EI 1596 Design and construction of aviation fuel filter vessels, 2nd Edition

Addendum 30 October 2015

Page 12: 2.11 Work platforms

2.11 is amended to read:

2.11 WORK PLATFORMS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT

Work platforms including access steps and handrails shall be provided where necessary to permit
vessels to be internally inspected and elements replaced safely. The work platform shall be provided
by the installation contractor unless otherwise agreed by the vessel manufacturer and purchaser. It is
recommended that work platforms, stairs and any peripheral equipment be independent of the vessel,
free standing and self-supporting.

Where a work platform is required to be physically attached to a vessel, it shall be designed in

conjunction with the vessel. In this case the attachment clips, lugs or brackets for work platforms,
stairs and any peripheral equipment may be directly welded to the vessel. Any such attachments shall
be in accordance with the latest issue of the ASME Boiler and pressure vessel code, Section VIII:
Rules for construction of boilers and pressure vessels, or other recognized pressure vessel code as
agreed by the purchaser.

Welding directly to a vessel after it leaves the manufacturer shall be strictly avoided as it will void the
manufacturing certification, damage the internal epoxy coating and void the vessel manufacturer’s
warranty. In the case of vessel refurbishment external welding may be undertaken but the vessel will
require recertification.

Work platforms shall not obstruct access to filter vessel accessories such as air eliminators, pressure
gauges, level indicators, sampling ports, sump drains, etc. which is necessary for aviation fuel quality
surveillance procedures and routine maintenance.

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 EI 1596

Design and construction of aviation fuel filter vessels

2nd edition

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AVIATION FUEL FILTER VESSELS

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CONTENTS
Page

Legal notices and disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1 Introduction and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Design requirements applicable to filter/water separator, filter monitor

and microfilter vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Design code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Design pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Hydrostatic test pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Materials of construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5.1 Operational environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5.2 Metallurgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.5.3 Gaskets, seals and coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Piping connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Ports and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8 Vent and pressure relief ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.9 Pressure ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.10 Access to elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.11 Work platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.12 Clean-out connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.13 Drain and sample ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.14 Element supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.15 Electrical continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.16 Branch and port marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.17 Data plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.18 Exterior paints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.19 Standard accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.19.1 Equipment for measuring differential pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.19.2 Air eliminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.19.3 Pressure relief valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.19.4 Sampling connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.20 Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.21 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.22 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.22.1 Quick disconnect dry-break couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.22.2 Non-return valve for the air eliminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.22.3 Flow limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.22.4 Automated differential pressure trip switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3 Specific design requirements for filter monitor vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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3.2 Hydrostatic test pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.3 Element spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Element mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.1 50 mm (2 in.) diameter elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.2 150 mm (6 in.) diameter elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Interlock systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.6 Data plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.6.1 Vessel data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.6.2 Operational data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.7 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4 Specific design requirements for filter/water separators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Hydrostatic test pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.3 Spacing of elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.4 Element mounting adaptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.5 Sealing of element connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.6 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.7 Data plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.7.1 Vessel data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.7.2 Operational data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.8 Standard accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.8.1 Differential pressure gauges for 3-stage vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.8.2 Water defence system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.9 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.9.1 Water-slug shutoff device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.9.2 Sump water-level alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.9.3 Sump heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5 Specific design requirements for microfilters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.2 Hydrostatic test pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3 Element sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.4 Element spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.5 Element mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.6 Data plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.6.1 Vessel data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.6.2 Operational data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.7 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Annexes

Annex A Purchaser’s specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Annex B Unit conversion factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Annex C References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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FOREWORD

This publication, which has been prepared by the EI Aviation Committee, is intended to provide
the industry with mechanical specifications for the design and construction of aviation fuel filter
vessels. Three types of vessels are covered: filter monitor, filter/water separator and microfilter vessels.
A vessel characterised as 'meeting the requirements of EI 1596' shall comply with all mandatory
language in this publication appropriate to that type of vessel as distinguished by the use of the word
'shall'. While this provides minimum levels for selected aspects of vessel design/performance, this
publication is not intended to completely describe all aspects of filter vessel performance and design
relevant to successful application. It remains the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure that the
vessel is fit-for-purpose in the intended application. Note that the approval of the mechanical design
of a vessel is the responsibility of the purchaser.

This publication is not in any way intended to prohibit the manufacture, purchase or use of vessels
meeting other requirements.

It is assumed that all users of this publication are either fully trained, or under the supervision of a
responsible trained person, who is familiar with all normal engineering safety practice, and that all
such precautions are being observed. Users of this publication are responsible for ensuring compliance
with the requirements of locally prevailing health and safety legislation.

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others exposed, concerning health and safety risks and precautions, nor undertaking their obligations
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It is hoped and anticipated that this publication will assist those involved in manufacturing and
purchasing filter vessels. Every effort has been made by the EI to assure the accuracy and reliability of
the data contained in this publication; however, the EI makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee
in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss
or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any local or regional laws or regulations with
which this publication may conflict.

Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the Technical Department, Energy
Institute, 61 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7AR, (e:[email protected]).

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This edition of this publication was prepared by Mr J Rhode (AirBP), with technical input from
members of the EI Aviation Fuel Filtration Committee and EI Filtration Sub-Committee. Co-ordination
and editing was undertaken by Martin Hunnybun (EI). Draft versions of this publication were sent to
technical representatives of the following companies for review:

Aviation Fuel Services GmbH

Air BP Limited
Air TOTAL
Chevron Ltd
ExxonMobil Aviation International Ltd.
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering
Faudi Aviation GmbH
Kuwait Petroleum International Aviation Company Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corporation Racor Division
Parker Hannifin Corporation Velcon Filtration Division
PECOFacet
Phillips66
Service des Essences des Armées
Shell Aviation Ltd.
Shell Global Solutions
Southwest Research Institute
World Fuel Services

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1 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

1.1 Introduction

This publication has been prepared to provide mechanical specifications for the design and
construction of vessels containing filter elements used in aviation fuel handling systems.

1.2 Scope

This publication provides requirements for:

−− Design and construction of filter vessels.
−− Vessel accessories.

Although this publication is primarily intended to apply to vessels for civilian applications,
many of the requirements may also be applicable to vessels intended for military use. Further
advice should be sought from manufacturers for specific military applications.