centrifugal pump code and standard
centrifugal pump code and standard
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Hi All,
any other code and standards for centrifugal pumps in specific in power plant industries besides API 610 (petroleum, petrochemical, natural gas)?
thanks
any other code and standards for centrifugal pumps in specific in power plant industries besides API 610 (petroleum, petrochemical, natural gas)?
thanks





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NRC has certification requirements if you are talking nuke plants. VERY RIGOROUS!
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Process Industry Practices (www.pip.org) also has a set of guidelines for different types of equipment, including pumps, for improved installation and reliability purposes.
There may be additional ISO or DIN standards that cover comparable construction outside the north american market (aside from ISO 13709, which is technically equivalent to API 610 newer editions), my experience is inside the north american market.
Regards,
Mike Henderson
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My motto: Learn something new every day
Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way
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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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@Artisi , the reason is that before project , contract shall be produced which may contain code and standard. Codes affect project cost.
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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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Try centrifugal pump standards.
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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Recognizing all of the members on this post, I truly don't think anyone is trying to personally persecute you. Everyone acknowledges, respects, and appreciates your politeness I'm sure; but making sure people feel good about themselves is not the intent of this forum. I have a theory on why some of us get a little irritated by certain questions, and our replies might seem a bit caustic. Please don't take this the wrong way, as it is not intended to harm but might help explain why you got jumped on with your post.
As an older goat, I've have been noticing changes on the approach learning recently; I call it the "cut & paste" approach. It seems that more and more, the task of "learning" has become: go collect what everyone else has said on a subject and stuff it in a file box somewhere. Then you may consider yourself qualified on that subject, since you can later do a keyword search on your filebox and regurgitate the work of others.
That is not learning, that is a combination of laziness and short-sightedness; well intended as it may be.
We have spoken on this forum before about the tendency for many "specifying engineers" to spit out a list of every relevant specification on a particular subject, add zero input of their own except the statement "All the following specifications must be adhered to"...., and think they have done their job. They are nothing more than copy room clerks, and do a great disservice to their employer and the engineering profession.
Again, don't mean to single you out or offend you in any way, I hope you will continue participating in this forum. You will find that Artisi is not picking on you, he is our resident ankle biter and I have found him to spread his criticisms/witicisms quite fairly across the board; and there are a lot of ankles that need biting.....
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Never thought of myself as an ankle biter, more like a grumpy old man when necessary [machinegun] but aren't we all at some time.
As for assistance, I'm more than happy to help anyone when ever I can, but it's nice to see some input / research / investigation having been undertaken together with a well constructed question from the OP rather than, "what's NPSH", "what pump code", "what's a propeller pump" "how long is a piece of string", "I want to know / tell me how to xxxxx" etc., usually without even a please or thank you.
It also seems that these OP's are the ones that you have to drag information from - a bit like trying to get blood from a stone, they usually disappear in a cloud of smoke before the thread reaches a conclusion to pop up again at a later date with further nonsensical questions.
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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*=If a sales person can thumb through a clear and very concise customer spec, they will quote the features you want but will not charge you API prices.
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Therefore, never forget API RP 686.
This is an invaluable reference to ensure that installation is performed correctly. Otherwise, your equipment simply will not last. If your installer is not familiar with it, find another.
Also, for a power plant application, make sure that thermal growth is calculated properly for a cold alignment. Make sure to use the specific material's temperature coefficient and not just general thumb rules.
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IMO, There is no standard to take the place of the detailed analyses needed when specifying large circulating water pumps.
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