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API RP 615 : 2016

Superseded
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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Superseded date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

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.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
ProductNote
This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
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

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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