PROCEDURE FOR CARD BOARD BURSTING / AIR BLOWING 1.

OBJECTIVE To clean the permanent and temporary pipes being erected by cardboard bursting with compressed air. 2. PROCEDURE Items such as control valves, flow measuring elements, orifices, NRV flaps etc which are likely to get damaged during air bursting or which may restrict the flow during the process should be removed and spool pieces erected in place. The removed fittings are stored with proper identification tags. Availability of air compressor with sufficient capacity is ensured. A pressure gauge of !" kg#cm$ range is installed in the line near air supply connection. %ne end of the pipe system to be cleaned is fitted with suitable arrangement for connecting compressed air hose and a dummy cardboard is fi&ed at the other flanged end. The system is pressuri'ed with compressed air up to ( ! ) kg#cm$.

 *udden release of air at very high velocity due to rupturing of cardboard causes removal of foreign particles present in the system. Thickness of the cardboard should be such that it bursts after attaining a pressure of ( ! ) kg#cm$. The air stream coming out of the pipeline during bursting of card board is observed for presence of any foreign material. The card board bursting process is repeated using new cardboard every time till the air stream coming out of the pipeline is visually clean. +rouping of pipings is decided at site for ease in carrying out the cardboard bursting activity.

,herever card board bursting is not possible due to constrains of the system such as non availability of flanged connection for fi&ing cardboard or si'e of pipe being small, the lines are to be air blown continuously for ) to" minutes. 3. LINES INCLUDED IN PROCESS All lube oil, -ontrol oil, .acking oil and *eal oil lines /temporary and permanent0 shall be included. After cardboard bursting of all the systems is completed the whole system shall be filled with compressed air and all instrument tapping points /wherever applicable0 shall be blown one by one keeping air pressure at appro&imately ( kg#cm$.

4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The area of potential danger should be cordoned off and 1anger sign boards prominently displayed. Temporary connections should be able to withstand a pressure of 2 ! 3 kg#cm$. ,hile bursting the diaphragm care should be taken that the air 4et is not directed towards any e5uipment. 5. COMPLETION CRITERIA -ard board bursting of a section is declared complete once the stream of air coming out from the pipe is visually clean.