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Inspection of Refinery Equipment

API 510 ✥ ▲

Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating,

Repair, and Alteration(ANSI/API 510-2000)(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the code.)

Covers the m ainten an ce inspec tion, r epa i r , a l te ra t ion, an d re ra t ing proce-dures for pressure vesse ls used by the pe t roleum an d chem ica l process indu s-tr ies. Applies to vessels that have been placed in service and have beeninspec ted by an au thor ized inspec t ion a gency or r epa i red by a repa i r organ i -za t ion. Except as provided in th e code , the u se of the code i s r es t r ic ted to orga-niza t ion s tha t employ or have access to engineer ing an d inspec t ion personn e lor organ iza t ions tha t a re techn ica l ly qu a l ified to ma inta in , inspec t , r epa i r,alter , or rera te pressure vessels. Pressure vessel in spectors are to be certified a ss ta ted in the code . Pa ges: 338th Edition / June 1997 / Product Number: C51008 / Price: $113.00

API 570 ✥

Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-service Piping Systems(ANSI/API 570-2000)(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the code.)

Covers inspec t ion, r epa i r, a l te ra t ion, a nd re ra t ing procedures for in- servicem eta l l ic piping systems. Establ i shes requi rem ents an d guide l ines tha t a l lowowner /u ser s of piping systems to m ainta in the sa fe ty and m echan ica l integ-r i ty of systems a f te r they ha ve been pla ced into se rvice . Intended for u se byor ga n i z a t ions t ha t m a i n t a i n o r ha ve a c ce ss t o a n a u t h o r i ze d i n spe ct i onagen cy, r epa i r organiza t ion, an d technica l ly qua l ified personn e l . May beused, where prac t ica l , for any pipin g system . Piping inspec tor s a re to be cer t i -fied as s ta ted in th is inspec tion code . Pa ges: 38

2nd Edition / October 1998 / Product Number: C57002 / Price: $98.00

RP 571

Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

See a lso, Refining, Mater ia ls Engin eer ing Pu bl ica t ions

1st Edition / December 2003 / Product Number: C57101 / Price: $184.00

RP 572 ✥ ▲

Inspection of Pressure Vessels(ANSI/API RP 572-2001)

This recommended practice covers the inspection of pressure vessels. I tinclu des a description of th e variou s types of pressure vessels an d the stan dard s

for the i r const ruc t ion an d m ainten an ce . This publ ica t ion a lso covers the rea-sons for inspec t ion, ca uses of de ter iora t ion, f r equen cy and m ethods of inspec-t ion, m ethods of r epa i r, an d prepara t ion of r ecords an d repor ts . Pages: 602nd Edition / February 2001 / Product Number: C57202 / Price: $90.00

RP 573

Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters(ANSI/API RP 573-2003)

This r ecom m ended pra c t ice covers the inspec t ion pra c t ices for fired boi le r sand process hea te r s ( furnaces) used in pe t roleum refiner ies and pe t rochemi-ca l plan ts . The prac t ices descr ibed in th is docum ent a re focused to improveequipm ent re l iabi l i ty and p lant sa fe ty by descr ibing the opera t in g var iableswhich im pac t r e l iabi l i ty, and to en sure tha t in spec tion pra c t ices obta in theappropr ia te da ta , both on -s t ream an d of f- s t ream , to assess cur rent an d futu reper form an ce of the equipm ent . Pages: 69

2nd Edition / December 2002 / Product Number: C57302 / Price: $78.00

RP 574 ✥ ▲

Inspection Practices for Piping System Components(ANSI/API RP 574-1998)

Covers inspec tion pra c t ices for piping, tu bing, va lves (not in c luding cont rolva lves) , and fit t ings used in pe t roleum refiner ies and chemica l plants .Al thou gh no t spec ifica l ly intended to cover specia l i ty i tems, m an y of theinspec t ion m ethods descr ibed a re appl icable to i tems such as cont rol va lves ,

leve l gages , ins t rum ent con t rol colum ns, e tc . Pages: 532nd Edition / June 1998 / Product Number: C57402 / Price: $98.00

RP 575 ▲

Inspection of Atmospheric & Low Pressure Storage Tanks(ANSI/API RP 575-2004)

Covers the in spec tion of a tm ospher ic an d low-pressure s torage tanks th a tha ve been designed to opera te a t pressures from a tm ospher ic to 15 ps ig.Inc lu des reason s for inspec t ion , fr equen cy and m ethods of inspec t ion, m eth-ods of r epa i r, and prepa ra t ion of r ecords an d repor ts. This r ecom m endedprac t ice is intended to supplem ent API Standa rd 653, which covers the m ini -mum requi rements for mainta ining the integr i ty of s torage tanks a f te r theyha ve been placed in se rvice . Pages: 602nd Edition / to be published Q1, 2005 / Product Number: C57502

RP 576 ✥ ▲

Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices(ANSI/API RP 576-2000)

This recomm ended pra c t ice descr ibes the in spec tion a nd repa i r prac t ices forau tom at ic pressure- re l ieving devices com m on ly used in the oi l and pe t ro-chem ica l indu st r ies . This pub l ica t ion covers such a utom at ic devices as pres-sure relief valves, pilot-operated pressure relief valves, rupture disks, andweight - loaded pressure vacuu m vents .

This pub l ica t ion does not cover weak seam s or sect ions in tan ks , explosiondoors , fus ible plugs , cont rol va lves , and oth er devices tha t e i ther depend on anexte rna l source of power for opera t ion or a re m an ua l ly opera ted. Inspec tionsan d tests mad e a t ma nu fac turer s ' plan ts , which a re u sua l ly covered by codesor pu rchase spec ifica t ions , a re not covered by this publ ica t ion. Pa ges: 442nd Edition / December 2000 / Product Number: C57602 / Price: $98.00

RP 577✪

Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

Provides guida nce to the API au thor ized inspec tor on welding inspec t ion asencountered wi th fabr ica t ion and repa i r of r efinery and chemica l plantequipment and piping. Common welding processes , welding procedures ,welder qu a l ifica t ions , m eta l lurgica l e ffec ts from welding, a nd inspec t iontechniqu es a re descr ibed to a id the inspec tor in fulfil l ing the i r role imple-m ent ing API 510, API 570 , API Std 653 an d API RP 582. The leve l of lea rnin ga n d t r a i n i ng ob t a i ne d f r om t h i s doc um e n t i s no t a r e p l a c em e n t f o r the t r a i n -

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ing an d exper ience requi red to be an Am er ican Welding Soc ie ty (AWS) Cer t i -fied Welding Inspec tor (CWI) . Pages: 100

1st Edition / October 2004 / Product Number: C57701 / Price: $132.00

RP 578 ✥

Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems(ANSI/API RP 578-1999)

Provides guide l ines for a m ater ia l qua l i ty assuran ce system to ver ify the con -s istency between th e nom ina l composi t ion of a l loy com pon ents within th epressure enve lop of a process piping system wi th the se lec ted or spec ified con-s t ruc t ion m ater ia ls to min im ize the poten t ia l for ca tas t rophic re lease of toxicor ha zardou s l iquids or vapors .

Presents mater ia l cont rol and ver ifica t ion programs on fe r rous and nonfer -rous a l loys dur ing const ruc t ion, ins ta l la t ion, maintenance , and inspec t ion of new an d exis t ing process piping system s covered un der the ASME B31.3 an dAPI 570 codes . Appl ies to m eta l l ic a l loy mater ia ls pu rcha sed for u se e i ther b ythe owner /u ser or indi rec tly throu gh vend ors , fabr ica tor s , or cont rac tor s , an dinc ludes th e supply, fabr ica t ion an d e rec t ion of these ma ter ia ls. Carbon s tee lcom pon ents specified in n ew or exis t ing pipin g system s a re not covered un derthe scope of this docum ent .1st Edition / May 1999 / Product Number: C57801 / Price: $98.00

RP 579Fitness-For-Service(ANSI/API RP 579-2000)

Describes stan da rdized fitn ess-for-service assessm ent techn iqu es for pressu r-ized equipm ent u sed in the p e t rochem ica l indu st ry. F i tness- for- se rvice i sdefined a s the abi l i ty to dem onst ra te the s t ruc tura l integr i ty of an in - servicec ompon e n t c on t a i n i ng a fl a w. T h i s pub l ic a t ion i s in t e nde d t o supp l e me n t t herequi rem ents in API 510, 570, an d 653 by: (1) en sur ing sa fety of plan t per-sonn e l and the pub l ic whi le older equipm ent cont inu es to opera te ; (2) p rovid-ing techn ica l ly soun d fitn ess- for- se rvice assessm ent procedu res to ensure tha tdi fferent se rvice providers furn ish con sistent l i f e predict ions; an d ( 3) he lpingopt imize maintenance and opera t ion of exis t ing fac i l i t ies to mainta in theava i labi l i ty of older plants an d enh an ce the i r long- te rm econom ic viabi l i ty.

The a ssessmen t procedures in th is publ ica t ion ca n be used for fi tness- for- se r-vice eva lua t ion an d re ra t ing of pressure vesse ls des igned an d con st ruc ted toth e ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

; p iping system s designed an d con-s t ruc ted to the ASME B31.3 Piping Code; an d abovegrou nd s torage tanksdesigned an d const ruc ted to API 650 an d 620. The assessm ent procedurescover the present in tegr i ty of pressure con ta inin g equipm ent given a cur ren ts ta te of dam age an d the projec ted rema inin g l i fe . This publ ica t ion can a lsobe appl ied to pressure conta inin g equipm ent const ruc ted to other r ecognizedc odes a nd s ta n da r ds a s de fi ne d i n t h i s pub l i ca t i on .1st Edition / January 2000Hard Copy Only Product Number: C57901 / Price: $613.00CD Only Product Number: C579CD / Price: $716.00Hard Copy and CD / Price: $1,028.00

ANSI/API RP 580

Risk-Based Inspection(ANSI/API RP 580-2002)

RP 580 i s to provide user s wi th th e basic e lem ents for deve loping a nd im ple-m e n t i ng a r i sk - ba sed i n spe c ti on ( RBI) p r ogr a m fo r fi xe d e qu i pme n t a nd p i p -ing in th e hydrocarbon a nd ch em ica l process indu st r ies . RP 580 i s inten dedto supplem ent API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code

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Piping Inspection Code

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Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction

. These API inspec t ion codes and s tanda rds a l low an own er / user la t i tude to plan an inspec t ion s t ra tegy an d increase or decrease the code-designa ted inspec t ion f requen c ies based on the resul t s of a RBI assessmen t .Pages: 46

1st Edition / May 2002 / Product Number: C58001 / Price: $142.00

Publ 581

Base Resource Document—Risk-Based Inspection

API h as research ed an d deve loped an approa ch to r i sk-based inspec t ion(RBI) . This docum ent de ta i l s the procedu res and m ethodology of RBI . RBI i san integra ted m ethodology tha t u ses r i sk as a bas is for pr ior i tiz ing an d m an -a g i ng a n i n - s er vi ce e qu i pme n t i n spec t ion p r ogr a m by com bi n i ng bo t h t h el ike lihood of fa i lure an d the con sequence of fa i lure . Ut il iz ing th e outpu t of

t he RBI , the use r c a n de s ign a n i n spe c ti on p r ogr a m t ha t m a na ge s o r m a i n -ta ins the r i sk of equipm ent fa i lures . The fol lowing a re three m ajor goa ls of t he RBI p rogr a m :

1. Provide the capa bi l i ty to define an d qu an t i fy the r i sk of process equipm entfa i lure , c rea t ing an e ffec t ive tool for m an agin g m an y of the im por tan t e le -m ents of a process plan t .

2 . Al low ma na gem ent to review safe ty, envi ronm enta l , an d bu siness- inte r rup-t ion r i sks in a n integra ted, cost -ef fec t ive ma nn er.

