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BS PD5500(2012) : 2012
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SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
Hardcopy , PDF
30-04-2015
English
01-01-2012
Foreword
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Interpretation
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Responsibilities
1.5 Information and requirements to be agreed and
to be documented
1.6 Thicknesses
Section 2. Materials
2.1 Selection of materials
2.2 Materials for low temperature applications
2.3 Nominal design strength
Section 3. Design
3.1 General
3.2 Application
3.3 Corrosion, erosion and protection
3.4 Construction categories and design stresses
3.5 Vessels under internal pressure
3.6 Vessels under external pressure
3.7 Supports, attachments and internal structures
3.8 Bolted flanged connections
3.9 Flat heat exchanger tubesheets
3.10 Design of welds
3.11 Vessels with external jackets or limpet coils
3.12 Manholes, inspection openings and quick release
openings
3.13 Protective devices for excessive pressure or
vacuum
Section 4. Manufacture and workmanship
4.1 General aspects of construction
4.2 Cutting, forming and tolerances
4.3 Welded joints
4.4 Heat treatment
4.5 Surface finish
Section 5. Inspection and testing
5.1 General
5.2 Approval testing of fusion welding procedures
5.3 Welder and operator approval
5.4 Production control test plates
5.5 Destructive testing
5.6 Non-destructive testing
5.7 Acceptance criteria for weld defects revealed
by visual examination and non-destructive testing
5.8 Pressure tests
5.9 Inspection requirements for cast components
Annexes
Annex A - Requirements for design where loadings
and components are not covered by Section 3
Annex B - Requirements for cylindrical, spherical and
conical shells under combined loadings,
including wind and earthquakes
Annex C - Assessment of vessels subject to fatigue
Annex D - Requirements for vessels designed to
operate below 0 degree C
Annex E - Recommendations for welded connections
of pressure vessels
Annex G - Recommendations for the design of local loads,
thermal gradients, etc.
Annex H - Recommendations for post-weld heat treatment
of dissimilar ferritic steel joints
Annex J - Recommendations for pressure relief protective
devices
Annex K - Requirements for design stresses for British Standard
materials
Annex L - Guidance on structural tolerances
Annex M - Requirements for establishing the allowable external
pressure for cylindrical sections outside the
circularity limits specified in 3.6
Annex N - Requirements for vessel design and the provision
of information concerning UK statutory
requirements for the demonstration of the
continued integrity of pressure vessels
throughout their service life
Annex Q - Recommendations for preparation and testing of
production control test plates
Annex R - Guidance on additional information for flat ends
and flat plates
Annex S - Guidance on optional documentation for supply
with vessel
Annex T - Recommendations for arc welded tube to tubeplate
joints
Annex U - Guidance on the use of fracture mechanics analyses
Annex V - Requirements for testing and inspection of serially
produced pressure vessels
Annex W - Worked examples
Annex Z - Guidance on the application of PD 5500 to pressure
vessels falling within the scope of the European
Pressure Equipment Directive
Supplements
Aluminium supplement: Requirements for aluminium and
aluminium alloys in the design and construction of unfired
fusion welded pressure vessels
Copper supplement: Requirements for copper and copper
alloys in the design and construction of unfired fusion
welded or brazed pressure vessels
Nickel supplement: Requirements for nickel and nickel alloys
in the design and construction of unfired fusion
welded pressure vessels
Titanium supplement: Requirements for titanium and titanium
alloys in the design and construction of unfired
fusion welded pressure vessels
Index
List of references
Describes requirements for the design, construction, inspection, testing and verification of compliance of new unfired fusion welded pressure vessels.
