Gesas, Inc

P.O. #FUM-363914
THERMAX JOB # SOJ-016667-1
MODEL NO.: MF3615A-HF (FG02221)
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
 Thermax Inc.
A Chart Industries Company
I/O 11
Installation & Operation Instructions
Ambient Vaporizers
1. Description Page 1
1.1 Thermax Inc. Ambient Air Vaporizers are fin tube heat exchangers, which use the energy contained in ambient air to
heat or cool the process fluid via natural convection. Units ship fully assembled. Multiple units shall be installed and
piped in parallel patterns. Contact Thermax Inc. Engineering for recommended layout.
1.2 These instructions apply to the following Thermax Inc. Ambient Vaporizer product lines: Supergap, Thermafin,
Megafin, Hybrid Supergap, Capricorn, Hybrid Varigap
2. Installation
2.1 Installation shall conform to all local and national codes and regulations.
2.2 Inspect for obvious shipping damage such as bent piping. NOTE: Warped or bent fins will not affect performance
unless grossly out of position.
2.3 Compare data plate with job site requirements. See applicable Thermax drawing(s).
2.4 Set on level base pad or pier allowing clear area around module for air circulation and frost buildup. NOTE: Site
around vaporizer and/or pad shall allow for drainage of water during defrost cycles of the vaporizer.
2.5 Bolt into position using foot pad bolt holes and anchor bolts, shim to level and plumb as necessary.
2.6 Verify that unit is square, level and plumb.
2.7 Remove protection from vaporizer inlet and outlet connections. Connect liquid feed to vaporizer inlet connection.
Connect gas outlet pipe to outlet connection. If connections are threaded use suitable cryogenic thread lubricant or
Teflon Tape. If connections are flanged use suitable LOX compatible organic gasket material
2.8 Pressure test system per applicable piping design code.
2.9 Purge the vaporizer and associated piping system with dry gas.
CAUTION! Allow for contraction of field pipe connected to vaporizer. Do not transfer piping loads to vaporizer nozzles.
CAUTION! Handling cryogenic fluids and equipment shall be done only by experienced personnel. Refer to appropriate NFPA,
CGA, FDA or other manual for required safety procedures.
CAUTION! Ambient Vaporizers may cause atmospheric fog during operation under certain conditions resulting in significantly
reduced visibility in the vicinity. Site selection shall take this potential hazard into consideration.
CAUTION! Natural defrost is recommended, since physically removing ice may cause avalanche from falling ice/snow.
CAUTION! Partial defrost and re-freezing repeatedly may cause hi-density ice to replace relatively compactible frost. Ice
Lensing may then occur causing structural deformation similar to roadway frost heaves. Full periodic defrost will
help minimize this phenomenon.
CAUTION! Do not locate vaporizer installation over underground piping. Low temperatures due to the cold air and frost
produced by the ambient vaporizer may penetrate several feet into the ground below the units.
CAUTION! Installations to provide oxygen for medical use require positive verification that oxygen gas produced is without
contaminates BEFORE putting into service.
CAUTION! Equipment foundation, base and footing design and engineering shall be done by a qualified structural engineer and
is outside Thermax Incs scope of work and supply.
CAUTION! Thermax Inc. units supplied without in/out valving are furnished without pressure relief ports or relief devices.
The owner/installer shall provide a suitable device or combination of such devices within an overall assembly per
applicable code to protect against equipment pressure limits.
CAUTION! Ambient vaporizers located downwind (in respect to the prevailing wind direction) of large sources of airborne water
vapor, such as cooling towers, can result in abnormally high build-up of frost and ice and should be avoided.
CAUTION! Surfaces of the ambient vaporizers can reach cryogenic temperatures and therefore should not be touched by bare
skin while in service. Access to ambient vaporizers should be restricted by fences or other means if non-monitored
operation is planned.
CAUTION! If downstream components, materials or processes are incompatible with low temperatures (example carbon steel
piping) a Failsafe, Low Temperature Protection System, (LTPS) shall be installed to automatically throttle and/or
stop flow of the process fluid before fluid temperature below the acceptable range is reached. It is the responsibility
of the vaporizer owner, user and operator to insure that a Failsafe, Low Temperature Protection System, (LTPS) is
properly installed, tested and maintained, reference CGA P-56

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Installation & Operation Instructions
Ambient Vaporizers

