWPA C20).

8.5 Plastic tower-fill and plastic panels used for casing, louvers, drift eliminators
and fan stack construction shall have a flame spread classification of not more
than 25 in accordance with ASTM E84.

9 Painting and Coating

9.1 Surfaces shall be prepared and painted in accordance with SAES-H-001 and
SAES-H-101.

9.2 Gasket contact surfaces shall not be painted.

10 Inspection and Performance Testing

10.1 Inspection

10.1.1 All materials and fabrication shall be subject to inspection by the Saudi
Aramco Inspector in accordance with Saudi Aramco Inspection
Requirements Form 175-270400.

10.1.2 Written reports and evaluations of all inspections performed by the

Tower Manufacturer shall be made and submitted to the Saudi Aramco
Inspector, at a frequency to be determined by the Saudi Aramco
Inspector.

10.1.3 Prior to final inspection and performance testing, the inside and outside
of towers shall be thoroughly cleaned of all slag, scale, dirt, grit, weld
spatter, paint, oil, etc.

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10.1.4 The Saudi Aramco Inspector shall have free access to the work at all
times.

10.1.5 No tower or tower parts shall be released for shipment without the
approval of the Saudi Aramco Inspector.

10.1.6 Treated lumber shall be certified the Tower Manufacturer by either

group markings or individually grade marked. Incised lumber shall be
inspected for proper depth and incisions prior to preservative treatment.

10.1.7 A certificate of grading shall be supplied for all lumber that requires a
preservative treatment.

10.2 Performance Testing

10.2.1 A performance test shall be conducted in accordance with the

procedures specified in CTI ATC 105 and this specification. The test
shall be made during the first period of hot weather following tower
completion and within the guarantee period specified in the purchase
order or contract documents.

10.2.2 The wet bulb ambient air temperatures shall be based on the ambient
wet bulb temperatures and shall be the arithmetic average of
measurements from not less than three locations, measured on the
windward side of the tower only and not more than 1500 mm above the
top of the basin curb and not less than 15 m or more than 30 m from air
intakes at intervals not to exceed the width of each cell.

10.2.3 The average results of three tests, each of one hour duration, shall be
the basis for fulfillment of the guarantee. Tests may be consecutive but
shall not overlap.

10.2.4 All connections and instruments required for flow, temperature and
pressure required for performance testing shall be provided by the
Tower Manufacturer.

11 Preparation for Shipment

11.1 The Tower Manufacturer is responsible for preparing materials for shipment and
assuring their arrival on-site in good condition.

11.2 All components shall be packed, securely anchored and satisfactorily protected
for their respective shipment methods.

11.3 One complete set of installation, operating, and maintenance instructions shall
be packaged and shipped with the equipment.

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11.4 Bracing, supports, and rigging connections shall be provided to prevent damage
during shipment, lifting and unloading.

11.5 All exposed finished and machined surfaces, including un-galvanized bolts,
shall be coated with a rust-inhibiting compound.

11.6 Bearings and seal assemblies shall be fully protected against the entry of
moisture and dirt.

11.7 Metallic flanged connections and all other metallic machined surfaces shall be
protected by a coating, such as MIL-C-16173 Grade IV, which is easily removed
in the field. All flanges shall be fitted with a steel or wood cover, 3 mm thick
and neoprene gaskets.

11.8 Markings shall be done with water soluble materials that contain no harmful
substances that would attack or harmfully affect coils at both ambient and
operating temperature.

11.9 Marking materials shall be free of lead, sulfur, zinc, cadmium, mercury,
chlorine, or any other halogens.

12 Drawings, Calculations and Data

12.1 The Tower Manufacturer shall prepare drawings, calculations, and data in
accordance with Form NMR-7922-5, Non-material Requirements.

12.2 Drawings and calculations, which are approved by the Design Engineer, shall
not relieve the Tower Manufacturer of the Tower Manufacturer's responsibilities
to comply with the Code, and this specification.

Table 1

Component Basic Material Specification

Structural Framework Douglas Fir CTI STD 114
Concrete CTI-137
FRP Pultruded Fiber Glass CTI-152
ASTM C150 Type I or II
ASTM C94, ASTM A775
Fill Polypropylene CTI STD 114
Ceramic
Polyvinyl Chloride
Douglas Fir
Plywood
Casting and Louvers Glass Fiber CTI STD 131
Reinforced CTI STD 114
Polyester
Douglas Fir

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Component Basic Material Specification

Drift Eliminators Douglas Fir CTI STD 114
Polyvinyl Chloride
Glass Fiber
Reinforced
Polyester
Fan Deck Flooring Douglas Fir CTI STD 114
Internal Partitions Plywood PS 1
Concrete ASTM C150 Type I or II
FRP
Piping Carbon Steel API SPEC 5L
RTR 01-SAMSS-034
PVC
HDPE
Fan Stack Douglas Fir CTI STD 114
Glass Fiber-Reinforced CTI STD 131
Polyester ASTM C150 Type V
Concrete
Stairways and Railings Douglas Fir CTI STD 114
Carbon Steel ASTM A36
Concrete ASTM C150 Type I or II
FRP
Fan Blades Aluminum ASTM B85, 6061-T6
Glass Fiber-Reinforced
Polyester or Epoxy
Fan Hubs Coated Ductile Cast Iron ASTM A536 Grades
Cast Aluminum 60-14-18, 60-45-12, 80-55-06
Aluminum ASTM B179
316 SS ASTM B85 SG 100A
Drive Shaft Quenched and tempered, ASTM A322
and stress relieved Grade 4340 BD
BHN 280 min.
Composite
Coupling Carbon Steel ASTM A27, Grade 60, 30
Fan Bolts and Hardware Stainless Steel ASTM A194 - 8M
ASTM A193 - B8M
Anchors and Structural Fiber Glass-Reinforced ASTM B97 Alloy C65500
Connections Polyester
Silicon Bronze
Bolts, self lock Nuts, Washers, Silicon Bronze or ASTM F467, ASTM F468
Nails and Lag Screws Aluminum Bronze UNS C65500 or UNS C61400
Mechanical Equipment Carbon Steel ASTM A36
Supports, Guards,
Ladders and Safety Cages

General Notes:
(1) Douglas fir lumber shall be dense select structural grade.
(2) Douglas fir plywood shall be exterior marine type AA.

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Document Responsibility: HVAC Standards Committee 27-SAMSS-003
Issue Date: 5 December 2012
Next Planned Update: 27 March 2017 Field Erected Cooling Towers

(3) Carbon steel tower piping shall be internally FBE-coated and externally coated in accordance with
the Index H standards referenced in this specification.
(4) Carbon steel guards, ladders, safety cages and mechanical equipment supports shall be coated in
accordance with the Index H standards referenced in this specification.

13 Energy Efficiency

The Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) or the Coefficient of Performance (COP) for the
equipment in this MSAER shall meet or exceed ASHRAE 90.1 “Energy Standard for
Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings”.

Revision Summary
27 March 2012 Major revision to include FRP Industrial Cooling Towers.
5 December 2012 Minor revision to optimize HVAC equipment energy consumption.

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