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Section 7: Process Service Piping 7.1 Service Water Piping 2 7.2 Service Water Valves 3 7.3 Appendix for Service Water Piping 4 7.4 Hot Water Heating Piping 8 7.5 Appendix for Hot Water Heating 10 7.6 Natural Gas Piping 14 7.7 Appendix for Natural Gas Piping 15 7.8 Compressed Air Piping 16 7.9 Appendix for Compressed Air Piping 18 7.10 Ethylene Glycol Piping 21 7.11 Appendix for Ethylene Glycol Piping 22 7.12 Thermal Insulation 24 7.13 Insulation : General: 30 7.14 Insulation Surface Finishes 35 7.15 Cooling Towers - General 37 7.16 Passivation of Stainless Steel 39  Service Water Piping This Piping Standard shall apply to the following above ground services: Process Cold Water Air Compressor Cooling Water Chilled Water Condenser Water (Cooling Tower Water) Cooling Tower (Fluid Cooler) Spray Water Piping Piping Up to and including 3-inch size: Schedule 40 continuous weld or ERW black carbon steel conforming to ASTM A53 Grade B, with threaded ends. Fittings: 150 psi standard black banded malleable iron screwed fittings conforming to ASTM A197 and ANSI B16.3. Unions: 150 psi standard black malleable iron with brass to iron ground joint and screwed ends, conforming to ASTM A197 and ANSI B2.1. Plugs: 3000 psi screwed, square head, machined from solid steel or forging to ASTM A105 Grade 2.  Piping 4 inches and Larger: Schedule 40 up to and including 10 inches, and sch. 30 or standard weight for 12 inches and over, continuous or electric resistance welded, black carbon steel pipe conforming to ASTM A53 Grade B with beveled ends. Fittings: Seamless carbon steel butt welded fittings conforming to ASTM A234 WPB and ANSI B16.9 with wall thickness to match pipe. Closures: Seamless butt welding caps, carbon steel, conforming to ASTM A234 Grade B with wall thickness to match pipe. Flanges: 150 psi standard, forged steel raised face slip-on or weld neck type, conforming to ASTM A181 Grade 1 and ANSI B16.5. Provide flat-faced flanges for connection to cast iron valves. Gaskets