3. Operation and Maintenance Page 2

3.1 Ambient Vaporizers are simple, natural convection heat exchangers with no moving parts. Start-up is straightforward.
After verification of proper pressure safety relief device installation, pressure tightness of all joints and cleanliness of
inlet and outlet piping, cryogenic liquid may be introduced to the unit. Once flow is initiated, verify that outlet pres-
sure, temperature and purity are suitable for your downstream process. Once system has cooled down to operating
temperature, re-check for leaks.
3.2 Some frost buildup during operation is normal. During continuous operation, excessive frost buildup will decrease
performance. Full rating should be restored by defrosting, which is best accomplished by interrupting flow when
ambient temperature is over 32F. Contact Thermax for additional rating data or refer to Thermax Datasheet 3
Series. Vaporizer units must be periodically defrosted to avoid ice loading beyond design levels and severely reducing
performance which may result in low outlet gas temperatures/liquid break-through or structural failure.
3.3 Multiple module arrays require careful design of
header system to reduce the potential for flow
maldistribution, which causes some loss of total
capacity and uneven frost buildup on the mod-
ules. Siting criteria such as sun direction and
prevailing wind direction may also cause uneven
frost buildup leading to flow maldistribution and
a corresponding reduction in capacity.
3.4 Unit should be completely defrosted and inspect-
ed for ice or other damage once or twice per year.

4. Truck Off-loading & Erection of Large

Ambient Vaporizers
4.1 Thermax accepts no responsibility for damage
occurring during vaporizer handling at customer
site. Please consult your materials handling con-
sultant/professional/crane provider for planning
all of the necessary steps needed to safely carry
out all materials handling.
4.2 Verify that crane and all rigging materials are ad-
equate for the dry weight of the unit as shown on
the general arrangement drawing with sufficient
safety factor to account for wind, eccentric load-
ing, wear, etc.
4.3 Remove shipping straps.
4.4 Two cranes should be used. The primary crane
should be rigged to the four lifting lugs at the
top of the unit using cables, lines or straps and a
spreader beam with sheaves, blocks or other rig-
ging as required. The secondary crane should be
rigged to the upper most legs at the leg to base
frame joint. See Figure 1. Straps should be at-
tached to the lift lugs with shackles. Shackles
must be able to rotate freely and not exert undue
bending stress on the lift lugs.

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4.5 Lift the unit off the truck bed and away from the truck.
Raise the top of the unit and/or lower the base of the unit
until the unit is vertical. No part of the unit should touch
the ground during this operation. See Figure 2
4.6 Place the vaporizer in the vertical position on a suitable level
foundation with adequate drainage. See Figure 3
4.7 Anchor the unit to the foundation using adequate anchor
bolts.

5. Container Unloading Of Large

Ambient Vaporizers

5.1 Thermax accepts no responsibility for damage occurring

during vaporizer handling at customer site. Please consult
your materials handling consultant/professional/crane pro-
vider for planning all of the necessary steps needed to safely
carry out all materials handling.
5.2 Verify that forklift, crane and all rigging materials are ad-
equate for the dry weight of the unit as shown on the gen-
eral arrangement drawing with sufficient safety factor to
account for wind, eccentric loading, wear, etc.
5.3 Before proceeding to unload vaporizer(s) from container,
ensure that the container is level and secure.
5.4 When lifting with a crane, the crane should be rigged to
the four lifting lugs at the top of the unit using nylon straps
and a spreader beam or the two upper most legs at the "leg
to base frame joint" using a spreader beam. Straps should be
attached to the lift lugs with shackles. Shackles must be able
to rotate freely and not exert undue bending
stress on lift lugs. When lifting with a fork-
lift, strap/sling the vaporizer to the forklift.
5.5 Special attention must be paid to the inside
of the container when moving the vaporizer(s)
out to prevent parts of the vaporizer from
catching on the inside of the container walls/
structure or door.
5.6 Ambient Vaporizers shipped in ocean con-
tainers are blocked and strapped directly to
the container (quantity and location of wood
blocks and straps vary per model). Vaporizers
are slid into container(s) at Thermax shop(s)
and are secured into place. To facilitate slid-
ing, vaporizers have wood and/or aluminum
blocks/skids attached to their frames at floor
contact points. (See Detail) This procedure is
reversed to remove the vaporizer(s) from the
container(s) (Refer to Fig. 4)

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Ambient Vaporizers

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5.7 Open container door. Examine inside of
container for location of all wood blocks and
tie-down straps. Remove all wood blocks
and tie down straps, which are blocking or
holding the vaporizer in place.
5.8 Using a forklift and slings, lift the end of
the vaporizer enough to allow room to fit
the forklift forks underneath the vaporizer
frame. (Use special care when lifting vapor-
izers that fit snugly in the container). Place
blocks under the vaporizer frame, leaving
room for the forks (Refer to Fig. 5)
5.9 Slide the forklift under the vaporizer frame.
Sling/strap the vaporizer to the forklift. Lift
the vaporizer up off the blocks/container
floor. Let the opposite end of the vaporizer
continue to rest on the container floor.
!Caution! When lifting the end of the
vaporizer, make sure that the vaporizer clears
the top of the container door.

