Coming 5th edition of the API Standard 618: major changes compared to the API 618, 4th edition
conference paper
This paper will present the highlights of changes that will be found in the 5th Edition of API 618, which is expected to be published in late 2003 or early 2004. Approximately every 5 years the API Standards are revised in such a way that the latest field experiences and proven designs are included to achieve more efficient, reliable and safe systems. For this purpose a task force group of the API Standard 618 was formed and has been working on the 5th edition since the end of 1999. Another important issue was to write the 5th edition so that it would be accepted by the ISO. In the future, it is expected to become ISO 13707 and then become the world standard for reciprocating compressors for petroleum, chemical and gas industry services. The paragraph handling Pulsation and Vibration control has had major changes. Three different design philosophies are used in the world for pulsation and vibration control each leading to the same result: avoiding problems with vibration, performance, reliability and flow measurement errors. These different design philosophies are now accepted by the API committee and are included in the 5th edition. A new API document, RP 688 will be issued to give more clarification to this subject. This paper mainly discusses and highlights the most important changes in the area of pulsation and vibration control, both in API 618 and in RP 688. However, the other main changes and improvements are also summarized.
TNO Identifier
447352
Source title
2nd International IMechE Conference and 3rd EFRC Conference, 27-28 March 2003, Vienna, Austria
Collation
13 p.
Place of publication
Delft
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