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Status : Active
Standard Type : Main
Document No : API STD 976 (Standard + Revision Tracker) : 2024
Document Year : 2024
Pages : 69
Section Volume : Refining (08)
API STD 976 (Standard + Revision Tracker) : 2024
This standard provides installation quality control procedures and lining system design requirements for alkaline earth silicate fiber (AES)/refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) linings and may be used to supplement owner specifications. Materials, equipment, and personnel are qualified by the methods described, and applied refractory quality is closely monitored, based on defined procedures and acceptance criteria. The responsibilities of inspection personnel who monitor and direct the quality control process are also defined
The lining described in this standard is for internal refractory linings on the process side of the equipment. External insulation and jacketing are not covered in this standard.