PROJECT: KORDESTAN 300 KTA LDPE PLANT

INQUIRY REFERENCE: ME-MRQ-001 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)

ME-MRQ-002 (HYPER)
VENDOR: BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG (BCA)
PROPOSAL REFERENCE: 2010.151 - DATE: 11.02.2010 (HYPER)
2010.152 – DATE: 1.02.2010 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ATTACHMENT: NONE

Referring to item 33 of our latest MOM dated 13&14/03/2010 with BCA, please find the following the following items for you clarification for
B/P and Hyper Compressors.

Most of the following comments have been already raised and agreed during previous technical clarification meetings, however not properly
incorporated in your final proposal. Hence they are repeated here to be reconfirmed/clarified by BCA.

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A BOOSTER / PRIMARY COMPRESSOR:
Piston material of booster 3rd stage, and
primary 2nd stage shall be carbon steel, and Piston material of 3rd Stage (Booster) compressor is carbon steel.
1. forged steel respectively. Please reconfirm. The final stage (2nd Stage Primary) piston and connecting rod are manufactured out
(see technical clarification, section B-1, item
of a single piece of rod, due to the small difference in diameters.
40)
The PEEK material can be confirmed for stages 1 to 4. Stage 5 valve type and
Valve ring material shall be made of PEEK in
material must still be confirmed. This detail will be confirmed in mid-August ( we
2. all stages. Please reconfirm (see technical
clarification, section B-1, item 39) kindly ask you to please understand we find ourselves in the middle of the holiday
season, therefore some clarifications take longer than normal).
Referring to clauses 2.1.6.1 of proposal
regarding crank gear lubrication system, please
recheck with oil cooler sub-vendor and
reconfirm proposed materials of construction,
particularly for cooling water side, is fully Water quality will be given to the relevant subvendors for consideration and
3. compatible with cooling water characteristics confirmation of the materials during the detail engineering of the skids.
mentioned in clauses 1.2.6 and 1.2.1 of
specification UBS-PR-EC-0010.

CW=Demin. Water + corrosion inhibitor

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PROJECT: KORDESTAN 300 KTA LDPE PLANT
INQUIRY REFERENCE: ME-MRQ-001 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ME-MRQ-002 (HYPER)
VENDOR: BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG (BCA)
PROPOSAL REFERENCE: 2010.151 - DATE: 11.02.2010 (HYPER)
2010.152 – DATE: 1.02.2010 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ATTACHMENT: NONE

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Referring to item No. 22 of Latest MOM dated We will prepare the guarantees based on the latest calculations, which are currently
13 & 14/03/2010 please provide the guarantee
4. figures for Booster / Primary compressor in work. We will aim to provide this by mid-August and at the latest we can cover
(including vibration levels). the topic in the Kick off Meeting.
For inter-stage gas coolers, please consider
cooling water flow control in return line in
Confirmed cooling water flow in return line for process gas coolers is included and
5. your PID (refer to project PID N242-12-PR-
PID-001 and –004 included in PO documents will be considered in the first version of the P&I Diagram.
for details)
• Pressure and Temperature measurement on inlet and outlet of each stage are
included.
Referring to Booster/Primary Compressor
• Temperature and flow indicators (sight glasses) on each cooling water return
Spec. N242-12-ME-DSH-009, page 31, line
44, 45 and 46, please check and make sure that line
6. the minimum required instrumentation on • Pressure indicators, flow indicators and control valves on each instrument air
utility lines will be shown in your PIDs. Scope
and nitrogen supply can be included, however it should be clarified at the Kick-
of supply of these instruments will be as per
PO documents. off Meeting where these really make sense from a technical point of view. We
will raise a point for Kick-off Meeting Agenda.

