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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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