API Committee on Refinery Equipment (CRE)

The mission of the API Committee on Refinery Equipment (CRE) is to promulgate safe and proven engineering practices for the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, and use of materials and equipment in refineries and related processing facilities. These practices are produced in accordance with the API Procedures for Standards Development and published as API Standards, Specifications and Recommended Practices. Below is a list of the subcommittees and the areas they work with.

Subcommittee on Corrosion & Materials
Fabrication Requirements
Corrosion Mechanisms
Equipment Reliability
Refractory Systems
Reducing Capital and Maintenance Costs

Subcommittee on Electrical Equipment
Electrical Classification
Electrical Installations
Squirrel-cage Installations
Lightning Protection
Synchronous Machines
General Purpose Squirrel Cage Induction Motors

Subcommittee on Heat Transfer Equipment
Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
Heat Recovery Steam Generators
Burners for Fired Heaters
Post Combustion Nox Control for Equipment in General Refinery Services
Development on Flares
Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service
Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services
Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Service
Plate Heat Exchangers

Subcommittee on Inspection
Fabrication Requirements
Corrosion Mechanisms
Equipment Reliability
Refractory Systems
Reducing Capital and Maintenance Costs

Subcommittee on Instruments & Control Systems

Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment
Centrifugal Pumps
General-Purpose Steam Turbines
Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing, and Control-Oil Systems and Auxiliaries
Gas Turbines
Centrifugal Compressors
Reciprocating Compressors
Rotary-Type Positive-Displacement Compressors
Machinery Protection Systems
Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors
Special Purpose Fans
Positive Displacement Pumps-Rotary
General Purpose Gear Units
Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps
Tutorial on Rotor Dynamics and Balancing
Sealless Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
Repair of Special Purpose Rotors
Pulsation and Vibration Control In Positive Displacement Machinery Systems

Subcommittee on Piping & Valves
Fire Testing

Subcommittee on Pressure-Relieving Systems
Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries
Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems
Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves
Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves
Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks
Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

Fitness-for-Service Task Group

Risk-Based Inspection Software User Group