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FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION
FOR
TEMPERATURE GAUGE

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Clause No. ITEM Page No.

1.0 Scope Of This Document 3
2.0 Standards And Specifications 3
2.1 Reference specifications 3
2.2 Other Specifications To Be Followed 3
3.0 Scope Of Supply 3
4.0 Temperature Gauge 4
4.1 General 4
4.2 Material 4
4.3 Range 4
4.4 Accuracy 4
4.5 Reading scales 4
5.0 Thermocouple & Thermowell 5
6.0 Equipment Protection 6
7.0 Installation Requirement 6
8.0 Calibration, Inspection And Testing 7
9.0 Documentation 7
10.0 Tagging & Nameplates 7
11.0 Review And Approval 7
12.0 Vendor Pre-Qualification Requirements 7
13.0 Preparation For Shipment 7
14.0 Receipt And Storage 7
Annexure I Material Selection Chart For Thermowells 8
Annexure II Typical Installation Drawing of Thermowell 9

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1.0 SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT:

1.1 This specification describes the essential considerations in the selection,

installation, calibration and testing of temperature gauge and thermowell.

1.2 The Contractor shall be responsible for the selection of Temperature Gauge and
Thermowell suitable for its intended application, their procurement, packing,
calibration, testing at yard and offshore, shipment to yard and offshore site,
installation and commissioning at site.

2.0 STANDARDS & SPECIFICATIONS:

2.1 Reference Specifications:

1) Specification No. 3.6: Instrumentation Design Criteria

2) Basic Bid work
3) Project P & IDs.

2.2 Other Specifications To Be Followed:

1) ANSI MC 96.1 for Thermocouples

2) ANSI B16.5 – 1981 for Thermowell pressure / temperature ratings

3.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY:

3.1 The number of Temperature Gauges and Thermowell to be supplied and installed
shall be as per the requirements indicated in the Basic Bid Work and the P & IDs.

3.2 In addition to thermometers required for platform operations, an adequate number

of thermometer wells shall be furnished to determine the process performance and
the performance of all fired heaters, coolers, re-boilers, and other heat exchanger
equipment.

3.3 The scope of supply shall also include commissioning spares and two years’ spares
as required by clause 3.6.4.8 of Instrumentation Design Criteria, and as suggested
by the Manufacturer

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4.0 TEMPERATURE GAUGE:

4.1 General:

4.1.1 The temperature gauges shall be used for local indication. These local temperature
indicators shall in general be heavy duty, weatherproof, dial type bi-metal
thermometers with 100mm to 150 mm dial size, external zero adjustment, every
angle rotatable and rigid stems. Liquid filled casing shall be provided for dial
thermometers.

4.1.2 Filled system dial thermometers shall be used when the operating temperature is
between 0oC (32oF) and –45oC (-50oF).

4.1.3 The Bi-metal shall be adjustable union stem type with SS 316 material for the stem.
The Union size shall be ½” NPT and the diameter shall be suit the well diameters.

4.1.4 Dial Thermometers shall be provided with separable stainless steel thermometer
wells.

4.1.5 Filled capillary instruments shall be fully compensated for ambient temperature and
shall not be used for measurements above 420 oC. Capillary and armour shall be
stainless steel. The armour shall be flexible.

4.2 Material:

4.2.1 The material requirements for temperature gauges and thermowells shall in general
be according to clause 3.6.4.5 of Instrumentation Design Criteria and as per
Anexure I of this document.

4.2.2 Case material for all temperature gauges shall be SS 316. Capillary and Armour
shall be of stainless steel.

4.2.3 The Window material shall be Shatter proof glass.

4.3 Range:
The range shall be selected such that the normal operating temperature shall fall in
the middle third of the span.

4.4 Accuracy:
The accuracy shall be ±1% of the span.

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4.5 Reading Scales:

Indicating scales and recorder charts shall read out in degrees Celsius.

5.0 THERMOCOUPLE & THERMOWELL:

5.1 Thermowell shall be installed for all temperature-sensing elements installed on

process lines or vessels.

5.2 The thermowell shall be suitable for the process media, generally 316 SS, or other
material as required by the project piping specification. The thermowell shall be
machined from drilled bar stock with minimum wall thickness of 4.8mm, and 6mm
bore. Bore shall be concentric with the outside diameter to within 10% of wall
thickness. The thermowell shall be provided with hexagonal head.
(The thermowell material requirement for various piping classes shall be as per
Annexure – I of this specification)

5.3 Thermowell flanges shall be of stainless steel and shall be rated one piping class
higher than the pipe to which it is connected.

5.4 Thermometer well shall have ½” NPT female thread for element and 1½” flanged
for vessel or piping connection.

5.5 Thermowells to be used as test wells shall be provided with a stainless steel
screwed plug and chain.

5.6 Wells for insulated vessels and lines shall have extension necks.

5.7 The Thermowell tip shall be at centerline of pipe but immersion length shall not
exceed 400 mm for higher size pipes.