3. Systema t ica l ly reduce the l ike l ihood a nd consequen ce of fa i lure by a l loca t -ing inspec t ion resources to high r i sk equipm ent . The RBI m ethodology pro-vides the basis for m an agin g r i sk, by ma king in formed dec is ion s on theinspec t ion m ethod, coverage requi red an d f requen cy of inspec t ions . In m ostplan ts , a la rge percent of the tota l u ni t r i sk wi l l be con cent ra ted in a r e la t ive lysmal l percent of the equipment i tems. These potent ia l high- r i sk components

m ay requi re grea te r a t tent ion, perhaps throu gh a revised inspec t ion pla n.With an RBI program in place , inspec tions wi l l cont inu e to be con ducted asdefin ed in exis ting working do cum ents , but pr ior i ties an d f requen c ies wi ll beguided by the RBI procedure . The RBI an a lysis looks not only a t inspec t ion,e qu i pme n t de si gn , a nd m a i n t e na n c e r ec o r ds, bu t a l so a t nu m e r ous p r oce sssafety m an agem ent i ssues an d a l l other s ignifica nt i ssues tha t can a f fec t theovera l l mecha nica l in tegr i ty and sa fety of a process un i t .1st Edition / May 2000Hard Copy Only Product Number: C58101 / Price: $613.00CD Only Product Number: C581CD / Price: $716.00Hard Copy and CD / Price: $1,028.00

API Risk-Based Inspection Software

API RBI software , c rea ted by pet roleum refinery an d chem ica l plant own er / user s for owner /u ser s, find s i t s bas is in API Pu bl ica t ion 581 Base Resource

Document—Risk-Based Inspection

. Prac t ica l , va lu able fea tures a re bui l tinto the techn ology, which i s based on recogn ized and g enera l ly acceptedgood eng ineer ing prac t ices .

The pu rposes of the Risk-Based Inspec t ion Progra m are :

Screen opera t ing u ni t s wi thin a plan t to ident i fy a reas of high r i sk.Estim ate a r i sk va lue a ssocia ted with th e opera t ion of each equipm ent i tem ina refin ery or chem ica l process plant based on a consis tent m ethodology.Pr ior i t ize the equipment based on the measured r i sk.Design a high ly e ffec t ive inspec t ion program .Systemat ica l ly ma na ge the r i sks assoc ia ted wi th equipm ent fa i lures .

T he RBI me t hod de fi n e s the r i sk o f ope r a t ing e qu i pme n t a s t he c om bi na t i onof two separa te te rm s: the con sequence of f a i lure a nd the l ike l ihood of f a i lure .

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RP 582

Recommended Practice and Supplementary Welding Guidelines for theChemical, Oil, and Gas Industries

Provides guide l ines for welding an d re la ted topics assoc ia ted wi th shop a ndfield fabr ica t ion, r epa i r , and modifica t ion of pressure-conta ining equipment .O the r e qu i pm e n t i t e ms c over e d i nc l ude s t ruc t u r a l a t t a chm e n t s , non- r e mov-able inte rn a ls for pressure vesse ls, an d com pon ents r e fe renced by an appl ica-b l e pu r c ha se docum e n t . Th i s doc um e n t i s gene r a l i n n a t u r e a nd i s in t e nde dto au gm ent the requ i remen ts of ASME Sec tion IX and s imi la r codes , stan -dards , an d pra c t ices . Pages: 14

1st Edition / March 2001 / Product Number: C58201 / Price: $72.00



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Std 653 ✥ ▲

Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

Covers the in spec tion, r epa i r, a l te ra t ion, a nd reconst ruc t ion of s tee l above-g r ound s to r a ge t a nks u sed i n t he pe t r o le um a nd c he m i ca l i ndu s tr i es . P r ovi dest he m i n i mu m r e qu i r em e n t s fo r m a i n t a i n i ng t he i n t e g r it y o f w el de d o r r i v-e ted, no nref r igera ted, a tm ospher ic pressure , abovegroun d s torage tanks a f te rthey have been placed in se rvice . (Pu rchase inc ludes adden da to the cur rent

edi t ion of the s tan dard. ) P ages: 683rd Edition/ December 2001/ Product Number: C65303 / Price: $176.00

Mechanical Equipment Standards forRefinery Service

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Std 610/ISO 13709 ✪

Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural GasIndustries

T h i s S ta nda r d spe ci fi e s r equ i r e me n t s f o r c en t r i fuga l pum ps , inc l ud i ng pum psrun nin g in reverse as hydrau l ic power recovery turbin es , for use in pe t roleum ,pe t rochem ica l , an d ga s indu st ry process services . I t does not cover sea l lesspum ps . Th i s I n t e r na t i ona l S ta nda r d i s a pp l ic a b l e to ove rhu ng pum ps ,be tween bear in gs pum ps, an d vert ica l ly suspended pu m ps ( see Table 1) .Clause 8 a ppl ies to specific types of pu m ps. Al l other c lau ses of this Inte rn a-t iona l S tan dard ap ply to a l l pum p types . The figu res in 4.1 show the var iousspec ific pu m p types an d the designa t ions ass igned to each spec ific type .

This edi t ion of API Std 610 i s the iden t ica l na t ion a l ad opt ion o f ISO 13709,Cen t r i fuga l pum ps fo r pe t r o le um , pe t roc he m i ca l a n d n a t u r a l ga s i ndus t r i es .Pages: 184

3rd Edition / October 2004 / Product Number: CX61010 / Price: $195.00

Std 611

General Purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical, and GasIndustry Services

Cove r s the m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r ge ne r a l - pu r pose st e a m t u r b i ne s .These requi rem ents inc lud e basic design, m ater ia ls , r e la ted lubr ica t ion sys-tems, cont rols , auxi l ia ry equipm ent , an d accessor ies . Genera l -pu rpose tur-bines a re hor izon ta l or ver t ica l turbin es used to dr ive equipm ent tha t i susu a l ly spared, i s r ela t ively sma l l in s ize , or i s in n oncr i t ica l se rvice . They a regenera l ly used where s team condi t ions wi l l not exceed a pressure of 48 ba r(700 psig) a nd a tem pera ture of 40°C (75° F) or where speed wil l not exceed6000 rpm . Pages: 674th Edition / June 1997 / Product Number: C61104 / Price: $110.00

Std 612/ISO 10437 ✪

Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries-Steam Turbines-Special-Purpose Applications

This S tandard spec ifies requi rements and gives recommendat ions for thedesign, m ater ia ls , f abr ica t ion, inspec t ion, tes t ing an d prepara t ion for ship-m ent for spec ia l -pu rpose s team turbin es . It a l so covers the re la ted lube-oi lsys tem s, ins t rum enta t ion , con t rol systems an d au xi l ia ry equipm ent . I t i s no tappl icable to genera l -pu rpose steam turbin es , which a re covered in API 611.

6th Edition / to be published Q1, 2005

Std 613

Special Purpose Gear Units for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas IndustryServices

Covers the m inim um requi rem ents for spec ia l -pu rpose , enc losed, prec ision,s ingle - and dou ble-he l ica l one- an d two-stage speed increaser s and redu cersof para l le l - sha f t des ign for pe t roleum , chem ica l an d gas in dust ry services .This s tan dard i s pr ima r i ly intended for gears un i t s tha t a re in cont inu ou s se r-vice wi thou t ins ta l led spare equipm ent . Gear sets furn ished to this s tan dardsha l l be con sidered m atched se ts . Pages: 94

5th Edition / February 2003 / Product Number: C61305 / Price: $137.00

Std 614

Lubrication, Shaft-sealing, and Control-oil Systems and Auxiliaries for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

Cove r s the m i n i mu m r e qu i r em e n t s fo r spe ci a l - pu r pose a nd ge ne r a l - pu r poselubr ica t ion system s, oi l -type and dry gas sea l sha f t- sea l ing sup por t systems.Such system s m ay serve com pressors , gear s , pum ps, and dr iver s. The s tanda rdinc ludes the systems’ com pon ents , a long wi th the requi red cont rols an dinst rum enta t ion . Data shee ts and typica l schem at ics of both system com po-nen ts and com ple te sys tems a re a lso provided. Chapter s inc lude Genera lRequirem ents , Specia l Pu rpose Oi l Systems, Genera l P urpose Oi l System s an dDry Gas Seal Module Systems. Pages: 200

4th Edition / April 1999 / Product Number: C61404 / Price: $155.00

Std 616 ✥

Gas Turbines for the Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

T h i s st a nda r d c ove rs t he m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r ope n , s im p l e, a nd r e genera t ive-cyc le combu st ion gas turbin e un i t s for se rvices of m echan ica l dr ive ,genera tor dr ive , or process gas genera t ion. Al l aux i l ia ry equipm ent requ i redfor opera t ing, s ta r t ing, an d cont rol l ing gas turbin e un i t s an d for turbine pro-tec tion i s e i ther d iscussed di rec t ly in th is s tan dard or r e fer red to in this s tan-dard th rough re fe rences to other pu bl ica t ions . Spec ifica l ly, gas turbine u ni t stha t a re capable of con t inu ous se rvice fir ing gas or l iquid fue l or both a re covered by this stan dard. Pa ges: 874th Edition / August 1998 / Product Number: C61604 / Price: $142.00

Std 617

Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

Covers the minimum requi rements for cent r i fuga l compressors used in pe t ro-leum , chem ica l , an d gas indu st ry se rvices tha t han dle a i r or gas , inc lu dingprocess gear m oun ted. Does not ap ply to fans or blowers tha t deve lop less tha n34 kPa ( 5 poun ds per squa re inch) pressure r i se above a tmosph er ic pressure ;these a re covered by API Stan dard 67 3. This s tanda rd a lso does not a pply topackag ed, integra l ly-geared cent r i fug a l a i r com pressors , which a re covered byAPI Stan dard 6 72. Pages: 193

7th Edition / July 2002 / Product Number: C61707 / Price: $181.00

Std 618

Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas IndustryServices

Covers the minimum requi rements for r ec iproca t ing compressors and the i r

dr iver s used in pe t roleum , chem ica l , an d gas indu st ry se rvices for ha ndl in gprocess a i r or ga s wi th e i ther lubr ica ted or n onlu br ica ted cyl inders . Com pres-sors covered by this s tanda rd a re o f m odera te - to- low speed an d in c r i tica l se r-vices . Also covered a re re la ted lu br ica t ing system s, cont rols , ins t rum enta t ion ,inte rcoole r s, a f te rcoole r s , pulsa t ion suppress ion devices , and other a uxi l ia ryequipment . Pages: 1664th Edition / June 1995 / Product Number: C61804 / Price: $149.00





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Std 619 ✪

Rotary-Type Positive Displacement Compressors for Petroleum,Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries

Covers the minimum requi rements for dry and flooded he l ica l lobe rota rycompressors used for vacuum or pressure or both in pe t roleum, chemica l ,an d gas in du st ry se rvices. I t i s pr im ar i ly intended for com pressors tha t a re inspec ia l pu rpose appl ica t ions , an d does no t cover por table a i r com pressors , l iq-uid r in g com pressors an d vane- type compressors . This edi t ion a lso inc ludes anew In spec tor ’s Checkl is t and new schem at ics for genera l purpose an d typica loil systems. Pages: 134

4th Edition / December 2004 / Product Number: C61904 / Price: 163.00

Std 670

Machinery Protection Systems

Provides a pu rchase spec ifica t ion to fac i li ta te the m an ufac ture , procurem ent ,ins ta l la t ion, and tes t ing of vibra t ion, axia l -posi tion, an d bear ing- tem pera turem oni tor ing systems for pe troleum , chem ica l , and ga s indu st ry se rvices. Cov-e r s the m i n i mu m r e qu i r em e n t s fo r m on i t o r ing r a d i a l sha f t v ib r a t i on , ca s i ngvibra t ion , sha f t axia l posi t ion, and b ear ing tem pera tures . I t ou t l ines a stan -dardized m oni tor ing system a nd covers r equi rem ents for hard ware ( sensorsa nd i n s t rum e n t s ) , i n s ta l l a t ion , t e s ti ng , a n d a r r a n ge me n t . P a ge s: 964th Edition / December 2000 / Reaffirmed, November 2003

Product Number: C67004 / Price: $149.00

Std 671

Special Purpose Couplings for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas IndustryServices

Covers the minimum requi rements for spec ia l -purpose coupl ings intended tot ransm it power be tween th e rota t ing sha f t of two pieces of r efinery equipm ent .These coupl ings a re designed to accom m odate para l le l off se t , an gula r m is-a l ignm ent , and a xia l displacem ent of the shaf ts wi thout im posing excessivem e c ha n i c a l l oa d i ng on t h e c oup l ed e qu i pm e n t . P a ge s: 323rd Edition / October 1998 / Product Number: C67103 / Price: $92.00

Std 672

Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors for Petroleum,Chemical, and Gas Industry Services

T h i s s ta n da r d c over s t he m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r c ons t a n t - spee d , pa c k -aged, genera l pu rpose integra l ly geared cent r i fug a l a i r com pressors , inc lu d-ing th e i r accessor ies. This s tan dard i s not a ppl icable to ma chin es tha t deve lopa pressure r i se of less tha n 0 .35 bar (5 .0 ps i ) above a tm ospher ic pressure ,which a re c lassed as fans or blowers .

