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API 610 has been written to ensure safe and reliable pumps are used in a dangerous industry. Scope - API 610 is a standard that covers the minimum requirements for centrifugal pumps for use in petroleum, heavy duty chemical and gas industry services. It includes pumps running in reverse as hydraulic power recovery turbines. Why is API 610 Published? - API 610 has been written to ensure a minimum standard for:

Safety:

Safety is of prime importance in the petroleum industry. A cracked pump casing, failed bearing or leaking mechanical seal can lead to a major catastrophe.

Reliability:

After safety, production is of prime importance in the petroleum industry. If production stops, it can cost millions of dollars per day.

Maintainability:

If a pump is removed for an overhaul, it must be back in service as quickly as possible to ensure safety back up and no loss of production.

Who Publishes API 610? - The API standards are published by the American Petroleum Institute. Who Uses API 610? - Owners and operators of the following facilities typically specify API 610 when purchasing all of their pumps:

Offshore Oil Platforms Onshore Oil Fields Oil Processing Facilities Oil Refineries Oil and Petroleum Product Pipelines and Terminals Gas Processing Plants LNG Plants

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It is also used by owners and operators of the following facilities to purchase heavy duty (high pressure or high temperature) pumps, not covered by other industry standards:

Chemical Processing Plants Power Stations (Boiler Feed Water Pumps) Co-Generation Power Plants

Pump Types Covered - API 610 covers all types of centrifugal pumps likely to be required in the oil and gas industries, these include:

Horizontal and vertical Single stage, two stage and multi-stage Single case and double case (barrel type) Vertical sump and vertical canned (or double case)

The mission of the Hydraulic Institute is to serve the pump industry as a forum for the exchange of information while providing value-added services to member companies and pump users worldwide. This includes the development and delivery of comprehensive industry standards.

ANSI is an acronym used to describe the American National Institute Pump Standard. The standard evolved from the American Voluntary Standard (AVS) that was first proposed by the Manufacturing Chemists Association in the nineteen fifties. It is a set of inch dimensional standards that describe the envelope dimensions of a back pull out, centrifugal pump. If you live in the United States, it is probably the only pump standard you will ever use. Among the standardized dimensions you will find:

The location of the pump holds down bolts. The distance between the suction and discharge nozzle centerlines. The height of the pump coupling.

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There are currently three overall standard pump lengths:

17.5 inches 23.5 inches 33.875 inches.

The European equivalent of this standard would be the ISO (International Standards Organization) standard. Germany has their own standard called the DIN (Deutsche Industrial Norm). The ANSI standard has gone through several revisions since it was originally adopted and there is lots of talk about combining it with the present API (American Petroleum Institute) standard to create a single standard for centrifugal pumps in the United States. The result of this merger is going to be a combination of the problems inherent in both these standards. My paper 12-5 describes these problems in detail The main problem with this and similar standards is that they were written for packed pumps and are only now changing to reflect the increasing usage of mechanical seals. The most obvious change has been the acceptance of oversize stuffing boxes, but these standards still have a very long way to go. Ultimately the ANSI committee is going to have to accept the fact that short pumps with very low shaft L3/D4 numbers is the logical approach if American pumps are going to stay competitive.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) publishes product standards for the North American pump industry. HI plays a leading role in the development of pump standards in North America and worldwide. HI standards are developed within guidelines established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). HI members work through a number of technical committees to develop draft standards. HI standards are developed to define pump products, installation, operation, performance, testing, and pump life and quality.

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ANSI/HI standards are widely referenced in other standards such as those of API, AWWA, ASME B73 and PIP, and more are accepted throughout North America and applied worldwide. The ANSI/HI pump standards are specifically designed for use by:
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Pump users Consultants Contractors Manufacturers of:

Pumps, pumping systems Seals, couplings, drivers Instrumentation and controls

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Engineering construction firms Pump system integrators Government agencies Libraries and universities