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Scope This specification covers the requirements for the design, fabrication and use of our pre-insulated low temperature pipe supports. These supports are for pipes having surface temperature ranges of –10 oF (-23 oC) to 1200 oF (650 oC).   General Requirements All insulated pipes shall be supported with pre-insulated pipe supports. Insulated pipe supports shall comply with the following standards:

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• The following criteria shall be considered in the selection of high temperature pre-insulated pipe supports:

• Upon request by the purchaser or the end user, design calculations of supports will be made available for review.

• Upon request by the purchaser or the end user, localized stress calculations for lugs and other welded attachments will be made available for review.

• Prior to placing an order, all special requirements such as mill test reports, material certification or non-standard materials must be specified.

Design Criteria

• The load bearing insulating materials used in the pre-insulated pipe support shall be the same material that was used to rate the support.

• At the request of the end user or the purchaser, we will make available compressive strength and thermal conductivity testing results of the high density polyurethane in the format provided by MSS SP-89. Testing will be done at the maximum temperature of 1200.

• A description of the quantity of load that can be applied to the support shall be provided for evaluation upon request. A minimum safety factor of 5 at the system design temperature shall be used to determine the maximum load.

• Testing for compressive strength properties shall comply with ASTM D1621, the standard testing method, for compressive properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics.

• Testing for thermal conductivity shall comply with ASTM C165, Standard Test Method of Measuring Compressive Properties for Thermal Insulation.

• Load bearing element capacity shall be demonstrated at the system design temperature and load.

• The pre-insulated pipe support assembly shall exert enough clamping force to assure that the support will move axially with the pipe and will not slip when under design conditions.

• All slide plate surfaces shall be designed so that the coefficient of friction will be limited to .1 for the design life without requiring lubrication. Any friction reducing material that requires bonding shall be bonded to a backing structure prior to shipment.

• The lower design temperature of the unit at the pipe surface shall be –10 oF (-23 oC).  The maximum outside design temperature should be 200 oF (93 oC), the maximum pipe surface temperature should be 1200 oF (650 oC).  For higher or lower temperatures, please contact us.

• The required properties of the load bearing insulating materials under design conditions are:

• The outside surface temperature of the unit shall not exceed 120 oF when ambient air is 70 oC.

Fabrication

• All polyurethane foam shall be monolithic and molded oversized so that excess material shall be removed by cutting to achieve the final finished dimensions, the outer skin shall be removed.

• The pre-insulated pipe support shall:

• Designs having sliding surfaces shall incorporate two slide plates at each surface. Each slide plate will be made of 3/32" thick glass filled reinforced PTFE, 25% glass filled, to a 10GA carbon steel backing plate. The PTFE, 25% glass filled, will be recessed ¼" from the edge of the plate.

• All welding shall comply with B31.3 and B31.1 Piping Code and AWS D1.1

• The following items unless otherwise noted on contract drawings shall be in accordance with the following: