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    PROJECT STANDARD SPECIFICATION

    SECTION 15121 - PIPE EXPANSION FITTINGS AND LOOPS

    PART 1 - GENERAL

    0.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

    A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including Conditions of Contract and
    Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

    0.2 SUMMARY

    A. This Section includes pipe expansion fittings and loops for mechanical piping systems.

    0.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

    A. Compatibility: Products suitable for piping system fluids, materials, working pressures, and
    temperatures.

    B. Capability: Absorb 200 percent of maximum piping expansion between anchors.

    0.4 SUBMITTALS

    A. Product Data: For each type of expansion fitting indicated.

    B. Shop Drawings: Signed and sealed by a qualified professional engineer.

    1. Design Calculations: For thermal expansion of piping systems and selection and
    design of expansion fittings and loops.
    2. Anchor Details: Detail fabrication of each indicated. Show dimensions and methods
    of assembly.
    3. Alignment Guide Details: Detail field assembly and anchorage.

    C. Welding Certificates: Copies of certificates for welding procedures and personnel.

    D. Schedule: Indicate manufacturer's number, size, location, and features for each expansion
    fitting and loop.

    0.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

    A. Engineering Responsibility: Design and preparation of Shop Drawings and calculations for
    expansion fittings and loops by a qualified professional engineer.

    1. Professional Engineer Qualifications: A professional engineer who is legally


    registered and qualified to practice in jurisdiction where Project is located and who is
    experienced in providing engineering services of the kind indicated. Engineering
    services are defined as those performed for installations of expansion fittings and
    loops that are similar to those indicated for this Project in material, design, and extent.

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    B. Welding: Qualify processes and operators according to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
    Code: Section IX, "Welding and Brazing Qualifications."

    PART 2 - PRODUCTS

    0.1 PACKLESS EXPANSION JOINTS

    A. Metal-Bellows Expansion Joints: 1200 kPa minimum pressure rating, with end fittings and
    external tie rods for limiting maximum travel, and flanged-end connections, unless
    otherwise indicated.

    1. Configuration: Single- and double-bellows type, with base, unless otherwise


    indicated.
    2. Joints for Stainless-Steel Waterway: Single-ply stainless-steel bellows, stainless-
    steel-pipe end connections, and steel shroud.
    3. Joints for Steel Piping: Single- and two-ply, stainless-steel bellows and carbon-steel
    shroud.

    B. Expansion Compensators: 1200 kPa minimum pressure rating, with internal guides,
    antitorque device, and removable end clip for positioning.

    1. End Connections for DN50 and Smaller: Threaded.


    2. End Connections for DN65 and Larger: Flanged.
    3. Joints for Steel Piping: Two-ply, stainless-steel bellows and carbon-steel shroud.

    C. Rubber Expansion Joints: ASTM F 1123, fabric-reinforced butyl rubber, and pressure rated
    for 1200 kPa at 116 deg. C minimum.

    1. Configuration: Full-faced, integral, steel-flanged-end connections; external control


    rods; and steel retaining rings drilled to match flange bolt holes.
    2. Types: Single and double sphere.

    D. Flexible-Hose Expansion Joints: Manufactured assembly with two flexible-metal-hose legs


    joined by long-radius 180-degree return bend with inlet and outlet elbow fittings,
    corrugated-metal inner hoses, and braided outer sheaths.

    1. Joints for Steel Piping: Carbon-steel fittings.

    a. End Connections for DN50 and Smaller: Threaded.


    b. End Connections for DN65 and Larger: Flanged.
    c. Joints for DN50 and Smaller: Stainless-steel hoses and double-braid,
    stainless-steel sheaths with 4800 kPa at 21 deg. C and 3550 kPa at 315 deg. C
    minimum pressure ratings.
    d. Joints for DN65 to DN150 : Stainless-steel hoses and double-braid, stainless-
    steel sheaths with 1900 kPa at 21 deg. C and 1380 kPa at 315 deg. C
    minimum pressure ratings.
    e. Joints for DN200 and Larger: Stainless-steel hoses and double-braid,
    stainless-steel sheaths with 1130 kPa at 21 deg. C and 830 kPa at 315 deg. C
    minimum pressure ratings.

    0.2 PACKED EXPANSION JOINTS

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    A. Slip Expansion Joints: Carbon-steel, packing-type pipe expansion joint designed for
    repacking under pressure and pressure rated for 1725 kPa at 204 deg. C minimum with
    compound limit stops, flanged or weld ends to match piping system, drip connection if used
    for steam piping systems, and flanged-end connections, unless otherwise indicated.