4th Edition / March 2004 / Product Number: C67204 / Price: $200.00

Std 673

Special Purpose Fans(Includes Errata dated January 2002)

T h i s s ta n da r d c over s t he m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r c e n t r ifuga l fa n sintended for cont inu ous du ty in pe t roleum , chem ica l , an d gas indu st ry se r-vices . Fan pressure r i se i s l im i ted to di f fe rent ia l f rom a s ingle im pel le r, usu a l lynot exceeding 100 in ches of water Equiva lent Air Pressure (EAP) . Cool ingtower, ae r ia l coole r , and vent i la t ion fans; an d posi t ive displacem ent blowers

are n ot covered by this stan dard. Pa ges 89

2nd Edition / November 2001 / Product Number: C67302 / Price: $125.00

Std 674

Positive Displacement Pumps—Reciprocating

Covers the minimum requi rements for r ec iproca t ing posi t ive displacementpum ps for use in p e t roleum , chem ica l , and ga s indu st ry se rvices. Both di rec t -ac t ing a nd power- fram e types a re inc luded. Pag es: 662nd Edition / June 1995 / Product Number: C67402 / Price: $117.00

Std 675

Positive Displacement Pumps—Controlled Volume

Covers the m inim um requi rem ents for cont rol led volum e posit ive displace-m ent pum ps for use in se rvice in the pe t roleum , chem ica l , an d gas indu st r ies .Bo th pa c ke d- p l unge r a nd d i a ph r a gm t ype s a r e i nc lude d . Di a phr a gm pum pstha t use direc t m echan ica l ac tua t ion a re excluded. Pages: 382nd Edition / October 1994 / Reaffirmed, March 2000

Product Number: C67502 / Price: $92.00

Std 676

Positive Displacement Pumps—Rotary

Covers the m inim um requi rem ents for rota ry posi t ive displacemen t pum ps foruse in the pe t roleum , chem ica l , an d gas indu st r ies . I t provides a pu rcha sespec ifica t ion to fac i l i ta te the m an ufac ture a nd purch ase of rota ry posi tive dis-p l a c em e n t pum ps . P a ge s: 51

2nd Edition / December 1994 / Reaffirmed, March 2000Product Number: C67602 / Price: $110.00

Std 677General-purpose Gear Units for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas IndustryServices

Covers the minimum requi rements for genera l -purpose , enc losed s ingle -and

mul t i - s tage gear uni t s incorpora t ing para l le l - shaf t he l ica l and r ight anglespi ra l beve l gears for the pe t roleum , chem ica l , and ga s indu st r ies . Gears ma n-ufac tured accordin g to this stan dard a re l im i ted to the fol lowing pi tchl ineve loc i t ies : he l ica l gears sha l l not exceed 60 m eter s per second (12,000 fee t perm inu te) an d spi ra l beve l gears sha l l n ot exceed 40 m eter s per second ( 8,000fee t per m inu te) . This stan dard in c ludes re la ted lubr ica t ing system s, ins t ru-m enta t ion , and oth er auxi l ia ry equipm ent . Also inc lud ed in this edi t ion i snew m ater ia l r e la ted to gear in spec tion. Pa ges: 842nd Edition / July 1997 / Reaffirmed, March 2000Product Number: C67702 / Price: $130.00

Std 681Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps and Compressors

Defines the minimum requi rements for the basic des ign, inspec t ion, tes t ing,a nd p r e pa r a t i on f o r sh i pme n t o f l iqu i d r i ng va c uum pum p a n d c ompr e s so r

system s for se rvice in th e pe t roleum , chem ica l , and ga s indu st r ies . I t inc ludesbo t h va c uum pum p a n d c ompr e s so r de si gn a n d sys te m de si gn . P a ge s : 861st Edition / February 1996 / Reaffirmed, June 2002Product Number: C68101 / Price: $117.00

Std 682/ISO 21049 ✪

Pumps—Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps

Spec ifies requi rem ents an d gives recom m enda t ions for sea l ing system s forc e n t r ifuga l a nd r o t a r y pum ps use d in pe t r o l eum , na t u r a l ga s , a nd c h e mi c a li ndus t r ie s. I t ha s be e n w r it t en m a i n l y fo r ha z a r dous , fl a m m a bl e a nd / o r t ox i cservices where a grea te r degree of r e l iabi l i ty i s r equ i red for the im provemen tof equipm ent ava i labi l i ty, the reduc t ion of both em issions to the a tm ospherean d l i f e cyc le sea l ing costs. I t covers sea ls for sha f t diam eter s from 20 m m(0.75 in. ) to 110 m m (4.3 in . ) . This S tan dard a lso appl ies to sea l spare par tsan d can b e re fe r red to for the up gradin g of exis t ing equ ipm ent . The sea l con-figu ra t ions covered by this S tan dard can be c lassified into three ca tegor ies (1,2 an d 3) , three types (A, B an d C) and th ree a r rangem ents (1, 2 and 3) . Fur -ther , Ar ran gem ent 2 an d 3 sea ls can be in three or ienta t ions: “ face- to-back” ,“ba ck- to-back” an d “ face- to- face” . These ca tegor ies , types, a r ran gem entsa nd o r i en t a t i ons a r e de fi ne d i n 1 . 2 a n d i l lu s t r a t ed i n F igu r e s 2 t h r ough 6 .

T h i s e d i t ion o f AP I S t d 682 i s t he i de n t i c a l n a t i ona l a dop t i on o f I S O 21049 , Pumps—Shaft sealing systems for centrifugal and rotary pumps .P a ge s : 1953rd Edition / September 2004/Product Number: CX68203 / Price: $192.00



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RP 683Quality Improvement Manual for Mechanical Equipment in Petroleum,Chemical, and Gas Industries

Provides gu ide l ines for im proving the qu a l i ty of mecha nica l equ ipm ent . I t isintended to m utu a l ly benefit u ser s, cont rac tor s , an d suppl ie r s ; an d fac i li ta teimproved re la t ionships be tween them by promot ing t rus t , teamwork, andc omm un i c a ti on . A t h r e e -pa r t a pp r oa c h fo r i m pr ovi ng t he qua l i t y o f m e c ha n-ica l equipm ent i s descr ibed in th is recom m ended pra c t ice , con sist ing of ( a )the t r adi t iona l methods used to he lp assure qua l i ty; (b) techniques tha t canbe u sed to ident i fy those suppl ie r s who h ave qu a l i ty sys tem s so e f fec t ive tha tintense user involvem ent i s un necessary; an d (c ) sugg estions on h ow users ,cont rac tor s , and suppl ie r s can work toge ther to im prove qua l i ty. Pages: 361st Edition / September 1993 / Reaffirmed, March 2000Product Number: C68300 / Price: $92.00

Publ 684 Tutorial on the API Standard Paragraphs Covering Rotor Dynamics andBalance (An Introduction to Lateral Critical and Train Torsional Analysisand Rotor Balancing)

Describes, discusses, an d clarifies the section of the API Stan dard Para graph stha t ou t l ines the com ple te rotor dyna m ics acceptance program . The acceptan ceprogram was designed by API to ensure equipment mechanical reliability.2nd Edition / to be published Q1, 2005 / Product Number: C68402

Std 685Sealless Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical, andGas Industry Services

(ANSI/API Std 685-2000)

API Standa rd 685 covers the m inim um requi rem ents for sea l less cent r i fuga lpum ps for use in pe t roleum , heavy duty chem ica l , an d gas indu st ry se rvices.The pum ps covered by this stan dard a re Magn et ic Dr ive Pum ps (MDP) an dCa nne d M ot o r P um ps ( CMP ) .1st Edition / October 2000 / Product Number: C68501 / Price: $155.00

RP 686Machinery Installation and Installation Design

Provides recom m ended procedu res , prac t ices, an d ch eckl is t s for the in s ta l la -t ion a n d p r e c om m i ss ion i ng o f ne w a nd r e a pp l i ed m a c h i ne r y fo r pe t ro l e um,chem ica l , and ga s indu st ry se rvices fac il i t ies . Intend ed to supplem ent vendorins t ruc t ions , the ins t ruc t ions provided by the or igina l equipment manufac-ture r (OEM) shou ld be care ful ly fol lowed wi th regard to equ ipm ent ins ta l la -t ion an d checkou t of genera l an d spec ia l pu rpose ma chin ery. Most Majortopics of this r ecom m ended pra c t ice a re subdivided into rem ovable sec t ions of “ I ns t a l la t i on D e si gn” a nd “ I ns t a l la t i on” w i t h t he i n t e n t be ing t ha t e a c h s ec -t ion can be rem oved and u t i l ized as needed by the appropr ia te des ign an d/orins ta l la t ion person ne l . Sec tion topics inc lud e “Topside Rece iving a nd Protec-t ion” , “ R i gg i ng a n d L i ft i ng o f M a c h i ne r y” , “ F oun da t i ons” , “ M oun t i ng P l a t eGrout ing” , “Machinery Piping” , “Cou pl ing Al ignm ent” , “Lube Oi l Systemsa nd F lush i ng Re qu i r em e n t s” , a nd “ Comm i ss ion i ng” . P a ge s: 2001st Edition / February 1996 / Product Number: C68601 / Price: $136.00

RP 687

Rotor Repair This recom m ended prac t ice covers the m inim um requi remen ts for the inspec-t ion an d repa i r of specia l purpose rota t ing equ ipm ent rotor s , bear ings an d cou-pl ings used in pe t roleum , chem ica l , and ga s indu st ry service . Pages: 5401st Edition/ September 2001 / Product Number: C68701 / Price: $228.00

RP 687Rotor Repair—Data CD

CD-ROM con ta inin g a l l da tashee ts from RP 687.1st Edition/September 2001 / Product Number: C687CD / Price: $210.00

Equipment Data Sheets

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Mechanical Equipment Residual UnbalanceWorksheets

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for quo ta t ion an d purch asing pu rposes wi th a m odern t r ee-view forma t forease of na viga t ion. Com ple ted projec ts provide on -going docu m enta t ion forplan t equipm ent asse ts— im proving sa fe ty and re l iabi l i ty. Avai lable in a ful l -fea tured corpora te wide Orac le® forma t or a por table ODBC da taba se form atw it h p r i m a r y foc us on e qu i pme n t da t a she e t s.Contact EPCON International at 281-398-9400or visit the EPCON website at: www.epcon.com

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Storage Tanks

Std 620Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the standard.)

Covers the design a nd const ruc t ion of la rge , welded, low-pressure ca rbon s tee l

a bovegr ound s to r a ge t a nks ( i nc l ud i ng fl a t - bo tt om t a nks ) t ha t ha ve a s i ng l evert ica l axis of r evolut ion . The tan ks descr ibed a re d esigned for m eta l tem per-a tu res no t grea te r tha n 25 0° F and wi th pressures in th e i r gas or vapor spacesno t m or e t ha n 15 ps i g . P a ge s : 15010th Edition/ February 2002 / Product Number: C62010/ Price: $242.00

Std 650 ✥ ▲

Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the standard.)

Covers ma ter ia l , des ign, f abr ica t ion , e rect ion, an d tes t ing requi rem ents forabovegroun d, ver tica l , cyl indr ica l , c losed- a nd open- top, welded s tee l s toragetan ks in var iou s s izes an d capa c i t ies . Appl ies to tanks wi th inte rna l pressuresapproximat ing a tmospher ic pressure , but higher pressure i s permi t ted whenaddi t iona l r equi remen ts a re m et . This s tan dard ap pl ies on ly to tanks whoseent i re bot toms a re un i form ly suppor ted an d in n on refr igera ted se rvice wi th am a x i m um ope r a ti ng t e mpe r a t u r e o f 90° C ( 200° F ) . P a ge s : 19410th Edition/ November 1998/ Product Number: C65010/ Price: $289.00

RP 651 ✥

Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Storage Tanks

Descr ibes cor rosion problem s cha rac te r i st ic to abovegroun d s tee l storagetan ks an d assoc ia ted piping systems. Provides a genera l descr iption o f the twom ethods cur rent ly used to provide ca thodic protec tion a ga in st cor rosion.Pages: 252nd Edition / December 1997 / Product Number: C65102 / Price: $78.00

RP 652 ✥

Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms

Descr ibes procedures an d prac t ices for the appl ica t ion of tank bot tom l iningsto exis ting a nd new ab ovegroun d s torage tan ks to achieve e ffec t ive cor rosioncontrol . Pages: 10

2nd Edition / December 1997 / Product Number: C65202 / Price: $78.00

Std 653 ✥ ▲

Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the standard.)

