Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-515 Moisture Analyzers Instrumentation Standards Committee Members

Juaib, Mohammed Khalifah, Chairman Tuin, Rienk, Vice Chairman Chetia, Manoj Dakhil, Tareq Khalil Ell, Steven Tal Fadley, Gary Lowell Faer Al Sharif, Hisham Mohammed Falkenberg, Anton Raymond Grainger, John Francis Harbi, Ahmed Saad Jumah, Yousif Ahmed Khalifa, Ali Hussain Mahmood, Balal Mathew, Vinod Qaffas, Saleh Abdal Wahab Qarni, Mahdi Ali Sahan, Fawaz adnan Saleem, Hesham Salem Trembley, Robert James

9 August 2009

Saudi Aramco DeskTop Standards

Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Scope............................................................. 2 Conflicts and Deviations................................ 2 References..................................................... 2 General Requirements................................... 4 Technical Requirements................................. 5 Additional Requirements................................ 8 Testing and Inspection................................. 10 Documentation............................................. 11 Identification................................................. 12

Previous Issue: 25 March 2008 Next Planned Update: 25 March 2013 Revised paragraphs are indicated in the right margin Primary contact: Vedula, Suryanarayana X. on 966-3-8746406
CopyrightSaudi Aramco 2009. All rights reserved.

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Scope This Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification (SAMSS) together with the appropriate Instrument Specification Sheet(s) (ISS), define the minimum technical requirements for Moisture Analyzers. This material Specification is only applicable to trace moisture measurements in process hydrocarbon gases and liquids.

Conflicts and Deviations 2.1 Any conflicts between this specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Engineering Standards (SAESs), Standard Drawings, (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the Manager, Process and Control Systems Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran. Direct all requests to deviate from this specification in writing to the Company or Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302 and forward such requests to the Manager, Process and Control Systems Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

2.2

References Material or equipment supplied to this specification shall comply with the latest edition of the references listed below, unless otherwise noted. 3.1 Saudi Aramco References Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirement

Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards SAES-A-112 Meteorological and Seismic Design Data

Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements Form 175-347400 Moisture Analyzers

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Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets Form 8020-515-ENG Form NMR-7907 3.2 Industry Codes and Standards American National Standards Institute ANSI B1.20.1 ANSI/NEMA ICS 6 ANSI/NEMA 250 ANSI/NFPA 70 ANSI/NFPA 496 Pipe Threads General Purpose (Inch) 1983 Enclosures for Industrial Controls and Systems Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts Maximum) National Electrical Code Article 505 Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment ISS for Moisture Analyzers Nonmaterial Requirements for Instrumentation (General)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

National Association of Corrosion Engineers / International Standardization Organization NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 Petroleum and Natural Gas IndustriesMaterials for use in H2S-Containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 60529 IEC 61000-4-3 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 43: Testing and Measurement Techniques Radiated, Radio-Frequency, Electromagnetic Field Immunity TestEdition 2.1 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 62: Generic standards Immunity for Industrial EnvironmentsExplosive atmospheres Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures "d"-

IEC 61000-6-2

IEC 60079-1

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General Requirements 4.1 Equivalent Materials Specification of or reference to materials by brand names or proprietary names is not intended to exclude equivalent materials that may be offered by other suppliers. Items of comparable type, quality, and performance characteristics may be proposed. 4.2 Vendor Responsibility Vendor compliance with the provisions of this SAMSS does not relieve Vendor from the responsibility to furnish equipment of proper design to meet the specified environmental, electrical, application, service, and operating conditions. 4.3 Temperature Instruments and control systems shall operate continuously under the following ambient air temperatures without any degradation of the manufacturer's guaranteed performance:
Indoor Air Conditioned (2) Maximum Minimum
Notes: 1) 2) "Sheltered" refers to permanent, ventilated enclosures or buildings, or permanently fixed sunshades with a top and three sides. For instruments which dissipate internal heat and are installed in custom engineered enclosures (e.g., enclosures not included in the original manufacturer's temperature certification), an additional 15C shall be added to the above maximum temperatures. An example, for "indoor air conditioned" installation, the equipment must perform at 35 + 15 = 50C. Similarly, for the "outdoor unsheltered" case, the equipment shall be designed for a maximum operating temperature of 65 + 15 = 80C. For the outdoor installations only, the designer can take credit for forced or passive cooling to eliminate or reduce the 15C heat rise. For example, if vortex coolers are used, the heat removal capacity of the coolers may be subtracted from the generated heat. No more than 15C reduction in temperature will be given as credit. The designer shall substantiate his claim by providing the support data and calculations.

