Definition(s)


Off-site Piping

Piping systems not included within the plot boundary limits of a process unit, such as, a hydrocracker, an ethylene cracker or a crude unit.

  • EXAMPLE: Tank farm piping and inter-connecting pipe rack piping outside the limits of the process unit.

Source: API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems, Fourth Edition, February 2016, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards

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