CHECK LIST FOR ELECTRIC HEATERS

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REQUISITION NUMBER: 0XXX-MI20-60PO-8013
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1 GENERAL CHECKS

1.1 Whether Document numbering is as per Document Control procedure (0003-MI20-00P1-0100 or project specific
document numbering procedure, if any).

1.2 Whether the correct Coversheet has been attached.

1.3 Whether all the latest applicable COMPANY and INDUSTRY standards have been provided as Reference.
Special Attention to project specific standards, if any.

1.4 Whether the design life of the equipment has been specified as per project specific requirements.

1.5 Whether Hazardous area requirement is specified as per the latest hazardous area drawings.

1.6 Whether Cable entries checked against Project requirements. (Refer Note (i) )

1.7 Whether the IP rating of all component have been specified as per Project requirement.

1.8 Whether Spares have been specified as per Project Spare requirement philosophy.

1.9 Whether make of all components have been specified as per Project approved vendor list

1.10 Whether the documentation requirement is correctly reflected in SDDR .(Include the NR-13 dossier index and NR-13
relevant documentation for Brazil Projects)

1.11 Whether the welding, coating & painting requirements has been specified as per project specific requirements.

1.12 Whether all lesson learnt have been incorporated from previous projects. Please check in MIMS -> Report -> Feedback
Log

2 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CHECKS

2.1 CODES & STANDARDS

2.1.1 Design Code for Pressure Vessels : ASME VIII DIV 1, latest edition NB registration Stamp
2.1.2 NR 13 - Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Piping (For Brazilian projects, only) (Imp. - Nameplate)
2.1.3 NR 10 requirements for Language and Indication Lamp Colours (For Brazilian projects, only)
2.1.4 Other location specific code requirement, if any

2.2 TECHNICAL THINGS TO BE CHECKED - HEATER

2.2.1 Configuration of Heaters/Control Panel (Process Input)
a) - Operation Configuration (3x50%, 2x100%, 4x33% etc.)
b) - No. of Stages per Heater (Single stage or multi-stage) (Refer Note (ii) )
c) - If multi-stage, whether both stages shall be controlled by thyristor or not.
d) - Series/Parallel Operation (Refer Note (iii) )

2.2.2 Rating of Heaters (Process Input) (Refer Note (iv) )

a) - Base kW Required
b) - Spare capacity requirement in percentage
c) - Spare Electric elements requirement

2.2.3 Requirement of Spare Heater Bundle, if any.

To be noted that this shall be considered in operational cost and hence a separate PO might be required to be issued.

2.2.4 Construction of Heater -

a) - TUBES/ELEMENTS - Shall be Seamless embedded types. Thickness shall be minimum 1.25 mm.
b) - TUBESHEET/FLANGE
c) - BAFFLES - As per UOP requirement, segmental baffles are not allowed for regeneration gas heater. Rod
Baffles shall be used. For smaller heaters, segmental baffles can be used.
d) - NOZZLE - To be specified by Process. As per UOP requirement, Inlet Nozzle shall be same diameter as SHELL.
Outlet Nozzle shall be AXIAL. NOZZLE location shall be finalized as per layout requirements later.
e) Element Sheath Connection to Flange. Whether Bite-Coupling or Welded. ( Refer Note (v) )

2.2.5 Watt density of each heater element shall be proposed by Vendor. As per UOP requirement, for regeneration gas
heater design watt density should be no more than 3.88 W/cm sq. (Refer Note (vi) )

2.2.6 Heater shall be designed for continuous/intermittent etc operation as per requirement provided by Process.
(If intermittent, no flow condition has to be considered)

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2.2.7 As a minimum, the heater shall be provided with two duplex thermocouples for each bundle, one for flange and one for
terminal box. Necessary transmitters shall also be installed in an instrument junction box near the heater terminal box.

2.3 TECHNICAL THINGS TO BE CHECKED - THYRISTOR CONTROL PANEL

2.3.1 Enclosure thickness shall be clearly specified (min 2mm), gland plate thickness shall be minimum 3 mm.

2.3.2 Busbar material shall be tinned copper

2.3.3 Whether the incoming and the heater voltage have been clearly specified including the variations allowed as per
applicable standards.

2.3.4 The short circuit capability requirement of the incoming and outgoing ACBs/MCCBs shall be clearly specified
as per project requirements. If panel directly powered from transformer, short circuit shall be calculated and informed
to vendor at the time of bid.

2.3.5 The incomer and outgoing breaker rating shall be clearly specified based on the upstream transformer and heater
rating respectively.

2.3.6 If ACBs are used as incomer, they shall be withdrawable time for maintenance and ACB trolley shall be included
in Vendor scope of supply.

2.3.7 Insulating Monitoring device shall be considered for panels directly powered from transformers.

2.3.8 Power transfer facility shall be considered for panels directly powered from transformers including necessary
electrical and mechanical interlock.

2.3.9 Necessary control, monitoring, indications, switched, trips etc shall be considered on the control panel based on
project requirements. All wiring inside panel shall be LSHF(Low smoke Halogen free)

2.3.10 When multiple stages being used, shall be checked whether all stages are thyristor controlled or some are thyristor
controlled & some contactor controlled. Where contactor controlled circuits are used, load sequencing shall be
included.

