FLUID CONTROLS INSTITUTE, FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH CORPORATION

It's a boring day and I really can't enjoy the weekend yesterday, but I have to face the reality that life is always goes on and so is my life. Now for something I like it very much which is blogging, so I want to post this for Piping & Fabrication and hope that you all will enjoy this.

FLUID CONTROLS INSTITUTE
The Fluid Controls Institute (FCI) publishes voluntary standards that have been developed by consensus of the member companies. The following is a list of the FCI publications:
FCI 68-1 78     Solenoid Valves for Gas Service
FCI 68-2 78     A Procedure in Rating Flow and Pressure Characteristics of Solenoid Valves for Liquid Service
FCI 69-1 89     Pressure Rating Standard for Steam Traps (R 1994)
FCI 70-2 91     Quality Control Standard for Control Valve Seat Leakage
FCI 73-1 95     Pressure Rating Standard for ‘‘Y’’ Type Strainers
FCI 74-1 90     Spring-Loaded Lift Disc Check Valve
FCI 75-1 79     Characteristics of Solenoid Valves (R 1991)
FCI 78-1 78     Pressure Rating Standard for Pipeline Strainer Other Than ‘‘Y’’ Type
FCI 79-1 86     Proof of Pressure Ratings for Pressure Reducing Regulators (R 1993)
FCI 81-1 85     Proof of Pressure Ratings for Temperature Regulators (R 1993)
FCI 82-1 85     Recommended Methods for Testing and Classifying the Water Hammer Characteristics of Electrically Operated Valves (R 1991)
FCI 84-1     Metric Definition of the Valve Flow Coefficient Cv
FCI 85-1 89     Production Testing for Steam Traps (R 1994)
FCI 86-1 93     Standard Solenoid Valve Terminology and Nomenclature
FCI 87-1 93     Classification and Operating Principles of Steam Traps
FCI 87-2 90     Power Signal Standard for Spring-Diaphragm Actuated Control Valves
FCI 87-2     Control Valves (R 1994)
FCI 89-1 92     Guide for Selection, Installation and Maintenance of Pipeline Strainers
FCI 91-1 94     Standard for Qualification of Control Valve Stern Seals toMost EPA Emission Guidelines for Volatile Organic Compounds

FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH CORPORATION
The Factory Mutual Engineering & Research Corporation is usually referred to as Factory Mutual (FM). FM performs examinations of equipment, materials, and services before listing them as ‘‘approved’’ in the guide Approval Guide to Equipment, Materials and Services. The following publications of FM may be of interest to people involved with fire protection systems piping:

• Approval Guide to Equipment, Materials and Services
• Automatic Sprinkler Systems
• Fixed Extinguishing Systems
• Oil Safety Shutoff Valves
• Gas Safety Shutoff Valves
• Supplemental Data
• Property Loss Control Catalog

FLUID SEALING ASSOCIATION
The Fluid Sealing Association publishes various documents related to gaskets and seals used in mechanical joints to maintain leak-tightness of the fluid piping and ducting systems. These documents include the following:

• Ducting Systems Technical Handbook
• Nonmetallic Gasket Handbook
• Compression Packings Handbook
• Molded Packings Handbook
• Rubber Expansion Joints/Flexible Pipe Connectors
• Mechanical Seal Handbook
• Glossary of Terms