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  • API 660 : 2015

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    SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  07-09-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-03-2015

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms and Definitions
    4 General
    5 Proposal Information Required
    6 Drawings and Other Required Data
    7 Design
    8 Materials
    9 Fabrication
    10 Inspection and Testing
    11 Preparation for Shipment
    12 Supplemental Requirements
    Annex A (informative) - Recommended Practices
    Annex B (informative) - Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger
            Checklist
    Annex C (informative) - Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger
            Datasheets
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes requirements and gives recommendations for the mechanical design, material selection, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of shell-and-tube heat exchangers for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.

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    Development Note NEW CHILD ADD 1 2020 IS NOW ADDED
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note NEW CHILD ADD 1 2020 IS NOW ADDED
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 681 : 1996 : R2010 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
    API 534 : 2007 : R2013 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS
    API 572 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
    API 572 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
    I.S. EN ISO 10438-1:2007 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    API RP 534:2007(R2023) Heat Recovery Steam Generators
    ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
    API 571 FRENCH : 2003 MECANISMES D'ENDOMMAGEMENT AFFECTANT LES EQUIPEMENTS STATIQUES DANS L'INDUSTRIE DU RAFFINAGE
    96/706683 DC : MAY 96 ISO 13707 RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS FOR THE PETROLEUM AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 572 REDLINE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
    EEMUA 151 : 1987 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS
    API 571 REDLINE : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    I.S. EN ISO 14224:2016 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE DATA FOR EQUIPMENT (ISO 14224:2016)
    I.S. EN ISO 10440-1:2007 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - ROTARY TYPE POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS - PART 1: PROCESS COMPRESSORS
    UNI EN ISO 10438-1 : 2009 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    ASME PCC 1 : 2013 GUIDELINES FOR PRESSURE BOUNDARY BOLTED FLANGE JOINT ASSEMBLY
    ASME PCC 2 : 2015 REPAIR OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND PIPING
    API 571 GERMAN : 2009 SCHADENSMECHANISMEN UND DEREN EINFLUSS AUF STATISCHE AUSRUESTUNGSTEILE IN DER RAFFINERIEINDUSTRIE
    API 619 REDLINE : 2010 ROTARY-TYPE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 614 REDLINE : 2008 LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND OIL-CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES
    ISO 10438-1:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries — Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 14224:2016 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment
    UNI EN ISO 10440-1 : 2008 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - ROTARY-TYPE POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS - PART 1: PROCESS COMPRESSORS
    EI GUIDE. DESIGN & OPER. HEAT EXCHANGERS : 2015-12 GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF TUBE FAILURE
    API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 9100B : 1998 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    API 681 : 1996 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
    API 534 : 2007 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS
    BS EN ISO 10440-1:2001 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Rotary-type positive-displacement compressors Process compressors (oil-free)
    BS EN ISO 10438-1:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries General requirements
    ISO 10440-1:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Rotary-type positive-displacement compressors — Part 1: Process compressors
    EN ISO 10438-1:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 10438-1:2007)
    EN ISO 10440-1:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Rotary-type positive-displacement compressors - Part 1: Process compressors (ISO 10440-1:2007)
    API 11PGT : 1992 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PACKAGED COMBUSTION GAS TURBINES
    ABS 0063 : 2018 COR 2018 RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
    API 680 : 1ED 87 PACKAGED RECIPROCATING PLANT AND INSTRUMENT AIR COMPRESSORS FOR GENERAL REFINERY SERVICES
    API 619 : 2010 ROTARY-TYPE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 614 : 2008 LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND OIL-CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES
    BS EN ISO 14224:2016 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES
    API 934-C : 2008 MATERIALS AND FABRICATION OF 1 [1/4]CR-[1/2]MO STEEL HEAVY WALL PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN SERVICE OPERATING AT OR BELOW 825 DEGREES F (441 DEGREES C)
    ASME PV CODE 2 SET : 2013 ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE (BPVC) - MATERIALS (SET)
    ASME PCC 1 : 2013 GUIDELINES FOR PRESSURE BOUNDARY BOLTED FLANGE JOINT ASSEMBLY
    ASME B16.11 : 2016 FORGED FITTINGS, SOCKET-WELDING AND THREADED
    API 581 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
    NACE SP 04 72 : 2015 METHODS AND CONTROLS TO PREVENT IN-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL WELDMENTS IN CORROSIVE PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTS
    API 521 : 2014 PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
    ASME B1.20.1 : 2013(R2018) PIPE THREADS, GENERAL PURPOSE (INCH)
    API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 934-A : 2008 MATERIALS AND FABRICATION OF 2 [1/4]CR-1MO, 2 [1/4]CR-1MO-[1/4]V, 3CR-1MO, AND 3CR-1MO-[1/4]V STEEL HEAVY WALL PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE, HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN SERVICE
    ASME B16.5 : 2017 PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
    ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    TEMA STANDARDS : 9ED 2007 STANDARDS OF THE TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
    ASME PV CODE 8 SET : 2013 ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE (BPVC) - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS (SET)
    API TR 938-C : 2015 USE OF DUPLEX STAINLESS STEELS IN THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY
    EN 10160:1999 Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness equal or greater than 6 mm (reflection method)
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