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process control
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Refining & Petrochemicals
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Automatic Transfer Systems for Secondary Selective Substations
This Practice describes minimum requirements for design, performance, inspection, testing, and documentation of automatic delayed transfer systems (ATS) for two-source secondary selective substations, typically known as Main-Tie-Main transfer scheme. ATS provides automatic restoration of bus voltage upon loss of one of the sources. This Practice also covers remote monitoring and control requirements. This Practice does not cover fast bus transfer or delayed in-phase transfer systems.
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Hygienic Process Valve Tag Number Designator System
This Practice provides the arrangement of PIP valve tag number designations for manually operated valves in hygienic service and requirements for each field within a designation. Designation requirements are provided for both PIP-developed and purchaser-developed valve tag numbers.
Technical Revision
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Vessel/Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Standard Details (U.S. Customary Units)
This Practice provides fabrication and installation details and dimensional tolerances for the design of supports and other attachments for vessels, heat exchangers and solids products containers.
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Vessel/Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Standard Details (Metric Units)
This Practice provides fabrication and installation details and dimensional tolerances for the design of supports and other attachments for vessels, heat exchangers and solids products containers. Dimensions are conversion of the PIP VESV1100 dimensions using the conversion guidelines of ASME Section VIII, Appendix GG.
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Medium-Voltage Metal-Enclosed Power Factor Correction Capacitor Specification from 2.4 kV to 35 kV
This Practice provides minimum requirements for design, fabrication, inspection, testing, shipment, and documentation, for metal-enclosed power factor correction capacitors, from 2.4 kV to 35 kV, containing lightning/surge arrestor, transient inrush or tuning reactors, vacuum circuit breaker, capacitor, capacitor protection, insulated buses, and control for indoor/outdoor installation in unclassified areas. This Practice covers fixed, manual, and automatic switched capacitor banks.
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Stainless Steel Globe Valve Descriptions
This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for stainless steel globe valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs) and used along with PIP PNSM0110 for the procurement of valves. This Practice also provides a cross reference for stainless steel globe valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs.
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Nickel and Nickel Alloy Gate Valve Descriptions
This Practice provides requirements for suppliers providing nickel and nickel alloy gate valves included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for nickel and nickel alloy gate valve tag numbers included in PIP PMSs and used along with PIP PNSM0110 for the procurement of valves. This Practice also provides a cross reference for nickel and nickel alloy gate valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs.
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Potholing Guideline
The purpose of this guideline is to describe when and why potholing is utilized for construction and design activities, potholing methods, advantages and disadvantages of the methods included, and one-call resources. Potholing may be utilized, as required and described herein, to prevent excavation damage to underground utilities and to avoid unknown foreign utilities.
New Practice
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Hygienic Process for Food/Beverage/Consumer and CGMP Products Tubing Material Specification 414SD0E01; 316/316L Stainless Steel, C.A. – None, SF4 ID Finish, SF0 OD Finish, FKM Seals Construction: Buttweld and Hygienic Clamped Unions
Not Applicable
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