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WINTERIZING PIPING AND
INSTRUMENTS BY STEAM TRACING Bees
1. SCOPE
This instruction delineates the design, materials and installation of
steam tracing for winterizing piping and instruments.
2. REFERENCE STANDARDS
Use the latest revision of the following referenced standards:
ESOBI-Bol, STEAM TRACE SUPPLY MANIFOLD
EG -08I Sct, STERM TRACE TRAP MANIFOCD
STEAM TRACING DETAILS - SINGLE TRACER
STEAM TeacivG OeTAUS- SINGLE TRACER WITH SPACER
ES-c8150y, STEAM TRACING DETAILS - SINGLE TRACER *CRITICA. SERVICE
ES-081-B0¢, STEAM TRACING DETAILS SINGLE TRACER ~ CRITICAL SERVICE
WITH SPACER
ES-08I-G07 STEAM TRACING OETA - DOURLE TRACER
r2ei-go, Sresns Teacings SETALG” OUMLE TRACER WHT SPMER
Es.cBreR, STEAM TRACI OETAILS- COURLE TRACER” CRITICAL SERVICE,
Fe-osl81g, Steam TRACING O@TAILS - DOUBLE TRACER WITH SPACER ~
Seinen Service
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Es-c81-B12, STEAM TRACING ORTAILD- SINGLE TRACER “WRAPPED ~
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6-08-83, STEAM TRACING MANIFOLD DESIGN TARLES
BS-08l-6l, STEAM TRACING “RACK PIPING
Es-oseis STEAM TRACING PUMP ANS conTROL STATION
Es-081-8u, STEAM TRACING LEVEL CONTROLLER
Es-c51-, STEAM TRACING-LEVEL GAUGE
Bs0BIBy STEAM TRAcIwG- REMOTE CONNECTED FLOWMETER
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Escobar), STEAM TRACING: SINGLE PROCESS LEAD
ESSerery STEAM TRACING "TRACER ANS MANIFOL® SCHEOULE
A, Winterizing shall be required to prevent freezing and subsequent
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8. The piping drawings and flow diagrams shall show the extent of
the winterizing and steam tracing. The instrument installation
specifications shall list all instruments requiring winterizing
or steam tracing.
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C. The methods used to winterize include the following:
1) Drainage of piping and equipment not in service
2) Recirculation through by-pass lines
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4. DESIGN
A, Process and utility lines that flow continuously during operation
shall need no winterizing, however there are exceptions such as
caustic, heavy fuel oil, etc. Complete drainage shall be provided
for all lines carrying fluids that will freeze or congeal. Pro-
tection is needed for the following lines:
1) Water-bearing lines that operate with intermittent flow
2) Lines handling heavy liquids (hydrocarbons, fuel oil) with
@ pour point above the low ambient design temperature
3) Lines handling chemical solutions that congeal in cold
weather
8. Exposed piping shall be arranged to minimize water pockets and
dead-ends. Exposed water lines in intermittent service shall
be steam-traced or have a circulating by-pass. Steam traps shall
be provided at low points of steam headers and steam tracer drains
shall be provided where a closed steam valve causes a pocket and
condensate can collect.
C. Provide for drainage, circulation or steam-tracing of pumps to
prevent freezing when out of service.
D. Provide a steam trap to remove the condensate from the steam line
to utility stations where the collected condensate may freeze.
Provide protection at utility stations for water and air lines
by steam tracing or insulating together with the steam line.
E. Steam trace and insulate instrument leads up to the instrument
connection wherever the main process line is steam-traced or as
specified by instrumentation.
F. The steam supply to steam-tracers shall be grouped together where
possible to make a Stean-Trace Station. These stations provide
valve accessibility, easy installations, and single trap installa-
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MATERIALS
Steam tracer materials shall be as follows:
A. For steam operating pressures up to 150 psig and temperatures to
370°F use Type K soft copper (where permitted) tubing 1/2" 0D,
"040" wall. For instruments and instrument leads, use 1/4" or
3/8" copper tubing up to 400°F, and for operating temperatures
above 400°F use steel tubing.
B. For operating temperatures above 400°F use Schedule 80 pipe and
forged steel fittings.
INSTALLATION
A. Long tracers of pipe or tubing shall be installed with an expansion
Joop or flexible hose every 100'.
B. Steam-tracer sizes, number of tracers, and length of tracer for
external-parallel tracers shall be as follows:
Number and Naximum Tracer Length for Steam at
Tracer Size SO psi 75 psi 100 psi
2 in. (1) 1/2" 0D Tube 210 250 250
3 in. (1) 1/2" 0D Tube 210 250 250
4 in, (1) 1/2" 0D Tube 210 250 250
6 in. (1) 1/2" 0D Tube 190 220 240
8 in. (2) 1/2" 0D Tubes 160 180 200
10 in. (2) 1/2" 0D Tubes 140 160 170
12 in. (2) 1/2" 0D Tubes 140 160 170
14 in. (3) 1/2" 0D Tubes 210 240 250
16 in. (3) 1/2" 0D Tubes 180 200 220
18 in, (3) 1/2" 0D Tubes 180 200 220
The length of the above tracers is based on maintaining the
operating tenperature of the process line with a 150°F differen-
tial between the fluid and outside of the insulation and with
250' maximum tracer length for temperatures falling below zero °F.
C. Band the tracer to the pipe with 16-gauge galvanized wire loops
spaced approximately on 12" centers.05/75-€1-081-801-0
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For highly viscous fluids (those that congeal at high temperatures)
and for specially lined pipe, a plastic compound between the
tracer and the pipe may be used to improve and distribute the
heat transfer. The lines requiring this special treatment shall
be noted on the line list.
Steam jacketing of sulfur lines, equipment and tanks shall be
described in the Project Piping Specifications.
Details for steam traced lines and instruments and trap
installations are given in ES-081-802 through ES-081-816.£2" GA. VA.
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