BSEN13445-5:2009

BSIBritishStandards

Unfiredpressurevessels—

Part5:Inspectionandtesting

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raisingstandardsworldwide?

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BSEN13445-5:2009BRITISHSTANDARD

Nationalforeword

ThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN13445-5:2009.ItsupersedesBSEN13445-5:2002+A5:2006whichiswithdrawn.

TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePVE/1,Pressurevessels.

Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.

Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.

?BSI2009

ISBN9780580655715

ICS23.020.30

CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.

ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30September2009.

Amendmentsissuedsincepublication

DateTextaffected

EUROPEANSTANDARD

NORMEEUROPéENNE

EUROP?ISCHENORM

EN13445-5

July2009

ICS23.020.30

SupersedesEN13445-5:2002

EnglishVersion

Unfiredpressurevessels-Part5:Inspectionandtesting

Récipientssouspressionnonsoumisàlaflamme-Partie5

:inspectionetcontr?les

UnbefeuerteDruckbeh?lter-Teil5:InspektionundPrüfung

ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon30June2009.

CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.

ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.

CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,

France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.

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Contents

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Foreword

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1Scope

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2Normativereferences

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3Termsanddefinitions

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4Performanceofinspectionandtesting

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4.1General

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4.2Inspection

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4.3Non-destructivetesting(NDT)

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5Technicaldocumentation

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5.1General

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5.2Informationtobecontainedinthetechnicaldocumentation

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5.2.1Generaldescriptionofthepressurevessel

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5.2.2Conceptualdesignandconstructiondrawings

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5.2.3Descriptionsandexplanationsnecessaryforanunderstandingofthedrawingsanddiagrams

andtheoperationofthepressurevessel

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5.2.4Resultsofdesigncalculationsandexaminationscarriedout

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5.2.5Testreports

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5.2.6Technical/manufacturingschedule

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5.3Designreview

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5.3.1General

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5.3.2Designreview

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6Inspectionandtestingduringfabrication

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6.1General

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6.2Manufacturingproceduresandconstructiondrawings

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6.3Materialtraceability

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6.3.1General

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6.3.2SpecialConditions-Materialmarking

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6.4Preparationformanufacturingprocesses

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6.4.1General

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6.4.2Jointpreparationtesting

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6.4.3Inspectionofvesselsupports

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6.4.4Inspectionassociatedwithforming

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6.4.5Testingofareassubjecttosignificantthroughthicknesstensilestress

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6.5Welding

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6.5.1General

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6.5.2Verificationofwelderandweldingoperatorapprovalandproceduresapproval

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6.5.3Inspectionofrepairs

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6.6Non-destructivetestingofweldedjoints

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6.6.1Extentofnon-destructivetesting

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6.6.2Determinationofextentofnon-destructivetesting

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6.6.3Performingnon-destructivetesting

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6.6.4Descriptionandacceptancelevelassessmentofimperfections

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6.6.5Stageofperformance

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6.6.6Procedurefornon-destructiveretesting

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6.6.7Non-destructivetestingdocumentation

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6.7Destructivetesting

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6.7.1Extentofdestructivetesting

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6.7.2Schedulefordestructivetesting

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6.7.3Verificationofdestructivetests

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6.7.4Records

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6.8Heat-treatment

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7Subcontractedelements

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7.1General

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7.2Subcontractedweldingrelatedactivities

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7.3Subcontractednon-destructivetestingactivities

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7.3.1UseofcontractNDTpersonnelatthepremisesofthevesselmanufacturer

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7.3.2SubcontractingofNDTatasubcontractorspremises

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8Miscellaneoustests

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9Calibration

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9.1General

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9.2Calibrationprocedure

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9.2.1General

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9.2.2Calibration

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9.2.3Frequency

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9.3Identification

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9.4Registration

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10Finalassessment

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10.1General

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10.2Extentoffinalassessment

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10.2.1Visualanddimensionalinspection

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10.2.2Reviewofdocumentation

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10.2.3Prooftest

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10.2.4Postpressuretestinspection

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10.2.5Inspectionofsafetyaccessories

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11Markinganddeclarationofcompliancewiththestandard

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11.1General

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11.2Markingmethod

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11.2.1Directstamping

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11.2.2Nameplate

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11.3Markingunits

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11.4Markingcontents

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11.5Declarationofcompliancewiththestandard

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12Records

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12.1Typeofrecords

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12.2Controlandaccessofrecords

