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  • BS 4575-2:1987

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    Fluid power transmission and control systems Code of practice for pneumatic equipment and systems

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-10-1998

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-01-1987

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Code of practice
    1 Scope
    2 Definition
    3 Design considerations
    3.1 Safety
    3.2 Site conditions
    4 Documentation
    4.1 Language
    4.2 Layout drawings
    4.3 Circuit diagrams
    4.4 Technical data
    4.5 Operational and maintenance data
    4.6 Final data
    4.7 Maintenance manual
    5 Component labelling
    6 General system considerations
    6.1 Procurement of commercial parts
    6.2 Identification
    6.3 Equipment installation
    6.4 Lifting provisions
    6.5 Performance testing
    6.6 Noise levels
    6.7 Leakage
    6.8 Preparation for transportation
    7 Compressors
    8 Conditioning equipment
    8.1 Aftercoolers
    8.2 Air dryers
    9 Receivers and surge tanks
    9.1 Design pressure
    9.2 Construction
    9.3 Safety devices
    9.4 Capacity
    9.5 Installation
    10 Air bottles
    10.1 Construction
    10.2 Manually handled air bottles
    10.3 Installation
    10.4 Connections
    11 Transmission and distribution systems
    11.1 Compressor house pipework
    11.2 Distribution pipework
    12 Filtration
    12.1 Filters
    12.2 Pressure drop
    12.3 Pulsations
    12.4 Construction
    12.5 Location
    12.6 Filter element
    12.7 Automatic drain
    12.8 Bowls
    13 Lubrication
    13.1 Lubricators
    13.2 Lubricating fluids
    14 Control mechanisms
    14.1 Circuit protection
    14.2 Manual controls
    14.3 Location of controls
    14.4 Circuit relationships
    15 Valves
    15.1 General provisions
    15.2 Mounting
    15.3 Failure-to-safety valves
    15.4 Valve operators
    16 Enclosures and compartments
    16.1 Materials
    16.2 Types of doors and covers
    16.3 Access
    17 Actuators
    17.1 Air motors and rotary actuators
    17.2 Cylinders
    18 Supplementary equipment
    18.1 Seals and sealing devices
    18.2 Pressure indicating devices
    18.3 Silencers
    18.4 Couplings (quick action)
    Tables
    1 Additional information to be shown on components
    2 Maximum recommended air flow rates
    3 Intervals between supports for steel pipework
    4 Intervals between supports for plastics (ABS)
          pipework
    Figure
    1 Example of warning sign on receivers and surge
          tanks
    Appendices
    A Statutory regulations and related documents
    B Bibliography

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    Recommendations to suppliers and users for the design, supply and use of industrial equipment used in, or necessary for, manufacturing processes and/or assembly. Includes safety recommendations.

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    Committee MCE/18
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS 2051-1:1973 Tube and pipe fittings for engineering purposes Copper and copper alloys capillary and compression tube fittings for engineering purposes
    BS 5378-2:1980 Safety signs and colours Specification for colorimetric and photometric properties of materials
    BS 5409-2:1978 Specification for nylon tubing Plasticized and unplasticized nylon tubing types 11 and 12 for use primarily in the automobile industry
    BS 5045-2:1978 Specification for transportable gas containers. Steel containers up to 130 litres water capacity with welded seams
    BS 3939-2:1985 Graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Symbol elements, qualifying symbols and other symbols having general application
    BS 3939-5:1985 Graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Semiconductors and electron tubes
    BS 1399-1:1970 Specification for rotary shaft lip seals Dimensions of shafts and housings
    ISO 5598:2008 Fluid power systems and components Vocabulary
    BS 3939-12:1985 Guide for graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Binary logic elements
    BS 5378-3:1982 Safety signs and colours Specification for additional signs to those given in BS 5378:Part 1
    BS 2871-1:1971 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation
    BS 5600-3.5(1979) : 1979 POWDER METALLURGICAL MATERIALS & PRODUCTS - METHODS OF TESTING SINTERED METAL MAT & PRODUCTS EXCLUDING HARDMETALS - DETERMINATION OF BUBBLE TEST PORE SIZE FOR PERMEABLE SINTERED METAL MATERIALS
    BS 3974-1:1974 Specification for pipe supports Pipe hangers, slider and roller type supports
    BS 4368-3:1974 Metallic tube connectors for fluid power and general use Specification for light series couplings (metric)
    ISO 4196:1984 Graphical symbols — Use of arrows
    BS 1965-1:1963 Specification for butt-welding pipe fittings for pressure purposes Carbon steel
    BS 5378-1:1980 Safety signs and colours Specification for colour and design
    BS 3939-4:1985 Graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Passive components
    BS 2051-2:1984 Tube and pipe fittings for engineering purposes Specification for olive type copper alloy compression tube fittings
    BS 341-1:1962 Transportable gas container valves Valves with taper stems (excluding valves used for breathing and medical purposes)
    BS 3939-6:1985 Graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Production and conversion of electrical energy
    BS 2871-2:1972 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Tubes for general purposes
    BS 5118:1980 Specification for rubber hoses for compressed air
    ISO 4414:2010 Pneumatic fluid power General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components
    BS 5409-1:1976 Specification for nylon tubing Fully plasticized nylon tubing types 11 and 12 for use primarily in pneumatic installations
    BS 2871-3:1972 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Tubes for heat exchangers
    BS 4504-2:1974 Circular flanges for pipes, valves and fittings (PN designated) Copper alloy and composite flanges
    BS 4504-1:1969 Circular flanges for pipes, valves and fittings (PN designated) Ferrous
    BS 3939-3:1985 Graphical symbols for electrical power, telecommunications and electronics diagrams Conductors and connecting devices
    BS 4368-1:1972 Compression couplings for tubes Specification for heavy series couplings (metric)
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