API Std 526 – Flanged Steel Pressure-relief Valves, Seventh Edition, Includes Errata 1 (2018)
Please note that any addenda or errata may not be included in translated editions of this standard.
This standard is a purchase specification for flanged steel pressure-relief valves. Basic requirements are given for direct spring-loaded pressure-relief valves and pilot-operated pressure-relief valves as follows:
— orifice designation and area; — valve size and pressure rating, inlet and outlet; — materials; — pressure-temperature limits; — center-to-face dimensions, inlet and outlet.
Nameplate nomenclature and requirements for stamping are detailed in Annex A.