RECOMMENDED PRACTICE

ISARP42.11992

Nomenclature for Instrument Tube Fittings

Approved 30 September 1991

ISARP42.11992, Nomenclature for Instrument Tube Fittings ISBN 1-55617-256-7

Copyright 1992 by the Instrument Society of America. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. ISA 67 Alexander Drive P.O. Box 12277 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709

Preface

This preface is included for informational purposes and is not part of ISA-RP42.1-1992. This recommended practice has been prepared as part of the service of ISA toward a goal of uniformity in the field of instrumentation. To be of real value, this document should not be static, but should be subject to periodic review. Toward this end, the Society welcomes all comments and criticisms, and asks that they be addressed to the Secretary, Standards and Practices Board, ISA, 67 Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12277, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Telephone (919) 549-8411, e-mail: standards@isa.org. The ISA Standards and Practices Department is aware of the growing need for attention to the metric system of units in general, and the International System of Units (SI) in particular, in the preparation of instrumentation standards. The Department is further aware of the benefits to U.S.A. users of ISA standards of incorporating suitable references to the SI (and the metric system) in their business and professional dealings with other countries. Toward this end, this Department will endeavor to introduce SI-acceptable metric units in all new and revised standards to the greatest extent possible. The Metric Practice Guide, which has been published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as ANSI/IEEE Std. 268-1982, and future revisions, will be the reference guide for definitions, symbols, abbreviations, and conversion factors. It is the policy of ISA to encourage and welcome the participation of all concerned individuals and interests in the development of ISA standards. Participation in the ISA standards-making process by an individual in no way constitutes endorsement by the employers of the individual, of the ISA, or of any of the standards that ISA develops. The following people served as members of ISA Committee RP42: NAME W. D. Wilson F. Zikas K. L. Hopkins B. J. Traylor B. Fogleman R. Lacluyse COMPANY Crawford Fitting Company Parker Hannifin Corporation BP America Sandwell, Inc. Fogleman Company Lesman Instrument Company

This recommended practice was approved for publication by the ISA Standards and Practices Board on September 30, 1991. NAME J. Rennie W. C. Weidman H. D. Bauman D. N. Bishop C. R. Gross H. S. Hopkins COMPANY Factory Mutual Research Corporation Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. H. D. Bauman & Associates Chevron USA. Inc. Dow Chemical Utility Products of Arizona

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K. P. Lindner G. R. McFarland E. M. Nesvig R. D. Prescott D. E. Rapley R. H. Reimer R. C. Webb Dr. J. R. Whetstone M. A. Widmeyer C. A. Williams P. Bliss* W. Calder III* L. N. Combs* N. Conger* T. J. Harrison* R. T. Jones* R. E. Keller* E. C. Magison* R. G. Marvin* A. P McCauley* W. B. Miller* J. W. Mock* G. Platt* K. Whitman* J. R. Williams*

Endress & Hauser GmbH & Company ABB Power Automation, Inc. ERDCO Engineering Corporation Moore Products Company Rapley Engineering Services Allen-Bradley Company Pacific Gas & Electric Company Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Technology The Supply Company Eastman Kodak Company Consultant The Foxboro Company Consultant Retired Florida State University Retired Consultant Honeywell,Inc. Consultant Chagrin Valley Controls,Inc. Retired Bechtel Western Power Corporation Consultant ABB Combustion Engineering Stearns Catalytic Corporation

*Directors Emeriti 4 ISA-RP42.1-1992

Contents

1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 7 2 Scope ................................................................................................................................ 7 3 Specifications ................................................................................................................... 7 4 Fittings .............................................................................................................................. 9

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1 Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to aid in the proper specification and application of instrument tube fittings by standardizing nomenclature. Proper use of this standard should result in data that: more accurately describes a particular fitting for all interested parties; permits better communications between manufacturer, vendor, purchaser, and ultimate user; provides standardized nomenclature to be used by drafting, billing, purchasing, and stores groups; and makes more clear the use of standardized drafting symbols and abbreviations for the more commonly used instrument tube fittings.

2 Scope

This standard defines nomenclature for tube fittings most commonly used in instrumentation. It is not intended as a substitute for manufacturers' catalog numbers, nor does it apply to special fittings. This standard is intended to apply to mechanical flared and flareless tube fittings as commonly used in instrument tubing systems.

3 Specifications

3.1 Each tube fitting in a bill of material or purchase order should be specified in the following order: a) Fitting material b) Tube outside diameter c) Pipe thread (NPT* or NPTF**) d) Standard name (see Section 4) e) Flared or flareless Example: brass 1/4 in. x 1/4 in. NPT male connector, flareless 3.2 Special tube fittings not covered by this standard should be specified as listed in manufacturers' catalogs. Manufacturer and catalog number should be given after size and other pertinent data. 3.3 The ports for each tube tee or cross shown in details 4.8 to 4.13 should be specified in the order indicated by the port numbers in the detailed drawings. Example: Using 4.9: brass 1/4 in. x 1/4 in. NPT x 1/4 in. tube male run tee, flareless

*ANSI Standard Taper Pipe Thread from ANSI B2.1-1968 **ANSI Standard Taper Pipe Thread (Dryseal) from ANSI B1.20.3 ISA-RP42.1-1992 7

3.4 Standard abbreviations may be used on drawings and bills of material as shown in Section 4. 3.5 Symbols used on drawings should be as shown in Section 4. 3.6 When metric tubing sizes are in use, the specifications should use metric dimensions. If pipe threads other than NPT and NPTF are required, they should be spelled out as follows: Example: Brass 6 mm OD x 1/4 in. ISO R7 tapered male connector, flared Male or female ISA taper (ISO R7) Male or female ISO parallel (ISO R228) 3.7 CAD-generated detailed drawings may be substituted for the equivalent schematic symbol.

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