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  • BS EN 286-2:1992

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    Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen Specification for pressure vessels for air braking and auxiliary systems for motor vehicles and their trailers

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-11-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    1. Scope
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions and symbols
    4. Materials
    5. Determination of the wall thickness
    6. Construction and fabrication
    7. Qualification of welders, welding operators and
         welding inspectors
    8. Qualification of welding procedures
    9. Resistance to corrosion
    10. Tests and certificates
    11. Marking
    12. Documentation to accompany the vessel
    Annexes
    A. (normative) Verification
    B. (normative) Declaration of conformity - Surveillance
    C. (normative) Design and manufacturing schedules
    D. (normative) Type examination
    E. (normative) Content of the manufacturing record
    F. (normative) KV requirements on plate and strip
         materials (steel)
    G. (informative) Essential safety requirements given
         in Directive 87/404/EEC
    National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
    National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

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    Design and manufacture of simple unfired serially made pressure vessels.

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    Committee PVE/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS AU221(1988) & BS 3256(1960) (12/2004) Supersedes 89/76475 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    EEMUA 193 : 2013 MANAGING COMPETENCE ASSURANCE FOR PERSONNEL UNDERTAKING IN-SERVICE INSPECTION OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
    BS 5169:1992 Specification for fusion welded steel air receivers
    DEFSTAN 23-6/3(2000) : 2000 GUIDE TO THE COMMON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY LOGISTIC VEHICLES AND TOWED EQUIPMENT

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    ISO 2604-3:1975 Steel products for pressure purposes Quality requirements Part 3: Electric resistance and induction-welded tubes
    BS EN 288-4:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys
    ISO 209-1:1989 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys Chemical composition and forms of products Part 1: Chemical composition
    BS EN 287-1:2011 Qualification test of welders. Fusion welding Steels
    BS EN 26520:1992 Classification of imperfections in metallic fusion welds, with explanations
    ISO 6362-2:2014 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys — Extruded rods/bars, tubes and profiles — Part 2: Mechanical properties
    BS EN 288-2:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedures specification for arc welding
    ISO 2604-2:1975 Steel products for pressure purposes Quality requirements Part 2: Wrought seamless tubes
    BS EN 287-2:1992 Approval testing of welders for fusion welding Aluminium and aluminium alloys
    ISO 2604-1:1975 Steel products for pressure purposes Quality requirements Part 1: Forgings
    BS EN 10025:1993 Hot rolled products of non-alloy structural steels. Technical delivery conditions
    ISO 5173:2009 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Bend tests
    BS EN 10028-1:2017 Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes General requirements
    ISO/R 2091:1971 Withdrawal of ISO/R 2091-1971
    ISO 5817:2014 Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections
    ISO 7253:1996 Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to neutral salt spray (fog)
    ISO 1106-1:1984 Recommended practice for radiographic examination of fusion welded joints — Part 1: Fusion welded butt joints in steel plates up to 50 mm thick
    ISO 148:1983 Steel — Charpy impact test (V-notch)
    ISO 6361-2:2014 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys Sheets, strips and plates Part 2: Mechanical properties
    BS EN 10028-2:2017 Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes Non-alloy and alloy steels with specified elevated temperature properties
    BS EN 288-3:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of steels
    ISO 209-2:1989 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys Chemical composition and forms of products Part 2: Forms of products
    ISO 4136:2012 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials Transverse tensile test
    ISO 1106-3:1984 Recommended practice for radiographic examination of fusion welded joints Part 3: Fusion welded circumferential joints in steel pipes of up to 50 mm wall thickness
    ISO 2107:2007 Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Wrought products — Temper designations
    1987/404/EEC : 1987 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 25 JUNE 1987 ON THE HARMONIZATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO SIMPLE PRESSURE VESSELS
    BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature
    BS EN 10207:2005 Steels for simple pressure vessels. Technical delivery requirements for plates, strips and bars
    BS EN 288-1:1992 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials General rules for fusion welding
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