PDVSA

ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL

VOLUME 21
ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION

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TITLE

VESSELS TOLERANCES
(VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL)

A2.701

DEC.98

GENERAL REVISION

MAR.92

ORIGINAL

REV.

DATE

APPD.BY Alexis Arvalo

E1994

DESCRIPTION
DATE

Y.K.

PAG. REV.

DEC.98 APPD.BY Jess E. Rojas

A.A.

J.E.R.

J.S.

E.S.

APPD.

APPD.

DATE

DEC.98

SPECIALISTAS

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PDVSA

PDVSA A2.701

VESSEL TOLERANCES
(VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL)

REVISION

FECHA

DEC.98

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VESSEL; TOLERANCES

(ELEVATION)

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1. HEIGHT FROM BASE LINE TO FACE OF TOP NOZZLE

1/4 OR 1/64 PER FOOT OF HEIGT 3/4 MAX.

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5

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2. NOZZLES FOR AGITATOR MOUNTING SHALL HAVE

FLANGE FACE ALIGNED WITHIN 1/4 OF SPECIFIED
PLANE PLUS REQUIREMENTS OF NOTE 28.

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3. DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP OF TRAY SUPPORTS 1/8

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4. WEIR HEIGHT 1/16 MEASURED AT HIGH POINT OF WEIR.

5. VERTICAL CLEARANCE UNDER DOWNFLOW PLATE FOR

INSTALLED TRAYS

1/16.

6. FACE OF NOZZLE TO CENTERLINE OF VESSEL..... 1/8

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7. ALIGNMENT OF FLANGE FACE OF NOZZLE SHALL BE

WITHIN 1/2 OF SPECIFIED PLANE.
8. LOCATION OF SHELL NOZZLES FROM BASE LINE SHALL
BE 1/4 FOR SHOP FABRICATED VESSELS OR SUB
ASSEMBLIES: AND 1/2 FOR FIELD ASSEMBLED
VESSELS. WHEN LOCATION IS SPECIFIED FROM OTHER
REFERENCE POINTS, TOLERANCE SHALL BE ... 1/8

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9. ALIGNMENT OF FLANGE FACE OF MANWAY SHALL BE

WITHIN 1 OF SPECIFIED PLANE.
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10. FACE OF MANWAY TO CENTERLINE OF VESSEL ... 1/2

11. LOCATION OF MANWAYS FROM BASE LINE SHALL BE
1/2 FOR SHOP FABRICATED VESSEL AND SUB
ASSEMBLIES AND + 1 FOR FIELD ASSEMBLED VESSELS

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SUPPORT TO BASE LINE + 0,1/32

12. BOTTOM OF VESSEL
PER FOOT OF VESSEL DIAMETER , 1/2 MAX.

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13. FOR SUPPORTS LOCATED ABOVE BASELINE, TOLERANCES

SHALL BE + 0,1/32 PER FOOT OF VESSEL DIAMETER, 1/2MAX.

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14. ALIGMENT OF CYLINDRICAL SHELL SECTIONS SHALL BE

TRUE AND STRAIGHT WITHIN 0.01 PER FOOT OF HEIGHT
FROM BASE LINE BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED...3/4

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15. HIGHPOINT TO LOWPOINT OF INSTALLED TRAY LEVEL

AND PLANE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING.

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VESSEL ID

*CLASS A

< 60

11

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>60 TO <120
>120

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13

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12

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* CLASS A AND CLASS B TOLERANCES WILL BE GOVERNED

BY THE TYPE OF TRAY SPECIFIED. THIS INFORMATION
WILL BE PER THE TRAY SPECIFICATION SHEET/HYDRAULICS.
THESE TOLERANCES APPLY TO VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL
VESSELS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED ON VESSEL
DRAWING/DATA SHEET RELATING TO SPECIFIC VESSELS

1/4
3/8

17. WEIRS SHALL BE LEVEL WITHIN 1/16 FROM A LEVEL

PLANE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE WEIR.
18. TRAY SPACING 1/8

