Reference profile
- Designation
- API 560
- Title
- Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service
- Issuing body
- API
- Current edition
- [verify]
- Status
- Library record: published; official standard status [verify].
- Category
- Static Equipment
Overview
Requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, and inspection of fired heaters for general refinery service.
Scope & Applicability
Covers
- Radiant & convection sections
- Heater tubes
- Burners
- Refractory
- Stack & draft
- Instrumentation
Does NOT cover (exclusions)
- Exclusions are not documented in this library record. Confirm the official publication, neighbouring codes, the adopted edition, and jurisdictional boundaries before application.
Key Requirements
Lifecycle requirements
- Fired heater specification
- Datasheet
- Bid evaluation
- Inspection & test plan
Technical Details
Requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, and inspection of fired heaters for general refinery service.
Components: Radiant section, Convection section, Burner, Heater tube, Stack, Refractory.
Engineering Notes
- Tube thickness follows API 530, burners API 535, and instrumentation/protective systems API 556.
Related Standards
- API 530
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- API 535
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- API 556
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- NFPA 86
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
Source, Edition & Status
- Publisher
- API
- Edition Year
- N/A
- Industries
- Refinery, Petrochemical
- Content Status
- published
- Last Reviewed
- 2026-07-01
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-01
- Verified By
- Engineering Reviewer
- Official Link
- N/A
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