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12.3Retentionofrecords

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13Shipping

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AnnexA(normative)InspectionandtestingofseriallyproducedpressurevesselsModelacceptance51

AnnexB(normative)Detaileddimensionalrequirementsforpressurevessels

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AnnexC(normative)Accessandinspectionopenings,closingmechanismsandspeciallocking

elements

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AnnexD(informative)LeakTesting

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AnnexE(informative)Acousticemission

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AnnexF(normative)Inspectionandtestingofpressurevesselsorpartssubjecttocreep

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AnnexG(normative)Inspectionandtestingofpressurevesselssubjecttocyclicloads

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AnnexH(informative)Declarationofcompliancewiththisstandard

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AnnexI(informative)Specifictestsduringconstructiontoassistin-serviceinspection

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AnnexY(informative)DifferencesbetweenEN13445-5:2002andEN13445-5:2009

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AnnexZA(informative)RelationshipbetweenthisEuropeanStandardandtheEssentialRequirements

oftheEUPressureEquipmentDirective97/23/EC

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Bibliography

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Foreword

Thisdocument(EN13445-5:2009)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC54“Unfiredpressurevessels”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI.

ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyDecember2009,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyDecember2009.

Attentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisdocumentmaybethesubjectofpatentrights.CEN[and/orCENELEC]shallnotbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights.

ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s).

ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument.

ThisEuropeanStandardconsistsofthefollowingParts:

?Part1:General.

?Part2:Materials.

?Part3:Design.

?Part4:Fabrication.

?Part5:Inspectionandtesting.

?Part6:Requirementsforthedesignandfabricationofpressurevesselsandpressurepartsconstructedfromspheroidalgraphitecastiron.

?CR13445-7,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part7:Guidanceontheuseofconformityassessmentprocedures.

?Part8:Additionalrequirementsforpressurevesselsofaluminiumandaluminiumalloys.

?CEN/TR13445-9,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part9:ConformanceofEN13445seriestoISO16528

ThisdocumentsupersedesEN13445-5:2009.ThisneweditionincorporatestheAmendmentswhichhavebeenapprovedpreviouslybyCENmembers,andthecorrectedpagesuptoIssue36withoutanyfurthertechnicalchange.AnnexYtoEN13445-1:2009andAnnexYtothisPartprovidesdetailsofsignificanttechnicalchangesbetweenthisEuropeanStandardandthepreviousedition.

Amendmentstothisneweditionmaybeissuedfromtimetotimeandthenusedimmediatelyasalternativestorulescontainedherein.ItisintendedtodeliveranewIssueofEN13445:2009eachyear,consolidatingtheseAmendmentsandincludingotheridentifiedcorrections.

AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.

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1Scope

ThisPartofthisEuropeanStandardspecifiestheinspectionandtestingofindividualandseriallyproducedpressurevesselsmadeofsteelsinaccordancewithEN13445-2:2009subjecttopredominantlynon_cyclicoperation(i.e.vesselsoperatingbelow500fullequivalentpressurecycles).

SpecialprovisionsforcyclicoperationaregiveninEN13445-3:2009andinAnnexGofthisPart.

SpecialprovisionsforvesselsorvesselpartsworkinginthecreeprangearegiveninClause5,Clause6,Clause10,AnnexHandAnnexIofthisPart.

NOTETheresponsibilitiesofpartiesinvolvedintheconformityassessmentproceduresaregiveninDirective97/23/EC.GuidanceonthiscanbefoundinCR13445-7.

2Normativereferences

ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.Thesenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthepublicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments).

EN287-1:2004,EN287-1:2004/A2:2005,Qualificationtestofwelders—Fusionwelding—Part1:Steels.

EN473:2008,Non-destructivetesting—QualificationandcertificationofNDTpersonnel—Generalprinciples.

EN571-1:1997,Non-destructivetesting—Penetranttesting—Part1:Generalprinciples.

CEN/TS764-6:2004,Pressureequipment—Part6:Structureandcontentofoperatinginstructions.

EN583-4:2002,EN583-4:2002/A1:2003,Non-destructivetesting—Ultrasonicexamination—Part4:Examinationfordiscontinuitiesperpendiculartothesurface.

EN895:1995,Destructivetestsonweldsinmetallicmaterials—Transversetensiletest.

EN970:1997,Non-destructiveexaminationoffusionwelds—Visualexamination.

EN1289:1998,EN1289:1998/A1:2002,EN1289:1998/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Penetranttestingofwelds—Acceptancelevels.

