API Std 660

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This International Standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the mechanical design, material selection, fabrication, inspection, testing and preparation for shipment of shell-and-tube heat exchangers for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.

This International Standard is applicable to the following types of shell-and-tube heat exchangers: heaters, condensers, coolers and reboilers.

This International Standard is not applicable to vacuum-operated steam surface condensers and feed-water heaters.

This edition of API Std 660 is the identical national adoption of ISO 16812, Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries- Shell-and-tube heat exchangers.