As agreed in item 57 of MoM dated
27/01/2009, protection of gas coolers should
7. be accomplished by means of 2 rupture discs
on the shell of each gas cooler concerned.
B HYPER COMPRESSOR:
1. Referring to clause 2.4 of proposal,
compressor/cylinder main data, for both stages
setting of PSHH and rupture disk are exactly
Confirmed, except for 1st stage where the water design pressure (shell side) is
higher than required process gas design pressure (tube side), thus rupture disc
does not bring anything for this position.
Correct values for PSHH, Rupture Discs (Safety Relief Pressure) and the Main
Motor rating will be provided in the official issue of the document ‘Operating Range’.

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PROJECT: KORDESTAN 300 KTA LDPE PLANT
INQUIRY REFERENCE: ME-MRQ-001 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ME-MRQ-002 (HYPER)
VENDOR: BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG (BCA)
PROPOSAL REFERENCE: 2010.151 - DATE: 11.02.2010 (HYPER)
2010.152 – DATE: 1.02.2010 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ATTACHMENT: NONE

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the same. Please recheck and clarify.
Confirmed.
Please reconfirm crank gear lube oil • ISO VG 150 will be used for Crank gear lube oil
specification is mineral oil ISO VG 150 and
2. not ISO VG 100 as specified in hyper • ISO VG 100 will be used for Cooling & Flushing oil
compressor data sheet. • ISO VG 220 will be used for Cylinder lubrication oil

Compressor valves poppets shall be made of

3. forged steel. Please reconfirm (see technical Confirmed.
clarification section B, item 20)
Referring to clause 3.4.1 of proposal, crank
gear lubrication system:
a. Oil shall be routed through the tube. a. As per technical clarification WATER shall be routed through the tubes, due to
Please reconfirm. (see technical
better cleaning possibilities. Please reconfirm.
4. clarification, section B, item 28)
b. Duplex oil filter shall have nominal
filtration capacity of 10µm or better. b. 10 µm nominal filtration confirmed
Please reconfirm. (see technical
clarification, section B, item 29)
Referring to clause 3.4.2 of proposal, cooling /
flushing lubrication system:
a. Oil shall be routed through the tube. a. As per technical clarification WATER shall be routed through the tubes, due to
Please reconfirm better cleaning possibilities. Please reconfirm.
b. Duplex oil filter shall have nominal
5. filtration capacity of 10µm or better. b. 10 µm nominal filtration confirmed
Please reconfirm.
c. Piping of cooling/flushing oil system shall
c. confirmed
be completely executed in SS 304. Please
reconfirm.

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PROJECT: KORDESTAN 300 KTA LDPE PLANT
INQUIRY REFERENCE: ME-MRQ-001 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ME-MRQ-002 (HYPER)
VENDOR: BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG (BCA)
PROPOSAL REFERENCE: 2010.151 - DATE: 11.02.2010 (HYPER)
2010.152 – DATE: 1.02.2010 (BOOSTER / PRIMARY)
ATTACHMENT: NONE

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Referring to clauses 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 of
proposal regarding crank gear lubrication
system and cooling/flushing lubrication
system, please recheck with oil cooler sub-
vendor and reconfirm proposed materials of
Water quality will be given to the relevant subvendors for consideration and
6. construction, particularly for cooling water
side, is fully compatible with cooling water confirmation of the materials during the detail engineering of the skids.
characteristics mentioned in clauses 1.2.6 and
1.2.1 of specification UBS-PR-EC-0010. (see
also item 4.a and 5.a above)
CW=Demin. Water + corrosion inhibitor
Referring to clause 3.4.3 of proposal, high
pressure lubrication system, please reconfirm
7. reservoir capacity is sufficient for at least 24 Confirmed.
hours working.
Referring to Hyper Compressor Spec. N242-
12-ME-DSH-010, page 22, line 44, 45 and 46,
please check and make sure that the minimum
8. required instrumentation on utility lines will be Confirmed, 1st issue of P&ID’s will reflect this.
shown in your PIDs. Scope of supply of these
instruments will be as per PO documents.

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