Gas Turbine Assembly Instructions for Piping

Field Assembly

Contents

General .............................................................................. 2
Design layout..................................................................... 3
Function............................................................................. 4
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Welded assembly............................................................... 5 - 6
Bolt assembly .................................................................... 7
Tightening torque
- General............................................................................ 8 - 9
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Tightening torque
- Tables.............................................................................. 10 - 12
Tightening torque
- Partitioned bolted connections ........................................ 13
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Assembly - Instructions
Pipe Unions

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Design Layout

The 24°-conical seal pipe union consists of standard connecting elements in

accordance with DIN 2353, res. DIN ISO 8434 in association with DIN
3859. In all, the pipe unions are composed of the following standards
sections:

1)Welding cone
DIN 3865 res.
DIN/ISO 8434-4

2a)Welding connection
DIN 3902 among others
DIN/ISO 8434-1S

2b)Bolted connection
DIN 3900/1 res.
DIN/ISO 8434-1SDS

3) Cap nut
DIN 3870-A2 res.
DIN/ISO 8434-1 N

4) O-ring
DIN 3771 res. ISO 3601

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Function

After completion of the welding assembly, the components together with the
steel pipes make up a homogenous unit. By way of the bolted assembly, the
piping is centered and connected, so that it is axially sealed.

Sealing principle:

By means of a conical taper system a tangential metallic seal is

achieved. Then the O-ring provides an additional elastomer seal.

Joining principle:

The shoulder of the AVIT conical seal assures a fit which is

absolutely secure against thread stripping. Resulting from friction
between the head and threading inherent in the system, together with
self-locking threads and wedging action, this joining method has
proved itself to be reliable over long periods of time.

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Welded assembly

Welding the piping components, welded connections and conical seal with
the cap nut to the corresponding steel pipe ends should be carried out
according to the general rules of DIN 8563 together with DIN 2359.

In case factory, assembly component or acceptance-related specifications

concerning the welding seam construction and/or testing (e.g. TRD, AD)
apply, then these shall be observed.

State of the art welded assembly calls for manual or mechanical inert gas
welding in accordance with the "Wurzel-WIG procedure". This requires a
welder with the qualification of the F III/IV permit.

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Welded Assembly

The following working steps are required for achieving the welded assembly:

1 A right angle butt joint at the steel pipe while observing the assembly
dimension and the required axial clearances here.

2 Chamfer the pipe end at an angle of 30' (DIN 2559) and deburr the
inside and outside of the pipe edge.

3 Introduce the inert gas.

4 Pre-assembly, installation and stress-free tack welding of the joining

parts, conical seal with the nut without an O-ring.

5 Welding of the root pass under protective and inert gas, then all filler
and final passes of the connection are applied.

6 Visual inspection of the welding seam, in case no additional welding

inspections have be agree upon.

Welding joints on precision steel pipes (DIN 2391) or stainless steel pipes
made under these conditions have metallically bright and clean surfaces. As a
result, there is no need to acid clean the piping. Flushing the lines suffices.

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Bolt assembly

The high reliability of this pipe joint requires careful bolt assembly. To reach
this goal the following working steps are necessary:

1. First the O-ring is inserted in the cleaned groove of the conical seal.
2. Then the conical seal shall be placed into the 24° cone of the welded
or bolted connection.
3. Now the cap nut is manually stressed, so that it is hand-tight.
4. Finally, the cap nut is stressed with the corresponding torque
moment. (see table on Sheet 10)

Important!

For safety reasons the union shall be held with an open ended wrench to
keep it in position. This also applies for the disassembly of the pipe
union.

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Tightening torque

The decisive criterion for the safety quality of a bolted joint is the pre-
stressing force. It is realized by means of the tightening torque in the form of
binding force. A bolted joint should never be fully relaxed, so as to prevent
relative movement. For this reason, high pre-stressing force should always be
chosen.

With a pipe union the pre-stressing force can only be evaluated by way of the
tightening torque, whereby approximately 90% of the torque moment is
transferred to the head and threading friction and only about 10% results in
the pre-stressing force.

For reasons stemming from the design, the joining and positioning behavior
of the 24°-conical seal bolted joint calls for tightening torque-dependent
installation. With the installation dependent on travel of turning, the
assembly components are plastically set or, to a certain extent, cold-
strengthened at the same angle of rotation. This is especially the case with
renewed assembly. For this reason, piping seals over longer periods can only
be guaranteed when the tightening torque moments achieved during bolted
assembly, which are listed in the tables, are observed.

