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Instrument Engineer's Choice/Basics of Instrumentation
STANDARDS ANSI / NEMA Standards ICS 6 Enclosures for Industrial Controls and Systems ICS 250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (100 volts maximum) ANSI / NFPA Standard 70 National Electric Code (NEC) CSA Standard C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) - Part 1 IEC / CENELEC Standards 529 / EN 50529 Specification for Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code) UL Standard UL 1709 Rapid Rise Fire Tests of Protection Materials for Structural Steel
2.0 Centrifugal compressor API-614 Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing, and Control-Oil Systems for Special Purpose Applications .API-617 Centrifugal Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services.API-672 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services. ASME-PTC10 Power Test Code for Compressors and Exhausters.CPEE 241 CompCalc, PC Program for Compressor Network Simulation and Design.
3.0 Fired heaters API 560, Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services API 530, Recommended Practice for Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries Flow measurement technics: International Standards Organization (ISO) ISO 5167 Measurement of Fluid Flow by Means of Orifice Plates, Nozzles, and Venturi Tubes Inserted in Circular Cross-section Conduits Running Full. ISO 5168 Measurement of Fluid Flow – Estimation of Uncertainty of a Flow Rate Measurement.
4.0 Temperature measurements.
API Standard RP551 Process Measurement Instrumentation ASME Standards B1.20.1 Pipe Threads General Purpose B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings ANSI Standards PTC 19.3 Performance Test Code - Temperature Measurement ASTM Standards A249 Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes A268 Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service A276 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Bars and Shapes A479 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
API Standard 2543 Measuring the Temperature of Petroleum and Petroleum Products ASTM Standards E230 Standard Temperature - Electromotive Force (EMF) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples E235 Thermocouples, Sheathed Type K, for Nuclear or Other High Reliability Applications E1137 Standard Specification for Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers ANSI / NEMA Standard 250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000 volts maximum) IEC Standards 529 Specification for Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code) 584 Thermocouples. Part 1: Reference Tables. Part 2: Tolerances. Part 3: Extension and Compensating Cables. Tolerances and Identification System 751 Industrial Platinum Resistance 5.0 Pressure measurements :API Standards RP551 Process Measurement Instrumentation ASME / ANSI Standards B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) B40.1 Gauges - Pressure Indicating Dial Type - Elastic Element Flow meaurements API Standards RP 551 Process Measurement Instrumentation Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 4 Proving Systems Chapter 5.2 Measurement of Petroleum Liquid Hydrocarbons by Positive Displacement Meters Chapter 5.3 Turbine Meters Chapter 5.5 Fidelity and Security of Flow Measurement Pulsed Data Transmission Systems Chapter 14.3 Natural Gas Fluids Measurement - Concentric, Square-edged Orifice Meters ASME Standards B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings B16.34 Valves Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends B16.36 Steel Orifice Flanges Class 300, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500 B31.3 Process Piping BSI Standard 1042 Specification for Square-Edged Orifice Plates and Nozzles (with drain holes, Section 1.2 in pipes below 50 mm diameter, as inlet and outlet devices) and Other Orifice Plates ISO Standard 5167 Measurement of Fluid Flow by Means of Orifice Plates, Nozzles and Venturi Tubes Inserted in Circular Cross Section Conduits Running Full 6.0 Safety Instrument systems ISA Standards S5.2 Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations ANSI / ISA S84.01 Application of Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industries ANSI / NEMA MG 1 Motors and Generators ICS 6 Enclosures for Industrial Controls and Systems MIL Specification MIL-HDBK-217 Reliability Assessment of Electronic Components ANSI / FCI 70.2 Quality Control Standard for Control Valve Seat Leakage IEC 812 Procedure for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 1075 Fault Tree Analysis 1078 Reliability Block Diagram Method 1131-3 Programmable Controllers - Programming Languages 61508 Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-Related Systems - All Parts ISO 9000-3 Guidelines for the Application of ISO9001 to the Development, Supply and Maintenance of Software 9001 Model for Quality Assurance in Design/Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing 7.0 Annunciator: