Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Objectives
Gain a basic understanding of:
RAGAGEPs unique to Ammonia Refrigeration Equipment-specific RAGAGEP requirements
RAGAGEP Organizations
ASME ANSI /ASHRAE IIAR NB NIOSH RMA
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ASME / NB
BPVC
Design, fabrication, inspection, testing and certification of vessels operating above 15 psig (internal and/or external)
B31.5
Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components
NBIC NB-23
In-service inspections, repairs, alteration, rerates
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ANSI / ASHRAE
ANSI/ASHRAE 15
Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
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IIAR
Process Safety Management Guidelines for
Ammonia Refrigeration (update coming soon)
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IIAR
ANSI/IIAR Standard 2
Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems
IIAR
Bulletin No. 109
Guidelines for IIAR Minimum Safety Criteria for a Safe Ammonia Refrigeration System
IIAR
Bulletin No. 112
Guidelines for Ammonia Machinery Room Design
NIOSH
Publication No. 79-120
Working Safely with Anhydrous Ammonia
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RMA
Publication IP IP-14 14
Specifications for Anhydrous Ammonia Hose
Publication IP-11-2
Hose Technical Bulletin - Manual for Use Use, Maintenance, Testing, and Inspection of Anhydrous Ammonia Hose
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ANSI/ASHRAE 15
Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
Applies to:
Design, construction, test, installation, operation, and inspection Modifications (non-RIK) Subst Substitutions tut o s of o refrigerants e ge a ts
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Startup
PSSR, Evacuation, Dehydration, Leak Checking, Charging Testing Protective Devices Charging,
I&M
System Log/inspection, Log/inspection Compressors Compressors, PVs PVs, and HEs, Pumps, Valves, Piping, Oil, Motors Provides example ITPM plan
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Ventilation Design
EAC, Emergency Vent Rate EAC Rate, Fan Selection & Layout, Detectors, Controls
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Equipment-specific Requirements
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Compressors
Fitted with high pressure cutouts
that unload the machine at 90% of the pressure relief valve set pressure (ASHRAE-15, 9.9)
Compressors
Must have both suction and discharge
shut-off valves (ASHRAE-15, 9.12.4)
Compressors
Each compressor has a high discharge
temperature and pressure cutout (IIAR-2, 6.1.2.2)
Design Pressures
High High-side side components on systems
250 psig - evaporative condensing 300 psig air-cooled air cooled condensing (IIAR-2, 6.1 and 9.1)
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Machinery Room
Emergency ventilation amount is greater
than 100 times the square-root of the charge of refrigerant in pounds (ASHRAE-15, 8.11.5)
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Machinery Room
Does not permanently contain equipment
with continuous operating surface temperatures in excess of 800F [ASHRAE-15, 8.12(a)]
Machinery Room
Emergency shutdown control of is located
immediately outside of the machinery room door [ASHRAE-15, 8.12(i)]
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Machinery Room
Signage indicating
Name and address of installer Refrigerant number and amount Lubrication identity and amount Field test pressure (ASHRAE-15, 11.2.1)
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Piping
All refrigerant piping less than 6" NPS is at
least schedule 40 (B31.5)
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Piping
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Piping
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Pumps
Pumps are protected from hydrostatic
overpressure with an relief device (IIAR-2, 6.2.1.2)
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Relief Devices
Pressure relief devices protecting ASME rated
components are stamped with a UV or VR symbol (ASHRAE -15, 9.4.2)
Relief Devices
The capacities of the relief devices
protecting liquid containing vessels are equal to or exceed ASHRAE 15 requirements
Relief Devices
Discharge from relief device(s) are greater
than 15 ft above the adjoining ground level (verify vent does not put people in "harms way") (ASHRAE-15, 9.7.8)
Pressure Vessels
Pressure Press re vessels, essels incl including ding shell and t tube be
exchangers must have a nameplate (IIAR-2 (IIAR 2, 7 and 9)
Inspected
During daily rounds Annually Every 5 years
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Review
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Ammonia Refrigeration RAGAGEPs Some equipmentspecific requirements i t
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Chad Patschke
Manager, Mechanical Integrity Services ABS Consulting cpatschke@absconsulting.com 281 685 0988 281-685-0988
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