Piping Checklist for 60% 3D Model Review

60% model review is one of the reviews planned in all the EPC projects execution at different stages- 30%, 60% and 90% of design completion.


60% 3D model review is an intermediate review which take place when the final structural steel, final equipment and the majority of the major piping runs, duct-work, instrument and electrical trays have been MODELLED. The primary purpose of these reviews is to review the routings to insure that process integrity has not been compromised, that the pipe, duct-work and tray runs are in accordance with the minimum criteria established for the project and to observe any potential interference in the operability or maintainability, created by the routing of these items.

Below is the piping check point which shall be reviewed prior to 60% 3D model review:

PROJECT NAME :PROJECT NO. :CLIENT :AREA OR WBS NAME :REV. :DATE : DD/MM/YYYYDOCUMENT NO. :
Check List for 60% Model Review
General:


1All underground piping systems are modeled and checked.
2Piping having size 2” and above is modeled and checked.
3Pipe supports locations & types are correct. Supports for stress critical systems shall be based on stress analysis calculations.
4Utility stations locations are shown by volume box and the locations are checked.
5Foam powder & Water Spray Systems are modeled and checked.
6Eye wash and Safety Shower locations modeled and checked.
7Access and egress, operation and maintenance of valve and instruments are checked.
8The model is updated as per the vendor drawings of the packages.
9All equipment are modeled as per latest vendor drawings & checked.
10All mechanical handling equipment’s like cranes, monorails, davits, eye pads, EOT’s etc… are modeled and checked.
11All structural steel, e.g. pipe racks, technological structures, shelters, platforms, stair cases /ladders, pipe supports designed by civil etc… are modeled as Civil design and checked.
12All Paving and curbing is modeled and checked.
13All foundations are modeled and checked.
14All buildings are modeled and checked.
15All Instrument items like junction boxes, panels, cabinets, SIV vessels Inclusive of supports) are modeled and checked.
16All Electrical items like junction boxes, panels, cabinets, lighting poles, flood lights, masts etc… (Inclusive of supports) are modeled and checked.
17All Telecom items like junction boxes, panels, cabinets, CCTVs, PAGA speakers, telecom tower, etc… are modeled and checked.
18All above ground cable tray routing is modeled and checked. Outline of drops to equipment/all users is shown in the model.
19All underground cable trenches are modeled and checked.
20Analyzer shelters modeled and checked.
21Where applicable passive fire proofing is incorporated in the model.
22Construction access is checked.
23Review tags of 30% model review are closed.
24Interdisciplinary model review is conducted and all the comments are resolved.
Process related:
25All line numbers, line size, pipe class & flow direction are checked as per P&IDs.
26All tags for equipment, valve, SP item and Instrument are checked as per P&IDs.
27All in-line & on-line components are located and sequence of branch connections are as per P&IDs.
28The special requirements such as slope, no pocket, removable spool etc. and design related P&ID notes are taken care.
29Ensure the hydro test vents and drains are provided where necessary (for all lines that will be hydro tested).
30The insulation type & limit/extent are correctly specified.
31The electrical tracing and limit/ extent are shown, if applicable.


