SIST EN ISO 15547-2:2006
(Main)Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Plate-type heat exchangers - Part 2: Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Plate-type heat exchangers - Part 2: Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers (ISO 15547-2:2005)
This part of ISO 15547 gives requirements and recommendations for the mechanical design, materials selection, fabrication, i nspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of brazed alu minium plate-fin heat exchangers for use in petroleum, petroch emical and natural gas industries.
Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie - Plattenwärmetauscher - Teil 2: Gelötete Rippen-Platten Wärmeaustauscher aus Aluminium (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Echangeurs thermiques a plaques - Partie 2: Echangeurs thermiques a plaques en aluminium brasé (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Petrokemična industrija ter industrija za predelavo nafte in zemeljskega plina – Ploščni prenosniki toplote – 2. del: Lotani aluminijski narebreni ploščni prenosniki toplote (ISO 15547-2:2005)
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Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Plate-type heat exchangers - Part
2: Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie - Plattenwärmetauscher - Teil 2: Gelötete
Rippen-Platten Wärmeaustauscher aus Aluminium (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Echangeurs thermiques a
plaques - Partie 2: Echangeurs thermiques a plaques en aluminium brasé (ISO 15547-
2:2005)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 15547-2:2005
ICS:
71.120.30 Prenosniki toplote Heat exchangers
75.180.20 Predelovalna oprema Processing equipment
77.150.10 Aluminijski izdelki Aluminium products
SIST EN ISO 15547-2:2006 en,fr
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 15547-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2005
ICS 27.060.30; 75.180.20 Supersedes EN ISO 15547:2001
English Version
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Plate-type
heat exchangers - Part 2: Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat
exchangers (ISO 15547-2:2005)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie -
Echangeurs thermiques à plaques - Partie 2: Echangeurs Plattenwärmetauscher - Teil 2: Gelötete Rippen-Platten
thermiques à plaques en aluminium brasé (ISO 15547- Wärmeaustauscher aus Aluminium (ISO 15547-2:2005)
2:2005)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 15547-2:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67
"Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum and natural gas industries" in
collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 12 "Materials, equipment and offshore
structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries", the secretariat of which is
held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2006, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2006.
This document supersedes EN ISO 15547:2001.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
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Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 15547-2:2005 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 15547-2:2005 without any
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15547-2
First edition
2005-11-01
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas
industries — Plate-type heat
exchangers —
Part 2:
Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat
exchangers
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel — Échangeurs
thermiques à plaques —
Partie 2: Échangeurs thermiques à plaques en aluminium brasé
Reference number
ISO 15547-2:2005(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope .1
2 Terms and definitions .1
3 General.3
4 Proposal information required .3
5 Drawings and other data requirements.4
6 Design .5
7 Materials .7
8 Fabrication.8
9 Inspection and testing.12
10 Preparation for shipment .14
Annex A (informative) Recommended practice .15
Annex B (informative) Plate-fin heat exchanger checklist.18
Annex C (informative) Plate-fin heat exchanger data sheets.19
Bibliography .26
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Foreword
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ISO 15547-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore structures
for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 6, Processing equipment and
systems.
This first edition of ISO 15547-2, together with ISO 15547-1, cancels and replaces ISO 15547:2000, of which
it constitutes a technical revision.
ISO 15547 consists of the following parts, under the general title Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas
industries — Plate-type heat exchangers:
⎯ Part 1: Plate-and-frame heat exchangers
⎯ Part 2: Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers
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Introduction
Some of the requirements within this part of ISO 15547 have been extracted from the standards of the brazed
aluminium plate-fin heat exchanger manufacturers' association (ALPEMA).
Users of this part of ISO 15547 should be aware that further or differing requirements may be needed for
individual applications. This part of ISO 15547 is not intended to inhibit a vendor from offering, or the
purchaser from accepting, alternative equipment or engineering solutions for the individual application. This
may be particularly applicable where there is an innovative or developing technology. Where an alternative is
offered, the vendor should identify any variations from this part of ISO 15547 and provide details.
A recommended practice is included within this part of this International Standard (see Annex A).
This part of ISO 15547 requires the purchaser to specify certain details and features.
A bullet (z) at the beginning of a clause or subclause indicates a requirement for the purchaser to make a
decision or provide information (for information, a checklist is provided in Annex B).
In this part of ISO 15547, where practical, US Customary units are included in parentheses for information.
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Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries —
Plate-type heat exchangers —
Part 2:
Brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers
1 Scope
This part of ISO 15547 gives requirements and recommendations for the mechanical design, materials
selection, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of brazed aluminium plate-fin heat
exchangers for use in petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
heat transfer area
sum of the primary and secondary heat transfer surface areas of all heat-transfer passages in contact with a
stream
See Figure 1.