Outdoor Sheltered (1)(2)(3) 55C (131F) 0C (32F)

Outdoor Unsheltered (2)(3) 65C (149F) 0C (32F)

35C (95F) 10C (50F)

3)

4.4

Contaminants Installations shall be designed for operation in an environment with contaminant levels as defined in the Ambient Air Quality Section of SAES-A-112.

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4.5

Humidity Indoor humidity design basis shall be 20% to 80% relative humidity. Outdoor design basis shall be 5% to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing).

4.6

Offshore and Nearshore Environment Outdoor equipment that is located offshore or nearshore shall be protected against corrosion and operational failure due to wind-borne sea water spray and the accumulation of wetted salt (NaCl). Nearshore is defined as any outdoor, onshore location within one kilometer from the shoreline of the Arabian Gulf; all of the Ras Tanura Refinery and Terminal; and within three kilometers from the shoreline of the Red Sea.

Technical Requirements 5.1 Engineering Units Unless specified otherwise all engineering units shall be in the International System of Units (SI). Equivalent values in conventional units enclosed in parentheses may follow the SI units. When they are not critical, the equivalent conventional values may be rounded to their nearest practical values. This requirement does not apply to the vendor's standard documentation. 5.2 Mechanical Requirements a) b) c) 5.3 All threaded pipe connections shall comply with ANSI B1.20.1. All flanged pipe connections shall comply with ASME B16.5. Aluminum instrument enclosures shall be copper-free (contains less than 0.5% copper).

Electrical Requirements 5.3.1 Certification Electrical components or devices which are intended for operation in locations classified as hazardous shall comply with the requirements of National Electrical Code, Article 505, and shall be third party certified (labeled) by one of the following: UL, FM, CSA or any recognized European Community authority (e.g., IEC 60079-1).

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5.3.2

Purging When purging systems are used to alter (reduce) the electrical classification of an enclosure, such purging systems shall comply with the requirements of Article 505 of National Electric Code and NFPA 496.

5.3.3

Voltage and Frequency Variations Vendor supplied electrical equipment shall be suitable for operation within the allowable variations of Buyer furnished electrical power sources for instrumentation use listed below:
System/Device Instrumentation power Nominal 24 VDC 120 VAC, 60 2 Hz Supply Voltage Tolerance 21 - 28 VDC 110 - 126 VAC NEC Class 1 or 2 1 or 3

Supplies to DC instrument loads: Voltage stabilization shall be provided to maintain the output voltage within tolerable limits of the loads served. 5.3.4 RFI Susceptibility The analyzer shall carry CE mark for compliance with European EMC directive 89/336/EEC, shall comply with immunity levels stated in IEC 61000-6-2 or provide test results for testing detailed in IEC 61000-4-3. 5.3.5 Miscellaneous Electrical Requirements 5.3.5.1 When conformal coating of printed circuit boards (PCB) is specified, Vendor's standard coating shall be acceptable unless otherwise stated. PCB edge connectors shall be gold plated. When electromagnetic relays are specified they shall be hermetically sealed and have isolated contacts with minimum ratings of 0.5 A, 120 VAC, non-inductive. Electrical equipment enclosures shall conform to NEMA ICS 6, NEMA 250, or IEC 60529. Enclosures not required to be explosion-proof, shall be specified as NEMA 4X.or IP65. 5.3.5.4 A plainly marked, easily accessible equipment enclosure grounding connection shall be provided.

