SIST EN 14276-1:2020/oprA1:2023
(Amendment)Pressure equipment for refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Part 1: Vessels - General requirements
Pressure equipment for refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Part 1: Vessels - General requirements
This document specifies the requirements for material, design, manufacturing, testing and documentation for stationary pressure vessels intended for use in refrigerating systems and heat pumps. These systems are referenced in this document as refrigerating systems as defined in EN 378-1:2016.
The term "refrigerating system" used in this document includes heat pumps.
This document applies to vessels, including welded or brazed attachments up to and including the nozzle flanges, screwed, welded or brazed connectors, or to the edge to be welded or brazed at the first circumferential joint connecting piping or other elements.
This document applies to pressure vessels with an internal pressure down to -1 bar, to account for the evacuation of the vessel prior to charging with refrigerant.
This document applies to both the mechanical loading conditions and thermal conditions as defined in EN 13445-3:2014 associated with refrigerating systems. It applies to pressure vessels subject to the maximum allowable temperatures for which nominal design stresses for materials are derived using EN 13445-2:2014 and EN 13445-3:20141 or as specified in this document. In addition, vessels designed to this document can have a maximum allowable temperature not exceeding 200 °C and a maximum design pressure not exceeding 160 bar. Outside of these limits, it is important that the EN 13445 series be used for the design, construction and inspection of the vessel. Under these circumstances, it is important that the unique nature of refrigerating plant, as indicated in the introduction to this document, also be taken into account.
It is important that pressure vessels used in refrigerating systems and heat pumps of category less than II as defined in Annex H comply with other relevant clauses of EN 378-2:2016 for vessels.
This document applies to pressure vessels where the main pressure bearing parts are manufactured from metallic ductile materials as defined in Clause 4 and Annex I of this document.
This document does not apply to vessels of the following types:
- vessels of riveted construction;
- multi-layered, autofrettaged or prestressed vessels;
- vessels directly heated by a flame;
- "roll bond" heat exchangers.
Druckgeräte für Kälteanlagen und Wärmepumpen - Teil 1: Behälter - Allgemeine Anforderungen
Équipements sous pression pour systèmes de réfrigération et pompes à chaleur - Partie 1 : Récipients - Exigences générales
Tlačna oprema za hladilne sisteme in toplotne črpalke - 1. del: Posode - Splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo A1
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14276-1:2020/oprA1:2023
01-september-2023
Tlačna oprema za hladilne sisteme in toplotne črpalke - 1. del: Posode - Splošne
zahteve - Dopolnilo A1
Pressure equipment for refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Part 1: Vessels -
General requirements
Druckgeräte für Kälteanlagen und Wärmepumpen - Teil 1: Behälter - Allgemeine
Anforderungen
Équipements sous pression pour systèmes de réfrigération et pompes à chaleur - Partie
1 : Récipients - Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14276-1:2020/prA1
ICS:
23.020.32 Tlačne posode Pressure vessels
27.080 Toplotne črpalke Heat pumps
27.200 Hladilna tehnologija Refrigerating technology
SIST EN 14276-1:2020/oprA1:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14276-1:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
July 2023
ICS
English Version
Pressure equipment for refrigerating systems and heat
pumps - Part 1: Vessels - General requirements
Équipements sous pression pour systèmes de Druckgeräte für Kälteanlagen und Wärmepumpen -
réfrigération et pompes à chaleur - Partie 1 : Récipients Teil 1: Behälter - Allgemeine Anforderungen
- Exigences générales
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 182.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14276-1:2020. If this draft becomes an
amendment, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
inclusion of this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
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Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14276-1:2020/prA1:2023 E
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Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to Clause 1 . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2 . 4
3 Modification to Clause 3 . 5
4 Modification to Clause 4 .10
5 Modification to Clause 5 .12
6 Modification to Clause 6 .13
7 Modification to Clause 7 .19
8 Modification to Clause 8 .21
9 Modification to Clause 9 .21
10 Modification to Annex B .21
11 Modification to Annex C.34
12 Modification to Annex E.35
13 Modification to Annex F .35
14 Modification to Annex G .43
15 Modification to Annex I.43
16 Modification to Annex J.45
17 Modification to Annex ZA .47
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European foreword
This document (EN 14276-1:2020/prA1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 182 “Refrigerating systems, safety and environmental requirements”, the secretariat of
which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an
integral part of this document.
