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SSME SU: SiSTEMd TEST FACILITY
MODIFICA] IO :~ OF 45, 000 GAJ LON 1 ,1 12 VESSEL , V-109
For
COCA 1 TEST STAN D
SANTA SL'SANA FIELI ) L.iBOR.\TORY , CAI :IFORNIA
R0 CKE TDYKEA Division of North American Rockwell Corporation
6635 Canoga Ave ., Canoga Park, California
Facil itie s Engi neeriil Departmen t
L 1✓ e c C--L. Skoosta d
"s Manage rFacilities Engineering
F . MooreJ . H . Ntonaghan
Manager Manager
S:EME Subsystem Test SSME Facilities
Noveaher 6, 1972
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1 . SCOPE OF WORK
1 .1 The Builder shall furnish all labor, materials, tools and equipment,
and perform all operations required to modify and relocate the . 45,000
gallon liauidd hydrogen vessel identified as vessel No . V-109 in accor-
dance with this specification .
1 .2 The Sketch 00000-90871-SKI, Rev . 0, dated September 13, 1972 is for
reneral configuration of the vessel . The Builder may, at his option,
provide alternate design details .
1 .3 The vessel shall be modified in place at CTL III as shove on the
vicinity map, page 11 .
2 . CODES AND SPECIFICATI ONS
2 .1 The latest editions of the following codes and specifications, with
their current revisions, shall form a part of this specification .
2,1 .1 ASME Boiler and Pressure Code, Sections VIII aid I .X .
2 .1 .2 ASTM Standards, Part 1, "Steel Piping, Tubing and Fittings" .
2 .1 .3 ASTM Standards, Part 3, "Steel Sheet, Strip, Bar, Rod, Wire ; Metalli c
Coated Products" .
2 .1 .4 AS`1T1 Standards Part 4, "Steel-Prressure Vessel , Forgings , Railway ,U)
Reinforcing, Structural" .
2 .1 .5 American National Standard Institute Code for Pressure Piping
ANSI B31,3 .
2 .1 .6 California Administrative Code , Title 8, Chapter 4, Industrial
Safety Code .
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2 .1 .7 Occupational . Safety and Health Act .
3 .0 MOI)IF'ICATIC1\PF'SI(:ti ltT(~[Iti+r`,'I
3 .1 Design calculations and drawings shall carry the approval of a Mechani-
cal Engineer licensed to practice in the State of California .
3,2 The Builder shall prepare and submit, within 30 calendar days after
award of contracts six copies of design calculations and drawings
for approval .
3 .2 .1 Approved design calculations and drawings shall be in reproducibl e
form .
3 .2 .2 Shop drawings shall show dimensions, tolerances, materials, fabri-
cations methods and finishes .
3 .2 .3 Approval of calculations and drawings by NR shall in no way relieve
the Builder of the responsibility for conformance in all respects
with the requirements of this specification .
3 .2 .4 The Builder is cautioned that work accomplished prior to drawing
approval is subject to rejection if it does not comply with the
requirements of the approved shop drawings .
4 .0 GENERAL RE1.,OC :UION rL\D MODTFI Cr!T'1 ON RFQUIRXE-N-T S
4 .1 A 12-inch diameter hole may be cut in the outer shell near the
bottom head for removing perlite from the annular space .
4 .1 .1 Remove in closed vans, approximately 3,500 cubic feet of perlite
from the annular space by a process to avoid expelling the perlit
to the atmosphere .
4 .1 .2 The perlite shall be removed from NR premises.
4 .1 .3 After penile removal a flush insert plate shall be welded in the
access openinig .
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4 .2 Remove the following and transport to area designated by the Nk Field
Representative :(a) The escape pole and platform
(b) The jib crane and vent stack .
(c) All presso.rizine, run and vent piping, valves and
associated equipment .
4 . 3
4 . It
Remove the vertical ladder and platform, store in the area for
reinstallation at the new location .
Shut off all vacuum valves at the vessel, remove the equipment for
servicing as follows, before reinstalling at, new location .
(a) Check out all wiring and electrical equipment, repair alnd,or
replace as required and reinstall .
(b) Clean and flush out tue vacuum pump and fill with clean,
new oil per manufacturer's instructions .
(c) Clean and service all valves, repair as required and
reinstall .
(d) Remove the vacuum, pressure and liquid level display guage .s .
Deliver to Nit Field Representative for calibration . Re in--
stall the gauges .
Clean and reinstall the vacuum pump oil trap and filter .
Furnish and install a synchro-start Model GSU Underspeed
Governor with explosion proof enclosure on the vacuum pump
shaft or belt . Wire into the existing 120 VAG Valve Control
System, set at 1500- ..i-pm . ._
(e)
(f )
4 .5 The vessel shall be moved and reinstalled on Coca 1 Test Stand at
elevation of 45' - 0" above the roadway .
