Developments in Pressure Equipment

There have been many developments in pressure equipment technology over the last 30 years culminating in the development of new standards and legislation. The aim of this collection of papers is not only to document views of leading professionals in various fields of pressure equipment technology, but also to look into the future and identify the next areas for development.

Developments in Pressure Equipment - Where to Next? brings together international authors to provide an invaluble and comprehensive insight into the latest innovations in the field. Topics include:

• Legislation and standardization
• Design and materials
• Manufacture and inspection
• Integrity and life assessment
• Towards the future

Preface ix

Biography - J Darlaston xi

Legislation and Standardization

The European Unfired Pressure Vessels Standard EN 13445 - feedback, the maintenance help desk, future developments D Koplewicz 3

Developments and user experience with EN standards for pressure equipment E J Haynes 13

Design and Materials

ASME B&PV Code Sec. VIII and EN 13445 - a comparative study on pressure equipment standards R Preiss 25

Design, manufacture, and testing of steel vessels to contain explosions A M Clayton, S Thompson, and R Forgan 37

Manufacture and Inspection

A case study on the procurement of CE marked pressure equipment from both inside and outside Europe W Kelman and A Windess 49

Inspection under the PED - experiences, practicalities, and the way forward C Pimley and P Hanmore 59

Integrity and Life Assessment

Progress in creep and remaining-life assessment R A Ainsworth 71

The future of fracture assessment A Dowling, I Hadley, and J Wintle 81

Towards the Future

Risk-based inspection/major maintenance and even design - progress and the future D A Mauney 93

The hydrogen economy and compressed hydrogen D Hart 103

Pressure equipment research and the role of EPERC J Darlaston 111

Authors' Index 119

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