Category
Fired Equipment
Subcategory
Furnace
Applicable standards
2
Issuing bodies
2
Description
Direct-fired or electric industrial furnace / oven (steel, glass, ceramic, heat treat).
Applicable Standards (2)
API — 1 standard
API 571
Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry
Catalog of ~70 damage mechanisms (corrosion, cracking, metallurgical, mechanical, environmental).
Key requirements (5)
- Catalog of >70 damage mechanisms in refining and petrochemical service.
- For each mechanism: description, materials affected, factors, appearance, prevention/mitigation.
- Examples: high-temp H2S corrosion, naphthenic acid corrosion, polythionic acid SCC, CUI, MIC.
- Hydrogen damage: HTHA per Nelson curves (now revised post-Tesoro 2010 incident).
- Used as input to RBI (API 580/581) and inspection planning.
NFPA — 1 standard
NFPA 86
Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
Fire and explosion safety for industrial ovens, furnaces and fired heaters.