Key
1 primary heat transfer surface
2 secondary heat transfer surface
NOTE 1 The primary heat transfer surface within the plate-fin heat exchanger consists of the bare parting sheet and
the fin base directly brazed to the parting sheet.
NOTE 2 The secondary heat transfer surface is provided by the fins. This area includes both sides of the fins where
they are in contact with the fluid.
Figure 1 — Cross-sectional view of fin and parting sheet — Heat transfer area
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2.2
item number
purchaser’s identification number for a plate-fin heat exchanger
2.3
minimum design metal temperature
lowest metal temperature at which pressure-containing elements can be subjected to design pressure
EXAMPLE Ambient temperature, process fluid temperature.
2.4
plate-fin heat exchanger
heat exchanger consisting of a block (core) of alternating layers (passages) of corrugated fins
See Figure 2.
NOTE 1 The layers are separated from each other by parting sheets and sealed along the edges by means of side
bars, and are provided with inlet and outlet ports for the streams. The block is bounded by cap sheets at the top and
bottom.
NOTE 2 All the layers carrying the same stream are connected together by headers (inlet, outlet, intermediate) directly
attached by welding onto the brazed core.
Key
H height
1 parting sheet 5 cap sheet
L length
2 heat transfer fins 6 headers
W width
3 distributor fins 7 nozzles
4 side bars 8 block (core)
Figure 2 — Typical brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchanger and components
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2.5
pressure design code
recognized pressure vessel standard specified or agreed by the purchaser
EXAMPLE ASME Section VIII, EN 13445.
2.6
structural welding code
recognized structural welding code specified or agreed by the purchaser
3 General
z 3.1 The pressure design code shall be specified or agreed by the purchaser. Pressure components shall
comply with the pressure design code and the supplemental requirements in this part of ISO 15547.
The structural welding code shall be specified or agreed by the purchaser.
3.2 Annex A provides some recommended practices for information.
z 3.3 The vendor shall comply with the applicable local regulations specified by the purchaser.
z 3.4 If specified by the purchaser, or if required by regulations, the vendor shall register each plate-fin heat
exchanger.
3.5 Further information on brazed aluminium plate-fin heat exchangers can be found in the ALPEMA
1)
standards .
4 Proposal information required
4.1 The vendor shall provide a completed data sheet, including materials of construction. An example of a
suitable format is given in Annex C.
4.2 The vendor shall specify operating limitations, e.g. temperature limits.
4.3 The vendor shall include a detailed description of any exception to the specified requirements.
4.4 The first-time use of a plate-fin heat exchanger design, component or material by the vendor for the
purchaser’s intended service shall be clearly indicated by the vendor.
4.5 The vendor shall provide recommended strainer requirements for each stream.
z 4.6 If a mercury-tolerant design is specified by the purchaser, the vendor shall provide details of special
design, manufacturing techniques and operating procedures.
1) The standards of the Brazed Aluminium Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger Manufacturers' Association, 29 Clevelands,
Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 2EQ, UK.
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5 Drawings and other data requirements
5.1 Drawings
5.1.1 The vendor shall furnish general arrangement drawings for each plate-fin heat exchanger for review.
The drawings shall include the following information:
a) service, item number, project name and location, vendor’s shop order number and purchaser’s order
number;
b) maximum allowable working pressure, design pressure including vacuum if applicable, test pressure,
maximum design temperature, minimum design metal temperature and any restrictions regarding testing
or operation of the plate-fin heat exchanger;
c) dimensions and location of supports;
d) overall plate-fin heat exchanger dimensions;
e) type and details of fins used;
f) presence and location of any inactive areas;
g) mass of the plate-fin heat exchanger, both empty and full of liquid with a specific gravity of 1,0;
h) centre of gravity of the plate-fin heat exchanger for empty and operating conditions;
i) material specifications for all components;
j) allowable forces and moments on connections;
k) size, flange rating and facing, location, orientation, and flow identification of all connections;
l) applicable design codes.
5.1.2 If controlled torquing of flange bolting is required the vendor shall furnish torquing requirements.
5.1.3 The vendor shall furnish detailed instructions on lifting and handling of the plate-fin exchanger.
5.1.4 The review of general arrangement drawings by the purchaser shall not relieve the vendor of the
responsibility of meeting the requirements of the purchase order.
