API 2510 : 2001 : R2011

1 Scope
   1.1 Retroactivity
   1.2 Characteristics of LPG
   1.3 Safety
2 Referenced Publications
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Design of LPG vessels
   4.1 Applicable Design Construction Codes
   4.2 Design Pressure and Temperature
   4.3 Design Vacuum
   4.4 Materials of Construction
   4.5 Vessel Connections
   4.6 Previously Constructed Vessels
5 Sitting Requirements and Spill Containment
   5.1 Siting
   5.2 Drainage
   5.3 Spill Containment
   5.4 Remote Impoundment
   5.5 Diking
6 Foundations and Supports for LPG Storage vessels
   and Related Piping
   6.1 Applicable Codes and Specifications
   6.2 Special Requirements
7 Tank Accessories, Including Pressure and
   Vacuum-relieving devices
   7.1 Mandatory Equipment
   7.2 Tank Accessory Materials
8 Piping Requirements
   8.1 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code
         for Pressure Piping
   8.2 Pipe (Including Pressure Tubing and Excluding
         Instrument Piping)
   8.3 Fittings
   8.4 Plugs
   8.5 Unions
   8.6 Valves
   8.7 Location, Installation, and Flexibility of
         Piping, Valves, and Fittings
9 Loading, Product Transfer and Unloading Facilities
   9.1 Scope
   9.2 Rates of Loading and Unloading
   9.3 Transfer, Loading, and Unloading Equipment
   9.4 Grounding and Bonding
   9.5 Hose and Other Flexible Connectors for Product
         Transfer
   9.6 Blowdown or Venting of Loading and Unloading
         Lines
   9.7 Marking of Valves in Loading and Unloading
         Systems
   9.8 Metering Equipment Used in Loading and
         Unloading
   9.9 LPG Odorization
10 Fire Protection
   10.1 General
   10.2 Access for Fire Fighting
   10.3 Fire Water Use
   10.4 Fire Detection Systems
   10.5 Fire Extinguishers
   10.6 Fire-Fighting Foam
   10.7 Fireproofing of LPG Vessels
   10.8 Fireproofing of Structural Supports
   10.9 Burying and Mounding
   10.10 Electrical Installations and Equipment
   10.11 Critical Wiring and Control Systems
   10.12 Safety Precaution Signs
   10.13 Lighting
   10.14 Fencing
   10.15 Roadways
11 Refrigerated Storage
   11.1 General
   11.2 Design Requirements
   11.3 Siting Requirements
   11.4 Thermal Considerations
   11.5 Tank Accessories
   11.6 Piping Requirements
   11.7 Refrigeration System
Appendix A: Piping Valves, Fittings and Optional
            Equipment

Describes the design, construction, and location of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations at marine and pipeline terminals, natural gas processing plants, refineries, petrochemical plants and tank farms.