Section 11 — Refractory, Insulation & Fireproofing
IPE Engineering Practice IPE-EP-11-1-1DS
Document number: IPE-EP-11-1-1DS · Section: 11 — Refractory, Insulation & Fireproofing

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MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE |
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PROCESS/FUEL GAS: | PROCESS/FUEL GAS: | PROCESS/FUEL GAS: | REDUCING (% CO) | REDUCING (% CO) | REDUCING (% CO) | ||
| OXIDIZING (% o2 EXCESS) | OXIDIZING (% o2 EXCESS) | OXIDIZING (% o2 EXCESS) | ||||||
| SULFUR (%) | SULFUR (%) | SULFUR (%) | ||||||
| VANADIUM (PPM) | VANADIUM (PPM) | VANADIUM (PPM) | ||||||
| SODIUM (PPM) | SODIUM (PPM) | SODIUM (PPM) | ||||||
| PH | PH | PH | ||||||
| 3. | EROSION: | EROSION: | EROSION: | MILD | MILD | MILD | ||
| 3. | EROSION: | EROSION: | EROSION: | SERVE | SERVE | SERVE | ||
| 4. | MECHANICAL VIBRATION: | *5. | *5. | CYCLIC OPERATION: | CYCLIC OPERATION: | CYCLIC OPERATION: | CYCLIC OPERATION: | |
| *6. | THERMAL SHOCK: | 7. | 7. | SHELL COATING: | SHELL COATING: | SHELL COATING: | SHELL COATING: | |
| 8. | SHROUD: | 9. | 9. | NOZZLE LINERS: | NOZZLE LINERS: | NOZZLE LINERS: | NOZZLE LINERS: | |
| 10. | END/TAPER RINGS: | |||||||
| 11. | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ | VESSEL: LENGTH T/T SHELL MATERIAL DIAMETER _____________ _________ |
| 12. | ANCHOR: | ANCHOR: | HOT FACE | HOT FACE | BACK UP | |||
| 12. | ANCHOR: | ANCHOR: | MATERIAL | MATERIAL | MATERIAL | |||
| 12. | ANCHOR: | ANCHOR: | SPACING | SPACING | SPACING | |||
| 12. | ANCHOR: | ANCHOR: | HEIGHT | HEIGHT | HEIGHT | |||
| 12. | ANCHOR: | ANCHOR: | TYPE | TYPE | TYPE | |||
| *13. | FIBERS (MATERIAL AND SIZE): | FIBERS (MATERIAL AND SIZE): | STAINLESS | STAINLESS | STAINLESS | |||
| *13. | FIBERS (MATERIAL AND SIZE): | FIBERS (MATERIAL AND SIZE): | NON-METALLIC | NON-METALLIC | NON-METALLIC | |||
| *14. | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: | REFRACTORY THICKNESS: |
| *15. | ||||||||
| *16. | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: | ADDITIONAL: |
| * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE | * ITEMS REQUIRING DATA BY OWNER AS AVAILABLE |
| BID | FINAL DESIGN APPROVAL |
FINAL RECORDS | ||
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| 1. | MANUFACTURER & PRODUCT DESIGNATION FOR PROPOSED LINING MATERIAL (INC. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION) | X | X | |
| 2. | TYPE OF PACKING FOR SHIPMENT | X | X | |
| 3. | COLD FACE AND HEAT LOSS CALCULATIONS | X | X | |
| 4. | REFRACTORY THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AT DESIGN TEMP., AND METHOD USED TO OBTAIN VALVES | X | X | |
| 5. | MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LONG TERM SERVICE TEMP. | X | X | |
| 6. | COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, PERMANENT LINEAR CHANGE. ABRASION RESISTANCE (AS APPLICABLE) & DENSITY IN THE 230 OF FRIED AND INSTALLED CONDITION AND AT 1500 OF, AND METHOD USED TO OBTAIN VALUES | X | X | |
| 7. | MODULUS OF RUPTURE (HOT AND COLD) | X | X | |
| 8. | ANCHOR SYSTEM DESIGN: TYPE, MAT’L, SIZE, SPACING | X | X | |
| 9. | IDENTITY OF BINDER CEMENT USED IN CASTABLES | X | X | |
| 10. | MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR ALL MATERIALS | X | X | |
| 11. | QUANTITY OF MATERIAL NEEDED, INCLUDE RECOMMENDED OVERAGE | X | X | |
| 12. | REFRACTORY SHELF LIFE AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS | X | X | |
| 13. | NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF PROTECTIVE SHELL COATING | X | X | |
| 14. | NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF FIBER ADDITIONS | X | X | |
| 15. | INSTALLATION PROCEDURES: SURFACE PREPARATIONS, LINING APPLICATIONS, WATER RATIO, MIXING AND PRE DAMPENING INSTRUCTIONS, PNEUMATIC GUN SETTINGS, ETC. (AS APPLICABLE) | X | X | |
| 16. | DETAILS ON FORMS TO BE USED (THICKNESS, BRACING, AND HOW REMOVED) | X | X | |
| 17. | TYPE, SIZE AND METHOD OF ATTACHMENT OF VIBRATORS | X | X | |
| 18. | DETAILS OF MOCK-UP TEST PROPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE ACCEPTABILITY OF VIBRATION CASTING PROCEDURES | X | ||
| 19. | WELDING PROCEDURES AND TESTING METHODS FOR ANCHORS, AND OTHER METALLIC COMPONENTS | X | ||
| 20. | METHOD OF CURING, NAME, AND DESCRIPTION OF CURING COMPOUND (AS APPLICABLE) | X | ||
| 21. | TIME FROM MANUFACTURE TO SHIPMENT OF REFRACTORY | X | ||
| 22. | RECOMMENDED DRYOUT SCHEDULE AND METHODOLOGY (I.E. SOURCE OF HEAT), CONTROL, ETC.) | X |
| BID | FINAL DESIGN APPROVAL | FINAL RECORD S |
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| 23. | DESIGN DETAILS AT JOINTS, PANELS, DISCONTINUITIES (EX. NOZZLES) | X | ||
| 24. | APPROVED DRYOUT SCHEDULE | X | ||
| 25. | FIELD VERIFICATION OF INSTALLED MATERIAL AND THICKNESS | X | ||
| 26. | MILL TESTS AND TEST RESULTS FOR ALL TESTS OF ANCHOR MATERIAL AND REFRACTORY SAMPLES MADE AT THE MANUFACTURER’S PLANT AND DURING INSTALLATION. | X | ||
| * OTHER | * OTHER | * OTHER | * OTHER | * OTHER |
| * PURCHASER SHALL FILL OUT AS REQUIRED | * PURCHASER SHALL FILL OUT AS REQUIRED | * PURCHASER SHALL FILL OUT AS REQUIRED | * PURCHASER SHALL FILL OUT AS REQUIRED | * PURCHASER SHALL FILL OUT AS REQUIRED |
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