P3-A-003
Pharmaceutical 3-A ® Sanitary/Hygienic Standards for End Suction Centrifugal Pumps for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Publication Date: | 1 January 2012 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 14 |
scope:
These standards cover the sanitary design requirements of mechanically sealed end-suction centrifugal pumps, conforming to ANSI/ASME B73.1, pertinent to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing in order to maintain product integrity.
In order to conform to these P3-A Standards, mechanically sealed end-suction centrifugal pumps shall comply with the following design, materials, and fabrication criteria. (Refer to Appendix D (Non-normative) for a typical diagram of a pump and a seal.)