API STD 527
COMMERCIAL SEAT TIGHTNESS OF SAFETY RELIEF VALVES WITH METAL-TO-METAL SEATS
| Organization: | API |
| Publication Date: | 1 September 1964 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 4 |
scope:
This standard describes a method of determining seat tightness of safety relief valves as covered in API Standard 526: Flanged Steel Safety Relief Valves for Use in Petroleum Refineries. The maximum acceptable leakage rates are defined for commercial safety relief valves with metal-to-metal seats for set pressures up to 1,000 psig.
If greater tightness is required, it can be supplied but must be specified on the purchase order or inquiry.
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