ANSI / ISAS18.1 Annunciator Sequences and Specifications 8.0 Control Valves: ASME Standards B16.11 Forged Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded B16.34 Valves - Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End ANSI / ISA Standards FCI 70-2 Control Valve Seat Leakage 1991 S75.01 Flow Equations for Sizing Control Valves 1985 S75.03 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Globe - ANSI / ISA Standards (Cont) S75.04 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flangeless Control Valves S75.17 Control Valve Aerodynamic Noise Prediction MSS Specification SP 25 Standard Marking Systems for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions ASTM Standards A 269 Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service A 320 Alloy Steel Bolting Materials for Low Temperature Service B 16 Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines B 68 Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed ASME Code B31.3 Process Piping IEC Standard 534-2 Industrial-Process Control Valves, Part 2, Flow Capacity, Section One and Two
9.0 Fired Heaters: API Standard 560 Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service Including Appendices ANSI / ASME Standard B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) ASTM Standard C 680 Standard Practice for Determination of Heat Gain or Loss and the Surface Temperatures of Insulated Pipe and Equipment Systems Instrumentation requirements: API Standard RP551 Process Measurement 10.0 Electronic and Pneumatic Instruments: ASME / ANSI Standards B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) B16.5Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings ANSI / ISA Standard S51.1 Process Instrumentation Terminology API Standard RP 552 Instrumentation and Control Manuals for Refinery Service - RP 552 Transmission Systems ISA Standards S 12.1 Definitions and Information Retaining to Electrical Instruments in Hazardous (Classified) Locations RP 12.4 Pressurized Enclosures ANSI / ISA Standard S 12.12 Nonincendiary Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations All threaded pipe connections shall be tapered in accordance with ASME/ANSI B1.20.1.11.0 Vibration and condtion monitoring Instruments: API Standard 670 Vibration, Axial Position, and Bearing Temperature Monitoring Systems 12.0 Piping for Instrumentaion: API Standards RP551 Process Measurement Instrumentation Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 5.2 Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Positive Displacement Meter Chapter 5.3 Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Turbine Meter Chapter 5.4 Accessory Equipment for Liquid Meters Chapter 14.3 Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids ASME Standards B1.20.1 Pipe Threads (Except Dryseal) B16.36 Steel Orifice Flanges ASME Code Sect. VIII Pressure Vessels, Division 1 ASTM Standards A269 Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service B16 Free Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines B68 Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed B111 Copper and Copper Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock D1047 Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Jacket for Wire and Cable 13.0 Lube oil/seal oil system for Machinery: ASME Code B31.3 Process Piping API Standard 614 Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing, and Control-Oil Systems for Special-Purpose Applications ASTM Standards B 151 / 151M Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar B 466 / 466M Seamless Copper Nickel Pipe and Tube ASTM Standards B 111 / B 111M Copper and Copper Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock B 169 / B 169M Aluminum Bronze Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar B 171 / B 171M Copper-Alloy Condenser Tube Plates [Metric] B 584 Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications 14.0 Environmental Protection on Instruments: ANSI / ISA S71.01 Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems: Temperature and Humidity S71.04 Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems: Airborne Contaminants ANSI / IEEE C 62.41 IEEE Recommended Practice on Surge Voltages in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits CENELEC EN 50081-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Generic Emission Standard - Part 2: Industrial Environment EN 50082-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility - General Immunity Standard - Part 2: Industrial Environment ENV 50141 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Basic Immunity Standard - Conducted Disturbances Induced by IEC 529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code) 68-2-x Basic Environmental Testing Procedures -6: Test Fc and Guidance: Vibrations (Sinusodial) -27: Test Ea and Guidance: Shock -31: Test Ec, Drop and Topple -64 Test Fh: Vibration, Broad-Band Random (Digital Control) and Guidance 1000-4-x Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment -Testing and Measurement