Covers the in spec tion, r epa i r, a l te ra t ion, a nd reconst ruc t ion of s tee l above-g r ound s to r a ge t a nks u sed i n t he pe t r o le um a nd c he m i c a l i ndus t ri e s. P r ov ide st he m i n i mu m r e qu i r em e n t s fo r m a i n t a i n i ng t he i n t e g r it y o f w el de d o r r i v-e ted, no nref r igera ted, a tm ospher ic pressure , abovegroun d s torage tanks a f te rthey ha ve been placed in se rvice . Pages: 683rd Edition/ December 2001/ Product Number: C65303 / Price: $176.00

Std 2510Design and Construction of LPG Installations

P r ovi de s mi n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r t he de s i gn a n d c ons t r uc t ion o f in s t a l la -

t i ons f o r t he s t o ra ge a n d h a nd l i ng o f LP G a t m a r i ne a n d p i pe li ne t e r mi na l s,na tura l gas processing plan ts , r efiner ies , pe t rochem ica l plants , an d tankfarms. This s tanda rd covers s torage vesse ls, loading a nd un loadin g systems,piping and re la ted equipment . Pages: 228th Edition / May 2001 / Product Number: C25108 / Price: $84.00

Impact of Gasoline Blended with Ethanol on theLong-Term Structural Integrity of LiquidPetroleum Storage Systems and Components

Executive Summary and Literature Review

This repor t sum m ar izes the resul t s of a l i te ra ture review condu cted for theAm er ican Pe t roleum Inst i tute on the impa c t of gasol ine blended wi th e tha nolon th e long- te rm s t ruc tu ra l integr i ty of liquid pe t roleum storage systems an d

c ompone n t s .I t i s an t ic ipa ted tha t the use of e than ol in m otor fue ls wil l cont inu e toincrease . This has genera ted inte res t abou t the potent ia l long - te rm s t ruc tura le ffec ts of e tha nol on l iquid pe t roleum storage systems, inc ludin g u nder -g r ound s to r a ge t a nks ( U S Ts ) , un de r g roun d p i p i ng , a n d a s soci a t ed c om po-ne n t s .

The o bjec tive of the l i te ra tu re review is to de te rmin e the s ta te of indu st rykno wledge an d research on the e ffec ts of etha nol / gasol ine blends on th e long-te rm s t ruc tura l in tegr i ty of UST system s an d com pon ents . This r eview isintended to ass ist decis ion -m akers on fur ther r esearch requ i remen ts an dneeded chan ges or supplem ents to exis ting s tanda rds for un dergroun d s toragesystems and components used for s tor ing and dispensing gasol ine blendedw it h e t ha n o l .

Appendix A ma y be purch ased separa te ly as an e lect ronic da ta base file . The

da taba se is the synop sis’ and bibl iograph ic informa t ion for a l l a r t ic lesreviewed for the projec t . The repor t i s organ ized by a r t ic le index nu m bers .Reference nu m bers c ited in this r epor t r e fe r to the a r t ic le index n um ber.Executive Summary 2003 / Product Number: A16000 / Price: $53.00

Appendix A—Literature Review

2003 / Product Number: A1600D / Price: $105.00

Pressure-Relieving Systems forRefinery Service

Report of the Subcommittee on Pressure Relieving Systems Reference Document Project

May 1986

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RP 520Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure-relieving Devices inRefineries, Part I-—Sizing and Selection

Applies to the sizing and selection of pressure relief devices used in refineriesa nd r e la t e d i ndus t ri e s f or e qu i pme n t t ha t ha s a m a x i mu m a l l owa b l e wor k i ngpressure of 15 psig (103 kPag) or greater . The pressure relief devices coveredare intended to protec t un fired pressure vesse ls an d re la ted equipm ent aga instoverpressure from opera t ing a nd fi re cont ingen c ies. Inc ludes basic defin i t ionsa nd i n f o rm a t i on a bou t t h e ope r a t iona l c ha r a c t e ri st ic s a nd a pp l i ca t i ons o f var ious pressure re l ie f devices . Also inc ludes s iz ing procedures an d m ethodsbased on s teady s ta te flow of Newtonian flu ids . Pages: 857th Edition / January 2000 / Product Number: C52017 / Price: $142.00




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RP 520Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-relieving Devices inRefineries, Part II—Installation

Covers the m ethods of ins ta l la t ion for pressure re l ie f devices for equ ipm enttha t h as a m axim um a l lowable working pressure (MAWP) of 15 ps ig (1.03bar g) or grea te r. Pressure re l ie f va lves or ruptu re disks ma y be used indepen -dent ly or in com bina t ion wi th each oth er to provide the requi red protect ionaga inst excess ive pressure a ccum ula t ion. The te rm “pressure re l ief va lve”inc ludes sa fe ty re lie f va lves used in e i ther com pressible or in com pressiblefluid service, and relief valves used in incompressible fluid service. Covers gas,vapor, s team , an d incom pressible fluid se rvice . Pages: 295th Edition / August 2003 / Product Number: C52025 / Price: $142.00

RP 521Guide for Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems(ANSI/API 521-1997)

A guide for plant en gineers in the design, ins ta l la t ion, an d opera t ion o f pres-sure- re l ieving a nd depressur ing system s. Supplem ents API Recom m endedPrac t ice 520, Par t I . Guide l ines a re provided for exam inin g pr inc ipa l cau sesof overpressure ; de term inin g ind ividu a l r e l ieving ra tes; and se lec t ing an ddesigning disposa l sys tem s, inc lu ding su ch com pon ent par ts as vesse ls, flares ,and vent s tacks . Suggested solut ions to the immedia te des ign and economic

an d safe ty problem s involved in pressure- re l ieving discharge system s a re pre -sented. Inc ludes a new sec t ion on flare g as recovery. Pages: 1044th Edition / March 1997 / Product Number: C52104 / Price: $155.00

Std 526Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves

This s tanda rd i s a pu rchase spec ifica t ion for flan ged s teel pressure re l ie f va lves . Basic requi rem ents a re given for di rec t spr ing- loa ded pressure re l ie f valves and pilot-operated pressure relief valves as follows: orifice designationan d a rea ; va lve s ize an d pressure ra t in g, inle t and o ut le t ; mater ia ls ; pressure-tempera ture l im i ts ; an d cente r- to- face dim ensions , inle t and ou t le t. Pages: 425th Edition / June 2002 / Product Number: C52605 / Price: $92.00

Std 527Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves

(ANSI/API Std 527-1992)Descr ibes m ethods of de te rmin ing th e sea t t ightness of meta l - an d sof t- sea tedpressure re l ief va lves , inc ludin g th ose of convent iona l , be l lows, and pi lot -opera ted designs . Pa ges: 43rd Edition / July 1991 / Reaffirmed, March 2002Product Number: C52700 / Price: $53.00

RP 576 ✥ ▲

Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices

(ANSI/API RP 576-2000)

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Std 2000 ✥

Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks: Nonrefrigerated

and RefrigeratedT hi s s ta n da r d c over s t he no r m a l a n d e m e r genc y va por ve n t i ng r e qu i r e me n t sfor aboveground l iquid pe t roleum or pe t roleum produc ts s torage tanks , andaboveground and underground re f r igera ted s torage tanks designed for opera t -i ng a t p r e ssu r e s f rom va c uum t h r ough 15 poun ds per squa r e inc h ga uge(1.034 bar gauge) . Pages: 465th Edition / April 1998 / Product Number: C20005 / Price: $98.00

Piping Component Standards

API Technical Publications BinderA high -qua l i ty, three- r ing bin der i s ava i lable to h ou se you r se lec t ion of APIpub l ica t ion s . The spine h as an inser t pocke t for ident ifica t ion of the con tentsThree binders a re needed to s tore a l l mechanica l equipment s tandards .Product Number: C02100 / Price: $46.00

API 570 ✥

Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-service Piping Systems(Purchase includes addenda to the current edition of the standard.)(ANSI/API 570-2000)

Covers inspec t ion , r epa i r, a l te ra t ion, a nd re ra t ing procedures for in- servicem eta l l ic piping system s. Establ i shes requi rem ents an d guide l ines tha t a l lowowner /u ser s of piping systems to m ain ta in th e sa fe ty an d m echan ica l integ-r i ty of systems a f te r they h ave been placed in to se rvice . Intended for u se byor ga n i z a t ions t ha t m a i n t a i n o r ha ve a c ce ss t o a n a u t h o r i ze d i n spe ct i onagen cy, r epa i r organiza t ion, an d technica l ly qua l ified personn e l . May beused, where prac t ica l , for any pipin g system . Piping inspec tor s a re to be cer t i -fied as s ta ted in th is inspec tion code . Pa ges: 382nd Edition / October 1998 / Product Number: C57002 / Price: $98.00

RP 574 ✥ ▲

Inspection Practices for Piping System Components(ANSI/API RP 574-1998)

Covers inspec tion p rac t ices for piping, tu bing, va lves (n ot inc ludin g con t rolva lves) , and fit t ings used in pe t roleum refiner ies and chemica l plants .Al thou gh not spec ifica l ly inten ded to cover spec ia l i ty i tem s, ma ny of theinspec t ion m ethods descr ibed a re app l icable to i tems such as cont rol va lves ,leve l gages , ins t rum ent con t rol colum ns, e tc . Pages: 532nd Edition / June 1998 / Product Number: C57402 / Price: $98.00

RP 578 ✥

Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems(ANSI/API RP 578-1999)

Provides gu ide l ines for a m ater ia l qua l i ty assuran ce system to ver i fy the con-

s istency between th e nom ina l composi t ion of a l loy com pon ents within th epressure en ve lop of a process piping system wi th the se lec ted or spec ified con-s t ruc t ion m ater ia ls to m inim ize the poten t ia l for ca tas t rophic re lease of toxicor ha zardou s liquids or vapors .

Presents mater ia l cont rol and ver ifica t ion programs on fe r rous and nonfer -rous a l loys dur ing const ruc t ion, ins ta l la t ion, maintenance , and inspec t ion ofnew an d exis t ing process piping system s covered un der the ASME B31.3 an dAPI 570 codes . Appl ies to m eta l l ic a l loy mater ia ls pu rcha sed for u se e i ther b ythe owner /u ser or indi rec tly throu gh vend ors , fabr ica tor s , or cont rac tor s , an dinc ludes the su pply, fabr ica t ion an d e rec t ion of these ma ter ia ls. Carbon s tee lcom pon ents specified in n ew or exis t ing pipin g systems a re n ot covered un derthe scope of this docum ent .1st Edition / May 1999 / Product Number: C57801 / Price: $98.00

RP 591

Process Valve Qualification ProcedureProvides recom m enda t ions for eva lu a t ion of a m an ufac turer ’s va lve const ruct ion a nd qu a l i ty a s su r a n c e p rogr a m fo r t he pu r pose o f de te r mi n i n g a m a nu -fac turer ’s capabi l i ty to provide n ew va lves m an ufac tured in a ccordance wi ththe a ppl icable API s tan dards l i s ted in Sect ion 2.

Q ua l i fi c a ti on o f va l ve s un de r t h i s r e com m e nde d p r a c t ic e i s “ m a nu fa c t u r i ngfac i li ty spec ific” an d does not cover va lves ma nu fac tured by other m an ufac-tur ing fac i l i t ies , whether owned by the sam e m an ufac turer or a thi rd pa r ty.Pages: 93rd Edition / September 2003 / Product Number: C59103 / Price: $67.00






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Std 594 ✪

Check Valves: Flanged, Lug, Wafer and Butt-welding

T hi s s t a nd a r d c over s de s i gn , m a t e r i a l s, f a c e - to - fa c e d i m e ns i ons , p r e s su r e -t e mpe r a t u r e r a t i ngs , a nd e xa mi na t i on , i n spe c t i on , a nd t e s t r e qu i r e me n t sf o r g r a y i ron , du c t il e i r on , s t ee l , a nd a l l oy si ng l e a n d du a l p l a t e c he c kva lves . Valve configura t ions inc lude wafer , wafer - lug, and double-flangedtype wi th fac ings tha t wi l l permi t ins ta l la t ion be tween ASME and MSS

fl a n ge s tha t c onf o r m t o t he s t a nda r ds a n d spe ci fi c a t i ons l is t ed i n t he Re fi n -ery Service Valu e Stan dard s . Pages: 116th Edition / September 2004 / Product Number: C59406 / Price: $74.00

Std 598 ✪

Valve Inspection and Testing

Covers inspec t ion, examina t ion, supplementary examina t ions , and pressuretest r equi rem ents for r esi l ient - sea ted, non m eta l l ic - sea ted ( for exam ple ,ceram ic) , an d m eta l - to-meta l - sea ted va lves of the ga te , globe , plug, ba l l ,check, an d bu t te rfly types.