Committee |
PVE/1
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS PD5500(2009). (07/2012) 2012 Edition Re-Issued in September 2014 & incorporates AMD 3 2014. Effective date of 2012 + A3 2014: 31/01/2015. (10/2014)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
1024
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Superseded
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BS 3643-1:2007 | ISO metric screw threads Principles and basic data |
BS EN ISO 18274:2010 | Welding consumables. Solid wire electrodes, solid strip electrodes, solid wires and solid rods for fusion welding of nickel and nickel alloys. Classification |
BS 7448-1:1991 | Fracture mechanics toughness tests Method for determination of KIc, critical CTOD and critical J values of metallic materials |
BS 7608:1993 | Code of practice for fatigue design and assessment of steel structures |
BS EN 10021:2006 | General technical delivery conditions for steel products |
BS EN ISO 3452-1:2013 | Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing General principles |
BS EN 1759-4:2003 | Flanges and their joints. Circular flanges for pipes, valves, fittings and accessories, class designated Aluminium alloy flanges |
BS EN ISO 5817:2014 | Welding. Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding excluded). Quality levels for imperfections |
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 |
BS EN 10222-4:2017 | Steel forgings for pressure purposes Weldable fine grain steels with high proof strength |
BS EN ISO 15614-8:2016 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure test Welding of tubes to tube-plate joints |
BS EN 10217-4:2002 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Electric welded non-alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties |
BS EN 10028-7:2007 | Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes Stainless steels |
BS EN ISO 15609-1:2004 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure specification Arc welding |
BS EN 1291:1998 | Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing of welds. Acceptance levels |
BS EN 1515-4:2009 | Flanges and their joints. Bolting Selection of bolting for equipment subject to the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC |
BS EN 1515-3:2005 | Flanges and their joints. Bolting Classification of bolt materials for steel flanges, class designated |
BS EN ISO 17636-1:2013 | Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing X- and gamma-ray techniques with film |
BS EN 14917 : 2009 | METAL BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINTS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS |
BS EN 287-1:2011 | Qualification test of welders. Fusion welding Steels |
BS EN 1011-4:2000 | Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials Arc welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys |
BS 2875:1969 | Specification for copper and copper alloys. Plate |
BS EN 1290:1998 | Non-destructive examination of welds. Magnetic particle examination of welds |
BS EN ISO 13585:2012 | Brazing. Qualification test of brazers and brazing operators |
API 520-1 : 2014 | SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION |
BS EN 895:1995 | Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Transverse tensile test |
BS 3605-1:1991 | Austenitic stainless steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes Specification for seamless tubes |
BS EN 10025-2:2004 | Hot rolled products of structural steels Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy structural steels |
BS EN 10025-1:2004 | Hot rolled products of structural steels General technical delivery conditions |
BS EN 10222-5:2017 | Steel forgings for pressure purposes Martensitic, austenitic and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels |
BS EN 10028-6:2017 | Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes Weldable fine grain steels, quenched and tempered |
BS EN ISO 6892-2:2011 | Metallic materials. Tensile testing Method of test at elevated temperature |
BS 5500(1976) : LATEST | |
BS EN 10217-2 : 2002 | WELDED STEEL TUBES FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES - TECHNICAL DELIVERY CONDITIONS - PART 2: ELECTRIC WELDED NON-ALLOY AND ALLOY STEEL TUBES WITH SPECIFIED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES |
BS EN ISO 23278:2015 | Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing. Acceptance levels |
PD 6550-1:1989 | Explanatory supplement to BS 5500:1988. Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Section three. Design Domed ends (heads) |
BS EN 12797:2000 | Brazing. Destructive tests of brazed joints |
BS EN 10217-7:2014 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Stainless steel tubes |
BS 7777-2:1993 | Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single, double and full containment metal tanks for the storage of liquefied gas at temperatures down to -165°C |
BS EN 1992-1-1 : 2004 | EUROCODE 2: DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS |
BS EN 10216-5:2013 | Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Stainless steel tubes |
BS EN 20898-2:1994 | Mechanical properties of fasteners Nuts with specified proof load values. Coarse thread |
BS EN ISO 15607:2003 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. General rules |
BS EN 1435:1997 | Non-destructive examination of welds. Radiographic examination of welded joints |
BS EN 13185:2001 | Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Tracer gas method |
BS EN ISO 9606-1:2017 | Qualification testing of welders. Fusion welding Steels |
BS EN 1044:1999 | Brazing. Filler metals |
BS EN 14324:2004 | Brazing. Guidance on the application of brazed joints |
