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. This document, and the recommendations within, are intended to improve equipment reliability and plant safety. It describes the operating variables which impact reliability to guarantee that the appropriate data is obtained via inspection, both on- and off-stream, to guarantee the current and future performance of the equipment. The first edition of the practice was originally published in February of 2003 and the most recent edition (3rd Ed.) was released in October of 2013.
API RP 573 covers a variety of different topics related to boilers and heaters, including a list of common boiler and heater designs and types, mechanical reliability and reliability programs, and various topics related to inspection, such as the purpose of inspection and inspector qualifications. It also provides a list of damage mechanisms commonly affecting boiler and heater tubes along with other components.
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Blog
December 29, 2016 By John Reynolds at Intertek
The Fall API Standards Meeting was incredibly productive and addressed, among other issues, the API Inspection Summit, balloting for the 11th edition of API 510, and improvements to the inspection section of each damage mechanism in API RP 571. |
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May/June 2016 Inspectioneering Journal
By John Reynolds at Intertek
This brief article contains updates and highlights related to the Subcommittee on Inspection (SCI) at the 2016 API Spring Refining Equipment and Standards Meeting. |