5.1.5 After receipt of the purchaser’s general arrangement drawing review comments, the vendor shall
furnish the certified general arrangement drawings and the detail drawings.
z 5.1.6 If specified by the purchaser, the vendor shall furnish copies of applicable welding procedure
specifications and weld maps for review or record.
z 5.1.7 If specified by the purchaser, brazing procedures shall be made available for purchaser's review.
z 5.1.8 If specified by the purchaser, the vendor shall furnish copies of applicable calculations for review or
record.
z 5.1.9 If specified by the purchaser, the vendor shall furnish stress analysis calculations in accordance with
the methods prescribed by the applicable pressure design code for review or record.
5.1.10 The vendor shall furnish procedures for pressure and leak testing, and drying for review.
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5.2 Final records
5.2.1 The vendor shall furnish the purchaser with a user's manual which shall contain the following:
a) technical description;
b) operating instructions (including any start-up or shut-down constraints);
c) installation and maintenance instructions (including lifting and handling);
d) data sheets and drawings (as-built).
5.2.2 The vendor shall retain, for at least five years, records which confirm compliance of the material and
fabrication with the requirements of this part of ISO 15547.
6 Design
6.1 General
If the design method is based on proof testing, the vendor shall provide the necessary details to the purchaser
for verification of compliance with the pressure design code.
6.2 Design temperature
z The purchaser shall specify a maximum design temperature and a minimum design metal temperature.
6.3 Design pressure
The plate-fin heat exchanger design shall not be based on differential pressure.
6.4 Thermal stress
z 6.4.1 In addition to the design operating condition(s), the purchaser shall specify all operating conditions
which could impose significant thermal stresses on the plate-fin heat exchanger. This shall consider any
alternative operating cases, turn-down operation, upset-operation cases (with particular attention to cases
where a stream’s flowing condition might change or cease abruptly), and the process control philosophy being
applied to the plate-fin heat exchanger. The purchaser shall specify which streams are subject to cyclic or
frequently-repeated temperature fluctuations.
6.4.2 The vendor’s design shall allow for thermally induced stresses, with the following assumptions:
a) a local temperature difference of 50 K (90 °F) between any two adjacent streams;
b) a local temperature difference of 30 K (54 °F) between any two adjacent streams in two-phase flow, or in
transient or cyclic conditions.
6.5 Fouling resistance
A fouling resistance of zero shall be assumed unless otherwise specified by the purchaser.
NOTE Plate-fin heat exchangers are typically only suitable for clean services.
6.6 Corrosion allowance
The corrosion allowance shall be zero.
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6.7 Components
6.7.1 The vendor shall provide details of the reaction at the support points.
z 6.7.2 If specified by the purchaser, the units shall have an earthing lug or boss.
6.8 Connections
z 6.8.1 If specified by the purchaser, the plate-fin heat exchanger, assemblies and manifolds shall be
self-draining and self-venting through the connections for all pass arrangements.
z 6.8.2 The projection of flanged connections shall allow through-bolting to be removed from either side of the
flange without removing the insulation. The insulation thickness shall be specified by the purchaser.
6.8.3 All bolt holes for flanged or studded connections shall straddle centrelines.
6.8.4 Connection sizes of DN 32 (NPS 1-1/4), DN 65 (NPS 2-1/2), DN 90 (NPS 3-1/2) or DN 125 (NPS 5)
shall not be used.
6.8.5 The vendor shall prepare the ends of nozzles that are to be welded by others, unless otherwise
approved by the purchaser.
6.8.6 The vendor shall perform calculations proving the adequacy of aluminium alloy pipe flanges,
considering the mating flange, bolting and gasket materials as specified by the purchaser. The differential
thermal expansion of bolting and flanges shall be considered.
6.8.7 Inactive areas in plate-fin heat exchangers, such as dummy layers, shall be ventable and drainable.
6.8.8 Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, each nozzle shall be capable of withstanding the
simultaneous applications of the resultant moments and forces defined in Figure 3 and Table 1.
These resultant forces, F , and moments, M , are as follows:
r r
22 2
MM=+M+M
r x yz
22 2
F=+FF+F
r x yz
6.9 Metal temperature monitoring
Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, the vendor shall provide suitable metal-temperature indicating
devices at locations on the plate-fin heat exchanger to allow the operator to measure and monitor cool-down
and warm-up rates.
6.10 Handling devices
The plate-fin heat exchanger shall be provided with suitable lifting lugs, holes or similar devices. The vendor’s
lifting design shall be based on twice the empty mass of the plate-fin heat exchanger.
