1、Designation: F1386 92 (Reapproved 2010)An American National StandardStandard Guide forConstruction of Sounding Tube and Striker Plate for TankSounding1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1386; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or
2、, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This guide covers design and construction criteria forstriker plates and soundi
3、ng tubes, excluding deck penetrationsand caps, for use with sounding rods or tapes in freshwater,saltwater, and oil tanks.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.3 This standard does not purport to addre
4、ss all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A36/A36M Specif
5、ication for Carbon Structural SteelA53/A53M Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and SeamlessF722 Specification for Welded Joints for Shipboard PipingSystemsF1155 Practice for Selection and Application of PipingSystem Materials2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI B16.5 Pipe F
6、langes and Flange FittingsANSI B16.9 Factory Made Wrought Steel Butt WeldingFittingsANSI B16.11 Forged Steel, Socket Welding and ThreadedFittingsANSI B16.28 Wrought Steel, Butt Welding, Short RadiusElbows and ReturnANSI B31.1 Power Piping2.3 ABS Standard:4American Bureau of Shipping Rules for Buildi
7、ng andClassing Steel Vessels2.4 AWS Standard:5AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 external sounding tubea sounding tube located out-side the boundaries of the tank being sounded.3.1.2 internal sounding tubea sounding tube located in-
8、side the tank being sounded.3.1.3 soundingmeasurement by sounding; a place or partof a body of liquid where a hand sounding line will reachbottom.4. Classification4.1 Type IInternal sounding tube, with separate strikerplate.4.2 Type IIInternal sounding tube, with attached strikerplate.4.3 Type IIIIn
9、ternal sounding tube, with angle strikerplate.4.4 Type IVExternal sounding tube.5. Significance and Use5.1 Sounding tubes may be fabricated from 112 NPS orlarger. Only when otherwise specified, Schedule 40 compo-nents, manufactured from the list of material indicated inPractice F1155 and Specificati
10、on A53/A53M, Grade S orGrade ERW. In addition, sounding tubes may be fabricated instainless steel for stainless steel tanks.5.1.1 Sounding tubes passing through or terminating in fueltanks, potable water tanks, or clean salt water ballast tanksshould be constructed of 70-30 copper nickel, but others
11、uitable material is acceptable.5.2 Striker plates shall be fabricated in accordance withSpecification A36/A36M.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships andMarine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 onMachinery and Piping Systems.Current edit
12、ion approved May 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originallyapproved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F1386 - 92 (2004).DOI: 10.1520/F1386-92R10.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of
13、 ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza, 16855Northch
14、ase Dr., Houston, TX 77060, http:/www.eagle.org.5Available from American Welding Society (AWS), 550 NW LeJeune Rd.,Miami, FL 33126, http:/www.aws.org.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.5.3 The fittings shall be designed
15、in accordance with AN-SI B16.5, ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.28,orANSI B16.11 as ap-plicable (See Table 21 in Practice F1155), and the installationshall be in accordance with ANSI B31.1 as modified bySpecification F722. These standards cover the fitting toler-ances.5.4 Some cargo may preclude the use of mat
16、erials specifiedin this guide. However, configuration examples are applicablefor all applications.5.5 When a sounding tube is combined with the air escape,either three 114-in. (approximately 30-mm) diameter holesapproximately 12 in. (305 mm) from the tank top equallyspaced or six12-in. (approximatel
17、y 15-mm) diameter holesapproximately 6 in. (150 mm) from the tank top equally spacedcan be used for perforations. See Fig. 2.5.6 Figs. 1-4 are guidance details.6. Installation of Sounding Tubes6.1 Locate sounding tubes as close as possible to the lowestpart of the tank.6.2 Type I, II, and III soundi
18、ng tubes, excluding oil prod-ucts, shall be perforated as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3respectively, for ventilation.6.2.1 Type IV sounding tubes are only allowed where thetank cannot be penetrated from the top because of an unavoid-able situation, such as a prohibitive location (see Fig. 4).6
19、.3 Slope and curvature shall be kept to a minimum, andunder no circumstances shall the slope be permitted to exceed45 from the vertical. Radius of curvatures up to a minimum of10 ft (approximately 3 m) will be permitted where unavoid-able.6.4 Tubes may be provided with flanged take down connec-tions
20、, approximately 18 in. (455 mm) from the tank bottom.FIG. 1 Type I Sounding TubeFIG. 2 Type II Sounding TubeFIG. 3 Type III Sounding TubeF1386 92 (2010)26.4.1 Tubes shall be terminated close enough to tank bot-toms to prevent hangup of a sounding device or a thief samplerwhen they are being withdraw
21、n from a tank.6.4.2 The inside edges of sounding tube shall be smoothedto prevent hanging up of a sounding device or thief samplerwhen they are being withdrawn from the tank.6.5 Tubes shall be adequately supported to withstand bothstatic and dynamic loads.6.6 Welding shall be in accordance with Amer
22、ican Bureauof Shipping Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels orAWS D1.1.SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTSS1.1 To ensure the fluid in the sounding tube is representa-tive of the fluid in the tank when taking fuel samples,12-in.(approximately 15-mm) diameter holes, 6 in. (150 mm) apartare drilled in
23、the sounding tubes throughout its length in thetank it serves.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such
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26、ir hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this st
27、andard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org). Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website (www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).FIG. 4 Type IV Sounding TubeF1386 92 (2010)3