5.3.5.2

5.3.5.3

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5.3.5.5

External wiring connections shall be to screw-type terminal blocks or channel (rail) mounted, open-barrier strip-type terminal blocks, with tubular box clamp connector and compression bar or yoke. When screw-type terminals are provided, solderless crimp/compression connectors shall be used for connecting stranded copper conductors. Screw-type terminals are defined as those in which the termination method involves the direct compression of the conductor by the underside of the screw head, and which do not contain the conductor within a clamp or yoke. Insulated ring lugs or locking fork or flanged fork connectors, specifically designed to hold the connector on the terminal in the event of loosening of the terminal screw, shall be used on all such connections. The preferred termination type is the channel (rail) mounted, open barrier strip type, with tubular box clamp connector and compression bar or yoke for wire termination. Wires terminated on these terminal blocks shall not have the bare ends coated with or dipped in solder ("tinned"). However, termination of wiring which has individual strands of the copper conductor tinned during manufacture (typical of shield drain wires or for corrosion protection) is acceptable. Direct termination of the bare wire end is acceptable. The use of crimp-on ferrules for this type of termination shall follow manufacturer's guidelines. Terminal blocks with a narrow, recessed screw entrance which require a special screwdriver or wrench, may be used only if the insulation material is a flexible and high strength plastic, such as polyamide 6.6 or equivalent. Brittle materials such as melamine shall not be used. No more than two wires shall be connected to each side of a single terminal block.

5.4

Instrument Air Requirements 5.4.1 Instrument Air Supply Vendor supplied pneumatic equipment shall be suitable for operation within the following instrument air supply pressures: - Minimum, gauge: 415 kPa (60 psi) - Maximum, gauge: 860 kPa (125 psi)
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5.4.2

Pneumatic Analog Process Transmitters When pneumatic analog process transmitters are specified they shall operate from a regulated, filtered 140 kPa (20 psig) air supply. Output signal level shall be 20-100 kPa (ga) (3-15 psig), unless otherwise specified.

5.4.3

Filter-Regulator When so specified, Vendor shall supply air filter and regulator. The filter shall remove all particulate matter of 10 micrometers (0.0004 in) in size, or larger.

5.5

Wet Sour Service Requirements All components that may contact process fluids that are specified as wet sour service shall comply with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.

Additional Requirements The following technical requirements together with those in the documents cited as references in Section 3 of this Specification, and with the specific data per the referenced Instrument Specification Sheet(s) shall constitute the minimum technical requirements for the specified instruments. Vendor shall fully comply with these requirements in his quotations for and supply of such instruments. Refer to paragraph 2.2, if there are any deviations from these requirements. Moisture analyzer systems, for purposes of this specification, are divided into two general categories: a) b) In-line (or "in-situ"), whereby a sensor is inserted directly into a process stream; Extractive, whereby a fast loop (or "slip stream") is employed to extract a small portion of sample flow from the main process line through a Sample Conditioning System (SCS), and to the analyzer sensor situated in or near the controller portion. Performance Process Moisture Analyzer Systems shall meet, as a minimum, the following performance requirements. Other requirements, which may exceed these minimum values, shall be specified on Form(s) 8020-515-ENG. 6.1.1 Maximum Allowable Error 2C ( 4F) Dew Point from -110C to +20C(-166F to +68F) 2 ppm (0-100 ppm)
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2% of full scale for higher spans 6.1.2 Repeatability: 0.5C (1F) Dew Point from -110C to +20C(-166F to +68F) 1 ppm (0-100 ppm) 1% of full scale for higher spans 6.1.3 Linearity Output indication and transmitted signals shall be linear within the maximum allowable error per paragraph 6.1.1. 6.2 Interference The analysis of moisture shall not be affected by interference from other sample components; e.g., condensing of hydrocarbons in mirror-type Dew Point sensors, or by compounds absorbed by the substrate of aluminum oxide sensors. 6.3 Analytical Aluminum oxide type sensors are relative measurements. The output shall be calibrated against the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) traceable over a range of +10C to -80C. These sensors are suitable for gas and liquid applications. The sensor shall have a built in temperature sensor and saturation values of the hydrocarbon stream are to be entered into the controller, for liquid applications. The moisture readings for gas application are recommended to have a pressure correction wherever application calls for quantitative analysis such as PPM, lb/MSCF, etc. These sensors shall not be used in streams that have acid and bases with high moisture content. These sensors should not be exposed to sudden pressure or temperature shocks. Vibrating quartz crystal sensors can be used for moisture in liquid hydrocarbon strems whose atmospheric pressure boiling points do not exceed 40C, using a vaporizing pressure regulator in the analyzer sample system. Moisture analyzers based on Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) shall be used where interference free accurate measurements are required. TDL analyzer is not affected by corrosion or fouling effectes produced by particulates or contaminants (glycol, amines, H2S, etc.), or intereference from methanol. This type of analyzer shall not be used for measurement of moisture in liquids liquid hydrocarbon streams. Vendor shall clearly specify calibration requirements for the moisture sensors.

