Api recommended practice 500 rp 500, recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities, provides guidelines for classifying locations at petroleum refineries, production and drilling areas, and pipeline transportation facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment. Basic definitions given in the 2014 edition of nfpa 70, the national electrical code nec, have been followed in developing this. Oil and gas plants handle flammable materials hazardous area a hazardous area is defined as an area in which the atmosphere contains, flammable of explosive gases. Neither api nor any of api s employees, subcontractors, consultants, committees, or other assignees make any.
Recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, division. A is the free area of inlet or outlet openings, in square feet. Amendment by american petroleum institute, 01012014. Recommended practice for classification of locations. Recommended practice for design and installation of offshore. The purpose of this recommended practice rp is to provide guidelines for classifying locations class i, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2 at petroleum facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment. Recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2. Api rp 500 recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, division i and division 2 api on. The protection techniques listed in api rp 14f and 14fz are listed below for divisions and zones. Api rp 500 valve manufactured goods free 30day trial. Api rp 573, inspection of fired boilers and heaters, is a recommended practice published and developed by the american petroleum institute api that covers the inspection practices for fired boilers and process heaters furnaces used in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants. Recommended practice for design and installation of.
Introduction to article 500hazardous classified locations a hazardous classified location is an area where the possibility of fire or explosion can be created by the presence of flam mable or combustible gases or vapors, combustible dusts, or easily ignitable fibersflyings. A catalog of api publications and materials is published annually and updated quarterly by api, 1220 l street, n. In conclusion, each company has its own rules company specifications but they are based on common documents codes which have been amendedsupplemented in a different manner. Engineering guide for determining electrical area classification. In april 2010, api published api recommended practice rp 754, process safety performance indicators for the refining and petrochemical industries. Doclive free unlimited document files search and download. Introduction to article 500 hazardous classified locations a hazardous classified location is an area where the possibility of fire or explosion can be created by the presence of flam mable or combustible gases or vapors, combustible dusts, or easily ignitable fibersflyings. This course aims at using both practical and theoretical assessments, covering protection concepts to validate a candidates core competency to. Api rp 505 recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2 published by api on august 1, 2018. Iow set by material limit for high temperature hydrogen attack in api rp 941. Api rp 505 recommended practice for classification of locations for. Recommended practice for hazardous area classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities. You should also look at the create, read, update and delete crud patter.
Basic definitions provided in the national electrical code have been followed in developing this document, which applies to the classification of locations for both temporarily. A catalog of api publications and materials is published annually by api, 1220 l street, nw, washington, dc 20005. Offshore production platform piping systems foreword 7 impact energy 1 footpound 1. These are low energy systems designed to assure safety by eliminating the ignition source leg of the fire triangle. This recommended practice provides guidelines for determining the degree and extent of class i, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2 locations at petroleum facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment.
By order of the executive director office of the federal register washington, d. View and download digitech rp500 owners manual online. This document, and the recommendations within, are intended to improve equipment reliability and plant safety. The paper shows comparisons between typical figures from api rp500505 and computational methods, concluding that the area classification. Deleted standard reference for rp55 16 2 added additional description in the legend where the condition description is highlighted. Neither api nor any of apis employees, subcontractors, consultants, committees, or other assignees make any. Api rp 500 errata errata for recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, division i and division 2, third edition.
American petroleum institute, 1220 l street, nw, washington, dc 200054070. Protection against ignitions arising out of static. Download now white paper achieving reliability to match capability veteran engineers, who have been down the rollyourown road before, know its pitfalls and would much prefer a standardsbased, flexible, and rigorously tested solution focused on maintaining embedded system reliability. Refer to api rp 500 and the nec for further details regarding hazardousarea classification international electrotechnical commission iec standards. Recommended practice for design and installation of electrical systems for offshore production platforms name of standards organization. Hazardous area classification for electrical systems petrowiki. Home openapi initiative swagger inline documentation for restful web apis the above are two very popular api standards on the web today. The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide guidelines for classifying locations class i, division 1 and class i, division 2 at petroleum facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment. Day 2 08300915 iecex dubai area classif final leroux p. Engineering guide for determining electrical area classification september 2016 process industry practices page 2 of 16.
Api std 53 well control equipment systems for drilling. Api rp 500 recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, division 1 and division 2 published by api on december 1, 2012. The purpose of the rp is to leading and lagging indicators in the refining and petrochemical industries for nationwide public reporting, as well as indicators for use at individual facilities, including methods for the development and use of. Recommended practice for occupational safety for onshore oil. Whereas the classification based on the nec and api standards is used in the u. January 2014 errata for recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class i, division i and division 2, third edition. The energy in the system is maintained below that needed to ignite the.
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