vuekvm.blogg.se - Vessel meaning

Please subscribe to my monthly newsletter so you don't miss a thing. We will be updating and growing this site with more and more of industrial inspection related articles. Definition of Vessel a tube in which a body fluid circulates a craft designed for water transportation an object used as a container (especially for liquids). What is API Code Definition from Pressure Vessel ? Non pressure parts welded directly to a pressure retaining surface.The first sealing surface for proprietary connections or fittings.The face of the first flange for bolted, flanged connections.

The first threaded joint for screwed connections.

The welding end of the first circumferential joint for welded connections.

Also for gas fired double shell heat exchangers < 50 psi.

Inside diameter to be higher than 152 mm.

The vessel with maximum allowable working pressure(MAWP) higher than 15 psi.

These scopes are based ASME Code Sec VIII Div 1 The ASME Code is a construction code for pressure vessels and contains mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions and non-mandatory guidance for pressure vessel materials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing, and certification.