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DOC. NO.
: IOCL-SJ204-CP-DOC-5001
REV.
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ISSUED FOR
19-10-13
PURPOSE
SPECIFICATION FOR
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PROTECTION SYSTEM
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MATERIALS
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INDEX
1.0INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2
2.0ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................................3
3.0CODES AND STANDARDS.......................................................................................................3
4.0POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................4
5.0SERVICE CONDITIONS............................................................................................................5
6.0GENERAL REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................5
7.0EQUIPMENT DETAILS..............................................................................................................5
8.0QUALITY ASSURANCE...........................................................................................................19
9.0INSPECTION AND TESTS.......................................................................................................19
10.0MARKING...............................................................................................................................21
11.0PACKING AND DESPATCH..................................................................................................23
12.0REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................23
1.0
INTRODUCTION
This specification covers the minimum technical requirements governing the design,
manufacture, supply, testing, inspection, preparation for shipment & storage, and delivery to
site of Cathodic Protection System Equipment and Materials with all accessories built in
compliance with applicable standards, to be installed in 2 X 1000 MT mounded LPG storage
vessels as part of the Paradip Haldia Durgapur LPG Pipeline (PHDPL) project.
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ABBREVIATIONS
CPTR
MTBF
MTTR
MCB
HRC
MMO
SCR
CRCA
MOV
PSP
CVCC
AJB
CJB
TJB
MJB
FLP
Flame Proof
FAT
XLPE
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
IS
Indian Standard
NACE
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OISD
ASTM
IS-8062
NACE-RP0169
ASTM B338
Specification for seamless and welded Titanium and Titanium alloy tubes
for condensers and heat exchangers
ASTM B265
Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Strip, Sheet, and Plate
PVC insulated (heavy duty) electric cables for working voltages upto
and including 1100 volts.
IEC-60227
IE60811
IEC-60885
4.0
(LV)
415V ( 10%)
(LV)
240V
50Hz 3%
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SERVICE CONDITIONS
Electrical equipment and material shall be designed and fabricated for use under the following
Site conditions.
6.0
43.9 C
6.7 C
96%
33%
1000 mbara
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a) All the equipment/material shall be brand new with state of art technology and proven field track
record. No prototype equipment shall be accepted.
b) The equipment and materials shall be suitable for installation in locations having generally
corrosive, warm and humid or dusty atmosphere.
c) The equipment shall confirm to the provisions of Indian Electricity rules and other statutory
regulations currently in force in the country.
d) Equipments for hazardous area shall meet the requirement of IS: 2148 or equivalent international
standard and shall be suitable for a gas group IIA & IIB and temperature class-T3 or better.
e) The CPTR unit shall be field proven. The design, internal component layout and rating of
component shall ensure high MTBF and low MTTR.
f)
The anodes shall be suitable for the composition/conditions of soil and should have a design life
of 25years (minimum).
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EQUIPMENT DETAILS
The Cathodic protection system equipment and associated material shall broadly include
7.1
7.2
Anodes
7.3
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7.4
Junction boxes
7.5
Cables
7.6
7.7
Corrosion Protection
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Output protections
System controls
7.1.1
a) The transformer shall be double wound air cooled type with insulation class F with
temperature rise limited to Class B. The separate primary and secondary windings shall have
an electrostatic shield, composed of heavy copper foil, in between the two windings.
b) The autotransformer shall be similar to main transformer except it will have single winding and
tapping for manual mode of control.
c) Single phase transformers may be provided upto 50V, 50A DC output rating of the CPTR
units. Beyond this rating, 3phase transformers shall be provided.
d) The safety factor for the transformer rating shall be minimum 125%. Transformer full load
efficiency will not be less than 95%.
e) Local winding temperature indicator (WTI) with two potential free contacts for alarm and trip
signals shall be provided.
f)
CPTR units having multiple output circuits shall have separate secondary windings for each
output circuit.
g) Protection from overloads at the input side will be provided by suitable MCBs having thermal
overload in addition to separate fuse protection for each diode.
h) Input current limiting reactor of suitable rating shall be provided at the input line of the main
transformer to avoid nuisance tripping of MCB.
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Adequate filtering shall be provided on the DC output of the rectifier to limit the ripple content
in the output to less than 5% at rated load both in Auto and Manual mode of operation.
g) The TR units shall be designed in such a manner that ripple factor does not exceed 5% of
rated load both in Auto and Manual mode of operation.