BS 499-1:2009 | Welding terms and symbols Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting |
BS EN 1714:1998 | Non destructive testing of welded joints. Ultrasonic testing of welded joints |
BS EN 10217-6:2002 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Submerged arc welded non-alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties |
PD 6550-2:1989 | Explanatory supplement to BS 5500:1988. Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Section three. Design Openings and branch connections |
BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 | CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS |
BS EN 10028-3:2017 | Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes Weldable fine grain steels, normalized |
BS EN 14640:2005 | Welding consumables. Solid wires and rods for fusion welding of copper and copper alloys. Classification |
BS EN 1993-1-1 : 2005 | EUROCODE 3: DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS |
BS EN ISO 9606-4:1999 | Approval testing of welders. Fusion welding Nickel and nickel alloys |
BS EN 10216-3:2013 | Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Alloy fine grain steel tubes |
BS EN ISO 898-1:2013 | Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes. Coarse thread and fine pitch thread |
API 521 : 2014 | PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS |
BS 3604-2:1991 | Steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes: ferritic alloy steel with specified elevated temperature properties. Specification for longitudinally arc welded tubes |
BS 1580-1:2007 | Unified screw threads Screw threads with diameters ¼ in and larger. Requirements |
ISO 6303:1981 | Pressure vessel steels not included in ISO 2604, Parts 1 to 6 — Derivation of long-time stress rupture properties |
BS EN 1369:2012 | Founding. Magnetic particle testing |
BS EN 10314:2002 | Method for the derivation of minimum values of proof strength of steel at elevated temperatures |
BS EN ISO 15614-5:2004 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure test Arc welding of titanium, zirconium and their alloys |
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 10029:2010 | Hot-rolled steel plates 3 mm thick or above. Tolerances on dimensions and shape |
BS EN 10217-5:2002 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Submerged arc welded non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties |
BS 3602-1:1987 | Specification for steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes: carbon and carbon manganese steel with specified elevated temperature properties Specification for seamless and electric resistance welded including induction welded tubes |
PD CR ISO 15608:2000 | Welding. Guidelines for a metallic material grouping system |
BS EN 1371-1:2011 | Founding. Liquid penetrant testing Sand, gravity die and low pressure die castings |
BS EN 10028-4:2017 | Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes Nickel alloy steels with specified low temperature properties |
BS EN ISO 5173 : 2010 | DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON WELDS IN METALLIC MATERIALS - BEND TESTS |
BS 3604-1:1990 | Steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes: ferritic alloy steel with specified elevated temperature properties Specification for seamless and electric resistance welded tubes |
BS EN 14276-1 : 2006 | PRESSURE EQUIPMENT FOR REFRIGERATING SYSTEMS AND HEAT PUMPS - PART 1: VESSELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
BS EN 288-3:1992 | Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of steels |
BS EN ISO 6892-1:2016 | Metallic materials. Tensile testing Method of test at room temperature |
BS EN 1991-1-4 : 2005 | EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS |
BS EN ISO 15614-1:2017 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure test Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys |
BS 3274:1960 | Specification for tubular heat exchangers for general purposes |
BS 1503:1989 | Specification for steel forgings for pressure purposes |
BS EN 10217-3:2002 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Alloy fine grain steel tubes |
BS 4870-4:1988 | Specification for approval testing of welding procedures Specification for automatic fusion welding of metallic materials, including welding operator approval |
PD 6688-1-4:2009 | Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance |
BS EN 876:1995 | Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Longitudinal tensile test on weld metal in fusion welded joints |
BS EN 10273:2016 | Hot rolled weldable steel bars for pressure purposes with specified elevated temperature properties |
ASME B16.5 : 2017 | PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD |
BS CP3:CH5-1(1967) : LATEST | CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS |
BS 7448-2:1997 | Fracture mechanics toughness tests Method for determination of KIc, critical CTOD and critical J values of welds in metallic materials |
BS 3920(1973) : AMD 5516 | SPECIFICATION FOR PROCEDURE FOR DERIVING AND VERIFYING THE MINIMUM ELEVATED TEMPERATURE YIELD OR PROOF STRESS PROPERTIES OF STEEL PRODUCTS |
BS EN 10216-1:2013 | Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature properties |
BS EN 515:2017 | Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Wrought products. Temper designations |
BS 3692:2001 | ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts. Specification |
BS EN ISO 9606-2:2004 | Qualification test of welders. Fusion welding Aluminium and aluminium alloys |
BS EN 10291:2000 | Metallic materials. Uniaxial creep testing in tension. Methods of test |
BS EN 1998-6:2005 | Eurocode 8. Design of structures for earthquake resistance Towers, masts and chimneys |
