EN 13445 "Unfired pressure vessels", Background to the rules in Part 3 Design
Union de Normalisation de la Mécanique
Issue 2 – 20 August 2004
Introduction
The European standard EN 13445 "Unfired pressure vessels" provides a precedent in that after 10 years of discussion between experts, a European consensus was achieved in the field of pressure equipment. Part 3 which was prepared by a group of leading European experts under the guidance of Dr. Fernando LIDONNICI, Sant'Ambrogio, (Milano, Italy), represents a major advance in European technical convergence. The adoption of the first issue of EN 13445 in May 2002 was the first step of a continuous process for development & improvement. This new standard benefits from the contribution of all the European expertise; as such, it includes innovative capacities and supplies solutions for modern subjects. The CEN Design rules promote Limit Analysis and Design By Analysis – Direct Route. Design has a strategic importance for the future and the competitiveness of the pressure equipment industry. Optimum design allows substantial advantages such as: thickness reduction and damage control in service with safety increase and drastic maintenance cost reduction. The objective of this book is to explain the background of these rules, to help industry to apply them in the most effective way. It was initiated by EPERC, the European Pressure Equipment Research Council, and and was awarded a contract of CEN, the European Standardization Committee, with support of the European Commission.
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