TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONFOULINGRESISTANCESFORHEATTRANSFEREQUIPMENTDEP20.21.00.31-Gen.December1998DESIGNANDENGINEERINGPRACTICEThisdocumentisconfidential.NeitherthewholenoranypartofthisdocumentmaybedisclosedtoanythirdpartywithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofShellInternationalOilProductsB.V.andShellInternationalExplorationandProductionB.V.,TheHague,TheNetherlands.Thecopyrightofthisdocumentisvestedinthesecompanies.Allrightsreserved.Neitherthewholenoranypartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,storedinanyretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorbyanyPDFcreatedwithpdfFactoryProtrialversion(electronic,mechanical,reprographic,recordingorotherwise)withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofthecopyrightowners.PDFcreatedwithpdfFactoryProtrialversion(DesignandEngineeringPractice)publicationsreflecttheviews,atthetimeofpublication,of:ShellInternationalOilProductsB.V.(SIOP)andShellInternationalExplorationandProductionB.V.(SIEP)andShellInternationalChemicalsB.V.(SIC)TheHague,TheNetherlands,andotherServiceCompanies.Theyarebasedontheexperienceacquiredduringtheirinvolvementwiththedesign,construction,operationandmaintenanceofprocessingunitsandfacilities,andtheyaresupplementedwiththeexperienceofGroupOperatingcompanies.Whereappropriatetheyarebasedon,orreferenceismadeto,nationalandinternationalstandardsandcodesofpractice.TheobjectiveistosettherecommendedstandardforgooddesignandengineeringpracticeappliedbyGroupcompaniesoperatinganoilrefinery,gashandlinginstallation,chemicalplant,oilandgasproductionfacility,oranyothersuchfacility,andtherebytoachievemaximumtechnicalandeconomicbenefitfromstandardization.Theinformationsetforthinthesepublicationsisprovidedtousersfortheirconsiderationanddecisiontoimplement.ThisisofparticularimportancewhereDEPsmaynotcovereveryrequirementordiversityofconditionateachlocality.ThesystemofDEPsisexpectedtobesufficientlyflexibletoallowindividualoperatingcompaniestoadapttheinformationsetforthinDEPstotheirownenvironmentandrequirements.WhenContractorsorManufacturers/SuppliersuseDEPstheyshallbesolelyresponsibleforthequalityofworkandtheattainmentoftherequireddesignandengineeringstandards.Inparticular,forthoserequirementsnotspecificallycovered,thePrincipalwillexpectthemtofollowthosedesignandengineeringpracticeswhichwillachievethesamelevelofintegrityasreflectedintheDEPs.Ifindoubt,theContractororManufacturer/Suppliershall,withoutdetractingfromhisownresponsibility,consultthePrincipaloritstechnicaladvisor.TherighttouseDEPsisgrantedbySIOP,SIEPorSIC,inmostcasesunderServiceAgreementsprimarilywithcompaniesoftheRoyalDutch/ShellGroupandothercompaniesreceivingtechnicaladviceandservicesfromSIOP,SIEPorSIC.Consequently,threecategoriesofusersofDEPscanbedistinguished:1)OperatingcompanieshavingaServiceAgreementwithSIOP,SIEP,SICorotherServiceCompany.TheuseofDEPsbytheseOperatingcompaniesissubjectinallrespectstothetermsandconditionsoftherelevantServiceAgreement.2)OtherpartieswhoareauthorizedtouseDEPssubjecttoappropriatecontractualarrangements.3)Contractors/subcontractorsandManufacturers/Suppliersunderacontractwithusersreferredtounder1)or2)whichrequiresthattendersforprojects,materialssuppliedor-generally-workperformedonbehalfofthesaiduserscomplywiththerelevantstandards.Subjecttoanyparticulartermsandconditionsasmaybesetforthinspecificagreementswithusers,SIOP,SIEPandSICdisclaimanyliabilityofwhatsoevernatureforanydamage(includinginjuryordeath)sufferedbyanycompanyorpersonwhomsoeverasaresultoforinconnectionwiththeuse,applicationorimplementationofanyDEP,combinationofDEPsoranypartthereof.ThebenefitofthisdisclaimershallinureinallrespectstoSIOP,SIEP,SICand/oranycompanyaffiliatedtothesecompaniesthatmayissueDEPsorrequiretheuseofDEPs.Withoutprejudicetoanyspecifictermsinrespectofconfidentialityunderrelevantcontractualarrangements,DEPsshallnot,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofSIOPandSIEP,bedisclosedbyuserstoanycompanyorpersonwhomsoeverandtheDEPsshallbeusedexclusivelyforthepurposeforwhichtheyhavebeenprovidedtotheuser.Theyshallbereturnedafteruse,includinganycopieswhichshallonlybemadebyuserswiththeexpresspriorwrittenconsentofSIOPandSIEP.ThecopyrightofDEPsvestsinSIOPandSIEP.UsersshallarrangeforDEPstobeheldinsafecustodyandSIOPorSIEPmayatanytimerequireinformationsatisfactorytotheminordertoascertainhowusersimplementthisrequirement.AlladministrativequeriesshouldbedirectedtotheDEPAdministratorinSIOP.NOTE:InadditiontoDEPpublicationsthereareStandardSpecificationsandDraftDEPsforDevelopment(DDDs).DDDsgenerallyintroducenewproceduresortechniquesthatwillprobablyneedupdatingasfurtherexperiencedevelopsduringtheiruse.TheaboverequirementsfordistributionanduseofDEPsarealsoapplicabletoStandardSpecificationsandDDDs.StandardSpecificationsandDDDswillgraduallybereplacedbyDEPs.DEP20.21.00.31-Gen.December1998Page2PDFcreatedwithpdfFactoryProtrialversion