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API 2510 : 2001 : R2011

Superseded

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LPG INSTALLATIONS

Superseded date

03-12-2018

Superseded by

API STD 2510:2020

Published date

01-01-2011

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1 Scope
   1.1 Retroactivity
   1.2 Characteristics of LPG
   1.3 Safety
2 Referenced Publications
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Design of LPG vessels
   4.1 Applicable Design Construction Codes
   4.2 Design Pressure and Temperature
   4.3 Design Vacuum
   4.4 Materials of Construction
   4.5 Vessel Connections
   4.6 Previously Constructed Vessels
5 Sitting Requirements and Spill Containment
   5.1 Siting
   5.2 Drainage
   5.3 Spill Containment
   5.4 Remote Impoundment
   5.5 Diking
6 Foundations and Supports for LPG Storage vessels
   and Related Piping
   6.1 Applicable Codes and Specifications
   6.2 Special Requirements
7 Tank Accessories, Including Pressure and
   Vacuum-relieving devices
   7.1 Mandatory Equipment
   7.2 Tank Accessory Materials
8 Piping Requirements
   8.1 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code
         for Pressure Piping
   8.2 Pipe (Including Pressure Tubing and Excluding
         Instrument Piping)
   8.3 Fittings
   8.4 Plugs
   8.5 Unions
   8.6 Valves
   8.7 Location, Installation, and Flexibility of
         Piping, Valves, and Fittings
9 Loading, Product Transfer and Unloading Facilities
   9.1 Scope
   9.2 Rates of Loading and Unloading
   9.3 Transfer, Loading, and Unloading Equipment
   9.4 Grounding and Bonding
   9.5 Hose and Other Flexible Connectors for Product
         Transfer
   9.6 Blowdown or Venting of Loading and Unloading
         Lines
   9.7 Marking of Valves in Loading and Unloading
         Systems
   9.8 Metering Equipment Used in Loading and
         Unloading
   9.9 LPG Odorization
10 Fire Protection
   10.1 General
   10.2 Access for Fire Fighting
   10.3 Fire Water Use
   10.4 Fire Detection Systems
   10.5 Fire Extinguishers
   10.6 Fire-Fighting Foam
   10.7 Fireproofing of LPG Vessels
   10.8 Fireproofing of Structural Supports
   10.9 Burying and Mounding
   10.10 Electrical Installations and Equipment
   10.11 Critical Wiring and Control Systems
   10.12 Safety Precaution Signs
   10.13 Lighting
   10.14 Fencing
   10.15 Roadways
11 Refrigerated Storage
   11.1 General
   11.2 Design Requirements
   11.3 Siting Requirements
   11.4 Thermal Considerations
   11.5 Tank Accessories
   11.6 Piping Requirements
   11.7 Refrigeration System
Appendix A: Piping Valves, Fittings and Optional
            Equipment

Describes the design, construction, and location of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations at marine and pipeline terminals, natural gas processing plants, refineries, petrochemical plants and tank farms.

DocumentType
Revision
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2011
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API 607 : 2016 FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS
API 500 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2
NFPA 58 : 2017 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CODE
ACI 318 : 2014 BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE AND COMMENTARY
API 520-1 : 2014 SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION
API 2000 : 2014 VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 620 : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
API 521 : 2014 PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 505 : 1997 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS I, ZONE 0, ZONE 1, AND ZONE 2
NFPA 59 : 2018 UTILITY LP-GAS PLANT CODE
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
API 551 : 2016 PROCESS MEASUREMENT
NFPA 59A : 2016 PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
ASME B16.9 : 2012 FACTORY-MADE WROUGHT BUTTWELDING FITTINGS
API 752 : 2009 MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION OF PROCESS PLANT PERMANENT BUILDINGS
API 2218 : 2013 FIREPROOFING PRACTICES IN PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTS

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