4 .6 After modification, relocation, cleaning and testing are completed,
the annular space between the inner and outer vessels shall be filled
with perlite, 8 lb . cu . ft. compacted density .
4 .6 .1 The perlite shall be installed dry by the vacuum pack process .
4 .7 Both inner and outer vessels shall be recoded in accordance with
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII .
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5.1 Materials shall conforci to their respective designated s1iecificat.ions
as follows :
Existing, Inner Shell . . . . . . . .A-STM A240-304
Existing Outer Shell . . . . .
.. . .ASTht A2d5-C
Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASTM A312-TP304
Flanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASTM Al'o2-F304
Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.131M A403-WP304
Plate and Clips . . . . . . . . . .ASTM A240-30'f
Gas1ubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flurogreeu E-600, 3/32 inch thick
Expansion Joints . . . . . . . . . .Laminated, Convoluted Type 321 or
347 Stainless Stee l
Studs and Bolts . . . . . . . . .ASTM A 320-BSF (cold dratir)
Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASTM A194- 8
Safety Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-8 Stainless Steel 1/16 inch
diameter
Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M1L-T-b38O8A, Type 304 or 32 1
seamless
Vacuum Gaskets . . . . . . . . . . . Buna "N" 0-Rings
6 .0 1,-ELJ)I\G
6 .1 All welding and welder qualification procedures shall be performed
in accordance with the applicable paragraphs of the ASME Code,
Section VIII and TX for the material being welded .
6 .1 .1 Before starting fabrication, the Builder shall submit for review
and approval, five copies each of all proposed welding procedures .
6.2 Welds of carbon steel to stainless steel shall be made with F-310
or E-309 electrodes .
E .3 The root pass of butt welds on corrosion resistant steel components
that are welded from one side only shall. be made by an inert gas
shielded are method with helium or argon the shielding- gas . An
inert gas back purge on the root pass shall be maintained during
all welding of stainless steel until weld is cool . Subsequent
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passes may be made by other approved shielded are methods .
6 .4 All pressure retaining welds shall be full penetration .
6 .5 Gas welding gill not be pcrr;it.t.ed .
7 .0 FAI3RICATIO`r AND LNSTA T.AJION
7 .1 Ql`I1lA? ,
7 .1 .1 All material and personnel qualifications, including fabrication
procedures, will be witnessed and approved by personnel designated
by NR .
7 .1 .2 On all operations where flame cutting, are cutting or are air goug-
ing are used, 1/64 inch of material below the scarfing marks shalt
be removed .
7 .2 The Builder shall perform all shipping and unloading operations,
and the installation of the vessel .
7 .3 The Builder shall install, level and adjust the vessel at the Coca 1 job
site on a support structure provided by NB. .
7 .3 .1 Before final tightening (after the joint is snub-tight), the cuter
face of each nut shall be match marked with the protruding bolt
point to afford a visual means of noting the actual nut rotation .
7 .3 .2 Marks shall be made permanent by scribing a line on the matching
par is .
7 .3 .3 The Builder shall furnish all bolts, nuts, shims, and mounting;
bardware required to install the vessel .
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7 .4 All new and i.,odified material shall be sandblasted, etched and
chemically cleaned . All existing surfaces contaminated by the
fabrication effort shall be degreased and flushed in accordance
with Paragraph 8 .7 .
8.Q CLEANIN G
E .1 The Builder shall perform all cleaning operations indicated .
8.2 Protect all sealing surfaces during blast and chemical cleaning .
8.3 All cleaning and rinse solutions shall be sprayed, circulated, or
applied in a manner that shall completely wet all surfaces of the
system to be cleaned . Rinse water shall not he reused .
8.4 Once water solutions have been introduced into the system, the
surfaces to be cleaned shall . not be allowed to become dry bettieen
the steps of the procedure until the drying step has started .
8.5 All sections of the system to be cleaned that can trap or retain
any liquid shall be drained or emptied between the application
of each different solution or chemical mixture . During or after
the final rinse and prior to the drying step, each flange con-
nection shall be loosened or opened .to assure the removal of all
contamination from between flange faces .
8.6 The Builder shall seal all, systems, following cleanliness inspections
and, shall provide closures for all openings .
