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Design of ASME B73.1 and General Purpose Pump Baseplates

1. Purpose

Process Industry Practice PIP Number RESP002 is adopted as a SABIC specification with the following
addenda.
2. Reference
The following document is part of this addendum. The latest issue, amendments and supplements to this
document shall apply unless otherwise indicated.
SABIC Engineering Standards (SES)
G01-S03 Horizontal End Suction Centrifugal Pumps for Chemical Process.
3. General
3.1 This addendum shall be used in conjunction with SES G01-S03.
3.2 Any conflict(s) between this specification, SES and industry standards, engineering drawings, and
contract documents shall be resolved at the discretion of SABIC.
4. Addenda to PIP
The following section, subsection and paragraph numbers refer to PIP RESP002, May 2004.
1.2. Add the following sentence:
Free-standing baseplates shall not be required unless otherwise indicated.
4.1.9 Add the following paragraph:
When dowels are required, provisions shall be made for doweling the pump and driver components to the
baseplate. The dowels shall be furnished by the vendor.
4.1.10 Modify last sentence to read:
When the superstructure is not a solid block, tapped depth shall not be less than one and one-half (11/2)
bolt diameter.
4.1.11 Modify first sentence to read:
Horizontal driver positioning screws for the transverse direction shall be supplied, if the driver rating
exceeds 7.5 kW (10 hp).
4.2.10 Add the following paragraph:
When baseplates are required to be installed with cementitious grout, the grout contact surface shall be
free from primer and paint, to maximize grout adhesion.

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