BS EN ISO 24373:2009 | Welding consumables. Solid wires and rods for fusion welding of copper and copper alloys. Classification |
BS 5046:1974 | Method for the estimation of equivalent diameters in the heat treatment of steel |
BS EN 12392:2016 | Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Wrought products and cast products. Special requirements for products intended for the production of pressure equipment |
BS EN ISO 9606-5:2000 | Approval testing of welders. Fusion welding Titanium and titanium alloys, zirconium and zirconium alloys |
BS EN ISO 17638:2016 | Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing |
BS EN 571-1:1997 | Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing General principles |
TEMA STANDARDS : 9ED 2007 | STANDARDS OF THE TUBULAR EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION |
ASME PV CODE 8 SET : 2013 | ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE (BPVC) - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS (SET) |
BS EN ISO 15614-6:2006 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure test Arc and gas welding of copper and its alloys |
BS EN 10269:2013 | Steels and nickel alloys for fasteners with specified elevated and/or low temperature properties |
BS EN 13184:2001 | Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Pressure change method |
BS EN 1779:1999 | Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Criteria for method and technique selection |
BS EN 10222-2:2017 | Steel forgings for pressure purposes Ferritic and martensitic steels with specified elevated temperatures properties |
BS 5044:1973 | Specification for contrast aid paints used in magnetic particle flaw detection |
BS EN 10217-1:2002 | Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature properties |
BS 3076:1989 | Specification for nickel and nickel alloys: bar |
BS EN ISO 4136:2012 | Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Transverse tensile test |
BS EN 10216-4:2013 | Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties |
PD 6550-4:1989 | Explanatory supplement to BS 5500:1988. Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Section three. Design Heat exchanger tubesheets |
BS EN 10160:1999 | Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness equal or greater than 6 mm (reflection method) |
BS EN 10045-1:1990 | Charpy impact test on metallic materials Test method (V- and U-notches) |
BS EN 10002-5:1992 | Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at elevated temperatures |
BS EN 1998-1 : 2004 | EUROCODE 8: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 1: GENERAL RULES, SEISMIC ACTIONS AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS |
BS 3441:1995 | Specification for tanks for the transport of milk and liquid milk products |
BS EN ISO 18273:2015 | Welding consumables. Wire electrodes, wires and rods for welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys. Classification |
BS EN 1759-3:2003 | Flanges and their joints. Circular flanges for pipes, valves, fittings and accessories, class designated Copper alloy flanges |
BS EN 1593:1999 | Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Bubble emission techniques |
BS EN ISO 9606-3:1999 | Approval testing of welders. Fusion welding Copper and copper alloys |
BS EN 10216-2:2013 | Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties |
PD 6439:1969 | A review of the methods of calculating stresses due to local loads and local attachments of pressure vessels |
BS EN 45004:1995 | General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection |
BS EN ISO 5178:2011 | Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Longitudinal tensile test on weld metal in fusion welded joints |
BS 3605-2:1992 | Austenitic stainless steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes Specification for longitudinally welded tubes |
PD 6497:1982 | Stresses in horizontal cylindrical pressure vessels supported on twin saddles: a derivation of the basic equations and constants used in G.3.3 of BS 5500:1982 |
API 520-2 : 2015 | SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 2: INSTALLATION |
BS EN 1515-1:2000 | Flanges and their joints. Bolting Selection of bolting |
BS 4870-2:1982 | Specification for approval testing of welding procedures TIG or MIG welding of aluminium and its alloys |
BS EN 10002-1:2001 | Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature |
BS EN 10213 : 2007 | STEEL CASTINGS FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES |
BS EN 10222-3:2017 | Steel forgings for pressure purposes Nickel steels with specified low temperature properties |
BS 449-2:1969 | Specification for the use of structural steel in building Metric units |
BS EN ISO 15614-2:2005 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure test Arc welding of aluminium and its alloys |
1997/23/EC : 1997 | DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MAY 1997 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT |
BS EN 13134:2000 | Brazing. Procedure approval |
BS EN 1991-1-4 NA : 2005 | UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 1 - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS |
PD 6550-3:1989 | Explanatory supplement to BS 5500:1988. Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Section three. Design Vessels under external pressure |
BS EN ISO 17672:2016 | Brazing. Filler metals |
BS 449-2:ADD1(1975) : AMD 1929 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE USE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL IN BUILDINGS - METRIC UNITS - THE USE OF COLD FORMED STEEL SECTIONS IN BUILDING |
BS EN 10272:2007 | Stainless steel bars for pressure purposes |
BS 1504:1976 | Specification for steel castings for pressure purposes |
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