7.1.3
Output Protections:
a) Protection from overload on the output in auto mode for TR unit will be provided by another
close loop SCR control circuitry giving automatic constant current control act as back up
control to main auto mode control. Separate PCB shall be used for main auto mode control
and the backup control. The current limit for backup control is to be set by two limit switches
marked "coarse" and "fine". The limits of the two switches shall be algebraically additive and
shall give equal steps of 3A each upto 110% rated current. One scale calibrated in Ampere
shall be provided with each limit switches so that current limit can be set by operator at any
desired value in 3A step. In any circumstances the TR unit output current should not exceed
the current limit set by the backup control even in case of short circuit.
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b) In addition to above electronic current limiting feature HRC fuse of suitable ratings shall be
provided at positive and negative terminals in addition to one double pole MCB.
7.1.4
System controls:
The TR unit shall be provided with manual and auto controlled mode of operation through
selector switches as per the following
a) Manual Mode:
In manual mode, the output of TR units shall be controlled from 0 volts to rated value in 23
equal steps through a Auto Transformer with tapping will be provided for voltage control in this
mode. Output voltage of 110% rated voltage shall be available by means of coarse and fine
tap changing switches for rated input supply voltage and 110% rated output current. The
controlled output voltage of auto transformer shall be fed to main transformer input and output
of the main transformer shall be rectified for DC output.
In auto mode, two types of control shall be provided which are as follows:
b) Potential Control:
In this mode of operation the output of the CPTR unit shall operate in an external closed loop
with pipe to soil potential (PSP), measured by reference cell, in feedback loop. The CPTR unit
control shall adjust the output voltage such that the PSP as measured by reference cell always
remains equal to the set potential on the unit. The set potential (Vps) shall have high long
stability and minimum temperature drift.
The unit shall be designed to operate with number of reference cells connected to it. In case of
more than one reference cell, CPTR unit shall have feature to automatically select the
reference cell having less negative potential than the others and use the same for auto control
of the unit.
In case of open circuit or short circuit of reference cell or potential being less negative than a
minimum set potential (Vrs), the unit shall sense these conditions as reference cell failure and
shall automatically switch over to the other healthy reference cell for control. Should fault
occur in all the reference cells, the output voltage or current of the CPTR unit shall adjust
automatically to a preset value, which shall be adjustable.
The unit shall continuously monitor the PSP and necessary annunciation shall be provided in
case of PSP either exceeding the specified maximum limit or remaining lower than the
specified minimum limit.
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When there is a variation up to 10% of input supply voltage, TR unit output current
should not vary more than 1.0A from the set current.
At any operating current, when load resistance is constant or varies to the extent to
allow the unit to operate at current control mode, TR unit output current should not
vary more than 10% operating current.
Under any condition, TR output current should not deviate more than 10% of current
limit set by stepped limit switch while continuous output current adjustment
potentiometer is set at maximum position.
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Timer power ON
ON timing
OFF timing
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Continuous reading, rectangular type (having accuracy within 2% with full load at ambient
temperature) meters shall be provided for the following
(a) AC voltage
(b) AC current
(c) DC voltage
(d) DC current
(e) PSP
All meters shall be electronic digital type with LED display (of digit size 12.5mm min.)
arrangement and shall be able to indicate the current and voltage ranges up to a resolution of one
decimal place for DC Ammeter & Voltmeter and 3 decimal places for PSP meter.
All voltmeters shall be provided with separate fuse and toggle switch where as all Ammeters shall
be provided with only toggle switch.
7.1.6
The complete alarm and annunciations system shall be provided to indicate the following.
(a) Under protection
(b) Over protection
(c) Over current
(d) All failure
Transformer rectifier shall be supplied with a continuous signal light which will go out at loss of AC
input. In addition to this, T/R unit should give annunciation for Auto and Manual mode of operation
by continuous signal light. T/R unit should also indicate the failure of each fuse in bridge rectifier
and two DC output fuses by an independent LED.
One common signal for all the above annunciations is to be provided for remote annunciation in
control room.
7.1.7
Additional features:
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a) The enclosure of TR unit shall be suitable for free standing, floor mounted type with selfsupporting structure and provided with integral base frame at bottom having compartments to
house contain main transformer, auto-transformer, DC choke, etc and also to house the
SCRs/,Diodes, indicating meters, protective devices, electronic control circuits/control cords
etc. The enclosure protection of panel shall be IP-42 as per relevant IEC/IS codes.
a) The enclosure of TR unit shall be fabricated preferably from CRCA sheet steel of minimum
thickness 2 mm & 3 mm for gland plates. Removable type undrilled gland plates shall be
provided at bottom of the panel. Aluminium gland plates shall be used for single core cable
entry. Necessary ventilation shall be provided for the cooling purpose of Transformer,
Rectifier, etc housed inside the enclosure.
