ANSI ASTM F1386-1992 Standard Guide for Construction of Sounding Tube and Striker Plate for Tank Sounding.pdf

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1、Designation: F1386 92 (Reapproved 2016)1An American National StandardStandard Guide forConstruction of Sounding Tube and Striker Plate for TankSounding1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1386; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption o

2、r, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEKeywords were added editorially in September 2016.1. Scope1.1 This guide covers desig

3、n and construction criteria forstriker plates and sounding tubes, excluding deck penetrationsand caps, for use with sounding rods or tapes in freshwater,saltwater, and oil tanks.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalc

4、onversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health prac

5、tices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelA53/A53M Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and SeamlessF722 Specification for Welded Joint

6、s for Shipboard PipingSystemsF1155 Practice for Selection and Application of PipingSystem Materials2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flange FittingsANSI B16.9 Factory Made Wrought Steel Butt WeldingFittingsANSI B16.11 Forged Steel, Socket Welding and ThreadedFittingsANSI B16.28 Wrought

7、 Steel, Butt Welding, Short RadiusElbows and ReturnANSI B31.1 Power Piping2.3 ABS Standard:4ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels2.4 AWS Standard:5AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 external sounding tubea sounding tube

8、located out-side the boundaries of the tank being sounded.3.1.2 internal sounding tubea sounding tube located in-side the tank being sounded.3.1.3 soundingmeasurement by sounding; a place or partof a body of liquid where a hand sounding line will reachbottom.4. Classification4.1 Type IInternal sound

9、ing tube, with separate strikerplate.4.2 Type IIInternal sounding tube, with attached strikerplate.4.3 Type IIIInternal sounding tube, with angle strikerplate.4.4 Type IVExternal sounding tube.5. Significance and Use5.1 Sounding tubes may be fabricated from 112 NPS orlarger. Only when otherwise spec

10、ified, Schedule 40components, manufactured from the list of material indicatedin Practice F1155 and Specification A53/A53M, Grade S or1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships andMarine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 onMachinery and Pipi

11、ng Systems.Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2016. Published September 2016. Originallyapproved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1386 92 (2010).DOI: 10.1520/F1386-92R16E01.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serv

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14、nternational standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organiziation Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT

15、) Committee.1Grade ERW. In addition, sounding tubes may be fabricated instainless steel for stainless steel tanks.5.1.1 Sounding tubes passing through or terminating in fueltanks, potable water tanks, or clean salt water ballast tanksshould be constructed of 70-30 copper nickel, but othersuitable ma

16、terial is acceptable.5.2 Striker plates shall be fabricated in accordance withSpecification A36/A36M.5.3 The fittings shall be designed in accordance with ANSIB16.5, ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.28, or ANSI B16.11 asapplicable (see Table 21 in Practice F1155), and the installationshall be in accordance with

17、 ANSI B31.1 as modified bySpecification F722. These standards cover the fitting toler-ances.5.4 Some cargo may preclude the use of materials specifiedin this guide. However, configuration examples are applicablefor all applications.5.5 When a sounding tube is combined with the air escape,either thre

18、e 114-in. (approximately 30-mm) diameter holesapproximately 12 in. (305 mm) from the tank top equallyspaced or six12-in. (approximately 15-mm) diameter holesapproximately 6 in. (150 mm) from the tank top equally spacedcan be used for perforations. See Fig. 2.5.6 Figs. 1-4 are guidance details.6. Ins

19、tallation of Sounding Tubes6.1 Locate sounding tubes as close as possible to the lowestpart of the tank.6.2 Type I, II, and III sounding tubes, excluding oilproducts, shall be perforated as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig.3 respectively, for ventilation.6.2.1 Type IV sounding tubes are only allowed

20、 where thetank cannot be penetrated from the top because of an unavoid-able situation, such as a prohibitive location (see Fig. 4).6.3 Slope and curvature shall be kept to a minimum, andunder no circumstances shall the slope be permitted to exceed45 from the vertical. Radius of curvatures up to a mi

21、nimum of10 ft (approximately 3 m) will be permitted where unavoid-able.6.4 Tubes may be provided with flanged take downconnections, approximately 18 in. (455 mm) from the tankbottom.6.4.1 Tubes shall be terminated close enough to tank bot-toms to prevent hangup of a sounding device or a thief sample

22、rwhen they are being withdrawn from a tank.6.4.2 The inside edges of sounding tube shall be smoothedto prevent hanging up of a sounding device or thief samplerwhen they are being withdrawn from the tank.6.5 Tubes shall be adequately supported to withstand bothstatic and dynamic loads.6.6 Welding sha

23、ll be in accordance with ABS Rules forBuilding and Classing Steel Vessels or AWS D1.1.7. Keywords7.1 sounding; sounding tube; tankFIG. 1 Type I Sounding TubeF1386 92 (2016)12FIG. 2 Type II Sounding TubeFIG. 3 Type III Sounding TubeF1386 92 (2016)13SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTSS1.1 To ensure the fluid i

24、n the sounding tube is representa-tive of the fluid in the tank when taking fuel samples,12-in.(approximately 15-mm) diameter holes, 6 in. (150 mm) apartare drilled in the sounding tubes throughout its length in thetank it serves.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any pa

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