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API RP 574

Inspection Practices for Piping System Components

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Organization: API
Publication Date: 1 June 1998
Status: inactive
Page Count: 61
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1 Scope

This recommended practice covers the inspection practices for piping, tubing, valves (other than control valves), and fittings used in petroleum refineries and chemical plants. Although this publication is not specifically intended to cover specialty items, many of the inspection methods described in this recommended practice are applicable to specialty items such as: control valves, level gages, instrument controls columns, etc.

Document History

API RP 574
November 1, 2016
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 570 by providing piping inspectors with information that can improve skill and increase basic knowledge of inspection practices. This RP describes...
API RP 574
November 1, 2009
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 570 by providing piping inspectors with information that can improve skill and increase basic knowledge and practices. This RP describes inspection...
API RP 574
June 1, 1998
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
1 Scope This recommended practice covers the inspection practices for piping, tubing, valves (other than control valves), and fittings used in petroleum refineries and chemical plants. Although this...
API RP 574
January 1, 1990
Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings
A description is not available for this item.

References

This document references:
STD 598 - Valve Inspection and Testing
Published by API on February 1, 2023
This standard covers inspection, examination, supplementary examinations, and pressure test requirements for resilient-seated, nonmetallic-seated (e.g., ceramic), and metal-to-metal-seated valves of...
This document references:
API STD 602 - Gate, Globe, and Check Valves for Sizes DN 100 (NPS 4) and Smaller for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries
Published by API on May 1, 2015
This standard specifies the requirements for a series of compact gate, globe and check valves for petroleum and natural gas industry applications. It is applicable to valves of: - nominal diameter...
This document references:
API STD 609 - Butterfly Valves: Double-flanged, Lug-and Wafer-type
Published by API on February 1, 2016
This standard covers design, materials, face-to-face dimensions, pressure-temperature ratings, and examination, inspection and test requirements for gray iron, ductile iron, bronze, steel,...
This document references:
ASME B16.25 - Buttwelding Ends
Published by ASME on December 29, 2017
General This Standard covers the preparation of buttwelding ends of piping components to be joined into a piping system by welding. It includes requirements for welding bevels, for external and...
This document references:
ASME B16.5 - Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings NPS ½ Through NPS 24 Metric/Inch Standard
Published by ASME on January 1, 2020
(a) This Standard covers pressure–temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and methods of designating openings for pipe flanges and flanged fittings. Included are (1)...
This document is referenced by:
570 - Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems
Published by API on February 1, 2016
General Application Coverage API 570 covers inspection, rating, repair, and alteration procedures for metallic and fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) piping systems and their associated pressure...
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