b) Suitable hooks shall be provided for lifting the panel. These hooks when removed shall not
leave any hole in the panel or imperfections in the paint finish.
c) All instruments shall be panel mounted type and back connected. All fuses shall be provided
inside the panel and shall be link type.
d) All live parts shall be shrouded. This shall ensure complete safety to personnel indenting
routine maintenance by opening the panel doors.
e) CPTR unit shall be suitable for bottom cable entry and shall be supplied complete with
crimping type cable termination lugs and cable glands. Cable terminating facilities shall be
suitable for the specified final cable type and conductor size.
f)
Terminal blocks shall be arranged for carrying out external cable termination easily, testing,
inspection and maintenance. There shall be ample clear space allowed between the terminal
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block and the gland plate for the spreading and termination of external conductors.
g) All terminal blocks shall be shrouded or provided with transparent covers. Terminals for
different voltages shall be separated by partitions. Cable terminal arrangements for power and
control cables may be integrated with a barrier for separation between the same.
h) The printed circuit board contact pads will be chromium plated to provide easy conduction and
to eliminate contact corrosion. Completed printed circuit boards will be sealed with a circuit
card sealant to prevent atmospheric corrosion and fungus contamination. Circuit elements in
the control cards shall be derated properly and proper heat dissipation arrangements shall be
made in the PCB so that they function properly for full load operation of T/R unit at ambient
temperature.
7.2
Anodes
7.2.1
Anodes shall be suitable for outdoor underground application and shall be supplied from
Description
Anode Type
Anode Shape & Dimension
Anode weight
Anode Material
5
6
Details
Dimensionally stable Anode (DSA)
3mm+0.3mm OD
As required
Commercially pure Titanium substrate, grade
1/2, ASTM B 338, ASTM B 265, DIN 3.7025,
3.7035, overlayed with mixed oxide of noble
metals.
25 years
2 mg/A-yr.(min)
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6gms/m2(min.)
100A/m2
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
30mA/m
10-5 Ohm Cm
0.9 milli ohms(max.)
3m
As per Manufacturers splice kit connection
procedure. Vendor to furnish Detailed Fabrication
drawing
1kg/A.Year(min.)
1000mm(min.)
99% (min.)
0.05 to 15 ohm-cm at 23C, 10 bars.
19
20
21
13 mA/m2(Min.)
1m
10,000 ohm-cm for Dry sand
500 ohm-cm for Wet sand
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1
Anode Type
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Details
Long line conductive polymer anode, Anode
flex, 1500-01
3
4
5
35mm (minimum)
13.2 + 0.5mm
1.0 Kg/m( min.)
300m
7
8
of Anode flex
Consumption of coke/carbon
Anode Current Rating
Separation distance of Anode flex
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
16
7.2.2
1000mm(minimum)
1.1 to 1.9 ohm-cm
99 %( minimum)
0.05 to 15 ohm-cm at 23C, 10 bar.
800N/25mm
13 mA/m2 (minimum)
25 years
1m
10,000 ohm-cm for Dry sand and 500 ohm-cm
for Wet sand
Each anode to be supplied with different lengths of cables connected to each anode as per the
cable length schedule after actual site measurements.
7.2.3
Anode lead cable conductor shall be crimped with tubular anode at the center of anode or at the
ends and shall be sealed to prevent ingress of water at the joint.
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7. 3
Permanent Reference cells
a) High purity copper/copper sulphate reference cells with proven high reliability shall be supplied for
providing stable pipe to soil potential measurement reference at CP stations, at computerized test
station locations and at locations of polarization coupons.
b) Permanent reference cell shall be suitable for 5-40 deg.C temperature application in sand and
have the following requirements
Sl.No. Description
1
Type of reference half cell
2
Backfill material
Body
Size of cell
5
6
7
Details
Cu/CuSO4 type.
Gypsum powder 75%, Bentonite powder 20%
Sodium Sulphate 5%
Impact resistance PVC Sch. 80, 2" dia x 16"
long
Each reference shall be supplied in cotton bag
of chemical backfill having overall size 8"
diameter x 16" long and complete with 25 M
(minimum) cable as per specification.
150 mm from Bullet structure
15 years
10 mV with 3 Micro-A load
a) The mounded vessel shall be electrically isolated at all inter connecting inlet, outlet and vapour
balance pipe connections using MONOLITHIC ISOLATING joints as per OISD 150 standard.
b) Monolithic Joints shall be of 300 Class, Pressure rating suitable for the design pressure.
c)
All isolating joints shall be protected from over voltage using explosion proof spark gap
arrestors /Surge diverter (as per OISD) of 1KV/100KA rating.
