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Pressure equipment directives
Components subject to 97/23/EC Pressure Equipment Directive
The following table contains the necessary information for the inspection of all pressure equipment of
category II and higher according to the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC and all pressure equipment
according to the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive 2009/105/EC.
Compressor
type
Component
Description
Volume
Design
pressure
Minimum and
maximum
design
temperature
PED
Class
GA 7 VSD+ up to
GA 15 VSD+
1625 4215 01
Vessel
9.1 l
15 bar(e)
-8 ˚C/ 120 ˚C
-
2202 8891 05
Safety valve
-
-
-
IV
830 1010 39
Safety valve
-
-
-
IV
Compressor
type
Component
Description
Number
of cycles
(1)
Minimum
wall
thickness
Visual
inspection
frequency (2)
Hydrostatic
inspection
frequency (2)
GA 7 VSD+ up
to GA 15 VSD+
1625 4215 01
Vessel
2 x 10
6
2 mm
1 year
10 years
2202 8891 05
Safety valve
-
-
-
-
0830 1010 39
Safety valve
-
-
-
-
The compressors conform to PED smaller than category II.
(1) The number of cycles refers to the number of cycles from 0 bar(e) to maximum pressure.
(2) Other inspection techniques such as ultrasonic or X-ray are equivalent to hydrostatic testing for this
equipment.
Instruction book
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