ISO 12900:2018—Hard Coal – Determination of Abrasiveness
Coal abrasiveness is a key parameter influencing equipment wear, maintenance costs, and operational reliability in mining, power generation, and bulk material handling systems. While coal…
ISO 29001:2020— Petroleum, Petrochemical And Natural Gas
Petrochemicals are chemical compounds that are extracted by refining and processing petroleum (crude oil) and natural gas. They make the manufacturing of over 6,000 everyday…
ASTM E3224-19: Building Energy Performance
The buildings sector includes energy used for constructing, heating, cooling, and lighting homes and businesses as well as the appliances and equipment installed in them—all…
ANS/ASME RA-S-1.1-2022: Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) originated in the aerospace industry during and before the Apollo space program: the U.S. space project of the 1960s and 70s…
ASME NQA-1-2024: Nuclear Facility Applications
The United States is the world’s largest producer of nuclear energy, accounting for about 30% of the worldwide nuclear power generation. As such, the nuclear…
ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020): Facility Smart Grid Model
Nearly all electricity is consumed in a building of some kind: homes, retail establishments, offices, schools, factories, hospitals—the list goes on. ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020): Facility…
ISO 8217:2024—Marine Fuels
Cargo ships carry over 90% of global goods. They are typically are powered by heavy fuel oil (HFO)—a residual fuel produced from petroleum refining that…
IEC 61400-1 Ed. 4.0 b:2019: Wind Turbines Design
Wind energy in the United States helps avoid 336 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually—equivalent to the emissions from 73 million cars. Further, wind…
ANSI/ANS-20.2-2023: Nuclear Safety Design
The fundamental objectives of nuclear safety are the achievement of proper operating conditions and the prevention or mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in the protection…