8.7 Cleaning Sequence
8 .7 .1 New and modified surfaces :
8 .7 .1 .1 Blast clean
8 .7 .1 .2 Degrease
8 .7 .1 .3 Flush, if degreased with alkaline cleaner
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8 .7 .1 .4 Etch
8 .7 .1,5 Flush
8 .7 .1 .6 Dry
8 .7 .1 .7 Inspect, using white nylon cloth examination
8 .7 .1 .8 Seal
8 .3 Blast Cleanin g
8,8 .1 Carbon-free and iron-free sand (#1110 mesh) or alundum grit (#60 to
#320 mesh), neither of which has been used before on other metal,
shall be used in all blast cleaning operations .
8 .8 .2 Blast metal surfaces to remove all mill scale, weld flux, foreign
metals or other foreign matter . Remove all dust grit from the meta
8 .9 Chemical Cleaning Materials
8 .9 .1 Trichloroeth ine 1,1, 1, solvent : Stabilized, vapor degreasing and
solvent flushing grade .
8 .9 .2 Milk Alkaline Cleaner : Detergent type cleaner such as Turco No . 4090,
as manufactured by Turco Products, Division of Purex, 24500 S . Main,
Carson, California .
8 .10 Chemical Cleaning Processe s
8 .1.0 .1 Degrease : Flush or swab with a mild . alkaline cleaner solution at a
minimura temperature of 140°F or trichloroethane solvent until all
traces of oil and grease are removed .
8 .10 .2 Flush : Rinse or swab with distilled or deionized water until effluen t
water pII and influent water pH are equivalent .
8 .10 .3 Etch : Etch for a. period of 5 to . 30 minutes with a mixture of 3%
technical grade hydrofluoric acid, 10, technical grade nitric acid
(by weight.) and the remainder deionized or distilled water .
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8 .10 .11 Flush : Rinse or swan with distilled or deionized water until
effluent water pH and influent water p1I are equivalent .
8 .10 .5 Dry : Puree with dry nitrogen until a dew point of minus 50°F is
reached or until moisture content of discharged nitrogen is 30 pini
by volume . Test dew point, with a Consolidated Electrodynamic .
Corporation '•ioisture rionitor, Type 26-3U1 .
8 .10 .6 Inspect : Inspect by visual examination, and wipe the cleoned
surface with a clean white nylon cloth . After wiping, no evidence
of oil, stain, rust, scale, solid particles, or any foreign material
on the cloth will be accepted .
8 .10 .7 Seal : Seal all openings against contain ination by appropriate AN
plugs and AN 0-rings . Flanges and other openings shall be sealed with
blind flanges and caps .
8 .11 Authority for determining adequacy of cleanliness of all work rests
with Nit Field Representative .
9 .0 TESTS
9 .1 PNELTLtTIC TEST
9 .1 .1 The inner vessel shallbe pneumatically tested at 133 psig . The
pressure shall be maintained with no decrease for 30 minutes .
Pressure shall be built up gradually to maximiun test pressur e
with continual inspection to prevent damage to the system .
9 .2 Vacuum Retention Tes t
9 .2 .1 Before insulation is installed, the annular space shall be
evacuated to 10 microns and the pump shut off . After 24-hours
under these conditions, the total. pressure increase shall not
exceed one micron of mercury per hour .
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9 . 2 .2 After perilte insulation is installed, the Builder shall evacuate
the annular space to 100 microns and shut the pump off . A rough--
ing pu,np and cold trap may be used for this requirement .
9 .3 All leaks shall be repaired by the Builder, and the tests repeated .
10 .0 INSPECTION
10 .1 All new inner vessel nozzles attachments and piping to the firs t
connection beyond the outer jacket, shall be 100j radiographically
inspected . The radiographing shall be performed in accordance
with the applicable paragraphs of the A .SME Code, Section VIII .
10 .2 Exposed film density shall be 1 .7 to 3 .7 H & D with optimum film
density at 2 .5 H & P .
10 .2 .1 The interpretation of radiographic negatives shall be the respon-
sibility of NR .
10 .5 Dye penetrant inspection shall be performed on all stainless steel
welds not radiographically inspected .
10 .4 Inspection procedures and fabrication shall be witncased by al t
and approved as required by authorized State or Municipal Inspectors,
AS1'LE and Insurance Inspectors, and shall be subject to the approval
of NR for final acceptance .
10 .5 The Builder shall notify Mt in writing 72 hours in advance of
cleanliness inspections .
10 .6 Final acceptance of cleanliness shall be by NR .
11 .0 PAINTIN G
Wire brush and paint to match existing all damaged areas resulting
from modification of vessel .
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11 .2 Stainless steel surfaces shall not be painted .
11 .3 The Builder shall protect all- equipment and material adjacent to the
work area by suitable drop cloths or other means .
11 .'= At the conclusion of the wort ., the Builder shall clean and remove
all print spots or stains, remove all waste materials, excess painf,-
ing material and dirt or debris from the area, and leave the premises
in a clean and neat condition .
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