API 939-C : 2009
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GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES
Hardcopy , PDF
16-01-2019
English
01-01-2009
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Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Definitions and Acronyms
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Acronyms
4 Basics of Sulfidation Corrosion
5 Location of Sulfidation Corrosion
6 Effects of Process and Material Variables on
Corrosion Rates
6.1 Introduction
6.2 H[2]-free Sulfidation
6.3 H[2]/H[2]S Corrosion
7 Practical Guidelines for Avoiding Sulfidation
Corrosion Failures
7.1 For Existing Units and Components
7.2 New and Replacement Components
8 Limitations of Current Knowledge Base
9 Incidents
Annex A (informative) - Failure Experience Summary
Annex B (informative) - Sulfidation Corrosion Prediction Tools
Annex C (informative) - Corrosion Data for Carbon Steel Piping
with Higher and Lower Si Contents
Bibliography
Applies to hydrocarbon process streams containing sulfur compounds, with and without the presence of hydrogen, which operate at temperatures above approximately 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) up to about 1000 degrees F (540 degrees C).
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Standard
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| Pages |
50
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| API 578 REDLINE : 2010 | MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXISTING ALLOY PIPING SYSTEMS |
| API 585 : 2014 | PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION |
| NACE 34103 : 2014 | OVERVIEW OF SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION IN PETROLEUM REFINING HYDROPROCESSING UNITS |
| API 571 REDLINE : 2011 | DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY |
| API 584 : 2014 | INTEGRITY OPERATING WINDOWS |
| API 578 : 2018 | GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS |
| API 571 : 2011 | DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY |
| API 573 : 2013 | INSPECTION OF FIRED BOILERS AND HEATERS |
| API 970 : 2017 | CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENTS |
| API 510 CHINESE : 2014 | PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION |
| API 570 : 2016 | PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
| NACE SP 01 14 : 2014 | REFINERY INJECTION AND PROCESS MIX POINTS |
| API 510 : 2014 | PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION |
| API 932B : 2012 | DESIGN, MATERIALS, FABRICATION, OPERATION, AND INSPECTION GUIDELINES FOR CORROSION CONTROL IN HYDROPROCESSING REACTOR EFFLUENT AIR COOLER (REAC) SYSTEMS |
| API 581 : 2016 | RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY |
| NACE 34103 : 2014 | OVERVIEW OF SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION IN PETROLEUM REFINING HYDROPROCESSING UNITS |
| API 581 : 2016 | RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY |
| API 510 : 2014 | PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION |
| API 578 : 2010 | GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS |
| API 580 : 2016 | RISK-BASED INSPECTION |
| ASME FFS 1 : 2007 | FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE |
| API 571 : 2011 | DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY |
| API 943 : LATEST | HIGH TEMPERATURE CRUDE OIL CORROSIVITY STUDIES |
| NACE 34101 : 0 | REFINERY INJECTION AND PROCESS MIXING POINTS |
| API 570 : 2016 | PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
| API 579-1 : 2016 | FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE |
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