Quincy Compressor QGD 40, Instruction Book

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11 Pressure equipment directives
Components subject to 2014/68/EU 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 2014/68/EU
and all pressure equipment according to the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive 2014/29/EU.
Compressor
type Component Description Volume Design
pressure Minimum and
maximum
design
temperature PED
Class
30-45 kW 1625 430224 Vessel 30 l 15 bar(e) -10 ˚C/ 120 ˚C II
0830 101068 Safety valve - - - IV
0830 101069 Safety valve - - - IV
Compressor type Component Description Number
of cycles
(1) Minimum
wall
thickness Inspection
frequency (2)
30-45 kW 1625 5641 99 Vessel
2 x 10
6 8 mm 10 years
0830 1010 68 Safety valve - - -
0830 1010 69 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) The minimum wall thickness must be respected at all times. Inspection techniques such as
ultrasonic or X-ray are equivalent to hydrostatic testing for this equipment.
Instruction book
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