• API 6FC : 2009

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    SPECIFICATION FOR FIRE TEST FOR VALVES WITH AUTOMATIC BACKSEATS

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    Withdrawn date:  23-02-2021

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    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Description of Fire Test
    3 Test Procedure
      3.1 Stepwise Procedures
      3.2 Test Adjustments
    4 Performance Requirements
      4.1 Through Leakage (High Test Pressure) - During Burn
          Period
      4.2 External Leakage (High Test Pressure) - During Burn
          and Cooldown Period (Valve in Closed Position)
      4.3 Through Leakage (Low Test Pressure) - After Cooldown
      4.4 External Leakage (Low Test Pressure) - After Cooldown
          (Valve in Closed Position)
      4.5 External Leakage (High Test Pressure) - During the Backseat
          Test and Rework of the Stuffing Box
      4.6 Operation of Test Valve After Fire Test
      4.7 External Leakage - Open Position
      4.8 Pressure Relief Provision
      4.9 Tests Required
    5 Certification
    6 Safety Considerations
      6.1 Personnel Protection
      6.2 Pressure Relief Provision
    7 Equipment Marking

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    Describes the requirements for testing and evaluating the pressure-containing performance of API Specification 6A and API Specification 6D automatic backseating valves when exposed to fire.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Withdrawn

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

    12/30262118 DC BS ISO 14313 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
    NORSOK D 010 : 2013 WELL INTEGRITY IN DRILLING AND WELL OPERATIONS
    I.S. EN 13942:2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
    ISO 14313:2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Pipeline transportation systems — Pipeline valves
    EN 13942:2009/AC:2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
    UNI EN 13942 : 2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
    MSS SP 92 : 2012 MSS VALVE USER GUIDE
    BS EN 13942:2009 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Pipeline transportation systems. Pipeline valves
    08/30180264 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS EN 13942 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
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