API 2510 : 2001 : R2011
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LPG INSTALLATIONS
12-03-2018
01-01-2011
1 Scope
1.1 Retroactivity
1.2 Characteristics of LPG
1.3 Safety
2 Referenced Publications
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Design of LPG vessels
4.1 Applicable Design Construction Codes
4.2 Design Pressure and Temperature
4.3 Design Vacuum
4.4 Materials of Construction
4.5 Vessel Connections
4.6 Previously Constructed Vessels
5 Sitting Requirements and Spill Containment
5.1 Siting
5.2 Drainage
5.3 Spill Containment
5.4 Remote Impoundment
5.5 Diking
6 Foundations and Supports for LPG Storage vessels
and Related Piping
6.1 Applicable Codes and Specifications
6.2 Special Requirements
7 Tank Accessories, Including Pressure and
Vacuum-relieving devices
7.1 Mandatory Equipment
7.2 Tank Accessory Materials
8 Piping Requirements
8.1 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code
for Pressure Piping
8.2 Pipe (Including Pressure Tubing and Excluding
Instrument Piping)
8.3 Fittings
8.4 Plugs
8.5 Unions
8.6 Valves
8.7 Location, Installation, and Flexibility of
Piping, Valves, and Fittings
9 Loading, Product Transfer and Unloading Facilities
9.1 Scope
9.2 Rates of Loading and Unloading
9.3 Transfer, Loading, and Unloading Equipment
9.4 Grounding and Bonding
9.5 Hose and Other Flexible Connectors for Product
Transfer
9.6 Blowdown or Venting of Loading and Unloading
Lines
9.7 Marking of Valves in Loading and Unloading
Systems
9.8 Metering Equipment Used in Loading and
Unloading
9.9 LPG Odorization
10 Fire Protection
10.1 General
10.2 Access for Fire Fighting
10.3 Fire Water Use
10.4 Fire Detection Systems
10.5 Fire Extinguishers
10.6 Fire-Fighting Foam
10.7 Fireproofing of LPG Vessels
10.8 Fireproofing of Structural Supports
10.9 Burying and Mounding
10.10 Electrical Installations and Equipment
10.11 Critical Wiring and Control Systems
10.12 Safety Precaution Signs
10.13 Lighting
10.14 Fencing
10.15 Roadways
11 Refrigerated Storage
11.1 General
11.2 Design Requirements
11.3 Siting Requirements
11.4 Thermal Considerations
11.5 Tank Accessories
11.6 Piping Requirements
11.7 Refrigeration System
Appendix A: Piping Valves, Fittings and Optional
Equipment
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