scope:

This Practice covers the minimum requirements for mechanical design and manufacture of skid-mounted packaged equipment for use in process facilities. Skidmounted units are self-contained units consisting of equipment, interconnecting piping, electrical and instrument components, and support structures normally fabricated and skid-mounted in one or more sections.

Comment

Skid-mounted packaged equipment may include a broad range of designs for process and utility applications, such as refrigeration units, vacuum pumps, chemical injection systems, and filter packages. This Practice is intended to address basic requirements that are common to most skid-mounted packages.

The purchaser must ensure that specifications are invoked and provided for specific applications that exceed the scope of this Practice. The Purchaser may also provide data sheets, P&IDs, process data and any other supplemental specifications to define the requirements for specific packaged equipment.

Purpose

This Practice specifies the basic requirements for skid-mounted packaged equipment for use in process facilities.