Non - API Pumps
Non - API Pumps
(OP)
Dear All,
- could you please help me to introduce with Non-Api pumps?
- which standard shall be referred for this pumps?
- when we use this type of pumps in Oil&Gas industry?
if you want to select the water pump in your refinery for fire fighting tank loading,which type of pump do you recommend?
thanks for your always technical supports.
- could you please help me to introduce with Non-Api pumps?
- which standard shall be referred for this pumps?
- when we use this type of pumps in Oil&Gas industry?
if you want to select the water pump in your refinery for fire fighting tank loading,which type of pump do you recommend?
thanks for your always technical supports.





RE: Non - API Pumps
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It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
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Fire pumps need to be fairly robust and as they tend to be large flow, relatively low pressure pumps, can be built to vendor standards.
My motto: Learn something new every day
Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way
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but i have to choise the pump standard in our data sheet. i khnow that non Api pumps is suitable for water application, but i want to specifiy other standard such as ANSI, HI , ...
which standard do you recommend except API?
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Please do not torture others by applying a general specification just because you feel you need a general specification.
If you are in the position of writing specifications used in soliciting bids for a particular pump service, then you need to take on the responsibility to learn just what it is you need the pump to do, and learn for yourself what specifications apply.
I have found that just as many pumps are wrongly matched to their service due to "blind-specification" as are from having no specifications at all. Your company can severely overpay for equipment that has non-applicable specs layered onto a bid request.
Your problem seems to be one more due to laziness than insufficient knowledge.
RE: Non - API Pumps
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
RE: Non - API Pumps
thanks again
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"but i have to choise the pump standard in our data sheet. i khnow that non Api pumps is suitable for water application, but i want to specifiy other standard such as ANSI, HI , ..."
Why? Why do you have to do that? Just because there is a cell in your data sheet? I suppose you are an engineer. It should not be an engineer's target to put something in somewhere just because it is there. Question yourself whether it makes sense.
RE: Non - API Pumps
My motto: Learn something new every day
Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way
RE: Non - API Pumps
Note, however, as mentioned before, these are more dimensional standards, not to the same detail as API.
The refineries here in eastern Canada use ANSI pumps for non-hydrocarbon services such as utilities, acids, etc, if pressure/temperatures allow.
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