EN1290:1998,EN1290:1998/A1:2002,EN1290:1998/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Magneticparticletestingofwelds.

EN1291:1998,EN1291:1998/A1:2002,EN1291:1998/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Magneticparticletestingofwelds—Acceptancelevels.

EN1418:1997,Weldingpersonnel—Approvaltestingofweldingoperatorsforfusionweldingandresistanceweldsettersforfullymechanizedandautomaticweldingofmetallicmaterials.

EN1435:1997,EN1435:1997/A1:2002,EN1435:1997/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Radiographictestingofweldedjoints.

EN1712:1997,EN1712:1997/A1:2002,EN1712:1997/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Ultrasonictestingofweldedjoints—Acceptancelevels.

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EN1713:1998,EN1713:1998/A1:2002,EN1713:1998/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Ultrasonictesting—Characterizationofindicationsinwelds.

EN1714:1997,EN1714:1997/A1:2002,EN1714:1997/A2:2003,Non-destructiveexaminationofwelds—Ultrasonicexaminationofweldedjoints.

EN1779:1999,EN1779:1999/A1:2003,Non-destructivetesting—Leaktesting—Criteriaformethodandtechniqueselection.

EN12062:1997,EN12062:1997/A1:2202,EN12062:1997/A2:2003,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Generalrulesformetallicmaterials.

EN12517-1:2006,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Radiographictestingofweldedjoints—Acceptancelevels.

EN13445-1:2009,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part2:General.

EN13445-2:2009,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part2:Materials.

EN13445-3:2009,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part3:Design.

EN13445-4:2009,Unfiredpressurevessels—Part4:Fabrication.

ENISO4063:2000,Weldingandalliedprocesses–Nomenclatureofprocessesandreferencenumbers(ISO4063:1998).

ENISO5817:2007,Welding—Fusion-weldedjointsinsteel,nickel,titaniumandtheiralloys(beamweldingexcluded)–Qualitylevelsforimperfections(ISO5817:2003).

ENISO6520-1:2007,Weldingandalliedprocesses—Classificationofgeometricimperfectionsinmetallicmaterials—Part1:Fusionwelding(ISO6520-1:2007).

3Termsanddefinitions

ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandardthefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply.

3.1

designreview

procedurebywhichamanufacturerascertainsandatteststhatthedesignmeetstherequirementsofthisstandard

3.2

designapproval

procedurebywhicharesponsibleauthorityascertainsandatteststhatthedesignmeetstherequirementsofthisstandard

3.3

testinggroup

groupingwhichdeterminestheappropriatelevelofnon-destructivetesting(NDT)onaweldedjoint

NOTETherearefourtestinggroups.

3.4

inspection

surveyactivitywhichassessesthecomplianceofthepressurevesseltothetechnicalspecification

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NOTEItisamajoractivity,undertakenmainlybythemanufacturerduringdesign,manufactureandtestingofequipment.Itcanbecomplementedbyinspectionbyotherparties.Inspectionincludestheassessmentoftestingactivities.

3.5

testing

procedureusedtoattestvesselcompliancewiththetechnicalrequirementsofthisstandardbyoneormoretests

3.6

technicalspecification

technicaldataincludedintheorderormandatoryforpressurevesselsandcoveringsuchthingsasregulationsanduser’sspecificrequirements

3.7

repair

processofrectifyingaconditionineitherbasematerialorweldtoensurecompliancewiththisstandard

NOTEThefollowingdefinitionsallrelatetoseriallyproducedpressurevesselsasdescribedinAnnexA.

3.8

serialproduction

manufactureofidenticalvesselsorpartswhichsubsequentlyarejoinedtoformacompletevesselandwhicharemanufacturedtoasinglemodelapproval,usingthesamemanufacturingprocedureinvolvingacontinuousfabricationprocess

3.9

continuousfabricationprocess

processwheretheweldingofthemainseamsandbranchweldsisessentiallycontinuous

NOTEStoppagesorbreak-downsrequiringresettingoftheweldingmachineand/orNDTequipmentconstituteabreakincontinuity.Adjustmentstotheweldingmachinewithintheweldingprocedurelimitationsdonotqualifyasresettingtheweldingmachine.

3.10

modelacceptance

procedurewhichascertainsandatteststhatarepresentativesampleoftheproduction(aprototypevessel/part)meetstherequirementsofthisstandardinrespectofdesign,manufacturingandtesting

NOTEModelacceptanceisconductedbythemanufacturerortheresponsibleauthoritydependingontheconformity

assessmentmodulechosen.

