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API 520-2 : 2015

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SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 2: INSTALLATION
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

02-11-2020

Language(s)

Russian, English

Published date

01-01-2015

1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 PRD Location
5 Inlet Piping Requirements
6 Discharge Piping
7 PRV Stability
8P RD Isolation (Stop) Valves
9 Rupture Disk Installations
10 Bonnet or Pilot Vent Piping
11 Drain Piping
12 Pre-installation Handling and Inspection
13 Pressure-relief Device Installation and Maintenance
Annex A (informative) - Rupture Disk Installation Guidelines
Annex B (informative) - Installation and Maintenance of
        Pin-actuated Non-reclosing PRDs
Annex C (informative) - PRV Acoustic Interaction
Bibliography

Describes methods of installation for pressure-relief devices (PRDs) for equipment that has a maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) of 15 psig (1.03 barg or 103 kPAg) or greater.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
62
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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11/30159581 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 23251 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
15/30328952 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 10418 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS - PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS
API 521 : 2014 PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 520-1 : 2014 SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION
EEMUA 184 : 2009 GUIDE TO THE ISOLATION OF PRESSURE RELIEVING DEVICES
API 2FPS : 2011 PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND CONSTRUCTING FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
API 14E : 1991 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
PREN ISO 23251 : DRAFT 2011 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 14G : 2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ON FIXED OPEN-TYPE OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
NORSOK I 001 : 2010 FIELD INSTRUMENTATION
NFPA 87 : 2018 FLUID HEATERS
BS EN ISO 10437:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Steam turbines. Special-purpose applications
ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
ASHRAE 15 USER'S MANUAL : 2002 USER'S MANUAL FOR ANSI/ASHRAE STANDARD 15-2001, SAFETY STANDARD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
API 676 REDLINE : 2009 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - ROTARY
EEMUA 151 : 1987 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS
API 611 : 2008 GENERAL-PURPOSE STEAM TURBINES FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
API 620 : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 14G :2007(R2013) RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ON FIXED OPEN-TYPE OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
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)
UNI EN ISO 23251 : 2008 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
I.S. EN ISO 10438-4:2007 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 4: SELF-ACTING GAS SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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
BS PD5500(2015) : 2015 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
BS PD5500(2009) : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
PD 5500:2003 Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels
BS PD5500(2018) : 2018 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
BS 5908:1990 Code of practice for fire precautions in the chemical and allied industries
BS PD5500(2006) : 2006 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
BS PD5500(2012) : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
EEMUA 208 : 2010 GUIDE TO LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEMS
06/30116454 DC : DRAFT MAY 2006 ISO 10438-4 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 4: SELF-ACTING GAS SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
I.S. EN ISO 10418:2003 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS - ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF BASIC SURFACE PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS
04/30114086 DC : DRAFT JUL 2004 EN ISO 10440-1 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - ROTARY-TYPE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS - PART 1: PROCESS COMPRESSORS (OIL-FREE)
18/30371116 DC : 0 BS ISO 23251 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 74 : 2001 : R2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
API 611 : 2008 : R2014 GENERAL-PURPOSE STEAM TURBINES FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
API RP 14E : 1991 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
CSA 12.5 : 1999 : R2014 NGV DISPENSING SYSTEMS
API 612 : 2014 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL, AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEAM TURBINES - SPECIAL-PURPOSE APPLICATIONS
API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
API 614 REDLINE : 2008 LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND OIL-CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES
ISO 10418:2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries Offshore production installations Analysis, design, installation and testing of basic surface process safety systems
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
EEMUA 207 : 2009 DOUBLE CONCRETE TANKS FOR LIQUEFIED GAS - GUIDE TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
I.S. EN ISO 23251:2007 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
EEMUA 193 : 2013 MANAGING COMPETENCE ASSURANCE FOR PERSONNEL UNDERTAKING IN-SERVICE INSPECTION OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
EN ISO 23251:2007/A1:2008 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API STD 612:2020 Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries - Steam Turbines - Special-purpose Applications
CSA N290.8 : 2015 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS
ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION
UNI EN ISO 10418 : 2005 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS - ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF BASIC SURFACE PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS
API 526 RUSSIAN : 2009 FLANGED STEEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES
06/30116443 DC : DRAFT MAY 2006 ISO 10438-2 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 2: SPECIAL-PURPOSE OIL SYSTEMS
API RP 74 : 2001 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
EEMUA 188 : 2009 GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHING OPERATING PERIODS OF SAFETY VALVES
02/705659 DC : DRAFT APR 2002 ISO/DIS 21049 - PUMPS - SHAFT SEALING SYSTEMS FOR CENTRIFUGAL AND ROTARY PUMPS
API 675 : 2012 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - CONTROLLED VOLUME FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
API 681 : 1996 : R2010 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
API 676 CHINESE : 2009 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - ROTARY
API STD 676 : 2009 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - ROTARY
API 92M : 2017 MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH SURFACE BACK-PRESSURE
API 676 : 2009 : R2015 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - ROTARY
API 681 : 1996 LIQUID RING VACUUM PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
API 620 CHINESE : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
CSA 12.5 : 1999 : R2004 NGV DISPENSING SYSTEMS
API 620 REDLINE : 2008 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
BS EN ISO 13703 : 2001 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
ISO 10437:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Steam turbines — Special-purpose applications
BS EN ISO 10418:2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Offshore production Installations. Analysis, design, installation and testing of basic surface process safety systems
ISO 23251:2006 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Pressure-relieving and depressuring systems
BS EN ISO 10438-1:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries General requirements
ISO 10438-4:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries Part 4: Self-acting gas seal support systems
BS EN ISO 23251 : 2007 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
EN ISO 10437:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Steam turbines - Special-purpose applications (ISO 10437:2003)
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 10418:2003/AC:2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS - ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF BASIC SURFACE PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS
UNI EN ISO 10438-4 : 2009 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - LUBRICATION, SHAFT- SEALING AND CONTROL-OIL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES - PART 4: SELF-ACTING GAS SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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 2510A : 1996 : R2015 FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES
API 2510A : 1996 : R2010 FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES
API 611 REDLINE : 2008 GENERAL-PURPOSE STEAM TURBINES FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES
ABS 0063 : 2018 COR 2018 RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
09/30171555 DC : DRAFT SEP 2009 BS EN ISO 10437 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEAM TURBINES - SPECIAL-PURPOSE APPLICATIONS
API SPEC 12J : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR OIL AND GAS SEPARATORS
BS ISO 23251 : 2006 AMD 17355 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 74 : 2001 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
API 14E CHINESE : 2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
API 614 : 2008 LUBRICATION, SHAFT-SEALING AND OIL-CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARIES
EN ISO 13703:2000/AC:2007 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
BS EN ISO 10438-4:2003 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries Self-acting gas seal support systems
BS EN ISO 14224:2016 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment
EN ISO 10438-4:2007 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries - Part 4: Self-acting gas seal support systems (ISO 10438-4:2007)
ASME PTB 1 : 2014 ASME SECTION 8 - DIVISION 2 CRITERIA AND COMMENTARY

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API 520-1 : 2014 SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION
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API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
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