Connect Piping

INSTALL WATER PIPING TO HEAT EXCHANGERS Ð Install piping using job data, piping drawings, and proce- dure outlined below. A typical piping installation is shown in Fig. 12.

Factory-supplied insulation is not ¯ammable but can be damaged by welding sparks and open ¯ame. Protect in- sulation with a wet canvas cover.

Remove chilled and condenser water sensors before welding connecting piping to water nozzles. Refer to Fig. 2 and 3. Replace sensors after welding is complete.

1.If the machine is a nozzle-in-head (NIH) arrangement, offset pipe ¯anges to permit removal of waterbox cover for maintenance and to provide clearance for pipe clean- ing. See Tables 11 and 12 for waterbox cover weights. No ¯anges are necessary with marine waterboxes; how- ever, water piping should not cross in front of the water- box or access will be blocked off.

2.Provide openings in water piping for required pressure gages and thermometers. Openings should be at least 6 to

10 pipe diameters from the waterbox nozzle. For thor- ough mixing and temperature stabilization, wells in the leaving water pipe should extend inside pipe at least 2 in. (50 mm).

3.Install air vents at all high points in piping to remove air and prevent water hammer.

4.Install pipe hangers where needed. Make sure no weight or stress is placed on waterbox nozzles or ¯anges.

5.Water ¯ow direction must be as speci®ed in Fig. 13.

NOTE: Entering water is always the lower of the 2 nozzles. Leaving water is always the upper nozzle for cooler or condenser.

6.Water ¯ow switches must be of vapor-tight construction and must be installed on top of pipe in a horizontal run and at least 5 pipe diameters from any bend.

Differential pressure type ¯ow switches may be con- nected at the nozzle of the waterbox.

7.Install waterbox vent and drain piping in accordance with individual job data. All connections are 3¤4-in. FPT.

8.Install waterbox drain plugs in the unused waterbox drains and vent openings.

9.Install water piping to the optional pumpout system con- denser storage tank as shown in Fig. 14.

LEGEND

COM Ð Common

N.O. Ð Normally Open

*Do not locate pressure connections past the machine isolation valve.

Fig. 12 Ð Typical Nozzle Piping

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