Precommissioning and

Commissioning Procedure
By Gangga Wahyu
Definition
Precommissioning works are part of construction works that have to be
finished before obtain mechanical completion status.
Precommissioning is the physically/ mechanically finishing of construction
work and cold alignment check of each system, unit, and overall area that
conducted by the Contractor, and witnessed/ approved by the Owner.
Contractor shall prepare and issue precommissioning & commissioning
procedure document to Owner in order to get approval before conduct the
activity.
During precommissioning activity, Owners operation team have to be
present at site for training and familiarizing the facilities.
Utilities
Contractor and Owner shall discussed the utilities availability in the plant. It shall
be stated who will provide the utilities for precommissioning and commissioning
activities.
Typical utilities that will be used for precommissioning and commissioning
activities are:
1. Raw water
2. Electricity
3. Compressed Air
4. Nitrogen
5. Demin Water
6. Chemicals
7. Lube Oil
8. Fuels
 Raw Water: it is used for cleaning, flushing or hydrotesting the pipe.
Electricity: to provide power for motor, HVAC system, instrumentation
control, etc.
Compressed air: it is used for pneumatic test
Nitrogen: inerting gas line or hydrocarbon storage
Demin water: for boiler cleaning or for steam blowing, etc. demin water
tank should also be tested for hydrotest by using demin water in order to
prevent the contamination in the tank.
 Chemicals: used for commissioning activity for several system, such as
water treatment, waste water treatment, boiler, cooling water injection, etc.
Lube oil: used for lubricating the moving parts of mechanical items.
Fuels: could be natural gas, LPG, LNG, coal, diesel, etc. depends on the
design of plant and the availability at precommissioning and
commissioning activity.
General Precommissioning Activities
It shall be noticed that for every project might have different system and
different precommissioning activity.
In general, precommissioning activities will be conduct for each discipline:
1. Mechanical
2. Piping
3. Electrical
4. Instrument
5. Civil
Mechanical Activity
Visual inspection for complete and correct installation
Internal inspection and cleaning for tanks and vessels
Alignment of mechanical parts (pumps, compressors, etc.)
Inerting hydrocarbon storage (tanks or vessels)
Load testing of lifting equipment
Bolt tensioning
Dimension checking
Motor solo run
Lube oil filling
Mechanical run test of equipment
Piping Activity
Visual inspection for complete and correct installation (line checking)
NDT (non-destructive test) examination
Flushing or blowing line
Leak test (hydrotest or pneumatic test)
Purging gas line
Steam blowing
Pigging (if necessary)
Electrical Activity
Visual inspection for complete and correct installation
Insulation test (megger test)
Earthing check
Energize transformer or switchgear
Static check of switches and control devices
Battery preparation
Lighting and socket outlet checks
Heat tracing
Function test
Alarm test
Instrument Activity
Calibration and testing of instruments prior to installation
Visual inspection
Insulation test (megger test)
Loop test
Function test of control system and field instrument
Adjustment of control, alarm, and shutdown setting
Area completion
Commissioning
Commissioning is the process of assuring that all systems and
components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar
are designed, installed, tested and operate according to the operational
requirements of the owner or final client
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