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The document outlines the sequence of activities involved for reopening, making, blinding, deblinding, and wedge opening of flange joints. It lists 18 steps in the process, including complying with check points, using recommended tools, ensuring skilled labor and safety gear, checking for leaks, removing old gaskets and fasteners, cleaning surfaces, ensuring proper gasket sizing and placement, tightening fasteners uniformly, and signing off on the process. The detailed procedure is provided to ensure flange joints are properly inspected and prepared for service.

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Attachment 7.2: Page 386 of 557

The document outlines the sequence of activities involved for reopening, making, blinding, deblinding, and wedge opening of flange joints. It lists 18 steps in the process, including complying with check points, using recommended tools, ensuring skilled labor and safety gear, checking for leaks, removing old gaskets and fasteners, cleaning surfaces, ensuring proper gasket sizing and placement, tightening fasteners uniformly, and signing off on the process. The detailed procedure is provided to ensure flange joints are properly inspected and prepared for service.

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CPCL - Chennai SPECIFICATION FOR INSPECTION OF FLANGE Part – I Section 6.

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44NC - 4600 JOINTS Page 11 of 11
LSTK – 1 Coker Block Document No. 44NC-4600-00/X.02/0003/A4 Rev.2

ATTACHMENT 7.2

SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVED FOR REOPENING/ MAKING /


BLINDING / DEBLINDING / WEDGE OPENING OF FLANGE JOINTS

Sl. Activity Checked By LSTK


No. CONTRACTOR
(Signature)
1 Compliance of all check points
2 Availability and use of recommended tools i.e. Standard tools/ Non-sparking
tools/ Pneumatic of Hydraulic torque wrench with suitable sockets and other
accessories / Hydraulic bolt tensioner etc. depending upon service pressure,
temperature rating of the line on which job is to be carried out.
3 Skilled manpower with protective clothing, safety shoes etc.
4 Proper access to flange joints for all bolts, proper scaffolding etc. if required.
5 Proper escape route
6 Readiness of proper size and rating of blinds, gaskets, wedges and fasteners
etc.
7 Loosening of the flange joints, starting from 6 O’clock position (Vertical joints)

8 Check for leakage of any hot water, gas, steam, hydro carbon etc. and wait for
depressurisation of line, if any product leakage is observed.
9 Complete opening of flange joint with recommended tools
10 Removal of gasket/ blind wedges etc. and checking of old gaskets for improper
loading from marking on gasket surface.
11 Checking of old fasteners for proper metallurgy, sizing, length etc. and ensure
replacement of fasteners based on observations during final box up and also
ensure that all fasteners to be of same size for uniform loading
12 Making gap in flange joints with proper tools (flange spreader etc.) for proper
observations of gasket sitting area. Ensure proper cleaning of gasket seating
surface with suitable non-sparking tools and inspection of gasket face.

13 Ensure use of recommended gaskets of proper type and size for blinding/ final
box up
14 Placing of fasteners in bottom half of flange joint (vertical joints)
15 In case of blinding ensure that tail of the blind is vertically upward and blind is of
proper size and not interfering with studs movement
16 Ensure proper placement of gasket on raised face/ ring groove/ serrated area

17 Ensuring slight tightening of studs in random in bottom half vertical joint(s) for
holding of gasket in proper position.
18 Fixing all fasteners in position and tightening of nuts by hand to ensure uniform
stud length on both sides.
19 Tightening of all studs as per tightening sequence by recommended tools.

Acceptance by:

Owner/PMC

Annexure B.doc

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