This standard is intended to cover the minimum requirements for centrifugal compressors used in refinery services handling air or gas. It does not cover machines which may be classed as fans or blowers that develop less than 5 pounds per square inch (0.34 bar) from atmospheric pressures or packaged integrally geared centrifugal air compressors@ which are covered by API Standard 672. NOTE: A bullet (e) in the margin indicates where a decision by the purchaser is required. These decisions should be indicated directly on the data sheets when provisions are made for them; otherwise@ they should be stated in the quotation request or in the order.
2014API STD 617-2014 Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors (Eighth Edition)
2002API STD 617-2002 Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors for Petroleum@ Chemical and Gas Industry Services (Seventh Edition; Errata: June 1@ 2003)
1995API STD 617-1995 Centrifugal Compressors for Petroleum@ Chemical@ and Gas Service Industries
1988API STD 617-1988 Centrifugal Compressors for General Refinery Service (Fifth Edition)
1979API STD 617-1979 Centrifugal Compressors for General Refinery Services (Fourth Edition: Includes Addendum: November 1979 and Errata: February 1983)
1973API STD 617-1973 CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS FOR GENERAL REFINERY SERVICES (THIRD EDITION)
1963API STD 617-1963 CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS FOR GENERAL REFINERY SERVICES (SECOND EDITION)
1958API STD 617-1958 CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS FOR GENERAL REFINERY SERVICES (FIRST EDITION)