API RP 615 : 2016
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VALVE SELECTION GUIDE
Hardcopy , PDF
18-08-2022
English
01-08-2016
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1 Scope
2 Terms and Definitions
3 Considerations for Valve Selection
4 Primary Valve Types
5 Service Considerations
6 Valve Material Selection
7 Valve Specific Features and Options
8 Steps for Valve Selection and Procurement
Annex A (informative) - Schematic Drawings for Typical
Valve Types
Annex B (informative) - Examples of Typical Valve Purchase
Descriptions
Bibliography
Gives general guidance on valve selection for the hydrocarbon processing industry, which includes refineries and petrochemical, chemical, and liquefied natural gas plants and their various associated processes.
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Standard
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44
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This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| API 681 : 1996 : R2010 | LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES |
| API 681 : 1996 | LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES |
| PIP PCECV003 : 2017 | GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION OF REMOTELY ACTUATED ON-OFF VALVES |
| MSS SP 120 : 2011 | FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE PACKING SEALING FOR RISING STEM VALVES |
| API 607 : 2016 | FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS |
| MSS SP 135 : 2016 | HIGH PRESSURE KNIFE GATE VALVES |
| API 624 : 2014 | TYPE TESTING OF RISING STEM VALVES EQUIPPED WITH GRAPHITE PACKING FOR FUGITIVE EMISSIONS |
| MSS SP 144 : 2013 | PRESSURE SEAL BONNET VALVES |
| CFR 29(PTS1900-1910) : 0 | LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
| API STD 598 : 2016 | VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| API 609 : 2016 | BUTTERFLY VALVES: DOUBLE-FLANGED, LUG- AND WAFER-TYPE |
| ASME B16.42 : 2016 | DUCTILE IRON PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS - CLASSES 150 AND 300 |
| API std 602 : 2015 | GATE, GLOBE, AND CHECK VALVES FOR SIZES DN 100 (NPS 4) AND SMALLER FOR THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES |
| API STD 600 : 2015 | STEEL GATE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS, BOLTED BONNETS |
| MSS SP 138 : 2014 | QUALITY STANDARD PRACTICE FOR OXYGEN CLEANING OF VALVES & FITTINGS |
| ASME B16.1 : 2015 | Gray Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings: Classes 25, 125, and 250 |
| API 608 : 2012 | METAL BALL VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING ENDS |
| API 599 : 2013 | METAL PLUG VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING ENDS |
| API 622 : 2011 | TYPE TESTING OF PROCESS VALVE PACKING FOR FUGITIVE EMISSIONS |
| API 941 : 2016 | STEELS FOR HYDROGEN SERVICE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS |
| ASME B16.34 : 2017 | VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING END |
| MSS SP 134 : 2012 | VALVES FOR CRYOGENIC SERVICE, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR BODY/BONNET EXTENSIONS |
| API 603 : 2013 | CORROSION-RESISTANT, BOLTED BONNET GATE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS |
| API 623 : 2013 | STEEL GLOBE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS, BOLTED BONNETS |
| API 594 : 2017 | CHECK VALVES: FLANGED, LUG, WAFER, AND BUTT-WELDING |
| CGA G 4.4 : 2012 | OXYGEN PIPELINE AND PIPING SYSTEMS |
| CGA G 4.1 : 2009 | CLEANING EQUIPMENT FOR OXYGEN SERVICE |
| ISO 28921-1:2013 | Industrial valves Isolating valves for low-temperature applications Part 1: Design, manufacturing and production testing |
| MSS SP 143 : 2012 | LIVE-LOADED VALVE STEM PACKING SYSTEMS |
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