An Oil & Gas system integrator required accumulators for gas turbine lubrication systems to be installed in Saudi Arabia.
The components had to comply with stringent local regulations and certifications required by the end customer.
The customer’s challenge: Insufficient certification standards for the Saudi market
In gas turbine lubrication systems operating under Oil & Gas conditions, every component must comply with specific regulatory requirements of the country of installation and the application sector. Standard European accumulators often lack certification according to local regulations required in the Middle East.
The most common issues:
- Absence of ASME U-Stamp certification required by the end customer
- Coating not compliant with project specifications
- Inability to provide certified ATEX executions
The request: certified accumulators for gas turbines in Saudi Arabia
Our customer contacted us for accumulators for turbine lubrication systems with specific technical requirements:
- Mandatory ASME U-Stamp certification
- ATEX execution for classified area
- Coating according to end-customer specification
- Witnessed testing
- Additional connections for drain and vent
The solution: BA accumulators engineered to order
We supplied accumulators from our BA range with the following features:
ASME U-Stamp Certification
SAIP is an ASME-certified manufacturer and approved supplier for the Saudi market. The accumulators were designed, tested, and marked according to ASME Section VIII Division 1.
ATEX execution for classified area
Accumulators certified for installation in potentially explosive atmosphere area, according to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.
Coating to specification
Coating cycle compliant with end-customer project specifications, with documented thickness and chemical resistance.
Custom additional connections
In addition to standard connections, drain and vent fittings were integrated according to customer plant layout.
Witnessed testing
Pressure test and functional tests performed in the presence of customer representative, with issue of conformity certificates.
Design adaptation during project execution
During the engineering phase, the customer modified some plant specifications. SAIP’s technical department reworked the accumulator execution to adapt to the new operating conditions, maintaining delivery times and certification level.
Sizing was optimized to ensure the best performance-to-cost ratio, avoiding unnecessary oversizing.
SAIP special products: engineered to order for Oil & Gas
This project was developed as engineered to order, with in-house engineering and production in our Opera (Milan) facility.
SAIP designs and manufactures hydropneumatic accumulators for Oil & Gas requirements — onshore, offshore, Middle East — starting from a PED-certified standard range, up to fully custom solutions with ASME, ATEX certifications, with specific coatings and witnessed testing.
Contacts
To evaluate a certified solution for Oil & Gas applications in Middle East, Asia, or any other market with specific local regulations, contact us at export@saip.it