2.3.11 All relays inside control panel used for emergency shutdown shall be SIL 2 certified

3 MATERIAL

3.1 SHELL : It shall be dependent on maximum design temperature and process operation requirements. Typically
CARBON STEEL is allowed upto 400 deg C. STAINLESS STEEL may also be used if there are any
start-up pressurization issues. Shall be closely coordinated with Process/Mechanical.

3.2 TUBE/ELEMENT : INCOLOY 800

3.3 TUBESHEET/FLANGE: CARBON STEEL ( Refer Note (v) )

3.4 BAFFLES: INCOLOY 800 for Regeneration Gas heater to have the same material as element to avoid differential
thermal expansion at high temperatures. STAINLESS STEEL for smaller heaters

3.5 TIE ROD : INCOLOY 800 for Regeneration Gas heater to have the same material as element to avoid differential
thermal expansion at high temperatures. STAINLESS STEEL for smaller heaters.

3.6 BOLTS/NUTS: It shall be as per project specific Piping Material Specification.

3.7 INTERNALS: SS316L

3.8 TERMINAL BOX: SS316L

4 ACCESSORIES

4.1 MAIN TERMINAL BOX

4.1.1 Shall be SS316L finish painted with RAL 7035
4.1.2 Pressure sensor shall be included in the terminal box for detection of any gas leakage.
4.1.3 Shall be Ex'd' certified including the pressure transmitter connection to the pressure sensor inside the terminal box.
4.1.4 Shall be provided with a sunshade.
4.1.5 Cable entries are provided with SS316 EExd certified plugs.

4.2 LOCAL CONTROL STATION

4.2.1 Located near the heater, shall have stopped/running status indication and E-STOP pushbutton.
4.2.2 Shall be SS316L.
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4.3 TRANSMITTERS
4.3.1 Check the requirement in P&ID.
4.3.2 All pressure/temperature transmitters shall be considered as SIL 2 certified
4.3.3 Transmitter shall utilize standard 4-20mA protocol, using HART technology

5 TEST/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

5.1 INSULATION RESISTACE TEST

5.2 HIGH VOLTAGE WITHSTAND TEST

5.3 RATING/LOADING TEST

5.4 FUNCTIONAL TEST FOR CONTROL PANEL

5.5 PAINTING REQUIREMENT (As per project specification)

5.6 HYDROSTATIC TEST: 1.5 x Design Pressure

5.7 WELDING REQUIREMENT FOR SEAL WELDED ELEMENTS (As per Quality Standards)

6 INTERFACE WITH OTHER DISCIPLINE

6.1 PROCESS :
6.1.1 Process input on the Heater Datasheet

6.2 MECHANICAL (STATIC) :

Pressure Vessel:
6.2.1 Shall be as per all project applicable Pressure Vessel Specification/Standards
6.2.2 Shall be supported on two saddles (hot bolted)
6.2.3 Teflon Sliding plate shall be included in Suppliers scope of supply
6.2.4 Lifting lugs and earthing bosses shall be included
6.2.5 All materials should have EN 10204: 2004 3.1 Certification and ABS certification.

6.3 INSTRUMENTATION
6.3.1 Temperature transmitters shall be included for all temperature sensors installed in heater. Temperature transmitter and
temperature sensor specification are clearly mentined in the requisition specification.
6.3.2 Pressure transmitter shall be included for pressure sensor installed in terminal box. Pressure transmitter specification is
clearly mentioned in the requisition specification.
6.3.3 Instrumentation Junction box shall be EExe certified, IP 66, suitable for hazardous area, SS316L, epoxy coated.
6.3.4 To be checked whether heater is controlled by Gas dehydration package LCP or FCS
6.3.5 Interface signals shall be decided as per P&ID diagram

6.4 STRUCTURAL
6.4.1 Weight & COG of heater shall be asked in company template
6.4.2 Detailed information on installation interface shall be asked to be indicated on GA

NOTES:
(i) The estimated cable entry size for heater side shall be informed to Bidders at bidding stage to get acceptance on the Ex "d" terminal box.
(ii) Number of stages are typically informed by Process. However, in case of LV heater, if the kW rating exceeds the maximum capability of the largest
MCCB used in the LV SWBD, the heater shall be electrically split into required number of stages.
(iii) If parallel heaters are being used, it shall be ensured that flowmeters/manual control valves are provided on individual heater piping to ensure uniform
flow distribution.
(iv) The heater shall be rated for base + spare capacity requirement. Spare electric elements shall be considered only as replacement in case of
failure of any running elements.
(v) Bite Coupling is not allowed as per UOP specification due to possibility of leakage. However, if welding is being used, cladding shall be done on the
non process end to avoid differential thermal expansion issued due to welding of dissimilar materials. (Since element is usually Incoloy 800 and
flange is Carbon steel)
(vi) This point is critical since changing the watt density has direct impact on the number of elements and shell size.
(vii) The regeneration gas heater for PETROBRAS projects shall comply with all the UOP requirements as specified in various points.

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