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Douglas Reindl Director, IRC

INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION CONSORTIUM

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FORUM

MAY 2-3, 2012

Definition an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service (Source: ASTM)

Purpose Helps establish expected minimum levels for materials, quality, and workmanship

Reduces ambiguity between supplier and procurer

Yield consistency across multiple plants

Helps achieve cost-control

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Objective/Goal:

Develop a master engineering standard for the specification of industrial refrigeration piping systems.

Approach:

Anchored in RAGAGEP

Workshop involvement

Peer review

Benefits:

Establish consistency for industrial ammonia piping systems among end-users

Reduce frequency and likelihood of errors and omissions by contractors

Improve initial quality of industrial ammonia piping system installations

Improve ammonia system safety

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Challenges:

Indentifying and capturing “what’s important” for including in a master specification

Recognizing differences in company approach and philosophy for piping systems

Achieving alignment with the master specification

Accommodating some degree of flexibility

Specification ID Title

15610 General Requirements

15620 Design Requirements

15630 Construction Requirements

15640 Examination and Testing Requirements for the

Construction Acceptance

15650 Piping Preparation Requirements

15660 Labeling and Tagging Requirements

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Purpose To facilitate in ensuring compliance with the specification requirements

Types Daily walk thru

Weld examination – visual

Weld examination – NDE (if applicable)

Pressure test preparation

Pressure test execution

Final project

Format Electronic – PDF

Permits easy fill out

Facilitates document archival

Electronic signature equipped

Other features Captures: pass/fail and “not inspected”

References to individual requirements within the specification

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The specification is used as-is

The point is to align not use it as a basis for modifying your specification

Report back to us

Corrections or

Recommended changes

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