API 610 Centrifugal Pumps

Heavy-duty, reliable pumps for the petroleum, petrochemical, and gas industries.
API 610 centrifugal pumps are engineered to meet the stringent design, material, and testing requirements of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 610 for "Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries." EKG Malaysia provides selection, supply, and support for these mission-critical pumps in severe service applications involving high temperatures, high pressures, and hazardous or abrasive fluids.

Key API 610 Design Requirements:

• Robust Construction: Heavy-duty shafts, oversized bearings, and rigid casings to handle continuous, often variable, operation.

• Material Specifications: Strict requirements for materials based on fluid service (e.g., sour service, high temperature). Common materials include carbon steel, alloy steels, and stainless steels (API 610 provides material class selection guidelines).

• Sealing Systems: Mandates the use of API Plan piping configurations for mechanical seals, with options for single, double (tandem/back-to-back), or seal-less (canned motor) designs based on fluid toxicity and flammability.

• Performance & Testing: Requires hydraulic performance testing (to ASME PTC 8.2 or ISO 5198) and often supplementary tests like NPSH, mechanical run, and sometimes performance under viscous fluids.

• Ancillary Piping: Standardized auxiliary connection plans for flush, quench, cooling, and drain lines.

Common Services in Oil & Gas:

• Hot Oil Pumps: For refinery heat transfer systems.

• Boiler Feedwater Pumps: In refinery or petrochemical power plants.

• Hydrocarbon Charge & Transfer Pumps: Moving crude, naphtha, LPG, etc.

• Amine, Glycol, & Caustic Service: For gas treating and process applications.

• Bottom & Residue Pumps: Handling heavy, abrasive, or high-temperature residues.

Why API 610 Compliance is Non-Negotiable:

• Safety & Reliability: Designed for fail-safe operation in hazardous environments, minimizing the risk of leaks or catastrophic failure.

• Interchangeability & Standardization: Simplifies spare parts inventory and maintenance across a facility.

• Long Service Life: Built for a minimum of 20 years of continuous operation with proper maintenance.

• Industry Acceptance: Required by most end-users, EPC contractors, and insurers in the hydrocarbon industry.

Our API 610 Pump Services:

• Application Engineering: Working with process data sheets (PDS) to select the correct pump type (OH2, BB3, BB5, etc.), material class, and seal plan.

• Technical Bid Evaluation: Assisting clients in reviewing vendor proposals for compliance.

• Project Management: Coordinating supply, inspection (ITP), and witness testing (FAT) as per API 610.

• Aftermarket Support: Providing genuine spare parts, repair, and rerating services by certified workshops.

Engineered for the most demanding duties.
An API 610 pump is an investment in ultimate reliability for critical process services.

Contact EKG Malaysia for expert consultation and supply of API 610 centrifugal pumps for your oil & gas, petrochemical, or heavy industrial project. We connect you with leading OEMs and ensure specification compliance.