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6.4

Sample Conditioning System Vendor designs of sample conditioning systems (SCS's) shall be self contained and shall incorporate at least following features: 6.4.1 Needle valve shall be used on sample inlet line to the sample conditioning system to avoid exposing the moisture sensors to pressure shock. Armored flow meters shall be used for high pressures and flows. Pressure tight fittings shall be used to minimize penetration of atmospheric moisture. Sample gas shall be returned to process after analysis, to create a closedloop system to eliminate access of atmospheric moisture. Back diffusion of atmospheric moisture shall be minimized with coil of small diameter tubing and maintaining the flow rate as high as practical. Off gassing of metals shall be minimized by operating the sample system at process pressure or highest possible pressure. A back pressure regulator shall be used on applications where dew point is engineering output. Position the regulator after the sensor and the flow meter. Maintain Sample temperature at 10C above dew/frost point. Inlet sample lines above 3 meters in length require heat tracing to minimize the off gassing of metals known as diurnal effect. Sample conditioning cabinets require heaters/coolers to minimize diurnal effects of off gassing. When application calls for quantitative analysis and the sample contains corrosive constituents (H2S), an all stainless steel inlet and outlet regulator is required. The sensor shall be operated at lowest pressure possible to increase life expectancy of the sensor. Inlet filters shall be made of stainless steel.

6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.4.6 6.4.7

6.4.8

6.4.9

Testing and Inspection 7.1 Vendor Proposal Vendor shall include his recommended testing procedures in his proposal.

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7.2

Buyer Witnessing When Buyer witnessing of tests is specified in the purchase order, Vendor shall provide Buyer with adequate prior notification of and opportunity to observe such tests.

7.3

Test and Inspection Schedule The Vendor shall submit an inspection and test check list detailing the inspection and tests with their acceptance criteria for approval by the Buyer. Items manufactured to this specification are subject to the minimum inspection requirements as specified in Form 175-347400. In addition, the following tests and inspections shall be performed, and may be witnessed or executed by Buyer or Buyer's Representative when so specified: 7.3.1 Minimum Testing and Inspection Requirements a) b) All interconnecting wiring provided by Vendor shall be verified by a 100% point-to-point continuity test. Testing shall include verification of analyzer calibration with known standards and controls. Samples representing, as a minimum, full scale, half scale, and zero scale values of moisture content shall be used. The background shall comprise components normally existent in the sample stream of interest.

7.3.2

Optional Tests The following optional tests may be performed but only when specified in the purchase order and may be witnessed by Buyer or Buyer's Representative when so specified. A 24-hour uninterrupted run shall be made on a known moisture concentration and the record preserved for Buyer.

Documentation All documentation shall be in English and shall be per the NMR listing (Form NMR-7907 Series) in the Purchase Order. 8.1 Proposal Documentation In addition to documentation required in the quotation request, Vendor shall submit the following documents with his proposal: a) Outline Drawings showing front and rear views of controller housings;
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b) c) d)

Connection Drawings of in-line analyzer sensors and auxiliaries; Overall Flow Schematics; and Installation Manual.

Vendor shall provide information concerning his capabilities for technical assistance in connection with the equipment supplied. Minimum data required are: a) b) 8.2 Mailing address, telephone and telex numbers (s) of Vendor's main office and local representatives; and Vendor's conditions to provide technical assistance in the field.

Purchase Documentation In addition to documentation required in the purchase order, Vendor shall furnish the following additional documentation upon receipt of a purchase order: a) Operation Manual, describing system's operation and calibration procedures allowing field personnel to start-up, operate and safely shut down the analyzer system; Calibration curves, flows, data, and instrument settings, where applicable; and Trouble Shooting and operation/maintenance manuals

b) c) 9

Identification A 316 stainless steel identification plate shall be securely attached to the equipment with stainless steel fasteners. This tag shall be marked by raised or die stamped lettering and shall be located so that the information can be seen after the equipment is installed. This plate shall include the following information as applicable: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Manufacturer Model or Part No. Serial Number Purchase Order Number Tag or Mark Number Electrical Power Requirements Electrical Area Certification

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25 March 2008 9 August 2009

Revision Summary Editorial revision to Clarify when to use Vibrating quartz crystal sensors and Tunable Diode Laser (TDL). Revised the "Next Planned Update." Editorial revision to replace cancelled SAES-A-301 with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.

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