7.4
Junction boxes
7.4.1
A common anode lead junction box (AJB) will be provided to feed TR Unit output current to anode
strings. The individual (AJB) for each bullet will have provision for independent current
measurement of each anode string output. This will be accomplished by means of individual
shunts for each individual anode circuit.
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Cathode junction box (CJB) will be required for bonding multiple mounded bullets at drain point.
One common CJB shall be provided and shall be installed at one end of the bullet. Drainage
cables from each bullet shall terminate at cathode junction box and ultimately it will be connected
to negative terminal of TR unit.
7.4.3
Test junction box (TJB) cum test station will be required for measurement of potential for each
bullet. Separate TJB shall be provided for each bullet and shall be installed at one end along the
longitudinal axis of the bullet. Reference cell cables and measurement cables from each bullet
shall terminate in its respective Test junction box cum test station.
7.4.4
provided with closed cell neoprene sealing gaskets. The terminal board shall be of 10mm WT
Phenolic laminated sheet on which all terminals and shunts are to be mounted. The terminals
shall be made of cadmium plated steel or stainless steel stud nut and washers of suitable sizes.
All cable entries shall be through Aluminum double comprehension glands. The external bolt, nuts
and clamps to be used for mounting the junction box with back plate/structures shall be MS
electro-galvanised or Cadmium plated.
7.4.5
The cable glands shall be FLP double compression type made of aluminum. Enclosure
need to be certified by CMRI. The shutter of the junction box shall be screwed to the body of
junction box by using MS electro galvanised/Cadmium plated nut, bolt and washers. The
enclosure of the junction box shall be made of cast aluminum. One earthing terminal shall be
provided for earthing the junction box.
7.4.6
a) All the reference cell cables and measurement cables from each TJB shall be terminated into
a single Monitoring junction box (MJB) which will be ultimately connected to TR unit by
monitoring cable.
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Monitoring Junction Box shall be suitable for non- classified area applications and shall have the
following requirements:
(a) Monitoring Junction Box will be installed near the TR Unit and shall be required for monitoring
potentials of multiple bullets. The enclosure for the MJB shall be of IP-42 construction made of
12SWG (2.67) WT sheet steel.
(b) The enclosure shall be structure/wall mounted type having removable hinged front shutter with
one handle and flush type locking arrangement. Shutter should be provided with closed cell
neoprene sealing gaskets. The terminal board shall be of 8mm thick Phenolic laminated sheet
on which all terminals shall be made of stainless steel stud, nut and double spring washers of
suitable size for reference cell/measurement cables. Bottom row of terminals will be utilised for
termination of measurement cables and upper rows for the reference cell cable termination
from each bullet. All cable entries shall be through Aluminum double compression glands. The
external bolt, nuts and clamps to be used for mounting the junction box with back
plate/structures shall be MS electro-galvanised or Cadmium, plated. Shutter should be
provided with closed cell neoprene sealing gaskets. One earthing terminal shall be provided
for earthing the junction box.
7.5
Cables
The requirements for the cables to be used for impressed current type cathodic protection system
are as follows:
7.5.1
Anode Lead Cable shall be 1100 volt grade cross linked Polyethylene (XLPE), 10mm2, stranded
copper conductor, single core, un-armoured type. The secondary or overall insulation shall be of
PVC sheathing jacket over the primary XLPE insulation. Overall diameter of cable including its
tolerance limits shall be confirmed by cable manufacturer in their offer.
7.5.2
+ve header and -ve header cables shall be 1100V grade, single core, 95mm2 stranded Aluminium
conductor, Aluminium wire armoured, PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cable.
7.5.3
Drainage Cable
Drainage cables shall be 1100V grade, single core, 50mm2, stranded Copper conductor,
Aluminium wire armoured, PVC insulated and sheathed cable.
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Power supply cable shall be 1100V grade, 3-core, 25mm2 stranded Aluminium conductor,
Aluminium wire armoured, PVC insulated and sheathed cable.
7.5.5
Earthing Cable
Earthing cable shall be 1100V grade, single core, 35mm2 stranded Aluminium conductor,
unarmoured,
PVC insulated and sheathed cable.
7.5.6
(a) The cables between bullet and TJB shall be 1100 V grade, single core, 6mm 2, stranded
Copper conductor, screened/ armoured, PVC insulated and sheathed.
(b) The cables between TJB and MJB shall be 1100V grade, either 1x25 core or 2x 10 core,
2.5mm2, solid copper conductor, screened, aluminium wire armoured, PVC insulated and
sheathed cable.
