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TowerPiping:Centerforequipmentlayout

1. Atowerisusuallyamajorpartofadesignersarea.Itisadvisabletotreatitasacentralpieceofequipmentandextendthedesign
aroundthiscenter.Columns,towersandverticalvesselsaretobearrangedinarowwithacommoncenterlineifofsimilarsize.If,
however,diametersvaryconsiderably,liningupwithacommonfacewillbefoundtobebeneficial.
2. Duringtheinitialstageofpipingstudies,pipingdesignershouldinvestigateincooperationwithvesseldesigneraboutthepreference
oflineduptowerswithinterconnectingplatforms,forconvenientoperationandmaintenanceaccess.Theplatformsaresupported
fromtowers.Insuchcases,slightalterationsintrayspacing,internalpipingarrangement,skirtheightandtowerlengthcanhelptoput

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alltowermanholesonsameelevations.Inturnlinedupmanholeswillhelpplatformarrangement,providingalsocommonaccessto
valveinstrument.
3. Whenarrangingcommonplatformsforseveraltowersinline,allowancemustbemadeforthedifferentialexpansionbetweentowers.
Suitablyarrangedhingesorslotsintheplatformsbetweentowers,whichintroduceflexibilityintotheplatformsshallbeprovided.All
thesefeatureshallbedecidedattheearlystagesofdesignbecausetheyaffectgoodpipingarrangement.
4. Mainworkoftowerpipingisconnectedwiththeproperorientationofnozzlesandprovisionofaccesstopointsofoperationand
maintenance.Generally,platformsofmanholesshallbeutilizedforoperatingandmaintenanceaccessforvalvesandinstruments.
Smallvalvesandinstrumentsareusuallyarrangedoutsidetheplatformsandareoperatedfromtheladder.Additionalplatformsare
requiredforoperatingvalves,lineblinds,reliefvalves(3andabove,orificeplates,transmitterofalevelcontrollerandhandling
davit.
5. Theoperatingasideisusuallyunderpiperack,sofirstladderontowershouldbeonpiperackside.Tohandleheavyequipment(large
sizereliefvalves,largediameter,lineblinds),adavitisusuallyneeded.Thedavitshouldbeonthesideofthevesselawayfromthe
rack.Theareaatgradeshouldbekeptclearforadropout.forbiggerdiametervessels,twodavitsshallbefurnished.Ifitislocatedat
thetopofthetower,itcanserveaswellforliftingandloweringthetopinternalstograde.Clearancefortheliftingtackletoallpoints
whichrequirehandlingisessential,asalsosufficientaccessandremovalspace.Forreactorfeedingcatalyst,apermanenttrolleybeam
overthefillingmanholesisusuallyprovidedwithadequateaccessatgradeforliftingandremovalofthecatalyst.
6. Fig.1showsplanwithsegmentsofitscircumferenceallottedtopiping,nozzles,platformsandladders,inapatternwhichleadstoa
welldesignedlayout.Thecompletecircumferenceofthetoweristheoreticallyavailabletoarrangetheitems.Pipingshouldbe
locatedradiallyasfaraspossible.
7. Fig.1alsoshowstheprincipalfeaturessuchasmanholes,platformsandpiperunstypicallyapplicabletoTowerpipingarrangement.
Nozzleelevationsaredeterminedbyprocessrequirementsandmanholeelevationsbymaintenancerequirements.Foreconomyand
easysupports,pipingshoulddroporriseimmediatelyuponleavingthenozzleandrunparallelandascloseaspossible.
8. Tomaketheorientation,followthefollowingsteps:

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Fig1:PipingArrangementforTowers

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TrayOrientation

Rightrelationshipbetweenprocessnozzlesandtowerinternalsisveryimportant.Thisisofteninfluencedbyreboilerdrawoffandreturn
nozzlesandorientationbyflexibilityconsiderations.Changingfromonepasstotwopass,thetwopasstraysshallberotatedthrough90deg.
touppertrays.

Nozzles&Manholes

Orientationofnozzlesdependsonthetypeofdistributorsandprocessrequirements.

Beforedetailing,detailsandtypeofdistributorsmustbeknowntothedesigner.Thenhecouldproducerightorientationofnozzlesshallbe
locatedontrayareaandmustbeaccessiblefromladderorplatform.

Temperatureconnectionsareusuallylocatedintheliquidspaceoftraydowncomers.Insomecases,itcouldbealsoinvaporspace.Infront
ofthermowellnozzles,aclearanceofapproximately600mmisrequiredtoremovethermowell.

