Changes to ASME B31.3-2018: Process Piping Code
Process piping transports fluids in a range of locations—most notably, petroleum refineries, onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production facilities, food and beverage processing […]
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Determining Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup: Standard Tests from ASTM D93
ASTM D93-18: Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester details three procedures under a shared method for determining flash point. Basically, […]
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Petroleum Liquids
ASTM D4052-18a: Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter outlines a test method for determining three […]
ASTM Fuel Oils Standard Specification
The remnants of decomposed phytoplankton and algae, pressurized and heated on the seafloor, petroleum makes up over one-third of the total energy used in the […]
Standards Are Scattered Everywhere, So ASTM International Connects the Dots
Standards comprise the connective tissue that binds society into a cohesive and productive whole; wherever you look, you’re likely to see a standard’s […]
ISO 14224:2016 – Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Collection and Exchange of Reliability and Maintenance Data
There is a monumental amount of hazards present in the petroleum, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, and these can be fatally dangerous to personnel and […]
Fitness-For-Service: API 579/ASME FFS-1-2016
Standards for pressurized equipment, such as those developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), detail […]
Valves in the Petrochemical Industry
The petroleum industry is massive, and its applications are not limited to just the production of oil and gas. Petrochemical plants make so many products, […]
Petroleum and Natural Gas Life Cycle Costing
We have greatly discussed life-cycle thinking in previous posts. This idea is significant today because of the need to prevent environmental damage in any way […]