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API STD 521
Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, Seventh Edition, Includes Errata 1 (2022)
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STANDARD published on 31.5.2020
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Designation standards: API STD 521
Publication date standards: 31.5.2020
SKU: NS-1250803
The number of pages: 247
Approximate weight : 772 g (1.70 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards API
Annotation of standard text API STD 521 :
This standard is applicable to pressure-relieving and vapor depressuring systems. Although intended for use primarily in oil refineries, it is also applicable to petrochemical facilities, gas plants, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, and oil and gas production facilities. The information provided is designed to aid in the selection of the system that is most appropriate for the risks and circumstances involved in various installations.
This standard specifies requirements and gives guidelines for the following: examining the principal causes of overpressure; determining individual relieving rates; selecting and designing disposal systems, including such component parts as piping, vessels, flares, and vent stacks. This standard does not apply to direct-fired steam boilers. See more
These adjuncts apply to this standard:
API STD 521/Err1
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Errata 1 to Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, Seventh Edition
Adjunct of the standard published on 1.11.2022
Selected format: English - electronic (protected pdf) (1.20 USD)
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