Technical Specification for H2 Cylinder Cascade
For 300 KTPA Green Ammonia Project at Kandla
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300 KTPA GREEN AMMONIA PLANT AT KANDLA
Project Document Title
Technical Specification for H2 Cylinder Cascade
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Technical Specification for H2 Cylinder Cascade
For 300 KTPA Green Ammonia Project at Kandla
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1. Intent Of Specification
This specification is intended to cover the minimum requirement for complete system design, engineering,
manufacturing, material, shop inspection, testing at manufacturer’s works, painting, packing for
transportation, Supervision of Testing and Commissioning at site, site painting (if any), performance
guarantee test of Cascade, with all equipment and accessories.
2. Project Information
2.1 Purchaser
L&T Energy Green Tech Ltd.
2.2 Project Brief
L&T Energy Green Tech Limited (LTEGL), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited, is planning to set
up a green ammonia plant at the Kandla Port, Gandhidham, Gujarat. LTEGL aims to establish a green
ammonia plant with an initial production capacity of 0.3 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA),
expandable to 1.8 MMTPA.
The plant will utilize green hydrogen, produced from water, and nitrogen from air to produce sustainable
green ammonia, addressing environmental concerns and meeting the growing demand for eco-friendly
ammonia and its products. Green hydrogen will be produced on-site through electrolysis & nitrogen will
be generated from the air separation unit, utilizing renewable energy sources. The renewable energy
needed for electrolysis and other power requirements will be sourced from the nearby region, ensuring
sustainable operations. Hydrogen from purification unit and nitrogen from air separation unit is mixed at
a molar ratio of 3:1 using a static mixer to produce syngas. Syngas to be sent to upstream of existing
ammonia plant Syngas compressor located in plant facility.
2.3 Site Information
Location : Kandla Port (Deendayal Port), Kutch Gujarat, India
Coordinates : 23° 7'27.51"N, 70°13'51.55"E
Nearest town/ city : Gandhidham
Nearest airport : Gandhidham
Basic wind speed : 50m/sec (Cyclonic zone) as per IS 875-III
Seismic Zone : V (with zone factor Z=0.36) as per IS 1893
Environment exposure : Very severe
2.4 Ambient conditions
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Parameters Units Values
Ambient temperature During Summer (Min / Max) °C 21.68 / 48.44
Ambient temperature During Monsoon (Min / Max) °C 29.32/ 33.38
Ambient temperature During Winter (Min / Max) °C 4 / 31.24
Relative humidity During Summer (Min / Max) 30.59 % / 76.32%
Relative humidity During Monsoon (Min / Max) 66.85 % / 84.57%
Relative humidity During Winter (Min / Max) 49.02 % / 59.69%
Atmospheric pressure kg/cm2(a) 1.026
Design Ambient Temperature °C 50
Technical Specification for H2 Cylinder Cascade
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3. Scope & Design Requirements
The scope of work under this package shall include design, engineering, manufacturing, shop painting,
testing at manufacturer’s works, proper marking & packaging (for transportation to site), loading of
equipment and supervision of commissioning of H2 cylinders in cascade.
3.1 Hydrogen Cascade
Item No Description Requirement Bidder’s Confirmation
1. Hydrogen Cascade suitable for
a) Gas Hydrogen gas
b) Purity 99.99%
Density of Hydrogen at 150 bar (g) and
c) 11.85 kg/m3
40 Deg. C
160 kg/cm2g
d) Cascade Outlet Design Pressure
(Vendor to Confirm)
e) Cascade Outlet Operating Pressure 150 kg/cm2g
f) Number of Cylinder Vendor to Provide
g) Hydrogen Storage capacity per cylinder Vendor to Provide
h) Cylinder Type Type-IV (VTC)
i) Cylinder Material of Construction Vendor to Provide
j) Cylinder Dimensions (ID x T.L. to T.L.) Vendor to Provide
k) Cylinder Thickness Vendor to Provide
l) Cylinder Operating Pressure 150-250 kg/cm2g
m) Cylinder Operating Temperature 40 Deg.C
160-260 kg/cm2g
n) Cylinder Design Pressure
(Vendor to Confirm)
75 Deg. C
o) Cylinder Design Temperature (Vendor to Confirm)
p) Cascade Dimension (L x W x H) Vendor to Provide
q) No. of Cylinders in each Cascade Vendor to Provide
No. of Cascade required for storage of Vendor to Provide
r) H2
s) Weight of each cylinder Vendor to Provide
t) Weight of each cascade Vendor to Provide
2.
a) Manifolds As required
b) Pigtails As required
c) Isolation Block Valves As required
d) Safety Relief Valve Two (Minimum)
e) Non-return valve As required
f) Pressure Gauge and regulators As required
g) Piping & fitting As required
h) Structural support As required
i) Sunshade for cascade shall be provide As required
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Item No Description Requirement Bidder’s Confirmation
Counter flanges with necessary
j) hardware for all the flanged end As required
connections
k) Tag Plate As required
l) Control Valve As required
m) Pressure Transmitter One No.
n) Purge Valve As required
o) Non Return Valve As required
Remote Instruments
3. Junction Box As required wired up to the vendor
supplied junction Box
Vendor to share
Painting of Cascade shall be as per
4. painting
Vendor standards
specification
Note:
1. Items though not specifically mentioned but are required to make the system complete shall be treated as
included in scope of bidder and must be mentioned in the offer unless otherwise specifically excluded in
the offer.
