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    Vessel Clips For Pipe Supports: - Vessel Clips Are Structural Attachments Welded To Equipment

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    Vessel clips are structural attachments welded to equipment like columns and reactors to support connected pipes. The plant layout designer must be familiar with support standards before preparing clip sheets. Early nozzle orientation and line routing allows clip locations to pass to vendors in advance. Clips are welded during fabrication and difficult to add later. Additional clips may be needed for small bore utility pipes. Clips should not clash with welds and span guidelines must be followed. Piping designers must coordinate with stress engineers on clip locations.

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    Vessel Clips For Pipe Supports: - Vessel Clips Are Structural Attachments Welded To Equipment

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    Vessel clips are structural attachments welded to equipment like columns and reactors to support connected pipes. The plant layout designer must be familiar with support standards before preparing clip sheets. Early nozzle orientation and line routing allows clip locations to pass to vendors in advance. Clips are welded during fabrication and difficult to add later. Additional clips may be needed for small bore utility pipes. Clips should not clash with welds and span guidelines must be followed. Piping designers must coordinate with stress engineers on clip locations.

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    Vessel clips are structural attachments welded to equipment like columns and reactors to support connected pipes. The plant layout designer must be familiar with support standards before preparing clip sheets. Early nozzle orientation and line routing allows clip locations to pass to vendors in advance. Clips are welded during fabrication and difficult to add later. Additional clips may be needed for small bore utility pipes. Clips should not clash with welds and span guidelines must be followed. Piping designers must coordinate with stress engineers on clip locations.

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    Vessel Clips For Pipe Supports: - Vessel Clips Are Structural Attachments Welded To Equipment

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    Vessel clips are structural attachments welded to equipment like columns and reactors to support connected pipes. The plant layout designer must be familiar with support standards before preparing clip sheets. Early nozzle orientation and line routing allows clip locations to pass to vendors in advance. Clips are welded during fabrication and difficult to add later. Additional clips may be needed for small bore utility pipes. Clips should not clash with welds and span guidelines must be followed. Piping designers must coordinate with stress engineers on clip locations.

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    VESSEL CLIPS FOR PIPE SUPPORTS

    • Vessel clips are structural attachments welded to equipment


    such as columns and reactors for supporting the pipes
    connected to these equipments.

    • The plant layout designer must be familiar with the


    requirements of the project piping support standards before
    preparing the vessel clip index sheets.

    • Early orientation of nozzles and routing of lines allow pipe


    support clip locations to be passed to the column vendor well in
    advance.

    • Clips shall be welded on the columns during the fabrication


    stage at the shop itself. It is very difficult to add vessel clips to
    the columns after their fabrication and stress relieving.
    VESSEL CLIPS FOR PIPE SUPPORTS
    Contd….

    • Additional clips should be considered to support the


    small bore utility piping which are routed at a later
    stage.
    • Vessel clips should not clash with the weld
    locations.
    • Guide support span for vertical piping should be as
    per project support standard.
    • Before proceeding with the tower piping layout,
    piping designer must coordinate with the stress
    engineer for locating the vessel clips.
    TYPICAL VESSEL CLIP DRAWING
    TYPICAL VESSEL CLIP SHEET
    REBOILER AND PIPE SUPPORT
    CONSIDERATIONS
    • Vertical Reboiler – if the reboiler is supported from the
    vessel, the elevation of the lug on the reboiler must be set
    1”/25mm above the maintenance support bracket on the
    tower. During turnaround periods, when the channel end
    must be removed for tube maintenance, the 1”/25mm gap
    is shimmed, thereby becoming the reboiler support.

    • Pipe supports on large diameter towers normally consist of


    a structural bracket off the tower in close proximity to the
    line being supported or guided. A dummy leg is welded to
    the pipe at an orientation which will allow the load to be
    transferred from the pipe to the vessel support bracket.
    Reboiler…Contd…

    • For small diameter towers, individually


    supporting and guiding pipe becomes more of a
    problem due to its limited size. Immediately
    after supporting each line close to its nozzle, the
    lines should be routed and grouped as if a
    “vertical piperack” down the tower. By lining up
    the back of pipe, common structural members
    may be effectively used for supports and guides
    REBOILER & PIPE SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT
    ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF REBOILER SUPPORT
    VAPOUR OVERHEAD LINE

    • The first priority is to select the routing of the vapour


    overhead line.
    • This line is normally run to a condenser/Air cooler
    located in an adjacent structure or over the piperack
    directly in front of the tower.
    • The vapour line should be supported as close to the top
    tangent line or nozzle as possible.
    • Consideration of flexibility will most likely determine what
    segment of the tower facing the piperack the line will be
    located. (See figure)
    VAPOUR OVERHEAD LINE (contd…)

    • The most direct route can


    be selected if no flexibility
    concern exists.
    • Routing the line along the
    0º axis would provide
    moderate flexibility.
    • Routing the line away
    from the condenser would
    allow greater flexibility
    should it be necessary.

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