ISA7, Instrument Air Standards Committee

Scope

The scope of the standard generated by this committee shall be to:

1. Establish practical instrument quality air standards.

2. Provide criteria for production of Instrument Quality Air.

3. Provide criteria for distribution of Instrument Quality Air.

4. Provide criteria for testing for compliance with Instrument Quality Air standards.

5. Provide criteria for testing pneumatic systems for integrity and responsiveness.

Purpose

The purpose of this committee is to develop, maintain, and update standards, recommended practices, and technical reports related to the use of pneumatic circuits in measurement, transmission, and control applications.

A Word from the Chairman

The committee published the standard ISA-7.0.01, Quality Standard for Instrument Air, in 1996. The standard, complete with all updates, incorporated the following previous ISA7 subcommittees and documents:

ISA7.1, Pneumatic Control Circuit Pressure Test

ISA7.3, Air Quality Standards for Pneumtic Instruments

ISA7.3S, Application and Tests for Quality Standards for Instrument Air

ISA7.4, Air Pressures for Pneumatic Controllers and Transmission Systems

ISA7.6, Pneumatic Control Circuit Transmission Distances

ISA-RP7.1-1956, Pneumatic Control Circuit Pressure Test

ISA-7.3-1975 (R1981), Quality Standard for Instrument Air

ISA-7.4-1981, Air Pressures for Pneumatic Controllers, Transmitters and Transmission Systems

ISA-RP7.7-1984, Producing Quality Instrument Air

See all ISA7 Standards

Contacts:

Patricia Brett Managing Director Honeywell Inc Phone: (215) 641-3373 Fax: (215) 641-3850	Christopher Essex Voting Member Detroit Edison Phone: (734) 586-1544 Fax: (734) 586-4296
William Fitzgerald Voting Member Fisher Controls TC Phone: (641) 754-3865 Fax: (641) 754-3343	Mark Haynie Information Member C M Kemp Mfg Co Phone: (410) 761-5100 Fax: (410) 766-9105
Richard Hires Voting Member Secretary Bechtel Phone: (256) 574-8930	George Kirkland Information Member Sys Components Corp Phone: (352) 237-8848 Fax: (352) 237-8558
Mark Kostelnik Voting Member BG&E Fax: (410) 260-2263	David Lewko Voting Member D Lewko & Associates Ltd Phone: (403) 285-4985
Bill Lyke Voting Member Atlas Copco Phone: (413) 536-0600 Fax: (413) 536-0091	Paul Menmuir Information Member Parker Hannifin Phone: (440) 546-3888 Fax: (330) 296-8433
Mark Nay Voting Member Omaha Public Power Phone: (402) 533-6580 Fax: (402) 533-6818	Stan Nelson Information Member Watts Bar Plant Phone: (615) 365-3554 Fax: (615) 365-3914
John O'Brien Information Member	Harold Ornstein Voting Member EFI Engineering & Fire Investigations Phone: (703) 802-9771 Fax: (301) 570-9155
Francis Quinn Information Member Phone: (301) 937-6435	C. Seyffert Information Member Brown & Root Inc Phone: (713) 676-4228
Thomas Slavic Information Member First Energy Nuclear Operating Co	Lynne Sweezo Voting Member GPU Nuclear Corp Phone: (609) 971-4389 Fax: (609) 971-4005
Ian Verhappen Information Member Industrial Automation Networks Inc Phone: (403) 829-1077	James Werner Voting Member New York Power Authority Phone: (914) 736-8319 Fax: (914) 736-5402
Marjorie Widmeyer Information Member Kahler Engineering Inc Phone: (360) 394-3692 Fax: (360) 930-0546	George Wilkinson Voting Member Arizona Public Service Co Phone: (602) 393-6129 Fax: (602) 393-6736
Linda Wolffe Staff Contact ISA Phone: (919) 990-9257 Fax: (919) 549-8288