    1. Packing: Asbestos-free polytetrafluoroethylene.


    2. Double-Slip Type: With base.

    B. Flexible Ball Joints: Carbon-steel assembly with asbestos-free composition packing,


    designed for 360-degree rotation and angular deflection, and 1725 kPa at 204 deg. C
    minimum pressure rating; comply with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: Section II,
    "Materials Specifications," and with ASME B31.9, "Building Services Piping," for materials
    and design of pressure-containing parts and bolting.

    1. End Connections for DN50 and Smaller: Threaded.


    2. End Connections for DN65 and Larger: Flanged.
    3. Joints for DN150 and Smaller: 30-degree angular deflection minimum.
    4. Joints for DN200 and Larger: 15-degree angular deflection minimum.

    0.3 GUIDES

    A. Steel, factory fabricated, with bolted two-section outer cylinder and base for alignment of
    piping and two-section guiding spider for bolting to pipe.

    0.4 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS

    A. Structural Steel: ASTM A 36/A 36M.

    B. Bolts and Nuts: ASME B18.10 or ASTM A 183, steel, hex head.

    C. Washers: ASTM F 844, steel, plain, flat washers.

    D. Mechanical Fasteners: Insert-wedge-type stud with expansion plug anchor for use in
    hardened Psortland cement concrete, and tension and shear capacities appropriate for
    application.

    1. Stud: Threaded, zinc-coated carbon steel.


    2. Expansion Plug: Zinc-coated steel.
    3. Washer and Nut: Zinc-coated steel.

    E. Chemical Fasteners: Insert-type-stud bonding system anchor for use with hardened Portland
    cement concrete, and tension and shear capacities appropriate for application.

    1. Bonding Material: ASTM C 881, Type IV, Grade 3, two-component epoxy resin


    suitable for surface temperature of hardened concrete where fastener is to be installed.
    2. Stud: ASTM A 307, zinc-coated carbon steel with continuous thread on stud, unless
    otherwise indicated.
    3. Washer and Nut: Zinc-coated steel.

    F. Concrete: Portland cement mix, 21 MPa minimum. Refer to Division 3 Section "Cast-in-
    Place Concrete" for formwork, reinforcement, and concrete.

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    G. Grout: ASTM C 1107, Grade B, factory-mixed and -packaged nonshrink and nonmetallic


    grout; suitable for interior and exterior applications.

    1. Characteristics: Post-hardening, volume-adjusting, dry, hydraulic-cement grout.


    2. Properties: Nonstaining, noncorrosive, and nongaseous.
    3. Design Mix: 34.5 MPa, 28-day compressive strength.

    PART 3 - EXECUTION

    0.1 EXPANSION FITTING INSTALLATION

    A. Install expansion fittings according to manufacturer's written instructions.

    B. Install expansion fittings in sizes matching pipe size in which they are installed.

    C. Align expansion fittings to avoid end-loading and torsional stress.

    0.2 PIPE BEND AND LOOP INSTALLATION

    A. Install pipe bends and loops cold-sprung in tension or compression as required to partly
    absorb tension or compression produced during anticipated change in temperature.

    B. Attach pipe bends and loops to anchors.

    1. Steel Anchors: Attach by welding. Comply with ASME B31.9 and ASME Boiler
    and Pressure Vessel Code: Section IX, "Welding and Brazing Qualifications."
    2. Concrete Anchors: Attach by fasteners. Follow fastener manufacturer's written
    instructions.

    0.3 GUIDE INSTALLATION

    A. Install guides on piping adjoining expansion fittings and loops.

    B. Attach guides to pipe and secure to building structure.

    0.4 ANCHOR INSTALLATION

    A. Install anchors at locations to prevent stresses from exceeding those permitted by


    ASME B31.9 and to prevent transfer of loading and stresses to connected equipment.

    B. Fabricate and install steel anchors by welding steel shapes, plates, and bars to piping and to
    structure. Comply with ASME B31.9 and AWS D1.1.

    C. Construct concrete anchors of cast-in-place concrete of dimensions indicated, or otherwise


    required, and include embedded fasteners.

    D. Install pipe anchors according to expansion fitting manufacturer's written instructions if


    expansion fittings are indicated.

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    E. Use grout to form flat bearing surfaces for expansion fittings, guides, and anchors installed
    on or in concrete.

    0.5 PAINTING

    A. Touching Up: Clean field welds and abraded areas of shop paint. Paint exposed areas
    immediately after erecting hangers and supports. Use same materials as used for shop
    painting. Comply with SSPC-PA 1 requirements for touching up field-painted surfaces.

    1. Apply paint by brush or spray to provide a minimum dry film thickness of 0.05 mm.

    B. Touching Up: Cleaning and touchup painting of field welds, bolted connections, and
    abraded areas of shop paint on miscellaneous metal are specified in Division 9 Section
    "Painting."

    C. Galvanized Surfaces: Clean welds, bolted connections, and abraded areas and apply
    galvanizing-repair paint to comply with ASTM A 780.

    END OF SECTION 15121

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