Standard 610 specifies requirements for centrifugal pumps, including pumps running in reverse as hydraulic power recovery turbines, for use in petroleum, petrochemical and gas industry process services.

This standard is applicable to overhung pumps, between-bearings pumps and vertically suspended pumps (see Table 1). Clause 8 provides requirements applicable to specific types of pump. All other clauses of this International Standard are applicable to all pump types. Illustrations are provided of the various specific pump types and the designations assigned to each specific type.

This edition of API Std 610 is the identical national adoption of ISO 13709, Centrifugal pumps for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.