API RP 12J PDF

This recommended practice provides requirements and recommendations for the process design of pressure-vessel-based gas–liquid and gas–liquid–liquid separators operating on static facilities and facilities subject to motion such as floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) and tension leg platforms. Separators covered by this document may be vertical (e.g. scrubbers, knockout drums) or horizontal (e.g. free water knockout) and are limited to those containing conventional, longstanding, separation internals such as inlet devices, mist eliminators, agglomerators, and distribution baffles. Other internals such as solids jetting systems are addressed by company requirements and/or technology supplier designs.