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Table 11.5 Minimum wall thickness groups N, M and D of steel pipes and approved locations

Location

Condensate and feed water tanks

Fuel and changeover tanks

Fresh cooling water tanks

Cofferdams / void spaces

Cargo tanks, tank ships

Cofferdams, tank ships

Piping system

Drinking water tanks

Lubricating oil tanks

Cargo pump rooms

Hydraulic oil tanks
Ballast water tanks
Machinery spaces

Thermal oil tanks

Accommodation

Weather deck
Cargo holds

Bilge lines M D M X M
M
Ballast lines M D X 1)

M X X
Seawater lines D X X M 2) M
X
Fuel lines D N X
X
Lubricating lines X X N X
Thermal oil lines N
Steam lines M M M M M N
M N
Condensate lines N
N
Feedwater lines X
N X
Drinking water X X X X X
M X X N N
lines
X
Fresh cooling water
D N D X
lines X
Compressed air
M M X N N
lines
M M N N N
Hydraulic lines X X X X N

1)
See Section 15, B.4.3
2)
Seawater discharge lines, see Section 11, T.
X Pipelines are not to be installed.
( ) Pipelines may be installed after special agreement with BKI

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Table 11.6 Minimum wall thickness for steel pipes

Group N Group M Group D

da s da s da s da s

[mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm]

10,2 1,6 From 406,4 6,3 From 21,3 3,2 From 38,0 6,3

From 13,5 1,8 From 660,0 7,1 From 38,0 3,6 From 88,9 7,1

From 20,0 2,0 From 762,0 8,0 From 51,0 4,0 From 114,3 8,0

From 48,3 2,3 From 864,0 8,8 From 76,1 4,5 From 152,4 8,8

From 70,0 2,6 From 914,0 10,0 From 117,8 5,0 From 457,2 8,8

From 88,9 2,9 From 193,7 5,4

From 114,3 3,2 From 219,1 5,9

From 133,0 3,6 From 244,5 6,3

From 152,4 4,0 From 660,4 7,1

From 177,8 4,5 From 762,0 8,0

From 244,5 5,0 From 863,6 8,8

From 323,9 5,6 From 914,4 10,0

Table 11.7 Minimum wall thickness for austenitic stainless steel pipes

Pipe outside diameter Minimum wall thickness

da s
[mm] [mm]

Up to 17,2 1,0

Up to 48,3 1,6

Up to 88,9 2,0

Up to 168,3 2,3

Up to 219,1 2,6

Up to 273,0 2,9

Up to 406,0 3,6

Up to 406,0 4,0

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