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Figure 3 — Positions of the three reference axes
Table 1 — Resultant forces and moments allowable at nozzle-to-header intersection
Nominal diameter Resultant moment Resultant force
M F
r r
DN (NPS) N·m (lbf·ft) N (lbf)
50 (2) 60 (44) 405 (91)
80
(3) 165 (122) 750 (169)
100 (4) 330 (243) 1 330 (299)
150
(6) 765 (564) 1 800 (405)
200 (8) 1 080 (797) 2 770 (623)
250
(10) 1 350 (996) 3 370 (758)
300 (12) 1 650 (1 217) 4 500 (1 012)
350 (14) 1 950 (1 438) 5 400 (1 214)
400 (16) 2 320 (1 711) 6 450 (1 450)
450 (18) 2 700 (1 992) 7 500 (1 686)
500 (20) 3 000 (2 213) 8 250 (1 855)
600 (24) 3 600 (2 655) 10 300 (2 316)
7 Materials
7.1 The vendor shall select materials based upon their brazeability, weldability and suitability for the
process service. For information, suitable materials are included in Annex A.
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z 7.2 The purchaser shall specify the quantity of mercury, organo-mercuric compounds and heavy metals
that will be present in the fluids in contact with the plate-fin heat exchanger. If water is present, the purchaser
shall also specify the quantity of H S, NH , CO , SO , NOX, CO, Cl, the presence of halides and the pH value.
2 3 2 2
7.3 The vendor shall ensure the selection of materials that shall not induce corrosion.
7.4 Nozzles smaller than DN 300 (NPS 12) shall be manufactured from seamless pipe, unless otherwise
approved by the purchaser.
7.5 The nameplate shall be of corrosion-resistant material, such as an aluminium alloy or austenitic
stainless steel.
8 Fabrication
8.1 Welding and brazing
8.1.1 All pressure-containing welding and brazing shall be in accordance with the pressure design code.
Structural welding shall be in accordance with the structural welding code, unless otherwise specified by the
purchaser.
8.1.2 All pressure-containing welds shall be full penetration.
8.1.3 Buttwelded joints shall achieve complete penetration and full fusion and shall comply with the
pressure design code.
8.1.4 After arc, flame or similar non-mechanical cutting, all fused metal and metal whose mechanical or
chemical properties have been altered by the cutting process shall be removed by mechanical means.
8.1.5 The oxygen arc method shall not be used to cut aluminium materials.
8.1.6 Backing rings may be used only if the back of the weld is inaccessible and if approved by the
purchaser.
8.1.7 The requirements for welding within this part of ISO 15547 shall apply to all welds on pressure parts,
including permanent and temporary attachments.
8.1.8 Temporary attachments or arc strikes on the pressure parts shall be avoided as far as practicable. If
they occur, they shall be removed and the surface shall be properly conditioned to eliminate surface stress
raisers. Such surfaces shall be examined by the liquid penetrant method.
8.1.9 Welding of aluminium shall be performed using gas tungsten arc or gas metal arc welding, using inert
gas shielding.
8.1.10 The vendor shall demonstrate that any proprietary welded transition components between stainless
steel and aluminium are equivalent to the pressure, bending and fatigue strength of the weaker of the
materials to be joined.
8.2 Reinforcing pads and wear plates
8.2.1 All reinforcing pads shall be continuously welded and have one 6 mm (1/4 in) tapped hole in each
segment for venting. Vent holes shall be plugged with a plastic plug or equivalent after testing.
8.2.2 Each segment of each reinforcing pad and wear plate shall be tested with dry air or nitrogen, at a
gauge pressure of 100 kPa (15 psi).
8.2.3 If wear plates are continuously welded they shall have a vent hole.
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8.3 Tolerances
Standard tolerances for the external dimensions of plate-fin heat exchangers are shown in Figures 4 and 5.
The core centreline (Figure 4) and the base line of supports (Figure 5) are used as datum lines to illustrate
these dimensions.
Figure 6 shows the tolerances for a manifolded assembly of two cores and also flange tolerances.
Dimension Tolerance
± 6 mm (1/4 in) for dimensions u 1 000 mm (39 in)
A, B, C, D, E, F, H,
± 8 mm (5/16 in) for dimensions 1 000 mm (39 in) u 2 000 mm (78 in)
I, J, K
± 10 mm (3/8 in) for dimensions > 2 000 mm (78 in)
G ± 3°
N, O, P
± 3 mm (1/8 in)
Q
± 1 mm (1/16 in)
(bolt-hole diameter)
Key
1 core centreline
Figure 4 — External dimensions of one core using the core centreline
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Dimension Tolerance
± 6 mm (1/4 in) for dimensions u 1 000 mm (39 in)
A, B, C, D, E, F, H,
± 8 mm (5/16 in)
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