5.10 With the forklift lifting the (near) end of

the vaporizer off the container floor, the op-
posite (far) end of the vaporizer on the floor
and the vaporizer securely strapped to the
forklift, pull the vaporizer slowly out of the
container.
5.11 STOP pulling when the far end of the
vaporizer is near the end of the container,
but the far end frame is still securely resting
on the container floor. (Refer to Fig. 6)
5.12 To complete removal from container, use
additional forklift, crane & forklift combi-
nation or two cranes (two cranes as shown
in Figure 7). When rigging to cranes, refer
to Thermax I/O 11 (this document), page 2,
Section 4, note 4.4.
5.13 Refer to Thermax I/O 11 (this document),
Section 4 for erecting vaporizer(s)

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GENERAL NOTES: VaporizerOperatingConditions

1. CLEAN FOR: OXYGEN SERVICE InletFluid LN2
1 1/2" LIFTING 2. DESIGN TEMPERATURE: -320F TO 150F [-196C TO 66C] OperationInletTemp. 166.4C(267.52F)
LUG HOLE 3. DESIGN PRESSURE: 600 PSIG [41.4 BARG]
TYP (4) PLC's 4. TEST PRESSURE: 660 PSIG [45.5 BARG]
OperationInletPres. 27.53kgs/cm2(391psig)
5. APPROX UNIT DRY WEIGHT:2750 LBS [1244 KGS] OutletFluid NitrogenGas

CGA, AGA, ASME or other manual and/or technical data for required safety procedures
6. MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION OperationoutletTemp 20Ftoambient
6000 SERIES ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND FINS OperationOutletPressure 27.42kgs/cm2(390psig)
3000/6000 SERIES ALUMINUM WETTED PARTS
MAWP 31.6kgs/cm2(449PSIG)

Handling pressurized, hot, cryogenic and/or flammable fluids and equipment

should be done only by experienced personnel. Refer to appropriate NFPA,
304/304L STAINLESS STEEL FLANGES
7. ADDITIONAL PIPING/INTERCONNECTING HEADERS MUST NOT EXERT FlowperUnit 2000lt/hr
LOADS ON VAPORIZER NOZZLES AS THE CONTRACTION OF completecircuitflow 6000lt/hr(1585gph)(147,569SCFH)
PIPING/INTERCONNECTING HEADERS WILL BEND/DISTORT/CRACK Type Vertical
VAPORIZER NOZZLES AND/OR LEGS.
Approxcircuitweight 8250lbs(3733KGS)
57 3/16" UnitsperCircuit 3
1452 Model MF3615AHF
FRAME/O.A.
48 3/16"
1223
CTR TO CTR
6 3/16"
INLET ONLY 157
3" ANSI CLASS 300 7/8"
S.S. LAP JOINT FLANGE 4"
22 102
MTNG HOLE
7 13/16" TYP
198 (4) PLC'S

WARNING
4 1/2"
114
217 1/4" 2 1/4"
5518 57
O.A.H.

1 1/4"
32
57 3/16" 49 3/16" 67 1/8"
1452 1249 1704 DETAIL FOOT
FRAME CTR O.A. SCALE 1 : 4
TO
111 15/16" CTR
2843
C.G.

Job No:
2 8/7/2015 KBC

2
1 3/6/2015 KBC

Rev:
Rev. Date Dr. By Ck. By

6" This product

152
6 3/16" OUTLET ONLY
and/or data was
designed and/or
developed by
Thermax Inc.
540 Hawthorn St., Dartmouth, MA 02747

L501-36-15-13
157 3" ANSI CLASS 300 Thermax inc. and Title Megafin Ambient Vaprozier
20 9/16" 24" shall not be used Dual Headered
S.S. LAP JOINT FLANGE in any way
523
OUTLET
12 5/8" 610 injurious to the
interests of
MF3615A-HF
321
TOP VIEW Thermax inc.
INLET
3/8" SCALE 1 : 16 Scale: Dr.By: Ck.By:
CUSTOMER

Dwg. No:
10 1:24 KBC DRAWING
Date: QC: Sht of
2/4/2015 1 1 CUSTOM