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CHILE COYA SUR
POTASSIUM NITRATE CRYSTALLIZATION PLANT KNO3

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EQUIPMENT ALLOWABLE NOZZLE LOAD

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SPECIFICATION

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20019

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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REFERENCES

REQUIREMENTS

NOZZLE LOAD CRITERIA FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

4.1

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS

4.2

ROTARY TYPE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS

4.3

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS AND PUMPS

4.4

PRESSURE VESSELS, COLUMNS AND SHELL TUBE EXCHANGERS

4.5

PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS

4.6

AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS

4.7

TANKS

4.8

FIRED HEATERS

4.9

OTHER EQUIPMENT

PACKAGED UNITS

TABLE 1 ALLOWABLE NOZZLE LOAD

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This Specification defines maximum nozzle loads applied by piping to mechanical equipment
connections related to onshore. Such equipment must therefore be designed to withstand these
loads.
The Specification shall apply where piping connects to nozzles equipment or to edge skid in
Package Unit.
Nozzle loads defined in this specification shall apply to all nozzles connected to piping; therefore
man-ways and instrument nozzle connections are not to be considered.

REFERENCES
Were applicable, nozzle loading shall be in accordance with the requirements specified in the last
edition of codes and standards listed below:
ASME B73.1M Centrifugal Pumps for Chemical Process

API 619

Rotary-Type Positive Displacement Compressors for General Refinery Services

API 560

Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service

API 661

Air Cooled Heat Exchangers for Refinery Service

REQUIREMENTS

a) The allowable forces and moments for pressure vessels, exchangers and tanks stated in this
specification apply to carbon steel and stainless steel equipment.
b) For others materials, the Supplier shall provide an appropriate set of calculations for approval.
c) Where the Supplier submits lower allowable loading than those stated in this Specification, a
detailed technical explanation shall be provided.

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d) A statement of compliance with this Specification shall be provided by the Supplier, except as
noted in (c) above

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NOZZLE LOAD CRITERIA FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

4.1

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
The allowable external forces and moments on pump suction and discharge nozzles, imposed by
the external piping, shall be presented by Manufacturer at the specified operating temperature and
at the stand-by condition of the pump.

4.2

ROTARY TYPE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS

The loads on Rotary Type Positive Displacement Compressors shall be in accordance with section
2.4 of API 619. (As per API 617 appendix G)

4.3

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS AND PUMPS

Nozzles loads on reciprocating compressors and pumps shall be agreed with the Supplier.

4.4

PRESSURE VESSELS, COLUMNS AND SHELL TUBE EXCHANGERS

The allowable forces and moments on nozzles of pressure vessel, columns, and shell and tube
heat exchangers, imposed by the external piping, shall be in accordance with the values listed in
TABLE 1.
Loads given in TABLE 1 are to be applied at nozzle/shell intersection simultaneously.
Allowable loads for nozzles not addressed in TABLE 1 shall be presented by Manufacturer and
shall be agreed with Mechanical Department.

4.5

PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS

Maximum allowable loads on plate heat exchanger end plates shall be:
Forces
Moments

4.6

70% of the values given in TABLE 1

100% of the values given in TABLE 1

AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS

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Maximum allowable loads shall be twice the values given in table 3 of API 661.

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TANKS
a) Nozzle loads applied to Cylindrical Storage Tanks shall comply with the following maximum
allowable nozzle loads:
NOZZLE

FORCES (N)

MOMENTS (Nm)

Size

Axial

Vertical

Horizontal

Torsion

Bending 1

Bending 2

50

500

340

340

70

50

50

80

1050

750

750

250

160

160

100

1500

1000

1000

400

280

280

150

2500

1700

1700

1050

700

700

200

3750

2600

2600

1900

1350

1350

250

5200

3700

3700

3300

2350

2350

300

6900

4900

4900

5250

3850

3850

350

8850

6300

6300

7900

5700

5700

400

11000

7800

7800

11250

8000

8000

450

13390

9400

9400

15100

10750

10750

500

15750

11150

11150

19250

13600

13600

600

21400

15150

15150

28000

19850

19850

b) Nozzle loads applied to Flat Side Tanks shall comply with the following maximum allowable
nozzle loads:
Nozzle

FORCES (N)

MOMENTS (Nm)

Size

Axial

Shear

Torsion

Bending

50

750

750

750

450

80

1500

2000

750

450

100

2000

3000

1400

750

150

3000

5000

3000

2000

200

3500

6000

4500

3000

All loads stated above act at the tank plate / nozzle intersection and are to be assumed to act
simultaneously.
The Tank Supplier shall provide sufficient local reinforcement to ensure that stress due to pressure
head, radial load and applied moment does not exceed 1.5 times the allowable design stress for
the plate.

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For nozzles exceeding 8 nominal diameter, allowable loads shall be agreed with the Mechanical
Department.

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FIRED HEATERS
Allowable loads applied to Fired Heater terminals shall be in accordance with the values given in
TABLE1.
If not possible, they shall be limited to those given in table 7 of API 560 and agreed with the
Mechanical Department.

4.9

OTHER EQUIPMENT
Allowable loads applied to equipment other than that listed above shall be agreed with the
Mechanical Department.

PACKAGED UNITS

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The following procedures shall be adopted where piping is connected to packaged units
a)

If connected directly to equipment listed in section 4 the nozzle loads shall be in accordance
with Section 4.

b)

If the piping is connected to equipment other than that specified in Section 4 or to a nozzle
anchored at the edge of the skid, the loads listed in TABLE 1 shall be used.

c)

Where physical constraints do not permit anchoring, the interface nozzle, at the skid edge,
shall be supported and guided as necessary within the package such that the interface
nozzle will accept the loads listed in TABLE 1. The Supplier shall provide thermal expansion
movements at the interface nozzle.

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TABLE 1 ALLOWABLE NOZZLE LOAD

SIZE

TL

TC

MT

ML

MC

50
80
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600

1000
1500
2100
4600
6000
7600
9200
10800
14600
18500
22300
26200
30000

1000
1500
2100
4600
6000
7600
9200
10800
14600
18500
22300
26200
30000

1000
1500
2100
4600
6000
7600
9200
10800
14600
18500
22300
26200
30000

500
600
1100
3400
5700
6900
8000
9200
11300
13500
15600
17800
20000

500
600
1100
3400
5700
6900
8000
9200
11300
13500
15600
17800
20000

500
600
1100
3400
5700
6900
8000
9200
11300
13500
15600
17800
20000

Nomenclature
P is the axial force on nozzle line centre
TL and TC are the shear forces (Longitudinal and Circumferential on the shell of the vessel)
MT is the Torsion moment on nozzle line centre
ML and MC are the bending moments (Longitudinal and Circumferential on the shell of the vessel)
Values are to be considered as simultaneously acting.
CORRECTIVE FACTORS
Allowable loads as given are valid for a vessel having 10 mm shell thickness t and 1000 mm
shell radius R. A corrective factor has to be considered for different values of t and R.
1.5
0.5
Factor KtR = t / R
Allowable loads as given are valid for a carbon steel vessel. A corrective factor has to be
considered for different materials:
Factor KM = 1.00
Carbon steel
Factor KM = 0.95
Stainless steel TP 304 & TP 316
Factor KM = 0.75
Stainless steel TP 316L
Allowable loads as given are valid for materials up to 200C; over 200C a de-rating factor must be
applied as follows:
Temperature C
Factor KT =

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1.000

0.933

0.866

0.800

0.733

0.666

0.600

Interpolation between given values is permitted.

Values of TABLE 1 then will be considered as

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ACTUAL VALUE = DATA VALUE x KtR x KM x KT

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