API 6A valvulae portae critica elementa in oilfield putei et ligni natalicium conventicula sunt. Recte lectio materia et pressura rating essentialis est salus, fides, obsequium cum industria signa.
Gradus I: Determinare required Impetus Rating
Pressio rating valvae debet esse aequalis vel maior quam Maxime Praeventus Operating Pressura (MAOP) putei.
- Data collige: Determinare summum potentiae putei pressionis (clausae in pressura, pressione fluente, et quaelibet pressionis potentiae aestuat).
- API 6A Rating Select: Pressura rating definitur a API 6A product specification level (PSL) et iuncta pressio exprimens genus. API 6A valvae pressura classes typice vagarentur a 2,000 psi ad 20000 psi .
| Nominal Pressura (psi) | API 6A Pressura Classis |
| 2,000 | 2M |
| 3,000 | 3M |
| 5,000 | 5M |
| 10,000 | 10M |
| 15,000 | 15M |
| 20000 | 20M |
- Salus Margin: Communis consuetudo est eligere aestimationem quae tutam marginem praebet supra MAOP.
Gradus II: Determinare Classis Material required (Corrosio Repugnantia)
Electio materialis est maxime atrox gradus et tota pendet a the fluidi compositionem (oleum, gas, aquam et contaminantes) et operating temperatus . Hoc definitur API 6A Materia Classis .
A. COGNOSCO Agentia corrosivam
- Hydrogen Sulfide ($\text{H}_2\text{S}$): Maior cura est quod facit Sulfide Suspendisse Cracking (SSC) , especially in high-strength steels. Wells containing $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ are classified as Acidum Service ac requirere materiae obsecundantia NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 .
- Carbon Dioxide ($\text{CO}_2$): causas dulce corrosio (pitting and uniform corrosion). High $\text{CO}_2$ content or elevated temperatures may necessitate corrosion-resistant alloys (CRAs).
- Chlorides ($\text{Cl}^-$): Concentraciones potest ducere accentus corrosio crepuit (SCC) , especially in combination with $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ or high temperatures.
B. Materiam Classis Select (AA per HH)
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| Material Class | Service Description | Exemplum Application / Notes |
| AA | Consilium Generale Non-Sour | Servitium Latin, low-cost. |
| BB | Humilis Temperatus Non acescit | Loca sacra, frigida loca. |
| CC | High Temperature Non-Sour | Sacra religio, caliditas. |
| DD | General Propositum Sour (NACE) | Requires $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ resistance, NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 compliant. |
| EE | Low Temperature Sour (NACE) | Acidum officium in frigidis locis. |
| FF | High Temperature Sour (NACE) | Tristique ac lorem tortor at. |
| HH | Summus gradus Acidus Service | For severe $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ and/or high pressure. |
- Acidum Service Requirement: If the $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ partial pressure exceeds $0.05$ psi absolutum ($0.345$ kPa absolutum) , you musti NACE-genus materia facilis eligere ( DD, EE, FF vel HH ).
Gradus III, decernite Temperature Rating
Materia ordinis (Step 2) saepe ab rating temperatura conflatur. Valvae aestimandae sunt pro plena range temperaturarum potentiarum operantium.
- COGNOSCO Max/Min Temps: Maximum et minimum determinant fluidum operantem et ambientium temperaturas praeventus.
- Select Temperature Classisis: API 6A temperatura litterae litteris designantur (K, L, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y);
| Temperature Class | Temp dolor (F) | Temp Range © |
| L | $-50$ ad $180$ | $-46$ ad $82$ |
| P | $-20$ ad $ 180$ | $-29$ ad $82$ |
| T | $-20$ ad $250$ | $-29$ to $112$ |
| U | $0$ ad $250$ | $-18$ to $112$ |
| X | $-20$ ad $350$ | $-29$ ad $177$ |
| Y | $-20$ ad $650$ | $-29$ ad $343$ |
- Integration: Postrema lectio Classis et Temperaturae et Classis complexus erit (exempli gratia, FF/U* for summus acervus servitus acerbi).
Gradus IV: Definire API 6A Product Specification Level (PSL)
The PSL denotat gradum fabricandi qualitatem, probationem et documenta quae ad apparatum requiruntur. Superiores PSLs duriores necessitates significant.
- PSL 1: Infima planities, minima documenta requirit ac probat. Apta ad humilis pressura, periculum applications humilis.
- PSL 2; Gradus intermedius, cum pluribus requisitis ad probandum et materiale detegabilitatem. Maxime commune pro vexillum wellheads.
- PSL 3; Altus gradus, cum magna materiali probatione, tracabili, et examitatione nondestructiva (NDE) requisita. Apta summus pressus/altus-temperatus vel critica opera puteorum.
- PSL 4: Summus gradus, ulteriores specificas probationes et documenta requirens (exempli causa, specifica impactio probatio). Usus est ad applicationes criticas vel profundas marinas.
Electio Regula: Elige PSL fundatur in discrimine ac periculo coniungitur cum puteo. Ad productionem maxime vexillum puteos; PSL 2 vel PSL 3 oportet.