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Code For PV & HE
Code For PV & HE
Code For PV & HE
CODES
What is a Code?
A code is a standard that has been adopted by
one or more governmental bodies and has the
force of law, or when it has been incorporated
into a business contract.
Codes specify requirements of design,
fabrication, inspection and testing of pressure
vessels.
Number of national codes have been developed
for pressure vessels by different countries.
In India, the code for pressure vessels is IS-2825
Proper Compliance
- Size specific
- Jurisdiction
Proper ASME stamps
Stamps
Nomenclature
Example
A heat exchanger qualifies as a UM stamped
pressure vessel if:
- Design pressure < 15psig
- Internal volume < 1.5 cubic ft. for 150<P<600
psig
- Internal volume < 5 cubic ft. for design P upto
250 psig
Example
A heat exchanger qualifies as a U stamped
pressure vessel if:
- Design pressure > 600 psig
- Internal volume > 1.5 cubic ft. for 150<P<600
psig
- Internal volume > 5 cubic ft. for design P upto
250 psig
IS-2825
ASME Code
Section VIII
BS-5500
Unfired fusion
welded pressure
vessels
Pressure < 20
N/mm2
Do/Di < 1.5
Di > 150 mm
Water capacity >
50 litres
Welded, riveted,
forged and brazed
vessels
Water capacity>120
gal
Operating pressure >
15 psi
Di>6
Unfired fusion
welded pressure
vessels
Medium and
high pressure
storage vessels
Excludes
transportable
vessels.
Same as IS-2825
Cast iron, lined
material cast iron,
ferritic steel
Carbon, ferritic
alloy(low and
high) and
austenitic steels
All metallic
materials and
graphite, glass.
ADMerkblatter
BS-5500
Design
Maximum working
pressure pressure including
static head + 5%
maximum working
pressure.
Maximum
pressure at most
severe conditions
Maximum
pressure at
most severe
conditions
Based on
permissible
service pressure
Design
Highest metal
tempera temperature
-ture
expected under
operating conditions
Actual metal
temperature
expected under
operating
conditions
Actual metal
temperature
expected
under
operating
conditions +
margin for
uncertainties
Highest wall
temperature
expected under
working
conditions
Item
IS-2825
ADMerkblatter
U.T.S
Yield strength
Sr(rupture
stress)
Creep stress
ASME: VIII
Div: 1
1.6
ASME: VIII
Div-2
1.5
BS-1515
BS-1515
Part II
2.5
1.5
1.5
BS-5500
2.35
1.5
1.3
ANCC
1.5
1.5
IS-2825
1.5
1.5
Explosions
In spite of some of the most rigorous, wellconceived safety rules and procedures ever put
together, boiler and pressure vessel accidents
continue to occur.
In 1980, for example, the National Board of Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Inspectors reported:
- 1972 boiler and pressure vessel accidents, 108
injuries and 22 deaths.
The pressure vessel explosions are of course rare
nowadays and are often caused by incorrect
operation or poorly monitored corrosion.