This recommended practice covers the maintenance inspection@ repair@ evaluation for continued use@ and the methods for computing the maximum allowable working pressure of pressure vessels constructed in accordance with any of the several editions of the former API-ASME Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels@ the several editions of Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code@ other recognized pressure vessel codes@ or approved as jurisdictional special. Adoption of this recommended practice as a code does not permit its being used in conflict with any prevailing regulatory requirements.
API RP 510-1979 history
1979API RP 510-1979 Maintenance Inspection@ Rating@ and Repair of Pressure Vessels (Fourth Edition)
1975API RP 510-1975 Inspection@ Rating@ and Repair of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refinery Service (Third Edition)
1970API RP 510-1970 Inspection@ Rating@ and Repair of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refinery Service (SECOND EDITION; ERTA: 1970)
1958API RP 510-1958 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR INSPECTION@ REPAIR@ AND RATING OF UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS IN SERVICE IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES (First Edition)