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  • API RP 615 : 2016

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    VALVE SELECTION GUIDE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  18-08-2022

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-08-2016

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    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 681 : 1996 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES

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    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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