2. The purity of the hydrogen to be stored in the cylinders shall be monitored online as per rules.
3. The system shall be designed to operate safely in ambient conditions.
4. Total hydrogen net storage quantity shall be 50000 kg, with operating pressure as 150-250
kg/cm2g and discharge pressure as 160kg/cm2g, accordingly nos of cylinders required shall be
calculated and confirmed by vendor. No of cylinders in each stack shall be confirmed by vendor.
5. Cascade shall be covered by a certificate signed by the inspecting authority's representative to the effect
that each cylinder meets the requirements of this standard in all respects.
6. All instruments shall be suitable for process application and design conditions. Transmitter shall be 2 Wire
4-20 mA output, HART protocol, 24 VDC loop powered, LCD Display, Instruments and control valves/ on/
off solenoid valves shall intrinsic safe to Ex i with weather protection class IP65 or better. The Junction
Box shall be Ex d / Ex e Junction Box shall be installed on stanchion supplied by vendor. Instrument
installation accessories, cable glands shall be supplied by vendor.
Each Stack / Cascade shall consist of Pressure transmitter and On-Off Valve at inlet and Outlet.
Diaphragm of Pressure transmitter shall be gold plated for Hydrogen service. All necessary certification
for Pressure transmitter and On-Off Valve shall be considered for Hydrogen service.
Note:
1. Manifold shall be fitted with pressure gauge, pressure transmitter and isolation block valve.
2. Manifold shall connect to H2 cylinders by using pigtail of copper material.
3. Pigtail shall have bull nose connection on one side to connect regulator and flange end connection on
other side to connect to isolation valve towards manifold
4. Safety relief valve shall be provided after PCV for safety of piping system against over pressurization.
5. The entire interconnecting pipe shall be of seamless type.
6. Duplex type seamless manifold shall have provision to connect all number of cylinders at a time for given
skid capacity. Manifold shall be fitted with cylinder isolating valves to facilitate the
connection/disconnection of cylinders without interrupting the supply of gas.
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7. All valves and specialties shall have permanent stainless steel tag plate fixed on the body, indicating the
service for which these will be used and the primary pressure and temperature rating & tag number as per
Name plate procedure.
8. All piping and fittings will be tested hydrostatically at the shops where manufactured, to test pressures
which are given in the respective codes mentioned herein and elsewhere. All piping systems shall be
tested hydrostatically after erection as per the data sheet mentioned elsewhere.
9. Pipe supports, guides, anchors, including all structural steel sub-framing are in Supplier’s scope of supply
and the Supplier shall furnish the required drawings and BOQ for the above. Structural steel shall conform
to ASTM/IS standard.
4. Terminal Points and Exclusions
Bidder’s
Sr. No Terminal Points Description
Confirmation
At 1.0 M away from the cascade.
1 Cascade Inlet Mating flange with applicable expander/ reducer to
match owner piping to be provided by the Bidder.
Isolation valve at outlet of the distributor header for H2
2 Cascade
cascade.
All Remote Instruments, control valves / On/Off valves
3 Junction Box
wired up to vendor’s Junction Box
Note:
1. Any deviation from above to be clearly indicated to the Purchaser. Purchaser's prior approval is required
for same.
2. All calculations/ data sheets shall be submitted to Purchaser in soft editable (word, excel, AUTO-CAD or
other tool) format.
3. At all flanged terminal connections (wherever applicable) companion flanges together with gaskets and
fasteners shall be supplied by Bidder
Bidder shall submit the deviation; otherwise, it will be considered that the offer is in line with LTEG
specification.
5. Applicable Codes and Standards
All equipment, systems and services covered under this specification shall comply with all currently
applicable statutes, regulations and safety codes in the locality where the equipment will be installed. The
equipment and systems shall also conform to the latest applicable standards specified. All codes and
standards referred to in the specification shall be understood to be the latest version on the date of offer
made by the bidder unless otherwise indicated. Nothing in this specification shall be construed to relieve
the bidder of this responsibility.
Publications of the following nationally recognized organization are applicable to the design, manufacture,
and testing of the equipment included in the specification to the extent specified therein. Design,
manufacture and testing of the Hydrogen cylinder and components thereof shall, unless specifically
stated otherwise, conform to the following specific codes and standards as applicable, including its latest
amendments subsequent to the date of publication as mentioned below.
• NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code, 2011 Edition or newer.
• NFPA 853
• ISO 22734:2019 Hydrogen generators using water electrolysis — Industrial, commercial, and residential
applications
• All pipe to conform with ANSI/ASME/ASA pressure piping code and seamless type.
