BS 5169:1992

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
4. Construction categories
5. Provision of information
6. Corrosion
Section two. Materials
7. Materials for construction
8. Impact tests for materials
9. Test certificate for materials
Section three. Construction
10. Cylindrical shell
11. End plates
12. Types of welded joints
13. Weld preparation and procedure
14. Attachment of non-pressure bearing fittings
15. Forced vibrations
16. Filler materials
17. Quality of welding
18. Approval of welders
19. Test of welded seams
20. Test plates
21. Retests
22. Non-destructive tests
23. Repairs to welded seams after radiographic
     examination
24. Stress relieving heat treatment
25. Access
26. Connections
27. Drainage
28. Circularity of shell
Section four. Rules of scantlings
29. General
30. Notation
31. Thickness of cylindrical shell plate
32. Thickness and shape of ends and diaphragms
33. Openings in cylindrical shells and end plates
34. Design of flanges and bolting
Section five. Inspection, testing, marking and
certification
35. Inspection
36. Hydrostatic pressure test
37. Marking
38. Certificate of construction and test
Annexes
A. Scope clauses of Parts 1 to 4 of EN 286 'Simple
     unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air
     or nitrogen'
B. References from BS EN 286: Part 1: 1991
Tables
1. Summary of designated welding procedures
2. Design strength values
3. Examination holes and manholes for air receivers
Figures
1. Joint details
2. Details of test plates when attached to both ends
     of the shell
3. Details of test plates when attached to one end
     of the shell
4. Details of test plates
5. Tensile test piece
6. Bend test pieces
7. Bend test
8. Connections of end to shell
9. Flange attachments
10. Standard weld details for branches
11. Boss and pad connections
12. Inlet and outlet connections
13. Dished end plates
14. Compensation for openings
15. Compensation for openings

Gives the design rules, methods of construction and inspection requirements for three classes of air receivers. It specifically excludes those vessels covered by the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive which are covered by BS EN 286.