CHINA FIRE PROTECTION GROUP,INC

Procedure No-CFPG-EP-02 Issue date-31-03-2012

PROCEDURE FOR WRAPPING & COATING APPLICATION

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1.0PURPOSE This procedure described guidelines to carry out tape coating of UG piping at TSPL Coal based Power project, 4x660mw ,Talwandi, Punjab 2.0REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AWWA C-203 Coal tar protective coating lining to steel carbon pipeline. 3.0MATERIALS 3.1Protective tapes and other materials brought to site shall be as per specification. 3.2Manufactures test certificates shall be submitted for review prior to use. 3.3The primer shall be type B as specified AWWA C-203 3.4Field and laboratory test shall be carried out for each batch of primer and tape. 3.5Primer and tape shall be supplied by the same manufacturer. 4.0PROCEDURE: 4.1SURFACE PREPARATION: 4.1.1 Prior to brush cleaning, all oil, grease on the pipe surface shall be thoroughly removed by flushing with suitable solvent as per SSPC SP-1 and wiping with clean tags. 4.1.2 Rusted materials surface shall be adequate scrubbed manually with stiff wire brush where ever surface get rusted, prior to application of primer.

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4.1.3 All weld joints shall be cleaned manually with stiff wire brush/buffing 4.1.4 Wheel after assembly and welding, prior to priming.

4.2 PRIMING: 4.2.3 Immediately after cleaning the surface shall be applied with one coat of primer before application of coal tar enamel. The entire surface of pipe should be primed. No specific time gap between two coats needs to be maintained but after the coat of primer, the enamel coating should before the primer is completely hardened. 4.3 MECHANICAL APPLICATION OF COATING AND WRAPPING: 4.3.1. The pipe shall be kept on a suitable platform with ease of rolling so that the enamel can be applied manually with brush/spray so that it will spread uniformly on the metal surface. 4.3.2. Immediately, wrap of coal tar as per approved specification shall be applied over the coal tar enamel. The inside of the coal tar is heated with burner and is pressed against the metal with hands so that there is no air gap and with required overlap (i.e. 13mm).The coating shall be continuous for the full length of the pipe except 200 mm at both ends of the pipes. 4.3.3. There after the pipes are lifted by suitable methods and allowed to dry on wooden sleeper/Sand bags. It is done at 2mtr distance from digging area.

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INSPECTION: 5.1 After application of tape coating, visual inspection shall be carried out for uniformity with out any wrinkle, irregularities and over lapping width. 5.2 Thickness of the coal tar enamel coating shall be measured with the digital thickness gauge. Minimal acceptable thickness shall be 4mm. 5.3 All coated and wrapped pipes shall be tasted with the positive signaling device to indicate any fault, holes, breaks or conductive particles in the protective coating. The test voltage shall be 13kv. 5.4 Peel test shall be conducted at temperature from 10-25 degree as per AWWA-203 methods. Acceptable criteria shall be as per AWWA-203

REPAIR: In the time of holiday test if any defective work is found, remove the wrapping and coating to the required extend from those areas by using a sharp knife. Then heated enamel shall be applied manually over the area following the procedure described above and inner and outer wrap applied.

HANDLING OF COATED PIPES: The coated pipes shall be handled all the times with equipments such as wide belt sling and padded skids designed to prevent damaged to the coating. Bar cables, chains, hooks etc. shall not permitted to come in contact with coatings. Coated pipes shall be supported at two bare ends cleared from ground either on kids or sand bags.

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8.0 SAFETY PRECAUTION: 8.1 Adequate and proper PPE shall be provided to person involved in cleaning work 8.2 Adequate and proper PPE shall be provided to person involved in hot application of coal tar wraps. 8.3 All precaution shall be observed as per the instruction of owner.

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