3.11

prototypevessel/part

firstorrepresentativeexampleofaseriesofpressurevessels/partscoveredbyasinglemodelacceptance

3.12

batchofvessels

partofaserieswheretheweldingofthemainweldjointsandbranchweldshasbeenessentiallycontinuous

NOTEAstoppageinvesselproductiongreaterthanthreeconsecutivedaysrequiresthedesignationofanewbatch.

3.13

shift

periodoftimeperdayduringwhichtheweldingoperatororoperatorsremainthesame

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4Performanceofinspectionandtesting

4.1General

Eachindividualvesselshallbeinspectedduringconstructionanduponcompletion.Inspectionsshallbemadetoensurethatinallrespectsthedesign,materials,manufacturing,andtestingcomplywiththerequirementsofthisstandard.Documentedevidenceshallbepreparedtoverifyimplementationofthisrequirement.

4.2Inspection

Inspectionshallbecarriedoutbythemanufacturertoverifythatallrequirementsofthisstandardhavebeenmet.Thelevelofnon-destructivetesting(NDT)shallbedependentonthetestinggroupasdescribedin4.3.

4.3Non-destructivetesting(NDT)

Thetypeandamountofnon-destructivetestingofapressurevesselshallbebaseduponthetestinggrouporcombinationoftestinggroupswhenpermittedin.2(seeTable6.6.1-1:testinggroupsforsteelpressurevesselsandTable6.6.2-1:extentofnon-destructivetesting).

5Technicaldocumentation

5.1General

Thevesselmanufacturershalldocumentthoseitemslistedin5.2,whichshallbereviewedinaccordancewith5.3,priortomanufacturecommencing.

Themanufacturershallstatewhichvesselsarecoveredbythesamedesigndocumentation.

5.2Informationtobecontainedinthetechnicaldocumentation

Forthepurposesofthisstandardthefollowingtypesofdocumentsshallbeconsiderednecessaryastechnicaldocumentation.

5.2.1Generaldescriptionofthepressurevessel

a)Nameofvesselmanufacturerandsubcontractors,ifapplicable;

b)Location/sofvesselmanufacturersandsub-contractors,ifapplicable;

c)Documentdescribingdesigndataandspecialconsiderationwhichcovers:

1)maximumandminimumallowablepressures,designpressuresandtestpressuresinbarforeach

compartment(vacuumwithminussign);

2)capacityinlitresforeachcompartment;

3)maximumandminimumdesigntemperatures;

4)natureandlocationofmarkingofthepressurevessel,nameplateorstamp;

5)thefluidgroup.

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6)ifthevesselisdesignedforfatigueaccordingtoClause17orClause18ofEN13445-3:2009:

?thecyclicloadsconsidered;

?theallowednumbersofcycles;

?therelevantfatiguelocations;

7)thedesignmethodusede.g.ifthevesselistotallyorinpartdesignedbyDesignbyAnalysis–Direct

RouteofAnnexBofEN13445-3:2009ordesignedaccordingto6.3ofEN13445-3:2009.

8)Ifthevesselisworkinginthecreeprange,thefollowingadditionalinformation:

?thedesignlife(e.g.100000h)andexpectedlifeforeachloadcase

?thepartsofthevesselwhicharesubjectedtocreep

?thevalueoftheweldcreepstrengthreductionfactorwhichhasbeenusedforeachweldjointsubjectedtocreep

?whetherlifetimemonitoring,asdefinedinClause19ofEN13445-3:2009,isornotbeingapplied.

5.2.2Conceptualdesignandconstructiondrawings

Themanufactureranalysisofhazardsidentifyingthosewhichapplytothepressurevesselonaccountofpressureshallbedocumentedandbeofsufficientdetail.

Detailsoftheconceptualdesignincludingthedesignmethodsadopted,performancecriteriaandconstructiondrawingsshallbeprovided.GuidanceaboutthedetaileddimensionalinformationthatshallbeprovidedisgiveninAnnexB.Processdiagrams,sub-assembliesorotherdatarelevanttoconceptualdesignshallalsobemaintained.

5.2.3Descriptionsandexplanationsnecessaryforanunderstandingofthedrawingsanddiagramsandtheoperationofthepressurevessel

a)operatinginstructions;

b)specialcheckstobecarriedoute.g.testsenvisagedonclosures,bellows,clampingbolts,etc.

c)operationalpositionifthisissignificantwithregardtothesafetyevaluation.

