Pressure Equipment Directives - Atlas Copco GA 18 VSD+ Instruction Book

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Pressure equipment directives

Components subject to 2014/68/EU Pressure Equipment Directive
The following table contains the necessary information for the inspection of all pressure
equipment of category II and higher according to the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
and all pressure equipment according to the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive 2014/29/EU.
Compressor
type
GA 18 VSD+ up
to GA 37 VSD+
Compressor
type
GA 18 VSD+ up
to GA 37 VSD+
The compressors conform to PED smaller than category III.
(1) The number of cycles refers to the number of cycles from 0 bar(e) to maximum pressure.
(2) Other inspection techniques such as ultrasonic or X-ray are equivalent to hydrostatic testing
for this equipment.
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Component Description
1625 4815 01 Vessel
0830 1010 03 Safety valve
0830 1009 98 Safety valve
Component Description
1625 4815 01 Vessel
0830 1010 03 Safety valve
0830 1009 98 Safety valve
Volume Design
pressure
29 l 15 bar(e)
- -
- -
Number Minimum
of cycles wall
(1) thickness
6 2 mm
2 x 10
- -
- -
Instruction book
Minimum and PED
maximum Class
design
temperature
-8 ˚C/ 120 ˚C -
- IV
- IV
Visual Hydrostatic
inspection inspection
frequency (2) frequency (2)
1 year 10 years
- -
- -
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