This standard covers the minimum requirements for a machinery protection system (MPS) measuring radial shaft vibration, casing vibration, shaft axial position, shaft rotational speed, piston rod drop, phase reference, overspeed, surge detection, and critical machinery temperatures (such as bearing metal and motor windings). It covers requirements for hardware (transducer and monitor systems), i…
API RP 572 Inspection of Pressure Vessels Fourth Edition Publisher: API (Dec 2016) 154 pages This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 510 by providing pressure vessel inspectors with information that can improve skills and increase basic knowledge of inspection practices. This RP describes inspection practices for the various types of pressure vessels (e.g. drums, heat exchangers…
This standard specifies the minimum requirements for steam turbines for special-purpose applications for use in the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries. These requirements include basic design, materials, fabrication, inspec- tion testing, and preparation for shipment. It also covers the related lube oil systems, instrumentation, control systems, and auxiliary equipment. It …
ndations for the mechanical design, materialselection, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparationfor shipment of shell-and-tube heat exchangers for thepetroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.This standard is applicable to the following types of shell-and-tube heat exchangers: heaters, condensers, coolers,and reboilers.This standard is not applicable to vacuum-operated steams…
API STD 617, 8th Edition, September 2014 - Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors This standard specifies minimum requirements and gives recommendations for axial compressors, singleshaft and integrally geared process centrifugal compressors, and expander-compressors for special purpose applications that handle gas or process air in the petroleum, chemical, and gas indust…