Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human OccupancyOS es vai (Revision of ASME PVHO-1-2002) Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human OccupancyDate of Issuance: November 16, 2007 The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2020. There will be no addenda Issued to this edltion. ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of this Standard, Once approved, interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages at httn:/Jestools.asme.org and are subsequently published in the next edition ofthis Standard. Users of this Standard are advised to check the ASME PVHO Committee Web page periodically for interpretations, errata, and cases. 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Copying and netwarking prohibitedCONTENTS Foreword, vil ‘Committee Roster vii Corresponclence With the PVHO Committee x In Memoriam xii Summary of Changes wii Section 1 General Requirements. 1 rey Introduction 1 12 Seope 1 13 Exchisions 1 MM User Requirements 1 1s ‘Manufacturer's Data Report 1 16 Materials 2 Ww Design and Fabrication Requirements 2 18 Prossure Relief Devices 5 19 Marking 8 a0 ‘Nonmetallic Materials and Toxicity Offgas Testing, 9 il Risk Analysis, 0 Section 2 Viewports 16 24 General 16 22 Design 16 23 Material 26 24 Fabrication 29 25 Inspection yD 26 Marking 31 27 Pressure Testing, 32 28 Installation of Windows in Chambers 32 29 Repair of Damaged Windows Prior to Being Placed! in Service 33 240 ‘Guidelines for Application of the Requirements of Section 2 3 Sect ‘Quality Assurance for PVHO Manufacturers. 84 General 84 Responsibilities Mt Piping Systems. 8 General 85 ‘Material Requirements 86 Design of Components 7 Selection and Limitations of Piping Components 88 Selection andl Limitation of Piping Joints 89 Supports 90 Inspection 0 Testing 30 Systems 21 ‘Medical Hyperbaric Systems. 99 General 99 PVHO System Design 9 Gas Systems 99 Control Systems and Instrumentation 300 Environmental Systems 100 Licensed to Qin Snsong. Downloaded 1/14/2000 1221 AM. Single user lkense any. Copying and netwarking prohibitedSection 6 52 225443 225114 2251415 22.1014 22.1012 22.1013 Diving Systems. General Design Prossuire Boundary Submersibles, General Pressure Boundary Piping, Electrical Systems, Life Support Fire Protection Navigation Communications Instrumentation Buoyancy, Stability, Emergency Ascent, and Entanglement Emergency Equipment Geometry of Cylinders Stiffener Geometry Sections Through Rings Values of #/R, and L./ Ry Form of Nameplate, US. Customary Form of Nameplate, Metric Standard Window Geometries Standard Window Geometries Standard Window Geometries Standard Window Geometries Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows, Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows, Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows, Short-Term Critical Pressure of Conical Frustum Acrylic Windows Short-Term Critical Pressure of Conical Frustum Acrylic Windows Short-Term Critical Pressure of Spherical Sector Acrylic Windows Short-Term Critical Pressure of Spherical Sector Acrylic Windows Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pre Intemally Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pressurized Intemally, Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pressurized Extemall Short Term Elie Buc of Cuindsal Acie Windows Between Supports Under Extemal Hydrostatic Pressure Short-Term Elastic Buckling, of Cylindrical Aerylic Windows Between Supports Under Extemal Hydrostatic Pressure Short-Term Elastic Buckling of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Between Supporis Under External Hydrostatic Pressure Shoet-Term Critical Pressure of Hyperhemispherical and NEMO Type Acrylic Windows, Short-Term Critical Pressure of Hyperhemispherical and NEMO Type ‘Acrylic Windows, Seat Cavity Requirements — Conical Frustum Window, Spherical Sector ‘Window With Conical Edge, and Flat Disk Window Seat Cavity Requirements — Double Beveled Disk Window Seat Cavity Requirements — Spherical Sector Window With Square Edge rized ao 101 102 103 105 105 105 107 107 108 109 109 10 u0 110 AL u ul 2 2 B B a7 38 39 40 4 2 B a 45 46 7 48 9 50 3 gk as B Licensed to Qin Snsong. 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Copying and netwarking prohibited Seat Cavity Requirements — Hemispherical Window With Equatorial Flange Seat Cavity Requirements — Cylinclrical Window Seat Cavity Requirements — Fiyperhemispherical Window Seat Cavity Requirements NEMO Window (Standard Seat) Seat Cavity Requirements NEMO Window (Seat With Extended Cyclic Fatigue Life) Bevels on Window Edges — Flat Disk Windows, Conical Frustum, ‘Windows, Spherical Sector Windows, Hyperhemispheres Bevels on Window Edges — Flanged Hemispherical Window, Spherical Sector Window With Square Edge, External Pressure and Internal Pressure of Cylindrical Windows Dimensional Tolecances for Penetrations in Acrylic Windows, Dimensional Tolerances for Inserts in Acrylic Windows ‘Typical Shapes of Inserts Seal Configurations for Inserts in Acrylic Windows Restraints for Inserts in Acrylic Windows, Flow Diagram of Apparatus for Measuring the Concentration of Hydrocarbons in a Stream of Air or Other Gas After It Has Passel ‘Through a Test Hose Conversion Factor, Fp (For PVEO Occupation Exceeding, 8 he) Conversion Factors for Acrylic Flat Disk Windows Conversion Factors for Acrylic Conical Frastum Windows and Double Beveled Disk Windows Conversion Factors for Acrylic Spherical Sector Windows With Conical Edge, Hyperhemispherical Windows With Conical Edge, and NEMO ‘Type Windows With Conical Edge Conversion Factors for Acrylic Spherical Sector Windows With Square Edge and Hemispherical Windows With Equatorial Flange Conversion Factors for Acrylic Cylindrical Windows Conical Frustum Windows for Design Prossures in Excess of 10,000 psi (69 MPa) Specified Values of Physical Properties for Polycarbonate Plastic Specified Values of Physical Properties for Cast Nylon Plastic Specified Values of Physical Properties for Fach Lot Specified Values of Physical Properties for Each Casting, ‘Annealing Schedule for Acrylic Windows ‘Maximum Allowable Stress Values for Seamless Pipe and Tuhe Materials ‘Not Listed in Nonmandatory Appendix A of ASME B31.1 Mandatory Minimum. Nondestructive Examinations for Pressure Welds in Piping Systems for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy Maximum Allowable Concentration of Hydrocarbons in Air Passing, ‘Through Hose “Manufacturee’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy “Manufacturee's Dala Report Supplementary Sheet Fabrication Certification for Acrylic Windows Acrylic Window Design Certification Maierial Manufacturer's Certification for Acrylic ‘Material Testing, Certification for Acrylic Pressure Testing Certification Acrylic Window Repair Certification 59 60 6 62 64 66 o 68 6 70 98 “ 15 80 81 82 83