32The requirement of symmetrical piping and minimum piping are properly taken care as per process requirement, if applicable.(esp. for air cooler piping)
33The requirement of straight length for inlet pipes at column inlets, knock out drums/vessels and cyclones etc. are taken care as per Process/Mechanical requirement.
34The straight length requirement for suction & discharge of pumps/ Compressors, if any is checked.
35The suction line for compressor is routed with a slope towards the knock out drum.
36The length / no. of elbows on suction line between tank/vessel and pump should be minimum. Pockets may be avoided if possible. High points shall be below the LL level in the tank (i.e. Fully flooded line).
37All the vapor lines branch off from the top of the main line.
38All valves required for emergency operations are operable from grade.
39Lines are provided with drain connection between two valves, especially when the second valve is a check valve.
40The hot lines which are near to the operating platform or near the reach of the person are insulated for personnel protection. The limits of insulation modeled are checked.
41The routing of flare header is free of any pocket and kept continuously sloping towards knock-out drum as per process requirement.
Layout related:
42Ensure all vertical lines rising or dropping from rack to unit are maintained same back of pipe from rack.
43Arrangement of piping entering and leaving the plant are logically grouped together at the battery limit.
44The PSV outlet lines are self draining to flare header and ensure no pocket in PSV inlet lines.
45The personnel access/ingress paths are free from hazards posed by blow out panels, rupture discs and relief valvedischarge stacks.
46Removable spool shall be of minimum length and shall not have any instruments, vents, drains and other tapping/connected piping.
47The area for large filters, strainers etc. are located within curbed areas to contain the spillage during cartridge/element replacement operations.
48The handling & removal of all valves, blinds etc. for maintenance are reviewed with respect to arrangement and access space.
49Ensure that the design has been done effectively to reduce the number of flanges required for internally lined pipes and Galvanized pipes greater than 2”.
50Operation and maintenance access for all valves, Instrumentation, spec. blinds/spacer & spade are provided.
51Platforms requirement for accessibility, operation, maintenance are taken care. Also ensure proper access is provided by proper selection of ladders or stairways.
52Proper size cut outs are provided on platform/floor openings for piping.
53All ladders are checked for side entry on vertical Vessels/Columns.
54Ensure there is no interference with adjacent lines/structure due to expansion of piping in hot condition.
55Open sewer pit is avoided near the hot oil/fluid pumps.
56The flat side up (FSU) eccentric reducer is used in pump suction line to avoid pocket formation which may cause the cavitations of the pump.
57In general, on straight pipe run the eccentric reducer is used with its flat side down (FSD).
58Placement of valves in pipe racks has been avoided. If unavoidable they are to be provided with access.
59For routing of jacketed sulphur piping, cross is used where the direction change is envisaged. Also ensure proper space for rodding from two directions.
60Ensure that the valves and instruments located on sulphur pits are safely accessible in case of fire for shutdown.
61Provision of tundish where drain is to be collected from the open drain system is checked.
62Ensure the discharge of process and hydrocarbon lines should not be let to open at grade; This should be connected to closed drain system.
63Ensure the Relief valve piping should be as short as possible when discharging into a closed system.
64The valve pits, sumps, catch basins and trenches, culverts and any other pits etc. are properly located and checked.
65The dyke, curb walls, bund walls and fire separation walls etc. are properly located and checked.
66The underground oily/sewer piping is properly shown and checked.
67The piping for Pumps in parallel and Fin fan coolers is checked for symmetry to have same performance.
68The elevation of equipment with relation to NPSH requirement of pumps is checked.
69Location of suction air filters is checked so that the air quality is clean and free from obstacle.
70Hand wheel/lever location/orientation to be checked for plug/ball valves for interference with operating access, platforms, structures etc.
71Check the distance of snuffing steam isolation valve for fired heaters, it is to be located 15m away from heater.
72Elevation of U/G drain drum and pit depth shall be reviewed.
Layout and Mechanical Handling Related:
73Requirements for equipment removal hatches and construction opening in floors, walls and roofs have been identified and shown and checked.
74The adequate clearance availability for the maintenance and removal of rotors/shafts/internals etc (including the installation of temporary rigging beams, hoists, chain falls, etc.) should be checked.
75The bottom of monorails/ hoists/EOT/HOT hook elevation should not be lower than the usable openings of roll-up doors, forklift access aisles etc.
76The Crane/Hoist hook limits have been considered when setting crane/monorail elevations. (The compressor/blower/pump shelter sizes to checked w.r.to available operation & maintenance space.)
77Projection of monorails should be minimum 1 meter outside the shelter/buildings for loading/unloading/dropout area if the same is outside the shelter.
78Adequate lay down areas are identified and located for use with cranes, gantries and monorails.
79The requirement of breakup flanges should be checked for piping running over equipments (esp. compressors, chemical injection package, blowers).
80Fire proofing requirement to be checked as per HSE. Fire proofing if required, shall be modeled and checked for clearances and interferences.
81The pumps with a vertical suction line and the elevated strainer are properly located and ensured the opening of such strainer does not result in spilling the flammable liquid.
82Access around the pumps is to be checked for obstruction due to hook up around the pumps like seal oil lines, casing drains to closed drain network etc.
83All Cryogenic service valves stem are to be checked for the stem in Vertical position or at less than 45 degree angle to vertical.
84The stem of gate valves in flare service should be horizontal.
Instrument/Mechanical and Vendor related:
85The equipment/package items are checked with Vendor drawings.(for nozzle no, size, rating, elevation & orientation)
86The Control valves, ESDV, & PSV are modeled and checked as per vendor drawings along with correct size and orientation of actuators. Maintenance access is checked for Control valves, ESDV, PSV & actuators of valves.
87All inline/online Instrument connections are checked as per the Inst. Hook-up drawings.
88The instrument orifice tapping orientations are checked as per Instrument Standards as per type of fluid (e.g. gas & liquid).
89The upstream/downstream straight length requirement for orifice is checked as per instruments/vendor requirement.
90The suction of the air blower of buildings and the inlet for HVAC is taken from a non-hazardous area.
91Check that tracing around the suction and discharge lines can be dismantled to allow pump removal.
92The clearance for removal of strainer basket is checked. Also checked for requirement of breakup flanges, if any for strainer drain lines.
93Instrument and electrical push buttons on poles are checked so as they are not obstructing the accessibility of the pump.
94The piping with instrument connections is properly positioned for easy accessibility. If needed for access, the necessary platform and walkways are provided.
95In case ultrasonic flow meter is used, then adequacy of space available around the flow meter is checked for installation of the flow meter sensor so that it does not touch adjacent line.
96Electrical, Instrumentation and Telecommunication JB are locations are checked so that they are not causing obstruction in the walkway.
97Sample cabinet and coolers are properly located and checked, wherever applicable.
98Cathodic protection (CP) rectifier is properly located as a Block, wherever applicable.
99The electrical power generation package is shown as a Block, wherever applicable.
100The electrical main cable trays are properly shown and checked.
101The underground electrical/instrumentation cable trenches etc. are properly shown and checked.
102The underground electrical conduits are properly shown and checked (esp. where crossing is expected).
103Electrical transformers as a block are shown. Bus duct between Generator and the Switchboard are shown.
104Electrical Panel, Junction Boxes, Push Button stations are shown and checked.
105Instrument main & branch cable trays of 150 mm and above along with, trenches, junction boxes, transmitter boxes etc. are located and shown and checked.
Stress and supporting related:
106The appropriate secondary supports are provided and span is checked as per the support specification.
107Stress group comments for stress critical lines are incorporated and checked.
108The routings of two-phase lines are to be without pocket to the maximum extent possible. Also ensure proper supporting of these lines.
109Ensure civil foundation is modeled for standard secondary supports.
110Ensure civil structural & foundation is modeled for non standard secondary supports (by civil)
111Ensure that correct types of primary supports are selected like clamp type shoes shall be used for Stainless steel, Alloy steel and galvanized pipes. Clamp type shoes shall be used for Carbon steel pipes requiring PWHT.
112All foundation including footing/ piling wherever applicable is located and shown (for equipments, pipe support and platforms, etc).
113Adequate supporting provided for all control valve stations.
114Spring supports are modeled and checked.
115Small bore branches with long runs are checked for proper supporting and requirement of stiffeners at branch–off locations.

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