THIS STANDARD CONSIDERS THE PART NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR HOSE ASSEMBLIES, FITTINGS, AND CLAMPS. OTHER COMPONENT TYPES COULD BE ADDED LATER.

EACH COMPONENT TYPE HAS ESTABLISHED STANDARD CODES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO THAT TYPE AND CANNOT BE INTERCHANGED WITH OTHER COMPONENT TYPES.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOWN HEREIN ARE BASED ON THE INCH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT. FOR RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, SEE (TBD).

PURPOSE

THIS STANDARD PRESENTS A RECOMMENDED PART NUMBERING SCHEME FOR FLUID SYSTEM COMPONENT PARTS WHICH MAY REQUIRE COMPLEX STANDARD NUMBERS. STANDARDIZING ON CERTAIN NUMBERING SYSTEMS PROVIDES FOR NUMBERING SIMPLICITY, EASE OF INTERCHANGEABILITY AND SUPERSESSION (WHEN REQUIRED) AND STANDARDIZATION AND LIMITATION OF USABLE CODES WITHIN A FIFTEENCHARACTER LIMITATION.