API Std 598 sup plemen ts the API s tand ards tha t r e fe rence i t , bu t i t ma y a lso beappl ied to other types of va lves by agreem ent be tween th e purch aser an d theva lve manufac turer .8th Edition / May 2004 / Product Number: C59808 / Price: $63.00

Std 599Metal Plug Valves—Flanged, Threaded and Welding End(ANSI/API Std 599-2002)

Covers s tee l , nicke l base and other a l loy plug va lves wi th fl an ged or bu t t -weld-ing en ds and d uc t i le iron plu g va lves wi th flan ged ends in s izes NPS 1 / 2 throu gh NPS 24 a nd threaded or socke t -welding en ds for s izes NPS 1 / 2 throu gh NPS 2. Valve bodies conform ing to ASME B16.34 m ay ha ve onefl a n ge a nd one bu t t -w el d ing e nd . P a ge s : 95th Edition / August 2002 / Product Number: C59905 / Price: $58.00

API 600/ISO 10434Bolted Bonnet Steel Gate Valves for Petroleum and Natural GasIndustries—Modified National Adoption(ANSI/API Std 600-2001)

ANSI /API Stan dard 6 00 spec ifies the requi rem ents for a h eavy duty se r ies of bol ted bonn et s tee l ga te va lves for pe t roleum refinery an d re la ted appl ica t ionswhere cor rosion, e ros ion an d other se rvice condi t ions in dica te a n eed for ful lpor t openin gs , heavy wal l sect ions an d ext ra la rge s tem dia m eter s.11th Edition / October 2001 / Product Number: CX60011 / Price: $84.00

Std 602 ✥

Compact Steel Gate Valves—Flanged, Threaded, Welding, and ExtendedBody Ends

Covers threaded-en d, socke t -welding-en d, but t -welding-en d, and fl an ged-endcom pact carbon s tee l ga te va lves in s izes NPS 4 an d sm al le r. Pages: 207th Edition / October 1998 / Product Number: C60207 / Price: $58.00

Std 603Corrosion-Resistant, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves—Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends(ANSI/API Std 603-2001)

API Stan dard 603 covers cor rosion- res is tant b ol ted bon net g a te va lves wi thflan ged or bu t t -weld ends in s izes NPS 1 / 2 t h r ough 24 , co r r espond i ng t o nom -inal pipe sizes in ASME B36.10M, and Classes 150, 300, and, 600, as specifiedin ASME B16.34. Pa ges: 96th Edition / May 2001 / Product Number: C60306 / Price: $49.00

Std 607 ✥

Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter-turn Valves

Covers the requ i remen ts for test ing an d eva lua t ing th e per form an ce of straigh tway, soft-seated qu arter- turn valves when the valves are exposed to cer-ta in fire con di t ions defined in th is stan dard. The procedures descr ibed in th iss tandard apply to a l l c lasses and s izes of such va lves tha t a re m ade of m ater ia lsl i sted in ASME B16.34. The per forma nce requ i remen ts presented in this docu-

m ent es tabl i sh s tandard l imi ts on the a cceptabi l i ty of such va lves. Pages: 84th Edition / May 1993 / Reaffirmed, April 1998Product Number: C60700 / Price: $55.00

Std 608Metal Ball Valves—Flanged, Threaded and Butt-Welding Ends

Covers m eta l ba l l va lves used in on -of f se rvice tha t h ave bu t t -welding of flan ged ends for nom ina l pipe s ize NPS 1 / 2 t h r ough N P S 12 a nd t h r e a de d o rsocket-welding ends for sizes NPS 1 / 2 t h r ough N P S 2 , co r r espond i ng t o t henom ina l pipe s izes in ASME B36.10M. Also covers addi t iona l r equi rem ents forba l l va lves tha t a re otherwise in ful l con forma nce to the requi rem ents of ASME B16.34, Stan dar d Class. Pages: 63rd Edition / August 2002 / Product Number: C60803 / Price: $74.00

Std 609 ✪

Butterfly Valves: Double Flanged, Lug- and Water-TypeCovers des ign, m ater ia ls , face- to- face dim ensions; pressure- tem pera ture ra t -ings; and exam ina t ion , inspect ion, and tes t r equi remen ts for gray i ron, duc t i leiron, bronze, steel, nickel-base alloy, or special alloy butterfly valves that pro-vide tight shu toff in the c losed posit ion an d a re sui table for flow regula t ion.6th Edition / May 2004 / Product Number: C60906 / Price: $63.00

RP 621Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe, and Check Valves(ANSI/API Std 621-2001)

API RP 621 provides guide l ines for r econdi t ionin g h eavy wal l (API 600 type)carbon s tee l , fe r r i tic a l loy (u p to 9% Cr) , s ta inless s tee l , and nicke l a l loy ga te ,globe, and check valves for ASME pressure classes 150, 300, 400, 600, 900,1500 , a nd 2500 . G u i de li ne s c on t a i ne d i n t h i s RP a pp l y t o fl a nge d a n d bu t tweld cast or forged va lves. Pa ges: 18

1st Edition / March 2001 / Product Number: C62101 / Price: $95.00

Electrical Installations and Equipment

API Technical Publications BinderA high -qua l i ty, three- r ing bin der i s ava i lable to h ou se your se lect ion of APIpub l ica t ions . The spine h as an inser t pocke t for ident ifica t ion of the con tents .Three binders a re needed to s tore a l l mechanica l equipment s tandards .Product Number: C02100 / Price: $46.00

RP 500 ✥

Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for ElectricalInstallations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 andDivision 2(ANSI/API RP 500-1998)

This recomm ended prac t ice provides guide l ines for dete rmin ing th e degreean d extent of Class I , Divis ion 1 an d Class I , Divis ion 2 loca t ions a t pe t roleumfac i li t ies , for th e se lect ion a nd ins ta l la t ion of e lect r ica l equ ipm ent . Basic defi-ni t ions p rovided in the Nat ion a l E lec t r ic Code ha ve been fol lowed in develop-ing th is docum ent which a ppl ies to the c lassifica t ion of loca t ions for bothtemp orar i ly an d perm an ent ly ins ta l led e lec t r ica l equipm ent . RP 500 i sintended to be a ppl ied where there ma y be a r i sk of igni t ion du e to the pres-e nc e o f fl a m m a bl e ga s o r va por, mi xe d w i th a i r unde r no r m a l a t m osphe r iccondi t ions . Pag es: 1212nd Edition/ November 1997 / Reaffirmed, November 2002Product Number: C50002 / Price: $168.00




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RP 505 ✥

Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for ElectricalInstallations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1and Zone 2(ANSI/API RP 505-1998)

This recomm ended prac t ice provides gu ide l ines for dete rmin ing th e degree

an d extent of Class I , Zone 0 , Zone 1 , an d Zone 2 loca t ion s a t pe t roleum fac i l-i t ies , for the se lec t ion a nd ins ta l la t ion of e lec t r ica l equ ipm ent . Basic defini-t ions provided in th e Nat iona l E lec tr ica l Code ha ve been fol lowed indeveloping th is docum ent which appl ies to the c lassifica t ion of loca t ions forboth temporar i ly and permanent ly ins ta l led e lec t r ica l equipment . RP 505 i sintended to be a ppl ied where there ma y be a r i sk of igni t ion du e to the pres-e nc e o f fl a m m a bl e ga s o r va por, mi xe d w i th a i r unde r no r m a l a t m osphe r iccondi t ions . Pag es: 1311st Edition / November 1997 / Reaffirmed, November 2002Product Number: C50501 / Price: $168.00

RP 540 ✥

Electrical Installations in Petroleum Processing Plants

This recom m ended prac t ice provides inform at ion on e lect r ica l ins ta l la t ionsin pe t roleum processing plan ts . I t i s intended for a l l individu a ls and o rgan i -za t ions concern ed wi th the sa fe design, ins ta l la t ion a nd opera t ion of e lec tr ica l

fac i li t ies in pe t roleum processing plan ts .4th Edition / April 1999 / Product Number: C54004 / Price: $155.00

Std 541 ✪

Form-wound Squirrel-cage Induction Motors 500 Horsepower andLarger (ANSI/API Std 541-2003)

T hi s s ta n da r d c over s t he m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s fo r a l l f o rm - w ound squ i r-re l -cage indu c t ion m otors 500 Horsepower and la rger for use in pe t roleumindu st ry se rvices. This s tan dard m ay be appl ied to adjustable speed mo torsan d indu c t ion genera tor s with approp r ia te a t tent ion to the spec ific requi re -m ents of such a ppl ica t ions . Pages: 844th Edition / June 2004 / Product Number: C54104 / Price: $142.00

Std 546

Brushless Synchronous Machines—500 kVA and Larger Cove r s the m i n i mu m r e qu i r em e n t s fo r f o rm - a n d ba r - woun d b r ush l e s s syn -chronous machines in pe t roleum-re la ted indust ry se rvice . The s tandard hasbe en upda t e d t o i nc l ude bo t h sync hr on ous m ot o r s a nd ge ne r a t o r s w it h t w odifferent rotor des igns: (1) the con vent iona l sa l ient -pole rotor wi th sol id orlam ina ted poles , an d (2) th e cyl indr ica l rotor wi th sol id or lam ina ted con -s t ruc t ion. Also inc luded a re new da ta shee t guides to h e lp c la r i fy the da tash ee trequi rem ents . Pages: 1082nd Edition / June 1997 / Product Number: C54602 / Price: $142.00

Std 547 ✪

General-purpose Form-wound Squirrel Cage Induction Motors—250Horsepower and Larger

This s tan dard covers the requi rem ents for form -woun d indu c t ion m otors foruse in genera l -purpose pe t roleum, chemica l and other indust r ia l severe duty

appl ica t ions . These motors :• a r e r a t ed 250 hp ( 185 kW) t h r ough 3000 hp ( 2250 kW) f o r 4 , 6 a nd 8 po l espeeds,

• a r e r a t e d le ss t ha n 800 hp ( 600 kW) f o r t wo- po l e ( 3000 o r 3600 RP M )m otors of tota l ly-enc losed con st ruc t ion,

• a re ra ted less than 1250 h p (930 k W) for two-pole m otors of WP-I I typeenc losures ,

• dr ive cent r i fuga l loads ,• dr ive loads ha ving iner t ia va lues wi thin those l i sted in NEMA MG 1 Par t 20) ,• a r e no t i nduc t i on ge ne r a t o rs . P a ge s : 301st Edition / December 2004 / Product Number: C54701 / Price: $75.00

Heat Transfer Equipment Standardsfor Refinery Service

Heat Transfer Equipment Standards for Refinery Service Binder

A high -qua l i ty, three- r ing binder i s ava i lable to hou se hea t t r an sfe r equip-

m e n t st a nda r ds .Product Number: C02024 / Price: $46.00

Std 530/ISO 13704Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum RefineriesPetroleum and natural gas industries—Calculation of heater tubethickness in petroleum refineries(ANSI/API Std 530-2003)(includes Errata dated March 2004)

T hi s I n t e r na t i ona l S t a nda r d spe c ifi e s t he r e qu i r e me n t s a n d g i ves r e c om m e n-da t ions for the procedures and design c r i te r ia u sed for ca lcula t ing th erequi red wal l thickness of new tubes for pe t roleum refinery hea te r s. Theseprocedures a re a ppropr ia te for des igning tubes for se rvice in both cor rosivean d n on-cor rosive appl ica t ion s . These procedures h ave been deve loped spec i fica l ly for th e design of r efin ery and re la ted process fired h ea te r tubes (d i rec t-

fired, hea t -absorbing tu bes wi thin en c losures) . These procedures a re notintended to be u sed for the design of exte rna l piping.5th Edition / January 2003 / Product Number: CX53005 / Price: $164.00

