¿Qué son las normas API?
API es el Instituto Americano del Petróleo. Es una de las mayores asociaciones comerciales para la industria del petróleo y del gas natural. Representa a más de 650 corporaciones.
List of API standards
The list of API standards are as follows:
1. API 526
2. API 560
3. API 594
4. API 599
5. API 600
6. API 602
7. API 603
8. API 605
9. API 608
10. API 609
11. API 610
12. API 611
13. API 612
14. API 616
15. API 617
16. API 618
17. API 619
18. API 620
19. API 621
20. API 650
21. API 660
22. API 661
23. API 662
Some API standards
Below are the few standards that is handled by American petroleum institute (API):
1. NSI/ API 599
These include the metal plug valves end for flanging, welding and threading. A buying scheme for the metal socket valves includes butt welding and flanges iron plug devices.
2. ANSI/API 600
Estas incluyen las válvulas de compuerta de acero con bonete atornillado. Se utiliza para las industrias de gas natural y petróleo. Modifica la adopción de ISO 10434:1998.
3. API 602
Contiene válvulas de compuerta de acero compactas que son roscadas, soldadas, bridada y con extremos de cuerpo extendido. Estas normas incluyen válvulas de compuerta compactas de acero al carbono en dimensiones y menores en extremos de soldadura a tope, extremos de soldadura a enchufe y extremos bridado.
4. ANSI/API 603
Bolted bonnet gate valves are the variety of API 603. These include corrosion resistant, flanged and butt welding ends. This standard covers these types of valves in NPS dimensions.
5. ANSI/API 607
Incluye la prueba de fuego para válvulas de asiento blando de giro de cuarto de vuelta. Esta norma incluye los criterios de evaluación y las pruebas de salida recta cuando las válvulas se someten a circunstancias de llama específicas.
Benefits of using API standards
The benefits of using API standards are as follows:
1. It helps in maximizing safety and protection of the environment. To enhance environmental and safety protection many countries encourage all the natural gas and oil operators.
2. Helps in boosting national competitiveness. API standards are developed by operators and regulators all around the world. Using API standards helps in policy making that ensures the technical regulation with trading rules.
3. Helps in reducing cost and streamlining complexity. It also helps in minimizing environmental and safety hazards through equipment use.
Importance of API standards
APIs allow systems and application components. It helps in communicating with each other in internal networks as well as over the internet. They are very important to enterprise efforts and it helps in making internal services and applications accessible. It helps working over the internet to business partners, customers, suppliers and other parties.
How to subscribe to API standards?
API (American petroleum institute) is an online subscription service and it is one of the easiest ways to access all types of API specifications and standards. It helps in organizing compliance, safety and efficiency. Our digital platform gives users instant 24/7 access to all API updated specifications and standards.
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