scope:

This Practice describes minimum requirements for design, materials of construction, installation, leak testing, and inspection of steam tracing systems for process fluids that require heating to prevent condensation, freezing, unacceptable viscosity, crystallizing, separation, or temperature control. This Practice provides requirements for equipment, piping, and instruments for steam tracing including steam supply piping, steam tracers, tracer traps, and condensate collection.

Comment: Use of this Practice for contractual purposes requires the purchaser to make specific choices and assemble additional supporting documents. Listing of or reference to supporting documents within this Practice does not imply suitability for specific designs.

Purpose

This Practice provides requirements and details for the design and installation of steam tracing systems.