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3/16

3/16
1/4

16. FAR SIDE OF TOWER TO PLATE ....1/8

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*CLASS B

1/8

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19. LOCATION OF TRAY PLATES FROM BASE LINE ...+1/8

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VESSEL TOLERANCES
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REVISION

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DEC.98

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20. DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE I.D. (AS DETERMINED BY

STRAPPING) FROM NOMINAL I.D.: 1/4 A.S.M.E CODE
SECTION VIII TO APPLY TO OUTOFROUNNES EXCEPT
WHEN NOTED OTHERWISE

VESSEL; TOLERANCES
(ORIENTATION)

21. PIPE OR WALKWAY SUPPORTS AND STRUCTURAL

ATTACHMENTS TO: VESSEL CENTERLINE.... 1/8:
BASE LINE .... 1/4

ORIENTATION LINE
(REFERENCE)

22. LOCATION OF HORIZONTAL VESSEL SUPPORT FROM

VESSEL CENTERLINES.... +0 1/8
23. LOCATION OF HORIZONTAL VESSEL SUPPORTS FROM
BASE LINE....+1/4 SUPPORTS LOCATED FROM
OTHER REFERENCE POINTS.... +1/8

24. LOCATION OF BOTTOM NOZZLE FLNAGE FACE FROM

BASE LINE SHALL BE ...+1/4

25. LIGHT CENTER PUNCH MARK (WITH A ROUND NOSE

STAMP) THE PRINCIPAL CENTER LINES SHOWN ON
ORIENTATION PLAN. CIRCLE PUNCH MARKS WITH
PAINT TO DESIGNATE LOCATION.
26. SUPPORTS OUT OF LEVEL OVER ANY DIAMETER THE
GREATER OF + 1/8 OR +0.02 PER FOOT OF
VESSEL DIAMETER, 3/8 MAX.
27. BOLT HOLES WITHIN 1/8 OF SPECIFIED LOCATION

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CLIP
NOZZLE

28. IF BOTTOM FLANGE IS USED AS FOOT BEARING

MOUNT AND WITH AGITATOR MOUNTIHG FLANGE
HORIZONTAL, A PLUMB BOB DROPPED FROM CNTR.
OF TOP FLANGE SHALL FALL WITHIN 0.025 PER FOOT
(OF DIST. BETWEEN FLG. FACES) OF CENTER OF BTM.
FLG., AND BTM. FLG. SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 1/4
OFF HORIZONTAL.
29. HORIZONTAL CLEARRANCE BETWEEN DOWNFLOW PLATE
AND TOP OF INLET WEIR + 1/16
30. FOR POST SUPPORTED TRAYS, CLEARANCE BETWEEN
TRAY COLLAR AND SHELL 0.015 MAX. OVER 90% OF
CIRCUMFERENCE,+ 1/16 MAX. OVER REMAINING 10%

MANWAY

SADDLE

ORIENTATION LINE VERTICAL

VESSELS IS BASED ON A DIRECTIONAL
CENTERLINE (EX. NORTH. SOUTH ETC..)
VESSELS IS BASED ON THE HORINZONTAL
CENTERLINE

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FLANGE

C
L BOLT CIRCLE

1. LOCATION OF SADDLE FROM ORIENTATION SHALL BE +3/16

2. LOCATION OF CLIPS FROM ORIENTATION LINE SHALL BE + 1/4
3. LOCATION OF NOZZLES FROM ORIENTATION LINE SHALL BE + 3/16
4. LOCATION OF MANWAYS FROM ORIENTATION LINE SHALL BE + 1
5. ALLWABLE TOLERANCE ON NOZZLE BOLT HOLE ORIENTAATION + 1/16

THESE TOLERANCES APPLY TO VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL VESSELS EXCEPT AS

OTHERWISE NOTED ON VESSEL DRAWINGS/DATA SHEETS RELATING TO SPECIFIC VESSELS

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