Going below the required tightening torque results in a loosening of the

union within a short or medium period. Excess tightening torque results in
plastic distortion in the upper threading, so that torque valve prior to
tightening at disassembly results, which in turn leads to increased torque
requirements at the reinstallation of the pipes.

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Tightening torque

Bolted joints made out of stainless steel tend to seize the threads as well as
the head faces as a result of their high cohesive properties. To prevent this
tendency the cap nuts of the AVIT conical seal pipe unions are equipped
with an electrolytically applied silver plating.

This prevents the so-called seizing res. cold-welding of the pipe union even
after multiple disassembly and reassembly operation also at temperature
influence of approximately 700°C.

Since the AVIT conical seal bolted joints of standard steel have been
phosphatized and treated with lubricant before delivery, it is not necessary to
additionally treat these bolted joints of standard or stainless steel with more
lubricant. Assemble these with the corresponding tightening torque moments
(MA) contained in the tables.

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Tightening torque (MA)

24° conical seat pipe unions

component standard material / surface protection

DIN ISO C-steel stainless steel
conical seal 3865 8434-4 lubricated metallic bright
cap nut 3870-A2 8434-1 lubricated silver plated
pipe union 3900 8434-4 phosphatized metallic bright

DN cap nut SW MA
C-steel stainl. steel
- mm mm Nm Nm
4 M 18 x 1.5 22 50 70
6 M 20 x 1.5 24 58 80
8 M 24 x 1.5 30 63 120
10 M 30 x 2.0 36 95 150
15 M 36 x 2.0 46 145 250
20 M 42 x 2.0 50 200 320
25 M 52 x 2.0 60 240 500
40 M 68 x 2.0 80 300 650

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Tightening torque (MA)

threaded plug with profiled ring (GUV)

profiled ring

component standard surface protection

DIN C-steel stainless steel
threaded plug 3852 type B phosphatized + lubric. metallic bright
profiled ring 3869 FPM FPM
tapped hole 3852 type B  

DN threads profiled ring SW MA

(A) C-steel st. steel
- G....A mm mm Nm Nm
4/8 1/4 11.5 x 16.5 x 1.5 19 60 75
8 3/8 14.7 x 18.9 x 1.5 27 90 135
8 3/8 14.7 x 18.9 x 1.5 27 90 135
10 18.5 x 23.9 x 1.5 32 130 205
15 3/4 23.9 x 29.2 x 1.5 41 200 385
20 1 29.7 x 35.7 x 1.5 46 350 460
25 1 1/4 38.8 x 45.8 x 2.0 55 500 720
40 1 1/2 44.7 x 50.7 x 2.0 70 600 960

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Tightening torque (MA)

threaded plug with seal edge (GEV)

component standard surface protection

DIN C-steel stainless steel
threaded plug 3852 type B phosphatized + lubric. metallic blank
tapped hole 3852 type B  

DN threads SW MA
(A) C-steel stainless steel
- G....A mm Nm Nm
4/8 1/4 19 60 75
8 3/8 27 100 135
10 1/2 32 140 205
15 3/4 41 300 385
20 1 46 380 460
25 1 1/4 55 600 720
40 1 1/2 70 800 960

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Tightening torque (MA)

Tightening torque of the partitioned bolted connections

cap nut clamping nut
material
conical material
SLV-No. conical seat DN NG casing cap nut threads SW MA clamping nut threads SW MA
mm (mm) mm mm Nm mm mm Nm
3560184 42x4 25 38 1.5415 1.4571 M52x2 60 460 1.5415 M52x2 80 1600
3560198 16x3 8 16 1.5415 1.4571 M24x1.5 30 70 1.5415 M24x1.5 36 175
3560201 10x1.5 6 10 1.4571 1.4571 M18x1.5 22 40 1.5415 M18x1.5 22 100
3560204 26.7x2.1 15 25 1.5415 1.4571 M36x2 46 200 1.5415 M36x2 46 600
13.7x2.44
3560205 (12x1.7) 8 12 1.4571 1.4571 M20x1.5 24 70 1.4571 M22x1.5 34 160

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