RP 531MMeasurement of Noise from Fired Process Heaters (Metric Only)

P r ov ide s a t e s t p r oc edur e f o r n e a r- fi e l d no i s e m e a su r e m e n t a n d a na l yt i ca lmethods for computa t iona l ana lysis of the tota l sound-power leve l of ad i r ec t - fi r ed h e a t e r a nd a s soci a t e d e qu i pm e n t i n pe t ro l e um p r oc es si ng p l a n t s.Pag es: 331st Edition / March 1980 / Reaffirmed, August 1995Product Number: C53100 / Price: $53.00

Publ 534Heat Recovery Steam Generators

Provides gu ide l ines for the se lect ion or eva lu a t ion of hea t r ecovery s team genera tor (HRSG) system s. Deta i l s of r ela ted equipm ent des igns a re consideredonly where they inte rac t with th e HRSG system design. The docum ent doesnot provide rules for des ign, but indica tes a reas tha t need a t tent ion an d of fe r sinform at ion an d descr iptions of HRSG types ava i lable to the designer /u ser forpurpo ses of se lect ing th e app ropr ia te HRSG. Pages: 461st Edition / January 1995 / Product Number: C53401 / Price: $78.00

Publ 535 ✥

Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery Services

Provides gu ide l ines for the se lec t ion an d/or eva lua t ion of burn ers ins ta l led infired h ea te r s in gen era l r efin ery se rvices. Deta i ls of fired h ea te r an d re la tedequipm ent des igns a re considered only where they inte rac t wi th the bu rnerselection. Pages: 671st Edition / July 1995 / Product Number: C53501 / Price: $78.00

RP 536Post Combustion NO x Control for Equipment in General RefineryServices

This recom m ended prac t ice covers the m echan ica l descr ipt ion , opera t ion,m ain tenan ce , an d test procedu res of post com bu st ion NOx c on t r o l equ i pm e n tI t does not cover reduced NOx fo r ma t i on t h r ough bu r ne r de si gn t e chn i que ssuch a s exte rna l flue gas rec i rcula t ion ( FGR) . Pages: 411st Edition / March 1998 / Product Number: C53601 / Price: $78.00






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Std 537Flare Details for General Refinery and Petrochemical Service

This s tanda rd i s appl icable to flares used in pressure re lieving a nd vapor-depressur in g systems u sed in genera l r efin ery an d pe t rochem ica l services . Theinform at ion provided i s intended to a id in th e design a nd se lec tion of a flaresystem tha t i s m ost appropr ia te for the r i sks an d c i rcum stances . Al thou gh th iss tanda rd i s pr ima r i ly intended for new flares an d fac i li t ies , it m ay be used as a

guide l ine in the eva lua t ion of exis t ing fac i li t ies toge ther wi th approp r ia te costan d r i sk assessm ent considera t ions .

This s tanda rd i s intended to supplem ent the pra c t ices se t for th in API RP 52 1,Guide for Pressure Relieving and Depressuring Systems.

T h i s s ta n da r d de scr i bes t he m e c ha n i c a l de s ign , ope r a t i on a n d m a i n t e na n c eof three types of flares: Elevated Flares, Multi-burner Staged Flares, andEnclosed Flares. Pages: 1041st Edition / August 2003 / Product Number: C53701 / Price: $154.00

Std 560Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services(Includes Errata dated January 2002)

Appl ies to fired h ea te r s for gen era l r efin ery se rvices. I t covers the m inim umrequirem ents for the i r des ign, m ater ia ls , fabr ica t ion, in spec tion, tes t ing, prep-

ara t ion for shipm ent , and e rec t ion. Pages: 1943rd Edition / May 2001 / Product Number: C56003 / Price: $176.00

RP 573Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters

See Also Refining , Inspec t ion o f Refinery Equipm ent2nd Edition / December 2002 / Product Number: C57302 / Price: $78.00

ANSI/API Std 660/ISO 16812Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers

P e t ro l eum a nd na t u r a l ga s i ndu s tr i es - She l l -a n d- t ube he a t e xc ha n ge r sS pec i fi es r e qu i r em e n t s a nd g i ve s r ec omm e nda t i ons f o r t he m e c ha n i c a ldesign, m ater ia l se lec t ion, f abr ica t ion, inspec t ion, test ing a nd prepara t ion forsh i pme n t o f she l l- a nd- t ube h e a t e xcha n ge r s f or t he pe t r o le um a nd na t u r a lgas ind ust r ies.

This S tanda rd i s appl icable to the fol lowing types of she l l - and- tu be hea texchan gers : hea te r s, conden sers, coole r s and reboi ler s . Pages: 397th Edition / April 2003 / Product Number: CX66007 / Price: $108.00

ANSI/API Std 661/ISO 13706Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery ServicePetroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Air-cooled Heat Exchangers

This s tan dard provides a pu rchase spec ifica t ion for purch aser s and vendors of a i r -cooled hea t excha ngers for u se in refin ery se rvice . I t r equi res the pu r-cha ser to spec ify cer ta in de ta i l s an d fea tures cover ing th e m inim um requi re -m ents for des ign, m ater ia ls , f abr ica t ion , inspec tion, tes ting, an d prepara t ionfor shipm ent of r efinery process a i r-cooled hea t exch an gers . These requi re -m ents a re spec ifica l ly for the forced- or indu ced-draf t type of hea t exchan gers .Pages: 1165th Edition / March 2002 / Product Number: CX66105 / Price: $131.00

ANSI/API Std 662/ISO 15547Plate Heat Exchangers for General Refinery ServicesPetroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Plate Heat Exchangers

T hi s st a nda r d g i ves r e qu i r em e n t s a nd r e c omm e nda t i ons fo r t he m e c ha n i c a ldesign, m ater ia ls selec tion, f abr ica t ion, inspec t ion, test ing, an d prepara t ionfor shipm ent of pla te hea t exchan gers , som et imes re fe r red to as pla te -and -fr a m e he a t e xc ha n ge r s, fo r u se i n pe tr o l eum a nd na t u r a l ga s i ndu s tr i es .This s tanda rd covers gaske ted, semi-welded and welded pla te hea t exch an gersc ons t ra i ne d w i t h i n a fr a m e .

As used in this s tan dard, the te rm h ea t exchan gers , or exchan gers , inc ludescooler s, hea te r s, conden sers, evapora tor s an d reboi le r s . Pages: 262nd Edition / April 2002 / Product Number: CX66202 / Price: $83.00

Instrumentation and Control Manuals

RP 551Process Measurement Instrumentation

Provides procedures for the ins ta l la t ion of the m ore genera l ly used measu r ingan d cont rol ins t rum ents and re la ted accessor ies . Pages: 581st Edition / May 1993 / Product Number: C55100 / Price: $103.00

RP 552 Transmission Systems

Reviews the recom m ended pra c t ices for the in s ta l la t ion of e lec t ronic an dpne um a t i c me a su r e m e n t a n d c on t r o l - si gna l t r a nsm i ss ion sys te ms . Tr a nsm i s-s ion systems perm i t opera t ion o f on e or mo re la rge or sm al l process un i t sf rom a rem ote cont rol cente r. Pages: 391st Edition / October 1994 / Product Number: C55201 / Price: $87.00

RP 553Refinery Control Valves

This docum ent provides recom m ended c r i te r ia for the se lect ion, spec ifica t ionan d appl ica t ion of piston an d diaph ragm ac tua ted cont rol va lves. I t a l so out -l ines cont rol va lve design con sidera t ions , discusses cont rol va lve s iz ing, n oise ,fugi t ive em issions , an d defin es types of com m only used con t rol va lves an dthe i r ac tua tor s . Pages: 261st Edition / September 1998 / Product Number: C55301 / Price: $78.00

RP 554Process Instrumentation and Control

Covers performa nce requi rem ents an d considera t ions for the sect ion, spec ifi-ca t ion, ins ta l la t ion an d test ing of process ins t rum enta t ion a nd con t rol sys-tems. Control cente r s as used in the pe t roleum indu st ry a re a lso covered. Thisprac t ice i s not intended to be used as a pu rchase spec ifica t ion, bu t m akes rec-om m e nda t i ons fr om m i n i m um r e qu i r em e n t s a nd c a n be use d to p r ovi deguida nce for the deve lopm ent of de ta i led designs an d spec ifica t ion s . Pages: 59

1st Edition / September 1995 / Product Number: C55401 / Price: $103.00

API 555Process Analyzers

(ANSI/API 555-2001)

Addresses the considera t ions in the ap pl ica t ion of an a lyzers an d assoc ia tedsys te ms , i n s t a l la t i on , a nd m a i n t e na n c e . P roc e ss m on i t o r s tha t m e a su r e a ndt ransmit informat ion about chemica l composi t ion, physica l proper t ies , orchem ica l proper t ies a re kn own a s process an a lyzer systems. Process ana lyzersa r e now u sed w i del y in t he r e fi n i ng i n dus t r y f or ( a ) m on i t o r ing a nd c on t r o l-l ing produ c t qua l i ty, (b) im plem ent ing a dvanced cont rol s t r a tegies ini mpr ov i ng p r oc e ss ope r a ti ons , ( c ) e nh a nc i ng a r e a s a f et y, a nd ( d ) c on t i nuou se mi s s ion m on i t o r ing a n d e nv ir onm e n t a l me a su r e m e n t o f a i r a nd w a t e r qua l -ity. Pa ges: 2252nd Edition/ November 2001 / Product Number: C55502 / Price: $120.00

RP 556Fired Heaters & Steam Generators

RP 556 was wr i tten to a id in th e ins ta l la t ion of the m ore genera l ly used mea-sur ing, cont rol , and a na lytica l ins t rum ents ; t r ansm ission systems; and re la tedaccessor ies to ach ieve sa fe, cont inu ou s, accura te an d e ffic ient opera t ion wi thm i n i m um m a i n t e na n c e . Al t hough t he i n f o rm a t i on ha s be en p r e pa r e d p r i ma -r i ly for pe troleum refiner ies , m uch of i t i s appl icable wi thou t chan ge inchem ica l plants , gasol ine plan ts , an d s imi la r ins ta l la t ions . Pages: 401st Edition / May 1997 / Product Number: C55601 / Price: $92.00




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RP 557Guide to Advanced Control Systems

Addresses the im plem enta t ion an d ownership of advan ced cont rol sys tem s forrefinery purposes . RP 557 descr ibes comm only used prac t ices for the oppor tu -n i t y i den t i fi c a t ion , j u s t i fi ca t i on , p r o j ec t m a na ge me n t , i m p l em e n t a t i on a n dm ain tenan ce of advan ced cont rol system a ppl ica t ions in refinery se rvice .1st Edition / December 2000 / Product Number: C55701 / Price: $78.00

Technical Data Book Petroleum Refining

Electronic Version of the API Technical Data Book Im prove the overa l l design a nd op era t ions in today’s highly com plex pe t ro-leum refinery process sys tems wi th the API Techn ica l Databa se . Vers ion 1.0 of the API Technica l Databa se replaces the pr inted form at of the popu lar APITech Data Book wi th a m odern Windows® inte r face tha t i s so u niqu e i t i s pa t -ented. This s ingle - screen approa ch provides access to the la tes t API ph ysica lproper ty est ima t ion m ethods an d th e software i s c r it ica l ly reviewed a ndapproved by the API Techn ica l Data Comm it tee . Inc luded i s a da ta base of proper ty da ta for near ly 900 com pon ents , cha rac te r iza t ion of pe t roleum f rac-t ions , and pe t roleum f rac tion d is ti l la t ion inte rconvers ions . Users can qu icklyde te rmin e pe t roleum f rac t ion physica l proper ty da ta su ch a s c r it ica l proper-t ies, vapor pressure , den si ty, l iquid enth a lpy, gas enth a lpy, h ea t of vapor iza-

tion, l iquid heat capacity, gas heat capacity, surface tension, l iquid viscosity,gas viscosi ty, l iquid th erm al con du ct ivi ty, gas th erm al con du ct ivi ty, an d h ea tof combust ion. Tempera ture-dependent proper t ies can be tabula ted andgraph ed over any ran ge , and d is ti l la t ion inte rconvers ions a re displayedgraph ica l ly. This da ta can then b e expor ted for use in s imu la t ion an d engi -neer ing sof tware program s.Contact EPCON International at 281-398-9400or visit the EPCON website at: www.epcon.com

