API 570 - PIPING INSPECTION

 

                             

API 570 COVERS IN-SERVICE INSPECTION OF PIPING

To fit in with the philosophy of ANSI B31.3

‘DESIGN CODE FOR PROCESS PIPING’

THE SCOPE OF API 570.

Mandatory: Almost any metallic piping system:

• 1.Raw and finished oil products
• 2.Raw and finished chemical products
• 3.Hydrogen/fuel/flare gas systems
• 4.Sour/waste systems etc.

Optional:

• 1.Water, steam and condensate
• 2.Piping related to mechanical equipment
• 3.(pumps/compressors etc)
• 4.Pressure vessels
• 5.Domestic sewers etc
• 6.Everything< ½ in dia
API 570 SUMMARY

• API 570 specifies the main points to look for
• Remember the pipe classes (and their inspection periods)
• Simple wall thickness determination
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