(c) The cables between MJB and TR unit shall be 1100V grade, 10 cores, 2.5mm 2 solid copper
conductor, screened, aluminium wire armoured, PVC insulated and sheathed cable.
Note: The Cable sizes shall be updated as per the Cathodic Protection Design Basis.
7.6
7.7
Corrosion protection
All junction Boxes, PDB and their support structures, MS channels for TR mounting if any, cable
marker Posts shall be galvanized & painted in following manner.
(a) Surface preparation - Grit/shot Blasted to SA2 1/2 as per swedish standard SIS 055900
(b) Galvanizing - Hot dip or spray galvanized to achieve a minimum zinc thickness of 150m.
(c) Primer Application - Etch Primer with 10 DFT based on Polyvinyl Butyral resin + 1 coat of
epoxy zinc phosphate primer @40 DFT/coat.
(d) Paint Application - 1 Coat of 2 Pack high build epoxy with Polyamide hardener cure @100
DFT/coat followed by 1 Top coat of Acrylic Polyurethane finish paint @40 DFT/coat.
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(e) MS covers for shallow vertical Beds shall be painted with 2 coats of synthetic enamel paint of
reputed make. Colour of paint shall be yellow.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
a) The Vendor shall comply with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assurance System or may be
appropriate to the type of contract and his product.
b) If the Vendor elects to sub-contract part of the work he shall ensure that only those
subcontractors or suppliers are used who can demonstrate that they operate Quality Systems
based on ISO 9001 or ISO 9002 as applicable. The vendor shall give his sub-contractors or
suppliers assistance in attaining the required standard, if necessary. This shall not relieve the
vendor of his responsibility for the quality of the finished work. Owner reserves the right to
audit the Vendors Quality System.
c) The Vendor shall submit a Quality Assurance Plan for review within 3 weeks from the date of
Purchase Order.
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9.1
Visual Inspection:
This shall include
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Dimensional checking
Model number
b)
Insulation tests:
c)
Heat run test: All CPTR units shall be subjected to a heat run test performed at rated
voltage for period not less than 16 hours prior to the execution of the functional tests
d)
Functional tests: The following functional tests shall be performed on each CPTR unit
CVCC mode operation testing for constant voltage operation and constant
current operation.
e)
The current interrupter shall be tested for time interval settings and specified operation.
9.2
Anodes
The following tests shall be conducted for Mixed metal oxide coated on Titanium wire
anode or Long line Conductive Polymer Anode
a) Visual inspection
b) Destructive testing
c) Chemical analysis
d) Electrochemical tests
e) Spectrographic analysis
f)
9.3
9.4
Cables
The tests for cables shall include but not be limited to the following as per relevant IS/IEC
standards
a) Routine tests
b) Type tests
c) Acceptance tests
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MARKING
10.1
10.2
10.3
Connection scheme
10.4
Chainage in km
Connection scheme
Cables
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The cable shall be wound on a drum and packed. The ends of the cable shall be sealed by
means of non-hygroscopic sealing material.
The cable shall carry the following information indelibly marked in English (all dimensions in
metric), on the surface of the cable over sheath (outer sheath) at regular intervals of 1 metre
over the entire length for ease of cable identification.
Number of cores.
Cable code.
Cable length.
Year of manufacture.
The means of marking shall be as per IS-10418/IEC 60446. The start and finish numbers of the
metre marking shall be labeled on the drum. Actual lengths of cable on a drum should be about 3
percent more than specified, on the purchase order. No negative tolerances will be entertained.
10.4.1 Cable Drum Construction and Marking
a. The cable drum construction shall be in accordance with IS:10418 standard, good
engineering practice and each cable drum shall be suitable for transport, long term storage
and cable laying operation. The Manufacturer shall inform company of the special
conditions for storage and pulling of the drums.
b. EPIC Contractor / Supplier will be entirely responsible for any claim arising which is
attributable to defective and / or insufficient packing.
c. Cable drums shall be protected to prevent cable damage, tampering and water
penetration.
d. The inside diameter of the drum on which every cable is wound shall, in general, not be
less than twice the minimum permissible bending radius. Every cable drum shall have, on
its outside surface, a nameplate, label or indelible wording clearly indicating the
information specifically indicated by the contractual documents, applicable codes or project
specification. The minimum information is:
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Number of cores.
Cable code.
Gross mass
Year of manufacture.
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12.0
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
MMPL Doc.No:297440-003-DBS-4001-Rev_C
MMPL Doc.No:297440-003-DBS-4002-Rev_B
MMPL Doc.No:297440-003-DBS-4004-Rev_C
MMPL Doc.No:297440-003-DBS-4006-Rev_B
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