Technical Data Book Petroleum Refining Related Items

TR 997Comprehensive Report of API Crude Oil Characterization Measurements

A consor t ium of API m em ber compa nies has sponsored a research prog ramconsis t ing of a se r ies of projec ts on the cha rac te r iza t ion of c rude oi l s . Thegoal of this program was to obta in com ple te se ts of assay and th erm oph ysica lproper ty da ta on a few widely varying c ru de oi l s to tes t the b asic cor re la t ionsan d m odels typica l ly used in the design of c rude oi l r efin ing an d refinin gfacilit ies. This report provides descriptions of the test procedures, discussionsof the i r accura cy, and a com prehen sive com pi la t ion of the da ta for the c rud eo i ls m e a su r e d un de r t h i s p r og ra m . P a ge s : 1291st Edition / August 2000 / Product Number: C99701 / Price: $175.00

Reports issued by Research Project 491951

API Resea rch P roject 49, Reference Clay Minera ls, issued a series of eigh treports, as follows:

No. 1, Glossary of Mineral Names

No. 2, Reference Clay Locali ties- United States No. 3, Differential Thermal Analysis of Reference Clay MineralSpecimens

No. 4, Reference Clay-Europe No. 5, Occurrence and Microscopic Examination of Reference Clay

Mineral SpecimensNo. 6, Electron Micrographs of Reference Clay Minerals No. 7, Analytical Data on Reference Clay Minerals No. 8, Infrared Spectra o f Clay Minerals

Characterization and Thermodynamics

Thermodynamic Properties and Characterization of Petroleum Fractions

February 1988

API Monograph Series

Each pu bl ica t ion discusses the proper t ies of sol id , liquid, an d gaseou s pha sesof one or a f ew c lose ly re la ted, indu st r ia l ly im por tan t comp oun ds in a com -pac t , convenient , and system at ic form . In addi t ion to the ba sic physica l prop-er t ies , each pu bl ica t ion covers densi ty, m olar volum e, vapor pressure ,enth a lpy of vapor iza t ion , sur face tension , therm odynam ic proper t ies , viscos-ity, thermal conductivity, references to properties of mixtures, and spectro-g r a ph i c da t a .

P ub l 705 , Tetralin , 1978, Pages: 58P ub l 706 , cis- and trans-Decalin , 1978, Pa ges: 63P ub l 707 , Naphthalene, 1978, Pa ges: 67P ub l 708 , Anthacene and Phenanthrene 9 , 1979, Pa ges: 64P ub l 709 , Four-Ring Condensed Aromatic Compounds , 1979, Pages: 56P ub l 710 , Pyridine and Phenylpyridines , 1979, Pa ges: 60P ub l 711 , Quinoline , 1979, Pa ges: 68P ub l 712 , Isoquinoline, 1979, Pages: 58

P ub l 713 , Indanols , 1980, Pa ges: 52P ub l 714 , Indan and Indene , 1980, Pa ges: 56P ub l 715 , Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene, Fluorene, and

Fluoranthene, 1981, Pa ges: 68P ub l 716 , Carbazole, 9-Methylcarbazole, and Acridine , 1981, Pag es: 60P ub l 717 , Thiphene, 2,3- and 2,5-Dihydrothiophene, and

Tetrahydrothiophene , 1981, Pa ges: 78P ub l 718 , Aniline , 1982, Pa ges: 60P ub l 719 , Indole , 1982, Pages: 52P ub l 720 , 2-, 3 -, and 4-Methylaniline , 1983, Pa ges: 64P ub l 721 , Benzo furan, Dibenzo furan, and Benzonaphthofurans ,

1983, Pa ges: 53P ub l 722 , Isopropylbenzene, and 1-Methyl-2-, -3-, and -4-Isopro-

pylbenzene , 1984, Pa ges: 80P ub l 723 , tert-Butyl methyl ether, 1984, Pa ges: 57

P ub l 724 , 1- and 2 -Methylnaphthalene and Dibenz anthracenes ,1985, Pa ges: 82

Materials Engineering Publications

RP 571Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

P r ov ide s ba c kgr oun d i n f o rm a t i on on da m a ge t ha t c a n oc c ur to e qu i pme n tin the refining process . I t i s intended to supplement Risk Based Inspection ( R P 5 8 0 a n d P u b l 5 8 1 ) a n d Fitness-for-Service (RP 579) technologies deve loped in recent years by API to m an age exis t ing refinin g equipm ent integr i ty.I t i s a l so an exce l lent r e fe rence for inspec t ion, opera t ions , an d m ain tenan cepe r sonne l .

API RP 57 1 covers over 60 dam age m echan isms. Each wr i te -up consis t s of agenera l descr ipt ion of the dam age , suscept ible m ater ia ls of const ruc t ion, c r i t ica l fac tor s , inspec t ion m ethod se lect ion gu ide l ines , and con t rol mea sures .Wherever poss ible, pic tures a re in c luded a nd re fe rences a re provided for eachm e c ha n i sm. I n a dd i t ion , ge ne r i c p r oce ss fl ow d i a g r a m s ha ve be e n i nc l ude dt ha t c on t a i n a sum m a r y o f t he m a j o r da m a ge m e c ha n i sm e xpe c te d fo r t yp i -ca l r efin ery process un i t s. Pages: 2571st Edition / December 2003 / Product Number: C57101 / Price: $184.00








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RP 571 ✪

Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry—French

T he F r e nc h t r a n s la t i on o f Re c omm e nde d P r a c t i ce 571 .1st Edition / December 2003 / Product Number: C57101F / Price: $194.00

RP 582

Recommended Practice and Supplementary Welding Guidelines for theChemical, Oil, and Gas Industries

Provides guide l ines for welding an d re la ted topics assoc ia ted wi th shop a ndfield fabr ica t ion, r epa i r , and modifica t ion of pressure-conta ining equipment .O the r e qu i pm e n t i t e ms c over e d i nc l ude s t ruc t u r a l a t t a chm e n t s , non- r e mov-able inte rn a ls for pressure vesse ls, an d com pon ents r e fe renced by an appl ica-b l e pu r c ha se docum e n t . Th i s doc um e n t i s gene r a l i n n a t u r e a n d i s in t e nde dto au gm ent the requ i remen ts of ASME Sec t ion IX an d s imi la r codes , s tan -dards , an d pra c t ices . Pages: 141st Edition / March 2001 / Product Number: C58201 / Price: $72.00

Bull 932-B ✪

Design, Materials, Fabrication, Operation, and Inspection Guidelines for Corrosion Control in Hydroprocessing Reactor Effluent Air Cooler (REAC)Systems

P r ovi de s gu i da n c e t o eng i ne e r i ng a n d p l a n t pe r sonne l on e qu i pme n t a nd p i p -ing design, m ater ia l se lec t ion , fabr ica t ion, opera t ion , and inspec t ion prac t icesto m an age cor rosion an d foul ing in th e wet sec t ions of hydroprocess ing reac-tor e ffluent sys tem s.

RP 932 -B is appl icable to process st r eam s in wh ich NH4Cl an d NH4HS saltscan form an d deposi t in equ ipm ent an d piping, or dissolve in water to formaqu eous solut ion s of these sa l t s .

An un derstandin g of the var iables im pac t ing cor rosion a nd foul ing in th ese sys-tem s is necessary to imp rove the reliability, safety, an d en vironm enta l im pactassocia ted with th em. Within the refin ing in dust ry, cont inuing equipm entreplacemen ts, un plann ed outages , and ca tas trophic inc idents i llus t ra te the cu r-rent need to better understand the corrosion characteristics and provide guid-an ce on all factors tha t can im pact fouling a nd corrosion in REAC system s.1st Edition / June 2004 / Product Number: C932B1 / Price: $142.00

RP 934Materials and Fabrication Requirement for 2-1 /4 Cr-1MO & 3Cr-1MoSteel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, High PressureHydrogen Service

This recom m ended p rac t ice appl ies to n ew heavy wal l pressure vessels inpe t roleum refining, pe t rochemica l and chemica l f ac i l i t ies in which hydrogenor hydrogen-con ta inin g flu ids a re processed a t e leva ted tem pera ture an d pres-sure . I t i s based on decades of indu st ry opera t ing exper ience an d the resul t s of e xper i me n t a t i on a nd t e st ing c onduc t e d by i nde pe nde n t m a n uf a c tu r e s , fa b r i -cators a n d u sers of h eavy wall pressure vessels for this service. Pages: 91st Edition / December 2000 / Product Number: C93401 / Price: $72.00

TR 935 Thermal Conductivity Measurement Study of Refractory Castables

This s tud y com pares the di fferences be tween m easurem ent techniqu es used todevelop th erm al con du ct ivi ty of r e frac tory cas tables . The fol lowing procedureswere exam ined: Water Calor imeter, Ca lor imeter -Pi lkington Method, Hot WireMethod, Com para t ive Therm al Condu ct ivi ty Method, and P an e l Test .The re frac tory indu st ry uses var iou s meth ods for m easur in g an d repor t ingt he r ma l c ondu c t iv it y. T he a c c u r a c y o f r e port i ng a n d u nde r s ta nd i n g t he r m a lconductivity are vital to developing the most cost effective, efficient, and reli-able equipm ent . The s tudy m akes no a t tem pt to ran k, c lass i fy or ass ign accu-racy to each of the m easurem ent techniqu es . Pages: 221st Edition / September 1999 / Product Number: C93501 / Price: $48.00

RP 936Refractory Installation Quality Control Guidelines

Provides ins ta l la t ion qua l i ty cont rol gu ide l ines for m ono l i thic r e frac tory l in-ings an d m ay be used to sup plem ent owner spec ifica t ion s . Mater ia ls, equip-m e n t , a nd pe r sonn e l a r e qua l i fi e d by t he m e t hods de sc r ibe d , a nd a pp l ie drefrac tory qua l i ty i s c losely mon i tored based on defin ed procedures an d accep-tan ce c r ite r ia . The responsibi l i t ies of inspec t ion personn e l who m oni tor an d

control the qu a l i ty con t rol process a re a lso defined.2nd Edition / February 2004 / Product Number: C93602 / Price: $76.00

TR 938An Experimental Study of Causes and Repair of Cracking of 11 /4 Cr-1 /2 Mo Steel Equipment

Gives the resul t s of an exper imen ta l s tudy condu cted to provide the pe t roleumindu st ry wi th solut ions to recur r ing inc iden ts of c racking in the appl ica t ion of welded 11 / 4 Cr- 1 / 2 Mo stee l for h ydrogen process ing equipm ent . Pages: 2201st Edition / May 1996 / Product Number: C93801 / Price: $136.00

TR 939-AResearch Report on Characterization and Monitoring of Cracking in Wet H2S Service

Demon st ra tes the abi l i ty to cha rac te r ize an d m oni tor var ious aspec ts of c rack

propaga t ion in pressur ized process equipm ent exposed to wet hydrogen sul -fide en vi ronm ents . I t r epresents on e of severa l s ignifican t indu st ry-wide e ffor tst o s tudy a n d t o be t te r un de r st a nd t h i s phe nom e non . P a ge s: 1361st Edition / October 1994 / Product Number: C93901 / Price: $129.00

TR 939-BRepair and Remediation Strategies for Equipment Operating in Wet H2SService

This recomm ended pra c t ice presents da ta re la t ive to the fabr ica t ion requ i re -m ents for 2-1 / 4 3Cr alloy steel hea vy wall pressure vessels for high tem pera-ture , high pressure h ydrogen services. I t sum m ar izes the resul t s of ind ust rye xper i enc e , e xper i me n t a t i on , a n d t e s ti ng c on duc t e d by i nde pende n t m a nu -facturers, fabricators, and users of heavy wall pressure vessels. This recom-mended prac t ice appl ies to equipment in refiner ies , pe t rochemica l , andchemica l f ac i l i t ies in which hydrogen or hydrogen conta ining fluids a re pro-

cessed a t e leva ted tem pera ture a nd pressure . Pa ges: 2361st Edition / June 2002 / Product Number: C939B0 / Price: $142.00

TR 939-DStress Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel in Fuel Grade Ethanol:Review and Survey

