Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels
This specification was developed by British Standards Institution (BSI) and has recently been published. In 904 pages you may find requirements for the design, manafacture, inspection, testing and verification of compliance for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels manufactured from carbon, ferritic alloy and austenitic steels, aluminium, copper and nickel used in a wide range of process and energy industry applications.
The Published Document provides the basis for vessel design and manufacture for Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) compliance. It contains:
• relevant dimensional diagrams and formulae for material determination
• requirements for materials, design, manufacture, inspection, testing and verification
• annexes and enquiry cases that provide guidance on its use in domestic and international markets.
The term ‘pressure vessel’ as used in this specification includes branches up to the point of connection to the connecting piping by bolting, screwing or welding, and supports, brackets or other attachments directly welded to the pressure-containing shell.
PD 5500 is applicable to vessels subject to electrical heating or heated process streams. It, excludes, however, those that are subject to direct generated heat or flame impingement from a fired process.
This publication includes all the amendments and corrigenda that were made to the previous edition – BS PD 5500:2006 – during last three years.
Ordering information
Available only in printed edition.
Key 2009 revisions
- Revisions to material grouping designations in line with PD CR ISO 15608:2000
- Revisions to calculation of tubesheet ligament efficiency taking account of untubed area
- Improvements to alternative method for loads on nozzles in cylindrical and spherical shells
- Updating of references for new and revised European standards.
Enquiry cases have also been added, covering external loads on flanges, flexibility of the nozzle-vessel interface and guidance on alternative rules for nozzle reinforcement.
Table of contents
- Section 1:
- Foreword
- Scope
- Interpretation
- Definitions
- Information and requirements to be agreed and to be documented - Section 2: Materials
- Section 3: Design
- Section 4: Manufacture and workmanship
- Section 5: Inspection and testing
- Annexes
- Figures
- Tables
- Aluminium supplement
- Copper supplement
- Nickel supplement
- List of references
- Enquiry cases.