5.2.4Resultsofdesigncalculationsandexaminationscarriedout

Designcalculationsshallbeprovidedbythevesselmanufacturertotheextentnecessarytodemonstratecompliancewiththisstandard.

Supportingdetaileddrawingsshallbepreparedwithalldimensionnotationsmarked.Thedrawingsshallclearlyidentifyinthecaseofcyclicloadedvessels,thecriticalareas.Themaximumpermissiblepeakingforcyclicallyloadedvesselsshallalsobegiveninthedrawing.Atleastonthepressurevesselgeneralarrangementdrawing,thetestinggroupforeachweldedjointshallbeclearlyidentified.

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Ifcalculationsaremadewiththeaidofacomputerinordertocomplywiththisstandard,thenatleastthefollowingdatashallbepresented:

a)explanationofnotations;

b)inputvalues;

c)referencenumberofthestandardincludingeditionandreferencenumberoftheequation;

d)resultsofintermediateequations;

e)calculatedminimumthicknesswithoutadditionsorthecalculatedstressanditscomparisontotheallowablestress;

f)wastage(corrosion)allowance;

g)thicknesstolerance(negativethicknesstolerance);

h)thechosenthickness.

Intheeventthatstressanalysisiscarriedoutwiththefiniteelementmethodorotherdesignmethodstheyshallbedocumentedasfollows:

a)inputdata;

b)plottergraphs(originalandcopy)form;

1)theelementsubdivision;

2)thestresses,e.g.aslineorarrowfiguresorequalstresscurves;stresscurvesofsurfaces;

3)thedisplacements;

c)boundaryconditions;

d)thestressesinthemostcriticalareas;

e)thedividingandclassifyingofthestressesintodifferentstresscategories;

f)thecomparisonofstressintensitiesandtheallowablestressvalues.

Inspecificcasesthefollowinginformationshallbenecessary:

a)typeofpostweldheattreatmentand,wherenecessary,typeandextentofassociatedmaterialtests;b)constructionsequencescheduleifthestructuraltestingistobecarriedoutinseveralpartialsteps;

c)fluid(s)beingcontainedandits(their)specificgravity,ifthisisrequiredforthedesignofthevessel;

d)pressuretestingmedium,iftheinitialortheperiodicpressuretestsaretobecarriedoutwithamediumotherthanwater,thetestminimummetaltemperatureforprooftests(bothhydrostaticandpneumatic);

e)positionofthevesselinthepressuretests(e.g.horizontalorvertical),ifthisissignificantwithregardtothesafetyevaluation;

f)maximumandminimumliquidlevels,ifthesearerequiredwithregardtothesafetyevaluation;

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g)staticsupplementaryforces,e.g.bearingforces,windandsnowloads.Anextracalculationshallbepresented

ifthesupplementaryforcesessentiallyaffectthedesignofthepressurevessel;

h)cyclicanddynamicloading,includingseismicloading,whereapplicable;

i)additionalrequirementsbasedonotherregulations;

j)purchaser’srequirementsbasedonthevesseloperatingconditionsinadditiontotherequirementsofthisstandard;

k)possiblecorrosionattack,especiallyincrevices,whichshallbetakenintoaccount;

l)jointcoefficient.

5.2.5Testreports

Theseshallconsist,asaminimum,ofthefollowing:

a)weldingprocedurequalificationrecords,certificateofqualificationofweldingpersonnel;

b)materialcertificates;

c)anexampleoftheproposedlistofthemanufacturingrecords;

d)valuesofmeasuredpeakingforvesselssubjecttocyclicloads.

5.2.6Technical/manufacturingschedule

Thisshallconsistofthefollowinginformation:

a)theweldingprocessestobeusedforthepressurecontainingpartsandweldingofanytemporaryorotherattachmentstopressurecontainingparts.Thefollowingdataarerequiredforthestructuraltesting:

1)weldlocation,shapeandpreparationandwherenecessarybuildupofthelayersandtreatmentofwelds;2)weldingprocess(inthecaseofmultipleprocesses,identificationoftheprocessagainsttheweldjoint);

3)weldingconsumables(classificationaccordingtotherelevantEuropeanStandardsortradenames);

4)typeandextentofproductiontest,numberoftestplates,non-destructivetests;

Ifsomeofthedatalistedbeforearenotavailableforthedesignreview,thentheseshallbecompletedbeforefinishingthemanufacture.

b)specialcheckstobecarriedoute.g.thetestsenvisagedonclosure