An extensive survey of published literature, service experience and previouslyun pu bl ished s tudies on s t ress cor rosion c racking (SCC) of carbon s tee l equip-m ent in fue l grad e e than ol se rvice and re la ted topics was condu cted by Inte r -Cor r Inte rna t ion a l , Inc . (Houston, Texas) for The Am er ican Pe t roleumInst i tute and a consor t ium which a lso inc lu des the Ren ewable Fue ls Associa -t ion. Pag es: 461st Edition / September 2003 / Product Number: C939D0 / Price: $63.00

RP 941

Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures inPetroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

Presents sugg ested opera t ing l im i ts for s teels used in equipm ent a t pe t roleumr e fi ne r ie s a nd pe t r oc he mi c a l p l a n t s i n w h i c h hydr oge n o r h ydroge n- c on t a i n -ing fl uids a re processed a t e leva ted tem pera tures an d pressures . Pages: 186th Edition / February 2004 / Product Number: C94106 / Price: $87.00




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RP 945

Avoiding Environmental Cracking in Amine Units

This r ecom m ended prac t ice discusses envi ronm enta l c racking problem s of carbon s tee l equipm ent in am ine un i t s. This prac t ice does provide guide l inesfor carbon s teel const ruc t ion m ater ia ls inc lu ding th e i r fabr ica t ion, inspec-t ion, and repa i r to he lp assure sa fe an d re l iable opera t ion. This docum ent i sbased on cur ren t engin eer ing prac t ices and ins ights from recent indu st ry

exper ience . Pages: 25

3rd Edition / June 2003 / Product Number: C94503 / Price: $82.00

Fracture Toughness of Steels for API Standard 620Appendix R Tanks

December 1985

TR 946

The Effect of Outgassing Cycles on the Hydrogen Content inPetrochemical Reactor-vessel Steels

1st Edition / 1981

TR 950

Survey of Construction Materials and Corrosion in Sour Water Strippers—1978

1983

TR 959

Characterization Study of Temper Embrittlement of Chromium-Molybdenum Steels

1982 / Product Number: C95900 / Price: $130.00

1996 API Coke Drum Survey

Final Report

In 19 96 a su rvey was sent by the API Subcom m it tee on In spec tion; CokeD r um T a sk G r oup , t o c om pa n i e s ope r a ti ng c oke d r um s i n t h e U n i t ed S t a t esan d abroa d. This was the thi rd survey of s imi la r n a tu re condu cted by the API .Fi fty-four su rveys were re turned represent ing 17 di f fe rent opera t in g com pa-nies an d a tota l of 145 dru m s. The pu rpose of this survey was to col lec t da tacover ing a broa d ran ge of i ssues inc ludin g:1. Genera l inform at ion2. Design3. Opera t ing Informat ion4. Inspec t ion P rac t ices5. Deter iora t ion Exper ience6. Repa i r Procedures

Three of the s ix a reas , Opera t ion Inform at ion, In spec tion P rac t ices and Dete-r iora t ion Exper ience were not covered in previou s indu st ry surveys. Addi t ion-a l ly , this survey requested more de ta i led informa t ion tha n th e previoussurveys. Pages: 61

November 2003 / Product Number: C03CDS / Price: $105.00

Impact of Gasoline Blended with Ethanol on theLong-Term Structural Integrity of LiquidPetroleum Storage Systems and Components

Executive Summary and Literature Review

See a lso Ref ining, S torage Tan ks.

Executive Summary 2003 / Product Number: A16000 / Price: $53.00

Appendix A—Literature Review

2003 / Product Number: A1600D / Price: $105.00

Petroleum Products and PetroleumProduct Surveys

Publ 4261

Alcohols and Ethers: A Technical Assessment of Their Application asFuels and Fuel Components

AP I P u b l i ca t i on 4261 sum m a r i z es i n f o r ma t i on fr om t he t e c hn i c a l l i te r a t u r eon p r odu c i ng a nd a pp l yi ng a l c oho l s a nd e t he r s a s fue l s a nd f ue l c ompon e n t sfor the t r an spor ta t ion sec tor . I t assesses the techn ica l advan tages an d disad-vantages of a lcohols an d e ther s wi th respec t to hydrocarbon fue ls. S ince th eam endm ent of the Clean Air Act in 197 7, and su bsequen t ly in 1990, pu bl icinte res t in the role of oxygena tes in t r an spor ta t ion h as s igni f ican t ly increased.This edi tion of API Pu bl ica t ion 4261 ha s been u pda ted an d expan ded toinc lude a review of the oxygena te regu la t ions an d the technica l l i te ra ture tha tha s been pub l ished s ince 1988. I t provides a technica l a ssessmen t sui table forpol icy discuss ions re la ted to a lcohols an d e ther s in t r an spor ta t ion. Pages: 119

3rd Edition / June 2001 / Product Number: C42613 / Price: $134.00

Publ 4262

Methanol Vehicle Emissions

1st Edition / December 1990 / Product Number: F42620 / Price: $103.00

API/NPRA Survey

Final Report: 1996 API/NPRA Survey of Refining Operations andProduct Quality

A survey of indu st ry re finin g da ta for the per iod May 1 th roug h Augu st 31,1996. The repor t inc ludes inform at ion on dom estica l ly produ ced gasol inean d diese l produ c t qua l i ty as wel l as aggrega te dom est ic r e finin g capa c i ty an daverage opera t ing da ta . Pages: 1901st Edition / July 1997 / Product Number: F10001 / Price: $53.00

Aviation Turbine s Fuel s

, 2001 / Pr ice : $90.00

Heating Oils

, 2002 / Pr ice : $100.00

Motor Gasoline s

, Winte r 2001– 2002 / P r ice : $120.00

Motor Gasoline s

, S um m e r 2001 / P r i c e: $120 .00

Diesel Fuel Oils

, 2002 / Pr ice : $100.00Magn et ic com pu ter tapes of r aw da ta a re ava i lable up on requ est . Repor ts

f rom previous years a re a lso ava i lable .

Order these petroleum product surveys from: TRW Petroleum Technologies

P.O. Box 2543 / Bartlesville, OK 74005

Attn: Cheryl Dickenson

918-338-4419

Security

Security Guidance for the Petroleum Industry

API ’ s second edi t ion of “Secur i ty Guidan ce for the P e t roleum Indu st ry,” i snow in u se a t oi l and ga s fac i l i t ies a rou nd th e wor ld to he lp m an agers dec idehow to de te r te r ror ist a t tacks . Cover ing a l l segm ents of the indu st ry (produ c-t ion, r ef inin g, tr an spor ta t ion, pipe line , and m arke t ing) , this guidan ce bui ldson th e exist ing sol id foun dat ion of des ign a nd opera t iona l r egula t ions , stan-

dards an d recom m ended pra c t ices , which re la te to fac i li ty des ign an d sa fe ty,e nv i r onme n t a lprotec t ion,e me r ge nc yresponse ,a n dprotection from thefta n dvanda l i sm . Produced in c lose collabora t ion wi th the U.S. Depar tm ent of Hom eland Secur i ty an d oth er f edera l agen c ies, these guide l ines , viewed as al iving d ocum ent , a re broa dly appl icable to fac i l i ty secur i ty in l igh t of Septem -ber 11, 2001, an d provide the s ta r t ing poin t for deve loping secur i ty plans a t oi lan d na tura l gas fac i l i ties an d opera t ions . Pages: 1692nd Edition / April 2003 / Product Number: OS0001 / Price: $158.00






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Security Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries ✪

The Am er ican Pe t roleum Inst i tute and the Nat iona l Pe t rochem ica l & Refin ersAssocia t ion joint ly developed a new m ethodology for eva lua t ing th e l ike lihoodan d consequen ces of te r ror is t a t tacks aga in st r efin er ies and pe t rochem ica lfacilit ies. “Security Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Petroleum andPet rochem ica l Fac i li t ies” i s des igned for com pan ies to use in assess ing vuln er-

abi l i t ies and potent ia l dam ages f rom di fferent kind s te r ror is t a t tacks . In th epost September 11 e ra , com pan ies ha ve reeva lua ted and en ha nced secur i ty a ttheir facilit ies. The methodology will provide officials with a new analyticaltool to de te rmin e “ th e l ike l ihood of an adversary successful ly exploi t ing vul -nerabi l i ty an d the resul t ing degree of dam age or im pac t . ” This vuln erabi l i tyassessm ent m ethodology was produced in c lose collabora t ion wi th the U.S.Depar tmen t of Hom eland Secur i ty and oth er federa l agenc ies . Pages: 155October 2004 / Product Number: OSVA02 / Price: $158.00

Health, Environment and SafetySee the Hea l th, Environm ent an d Safe ty Sec t ion of the Cata log

Health, Environment and Safety:

General

Cumulative Impact of Environmental Regulations on the U.S. Petroleum Refining, Transportation andMarketing Industries

1st Edition / available at www.api.org

RP 751 ✥

Safe Operation of Hydrofluoric Acid Alkylation Units

This recomm ended pra c t ice i s an ou t l ine of ma ny of the prac t ices used e f fec-t ive ly in th e indu st ry to m inim ize the process ha zards of HF a lkyla t ion, whichis a wide ly used refinery process im por tan t in produc in g a s ignifican t share of the na t ion’s high-qu a l i ty m otor gasol ine . Pages: 372nd Edition / February 1999 / Product Number: C75102 / Price: $87.00

Publ 760 ✥

Model Risk Management Plan Guidance for Petroleum Refineries—Guidance for Complying with EPA’s RMP Rule (40 Code of Federal

Regulations 68)

See Also Health, Environment and Safety, Safety and Fire Protection3rd Edition / February 2001Print Copy Only: K76003 / Price: $205.00Electronic Version: K760E3 / Price: $291.00Electronic Version and Print Copy, Single License: K760L3 / Price: $354.00


Water

Publ 958Pilot Studies on the Toxicity of Effluents from Conventional and CarbonEnhanced Treatment of Refinery Wastewater—Phase III

1981


Soil and Groundwater

Publ 422Groundwater Protection Programs for Petroleum Refining and StorageFacilities: A Guidance Document

Reflects cont inuing indust ry ac t ion and commitment to posi t ive ly addressg r oundw a t e r p r o t ec t ion by de ve l opi ng a nd i mpl e m e n t i ng i nd i v idua l g r ound-water protect ion plan s . Provides addi t iona l guida nce to h e lp pe t roleum fac i li -t ies ident i fy the types of issues tha t m ay need to be a ddressed in a groun dwaterprotec t ion pla n. In tended to he lp refiner ies , te rmin a ls associa ted with t r an s-por ta t ion pipe l ines , produ c t dis t r ibut ion te rm ina ls , an d other downst reampetroleum storage uni t s deve lop groun dwater protec t ion plans tha t a re ta i -lored to the i r individua l c i rcum stances . Pages: 91st Edition / October 1994 / Product Number: C42201 / Price: $53.00

Publ 800Literature Survey: Subsurface and Groundwater Protection Related toPetroleum Refinery Operations

This repor t i s the pr inc ipa l produ c t of an API-sponsored projec t to prepare abackground basis for the deve lopment of fur ther informat ion on subsur facea nd g r oun dw a t er p r o t ec t ion a t r e fi ne r i es . It c on t a i ns a n e xp l a na t i on o f howthe l i te ra ture survey was con ducted; an no ta t ions for per t inen t a r t ic les ; a dis-cuss ion of appl icable federa l s ta tu tes an d regula t ion s; an d an no ta t ions forper t inent r egula tory program s un der the five pr inc ipa l s ta tutes tha t app ly torefinery opera t ions .1st Edition / September 1988 / Product Number: C80000 / Price: $74.00

Publ 4682 ✥

Free-Product Recovery of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Liquids

This docum ent a ddresses the appl ica t ion of proven techn ologies for r ecover-ing f ree-produc t pe t roleum re leases to groun dwater. An approa ch i s given toopt im ize free-produc t r ecovery for m inim al water produc t ion an d f ree-prod-uc t smear ing. Informat ion and guidance for des ign and ana lysis of f r ee-prod-uc t r ecovery systems u sing t r enches , skim m er wel ls, single - an d dua l -pum pwel ls , and vacu um -enh an ced wel ls a re provided. The pr in c iples tha t governt he d i s tr i bu t ion a n d m ovem e n t o f f re e -p r oduc t pe t ro l eum hydr oca r bons n e a r

the water table in a n u ncon fin ed aqu i fe r a re reviewed. Pages: 178 June 1999 / Product Number: I46820 / Price: $88.00

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