5.8 Thermowell shall be designed to withstand vibration stresses caused by stream

velocity. Wake frequency at maximum flow velocity shall be less than 80% of the
natural frequency of the Thermowell. The Contractor shall provide calculations to
ASME performance Test Code 19.3, Part 3: Instruments and Apparatus temperature
Measurement.

5.9 A thermometer well shall be installed adjacent to all flow recorder, temperature
recorder and controller measuring elements.

5.10 Thermowell welding shall be full penetration type with ‘U’ length as follows:
4” to 6” lines - 280 mm

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Above 6” - 320 mm
Vessels - 400 mm

5.11 The typical thermowell installation shall be as per Annexure – II of this

specification.
6.0 EQUIPMENT PROTECTION:

6.1 Gauge protection requirements shall in general be as per clause no. 3.6.4.4 of
Instrumentation Design Criteria.

6.2 Temperature Gauges:

130% of range shall be provided as Over-range protection for the temperature

gauge. The temperature gauge shall be weather proof to NEMA 4X / IP 66

6.3 Thermowells:

6.3.1 Thermowells shall be designed to withstand vibration stresses caused by stream

velocity. Wake frequency at maximum flow velocity shall be less than 80% of the
natural frequency of the Thermowell.

6.3.2 Temperature elements having extended lengths shall be handled with care and
suitably protected to prevent damage.

7.0 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS:

7.1 The installation of temperature gauges and thermowells shall in general be

according to clause 3.6.4.6 of Instrumentation Design Criteria and as per Annexure
II of this document.

7.2 Temperature Gauges:

The temperature gauges shall not be installed in such a way that it depends for
support on the impulse piping. The temperature gauges shall not be mounted
directly on lines where vibration is likely to be present.

7.3 Thermowells:

Thermowells shall not be installed in elbows. Lagging extensions shall be provided

on insulated piping and insulated vessels. Thermowells shall be oriented so that

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gauge dials are clearly visible and readable from the deck or the appropriate access
platform. Where a thermowell location causes poor access or visibility, the
Contractor shall provide a remote-mounted capillary-gauge, located in an accessible
and readily visible location.

8.0 CALIBRATION, INSPECTION & TESTING:

8.1 Calibration, inspection and testing requirements shall in general be as per clause
3.6.4.7 of Instrumentation Design Criteria. In addition, the following shall also be
taken care of.

8.2 Bi-metallic dial Thermowells shall be 3 point bench-checked for proper operation
and calibration using a temperature bath prior to installation. Three-point
calibration shall refer to the input signal to an instrument equivalent to 0%, 25%,
75% and 100% of the instrument range upscale and 75%, 25% and 0% of the
instrument range downscale.

9.0 DOCUMENTATION:

The documentation requirements shall in general be according to clause 3.6.6.2 of

Instrumentation Design Criteria.

10.0 TAGGING & NAMEPLATES:

Tagging & Nameplate requirements shall in general be according to clause 3.6.6.1

of Instrumentation Design Criteria.

11.0 REVIEW & APPROVAL:

Review and approval of purchase specifications and other related documents shall
in general be according to clause 3.6.6.3 of Instrumentation Design Criteria.

12.0 VENDOR PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

The Vendor pre-qualification requirements shall in general be according to clause

3.6.6.4 of Instrumentation Design Criteria.

13.0 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT:

The temperature gauges shall be prepared for shipment in accordance to clause

3.6.6.5 of Instrumentation Design Criteria.

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14.0 RECEIPT & STORAGE:

Receipt and storage of the temperature gauges shall be in accordance to clause 3.6.6.6 of
Instrumentation Design Criteria.
ANNEXURE – I

Material Selection Chart for Thermowells

Thermowell
S. No. Piping Class
Thermowell Flange
A1, B1, D1, E1, F1, XF1, F1, PA1,
PB1, PD1, PE1, PXF1, PF1, A2, B2,
1 D2, E2, XG1, A1H, A3, B3, A8 SS 316 CARBON STEEL
(EXCEPT WAT. INJ. SERVICE)

2 INJECTION WATER SERVICE SS 316 CARBON STEEL

3 A4, A6, A9, B9, D9, E9 SS 316 SS 316

4 A5 MONEL MONEL

5 A7 TITANIUM TITANIUM

A1N, B1N, D1N, E1N, F1N, XF1N,

6 PA1N, PB1N, PD1N, PF1N, XG1N
SS 316 SS 316

7 A10, B10, D10, E10, F10 SS 316 L SS 316 L

A11, B11, D11, E11, F11, PA11,

8 PB11, PD11, PE11, PF11
HASTALLOY C HASTALLOY C

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ANNEXURE – II

TYPICAL INSTALLATION DRAWING FOR THERMOWELL

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