• Cascade shall be as per Local Regulation requirement
• Bureau of Indian Standards
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• Indian Explosives Act.
• Indian Factories Act
• PESO
• Gas Cylinder Rules 2016 (and amendments thereto)
• OISD 241
• SMPV (Static and Mobile Pressure Vessel)
Pressure Measurement
1. Performance Test Code for pressure measurement - ASME PTC 19.2 latest edition
2. Bourdon tube pressure and vacuum gauges - IS 3624, IS 3602, ASME B 40.1
Process Connection and Piping
3. Codes for hydrogen piping and pipelines ASME B31.12.
4. Seamless carbon steel pipe ASTM A-106.
5. Forged and Rolled Alloy steel pipe flanges, forged fittings, valves and parts - ASTM A-182.
6. Material for socket welded fittings - ASTM A-105.
7. Seamless ferrite alloy steel pipe - ASTM A-335.
8. Pipe fittings of wrought carbon steel and alloy steel - ASTM A-234.
9. Composition bronze or metal castings - ASTM B-62.
10. Seamless copper tube, bright annealed ASTM B-168.
11. Seamless copper tube - ASTM B-75.
12. Dimensions of fittings - ANSI B-16.11.
13. Valves flanged and butt-welding ends - ANSI B16.34.
14. Nomenclature for Instrument tube fittings ISA-RP-42.1 - 1982.
The codes and standards specified above are indicative but not exhaustive. Any other equivalent code,
subject to purchaser’s approval.
In case of any contradiction between the above standards and data specification sheets, the stipulation
in the data sheets prevails and shall be binding on the bidder.
Standards not indicated in the specification are acceptable subject to the approval of purchaser/ owner,
if they are established to be equal or superior to the standards indicated in the specification.
Metric units / SI units shall be used in all data / drawings submitted for this package.
Bidder shall furnish with the bid, English translations of standards, if specifically requested to which the
equipment and systems offered are conforming.
6. Bidder’s Documents Submission
• It is the responsibility of the bidder to get the required approval for all the drawings / documents submitted
by the bidder to Employer.
• Approval of Drawings / documents does not absolve the bidder from the responsibilities for correctness
of Design, Workmanship, Guarantee Performance, complete technical and contractual obligations /
requirements.
• Any discrepancy / deviation / defect in the material or part thereof if noticed in future or the System /
Equipment fails to comply with the requirements stated in various parts of technical specifications, the
same shall have to be replaced / rectified by the bidder without any financial implication to the employer.
• PESO certification of cylinders.
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6.1 At FEED Stage
Sr. No Description
1. Signed a copy of technical specification with all the attachments.
2. P&ID
3. Design and construction features in details
GA drawing of the cascade indicating the relative location of equipment/ skid, curb wall,
4. terminal point locations, area for maintenance, not to exceed dimension, Heaviest component
weight for handling and operation etc.
5. Assembly and outline drawings for equipment.
6. Brief operation and control philosophy
Typical cross-section drawing of the cascade showing various components and material of
7. construction for all items.
Experience list for similar types of cascades earlier supplied, which should indicate the name of
8. customer, date of ordering, date of commissioning, etc.
9. Deviation List (if any)
10. Filled in data sheets of Instrument as per the technical specification.
Note:
Any deviations (variations/alterations) from the technical specification intended by a bidder in this
proposed bid shall be clearly stated with implications, if any. Bidder shall also explain the reasons in
detail for the deviations. The final decision will be made by the Purchaser after evaluating the
deviations. Bid without stated deviation shall be deemed to fully comply with all the requirements of
the technical specification.
6.2 After Placement of Order
A. Bidder shall submit all design drawings and documents as per MDL provided. Documents which are
part of the customer submission list (CSL) shall be mandatorily included in the MDL and appended
further if additional documents are required by the customer for their review/approval. For CSL
documents, the document numbers/titles shall also be in line with the customer’s requirements.
B. Drawing or document Approval code.
Drawing/Document Approval Codes
Action Code Action Code meaning
Code 1 Approved
Approved Subjected to incorporation of comments/Modification as noted. Resubmit
Revised drawing/Documents after incorporation of comments for final approval/ Proceed
Code 2
for manufacturing/Sequential activities for those areas of drawing/documents which do
not have any review comment
Not approved, Resubmit revised drawing/documents after incorporation of comments for
Code 3
approval
Code 4 Rejected
Code 5 Retained for Information & Records
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Drawing or document category in MDL shall be as per following table
Category Description
A For Approval
I For Information
C. It is the responsibility of the bidder to get the required approval for all the drawings /
documents submitted by the bidder to purchaser. Approval of Drawings/ documents does
not absolve the bidder from the responsibilities for correctness of Design, Workmanship,
Guarantee Performance, complete technical and contractual obligations/ requirements. Any
discrepancy / deviation / defect in the material or part thereof if noticed in future or the
System / Equipment fails to comply with the requirements stated above, the same shall have
to be replaced / rectified by the bidder without any financial implication to the purchaser.