Pressureconnectionsareusuallylocatedonthevaporspacejustbelowthetrays.Allinstrumentlocationsaretobeconfirmedbyprocess
department.Careshouldbetakenwithinterferencesuchasbetweentworeinforcingpads,oneneartheother,nozzlebaffleanddowncomer
andweirdams.

Manholesshouldpreferablybeplacedonroadsideontrayareasothatitisconvenientforremovalandloweringtogradeoftowerinternals.
Accessibilitywhetherinternalorexternalisveryimportantandisoftennotgivenenoughconsideration.Abalancemustbemadebetween
theexternalaccessibilityofconnectionsfromladdersandplatformsandinternalaccessibilityfromshellmanholes,handholesorremovable
sectionoftrays.

Forexample,ashellmanholeopeningmustnotbeobstructedbyinternalpipingunlessthepipingisremovablethroughthemanholesorcan
beslungclearfromaninternalhitchingpoint.Ineithercase,thebreakflangeboltsmustbeaccessiblefromthemanhole.

Thefollowingconsiderationsmustbemadeattheinitialstageofdesignastheybeardirectlyontheexternalarrangementoftower.

1.Analyzethefunctionsoftheinternals.

2.Determinethedesirablelocationoftheshellconnectionsrelativetoexternalrequirements(pipingplatforms).

3.Layoutoftheinternalpipingrequiredtosatisfypreferredlocationshellnozzleandthepreferredtrayorientation,andifnecessaryadjust
thesetomakeaworkableadjustment.

Platforms,LaddersandDavit
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Platformsareconsideredasworkareaformanholesandrestareawhenanintermediateareaisadded,iftheheightbetweentwowork
platformsexceeds9meters.

1. Generally,layoutanalysisshouldbestartedfromthetopofthetowerandthosehavingreboilersshouldbestartedfromthebottom,
butwiththedesignervisualizingthelayoutasawhole.Therewillbenotroubleindroppingthelargelines(suchasoverheadvapour
lines)straightdownthesideofthecolumn.Thelowerspacescanthenbelaidoutwithpipingandnozzlesknowingwhatspaceis
alreadyoccupiedbytheselargeverticallines.

Condensersareoftenlocatedatgrade.Insuchcases,alargeoverheadlinesdroprightalongsidethetowertothecondenseratgrade.
Condenserscanalsobeelevated.Anelevatedcondenserismoreconvenientfromatowerpipinglayoutstandpointbecausethelarge
overheadlineleavestheimmediatevicinityofthetoweratahighlevel,leavingthelowersectionopen,say,foraladderfromgradeto
thefirstplatform.

Whetherthecondenserisatgradeoratanelevatedlevel,theflexibilityandthermalloadproblemsconnectedwithlargediameter
overheadlinesmustbeconsidered.

2. Forvalvesandblinds,thebestlocationisdirectlyattowernozzles.Valvesinbranchconnectionsoratnozzleshouldbeinaposition
wherethelinewillbeselfdrainingonbothsidesofthevalve.Adeadlegoverclosedvalvecollectsliquidorsolids.Thetrapped
liquidcanfreeze,orwhenopeningthevalve,withoutdrainingtheleg,canupsetprocessconditions.

Allinstrumentsshouldbeorientedsoasnottoobstructthepassagewayattheladderexitsorentrance.Convenientaccessand
groupingsofinstrumentsandvalvewillhelpinspectionandplantoperation.Instrumentsshouldnotbelocatedadjacenttomanholes.

Themanholecovercandamageinstrumentswhenbeingswungopenduringmaintenance.

3. Thetowerelevationisgovernedbythefollowing:
1. Netpositivesuctionheadrequirementsifthetowerbottomlineisapumpsuctionline.
Thiscanelevatethetowerbottomtangentline.
2. Thermosiphontypereboilercircuitcanalsoelevateatower.
3. Gravityflowfromtowerbottomorfromanelevatednozzlecanalsoelevateatower.
4. Headroomrequirements.

Tosupportthetoweratthechosenelevation,asteelskirtdowntogradeoracombinationofashortsteelskirtandconcreteplinths
willberequired.

4. Pipingaroundtowershallbespacedtakingintoconsiderationthestructuraldesignofthesupportingarrangement.Specialcareshould
betakentoseethatsupportsforcoldlinesdonotinterferewiththeotherpipes.Forsupportingtowerpipingfromtowershell,
designershouldselectpropertype.Whilelocatingclips,careshallbetakentoensurethattheseclipsarenotlocatedonthe
circumferentialandlongitudinalweldseamsindicatedinthevesseldatesheet.
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