Techniques. -2: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Test -3: Radiated, Radio Frequency, Electromagnetic Immunity Test -4: Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Immunity Test -5: Surge Immunity Test 15.0 Instrument wiring and cables: ANSI / ISA Standard MC 96.1 Temperature Measurement Thermocouples ANSI / NFPA Standard 70 National Electric Code (NEC) UL and CSA Standards for Safety UL 4 CSA C22.2 #51 Armored Cable UL 44 -------- Rubber-Insulated Wires and Cables UL 83 CSA C22.2 #75-M Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables ------ CSA C22.2 #38 Thermoset Insulated Wires and Cables ------ CSA C22.2 #124-M Mineral Insulated Cable UL 719 CSA C22.2 #48 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cables ------ CSA C22.2 #123 Aluminum Sheathed Cables UL 1651 CSA C22.2 #232 Optical Fiber Cables ------ CSA C22.2 #239 Control and Instrumentation Cables UL 13 Requirements for Power-Limited Circuit Cables for Class 2 and Class 3 Circuits (power-limited tray cable - Type PLTC) UL 2250 Requirements for Instrumentation Tray Cable (Type ITC) CSA Standard C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) - Part 1 IEC / CENELEC Standards IEC 584-3 / HD 446.3 Thermocouples: Part 3 Extension and Compensating Cables -Tolerance and Identification System (BS 4937) IEC 794 Optical Fiber Cables: Part 1 & Part 2 IEC 1515 / EN 61515Mineral Insulated Thermocouple Cables and Thermocouples BSI Standard BS 5308 Instrument Cables: Part 1 & Part 2 Area of classification: ANSI / NFPA Standards 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) 496 Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment 497A Recommended Practice for Classification of Class 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas (1)497M Manual on Classification of Gases, Vapors and Dusts for Electrical Equipment in Hazardous (Classified) Locations API Recommended Practice RP 500 Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities IEC Standard 79-14 Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Gas Atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical Installations in Hazardous Areas (Other Than Mines) OTHER REGIONAL OR NATIONAL STANDARDS Appropriate Regional or National Standard Applicable to the specific location.
AEIC Specifications CS1 Impregnated-Paper-Insulated Metallic-Sheathed Cable,Solid Type CS3 Impregnated-Paper-Insulated,Metallic-Sheathed Cable,Low-Pressure Gas-Filled Type CS4 Impregnated-Paper-Insulated,Low and Medium Pressure Self-Contained Liquid Filled Cable ANSI Standards C80.1 Rigid Steel Conduit,Zinc Coated C80.3 Electrical Metallic Tubing,Zinc Coated Wiring methods and materials: C80.4 Fittings for Rigid Metal Conduit and EMT C80.5 Rigid Aluminum Conduit ANSI /IEEE Standards C2 National Electrical Safety Code Part 2 --Safety Rules for Installation and Maintenance of Overhead Supply and Communication Lines ANSI /NFPA Standard 70 National Electrical Code ANSI /UL Standards UL 1 Flexible Metal Conduit UL 4 Armored Cable UL 5 Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings UL 44 Rubber-Insulated Wires and Cables UL 83 Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables UL 209 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways and Fittings UL 493 Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cables UL 514A Metallic Outlet Boxes UL 514B Fitting for Conduit and Outlet Boxes ANSI /UL Standards (Cont.) UL 514C Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes,Flush Device Boxes,and Covers UL 651 Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit UL 651A Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE Conduit UL 719 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cables UL 797 Electrical Metallic Tubing UL 870 Wireways,Auxiliary Gutters and Associated Fittings UL 884 Underfloor Raceways and Fittings ICEA /NEMA Standard S-19-81 Rubber-Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy (NEMA WC-3) S-61-402 Thermoplastic-Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy (NEMA WC-5) S-66-524 Cross-Linked-Thermosetting-Polyethylene-Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy (NEMA WC-7) S-68-516 Ethylene-Propylene-Rubber-Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy (NEMA WC-8) NEMA Standard FB 1 Fittings,Cast Metal Boxes,and Conduit Bodies for Conduit and Cable Assemblies VE 1 Metallic Cable Tray Systems UL Standard 6 Rigid Metal Conduit 16.0 Fireprofing :ACI Standard ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete UL Standard UL 1709 Rapid Rise Fire Tests of Protection Materials for Structural Steel NACE Standard TM01-70 Visual Standards for Preparation of New Steel, Air Blast Cleaned with Sand Abrasive SIS Standard 05 59 00 Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards SSPC Specifications PA-2 Measurement of Dry Paint Thickness with Magnetic Gages SP6 Commercial Blast Cleaning (SIS Sa2) NACE No. 3 SP10 Near White Blast Cleaning (SIS Sa 2 1/2) NACE No. 2
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