when is code applicable?
when is code applicable?
(OP)
Hi,
This is a new area for me and I have a really basic question on the pressure vessel code. Under what conditions does it apply? For instance, an R&D project needs an unfired pressure vessel. Can we design this ourselves without it being certified as long as we follow the code requirements?
Thanks
This is a new area for me and I have a really basic question on the pressure vessel code. Under what conditions does it apply? For instance, an R&D project needs an unfired pressure vessel. Can we design this ourselves without it being certified as long as we follow the code requirements?
Thanks





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What is the pressure and volume and contents of your pressure vessel?
It might only be a R & D project, but if it goes badly wrong it will still kill people...
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LI is cirrect that R&D can still be lethal, but in terms of regulations there may be exceptions.
RE: when is code applicable?
(6) Any pressure system or part thereof which—
(a) is the subject of a research experiment; or
(b) comprises temporary apparatus being used in a research experiment,
if, in the case of regulations 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14, it is not reasonably
practicable to comply with them.
Which the UK HSE clarifies as:
Where pressurised apparatus has been set up in a laboratory and is itself the
subject of a research experiment, it is not always reasonably practicable to apply
most of the Regulations to the equipment. In the case of other research projects,
the individual circumstances and duration of the project will dictate whether it is
reasonably practicable to comply with the Regulations. Anyone relying on this
exception should be able to justify their reasons for non-compliance and any failure
to take the basic precautions required under the Regulations to prevent risk of
injury from system failure.
I rather like this as a reasonable approach - assess what is appropriate for your research and then justify complying with the spirit if not the letter of the directive. And, of course, be prepared to justify why you did so.
Matt
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http://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx...
At the size and pressure you're talking about it will fall under someones jurisdiction, regardless of use or purpose.
The vaccum one probably not as any failure will just implode and not explode
Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.
RE: when is code applicable?
RE: when is code applicable?
Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.
RE: when is code applicable?
The size and pressure should be pretty close to off-the-shelf air compression tanks, you might check if you can use something like that ready-made.
RE: when is code applicable?