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API 15LR : 2001

Superseded

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SPECIFICATION FOR LOW PRESSURE FIBERGLASS LINE PIPE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

17-02-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2013

1 SCOPE
  1.1 Coverage
  1.2 Unit Conversion
  1.3 Suggestions for Ordering API Low Pressure
      Fiberglass Line Pipe and Fittings
2 REFERENCES
  2.1 References Standards
  2.2 Requirements
  2.3 Equivalent Standards
3 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE AND MATERIALS
  3.1 Process of Manufacture
  3.2 Material
4 MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS
  4.1 General
  4.2 Degree of Cure
  4.3 Methods of Material Analysis
  4.4 Frequency of Tests
5 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS
  5.1 Physical Properties
  5.2 Frequency of Tests
  5.3 Minimum Properties
  5.4 Service Factors
  5.5 Pressure Rating
  5.5 Pressure Rating
  5.6 Qualification Requirements for Fittings
  5.7 Qualification Tests for Fittings, Couplings,
      and Connections
  5.8 Requalification Tests for Fittings, Couplings,
      Connections and Adhesives
6 QUALITY CONTROL TESTS
  6.1 Pipe
  6.2 Fittings-Mill Pressure Tests
7 DIMENSIONS AND LENGTHS
  7.1 Pipe
  7.2 Fittings Dimensions
8 PIPE ENDS, CONNECTIONS, END PROTECTION, AND
  WORKMANSHIP
  8.1 Pipe Ends
  8.2 Product Drawings
  8.3 Workmanship
  8.4 Repair of Surface Imperfections
  8.5 End Protection
  8.6 Purchaser Inspection
9 MARKING
  9.1 Methods
  9.2 Marking Requirements
APPENDIX A METHOD OF TEST FOR GLASS-RESIN RATIO OF
           FIBERGLASS PIPE
APPENDIX B METHOD OF TEST FOR THE DETERMINATION OF
           DEGREE OF CURE BY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING
           CALORIMETRY (DSC)
APPENDIX C METHOD OF TEST FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE OF
           FIBERGLASS PIPE
APPENDIX D SAMPLING PLAN BASIS: 0.75% AOQL (AVERAGE
           OUTGOING QUALITY LIMIT)
APPENDIX E PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
APPENDIX F MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MONOGRAM LICENSEES
APPENDIX G METRIC CONVERSIONS
APPENDIX H PURCHASER INSPECTION

Covers filament wound (FW) and centrifugally cast (CC) fiberglass line pipe and fittings for pipe in diameters up to and including 24 inch in diameter and up to and including 1000 psig cyclic operating pressures. Includes quality control tests; hydrostatic mill tests; dimensions; weights; material properties; physical properties and minimum performance requirements.

DevelopmentNote
Also available in Chinese version, see API 15LR CHINESE. (09/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS ISO 27914:2017 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage. Geological storage
AWWA M45 : 3 FIBERGLASS PIPE DESIGN
16/30292328 DC : 0 BS ISO 27914 - CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND GEOLOGICAL STORAGE - GEOLOGICAL STORAGE
API 15TL4 : 1999 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CARE AND USE OF FIBERGLASS TUBULARS
CSA Z662 PACKAGE : 2011 CONSISTS OF Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS AND Z662.1-11, COMMENTARY ON CSA Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
ISO 27914:2017 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage Geological storage
API 15HR CHINESE : 2001 SPECIFICATION FOR HIGH PRESSURE FIBERGLASS LINE PIPE
API RP 15TL4 : 1999 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CARE AND USE OF FIBERGLASS TUBULARS
API SPEC 15HR : 2016 HIGH-PRESSURE FIBERGLASS LINE PIPE
CSA Z741 :2012 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
CSA Z741 : 2012 : R2017 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
ASME B31.3 SPANISH : 2010 PROCESS PIPING

ASTM D 3859 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Selenium in Water
ASTM D 2925 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Beam Deflection of “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Pipe Under Full Bore Flow
ASTM D 2143 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Cyclic Pressure Strength of Reinforced, Thermosetting Plastic Pipe
ASTM D 2992 : 2012 Standard Practice for Obtaining Hydrostatic or Pressure Design Basis for “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Fittings

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