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1 Modification to Clause 1
Add the following sentence at the end of the second paragraph:
The term “copper” used in this document includes copper and copper alloys.
Update the following references throughout the clause:
— EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020;
— EN 13445-3:2021;
— EN 13445-2:2021.
2 Modification to Clause 2
Update the following references:
— EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020;
— EN 378-3:2016+A1:2020;
— EN 378-4:2016+A1:2019;
— EN 12735-1:2020;
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— EN 12797:2000 ;
— EN 13445-1:2021;
— EN 13445-2:2021;
— EN 13445-3:2021;
— EN 13445-4:2021;
— EN 13445-5:2021;
— EN 13445-6:2021;
— EN 13445-8:2021;
— EN ISO 2553:2019;
— EN ISO 6892-1:2019;
— EN ISO 7438:2020;
— EN ISO 15607:2019;
— EN ISO 15609-1:2019;
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Document impacted by A1:2003.
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— EN ISO 15609-2:2019;
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— EN ISO 15614-1:2017 ;
3
— ISO 817:2014.
Add the following references:
— EN ISO 10675-2:2021, Non-destructive testing of welds - Acceptance levels for radiographic
testing - Part 2: Aluminium and its alloys (ISO 10675-2:2021)
— EN ISO 18279:2003, Brazing - Imperfections in brazed joints (ISO 18279:2003)
3 Modification to Clause 3
Update the following reference:
— EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020
Add the following definition:
3.1.13
brazing
joining process using filler metal with a liquidus temperature above 450 °C and lower than that of
the metals to be joined and wetting the parent metals
Replace definitions 3.1.13 to 3.1.18 with definitions 3.1.14 to 3.1.19:
3.1.14
manual brazing
brazing where the required brazing conditions are maintained by hand
3.1.15
semi-automatic brazing
brazing with equipment which controls only the brazing filler metal feed
Note 1 to entry: The advance of the brazing is manually controlled.
3.1.16
machine brazing
brazing where the required brazing conditions are maintained by mechanical or electronic means
but may be manually varied during the process
3.1.17
automatic brazing
brazing in which all operations are performed without brazing operator intervention during the
process
3.1.18
brazer
person who holds and manipulates the device for heating the brazing area by hand
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Document impacted by A1:2019.
3
Document impacted by A1:2017 and A2:2021.
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3.1.19
brazing operator
person who controls or adjusts brazing parameters for mechanized brazing or sets up brazing
parameters for automatic brazing
Add the following definitions:
3.1.20
brazing procedure specification
BPS
document that has been qualified and provides the required variables of the brazing procedure to
ensure repeatability during production brazing
3.1.21
preliminary brazing procedure specification
pBPS
document containing the required variables of the brazing procedure which is not yet qualified
3.2.22
furnace brazing
brazing in which the workpiece, complete with preplaced filler metal, is raised to brazing
temperature in a furnace which may contain a protective atmosphere
3.2.23
induction brazing
brazing in which heat is obtained by inducing medium- or high-frequency electric current within
the metal in the neighbourhood of the joint
3.2.24
resistance brazing
brazing in which heat is obtained by:
— the passage of an electric current between the parts to be joined, as in resistance welding or
— the passage of an electric current through two electrodes of metals with high resistance and
high melting point, e.g. carbon, molybdenum, tungsten, and the parts to be joined; the greater
part of the brazing heat is generated in the electrodes and conducted to the joint
3.2.25
vacuum brazing
brazing in which the workpiece, complete with preplaced filler metal, is raised to brazing
temperature in a vacuum chamber
3.2.26
braze welding
brazing in which a joint of the open type is obtained step by step, using a technique similar to
fusion welding with a filler metal, the melting temperature of which is lower than that of the
parent metal but higher than 450 °C, but neither using capillary action as in brazing nor
intentionally melting the parent metal
3.1.33
filler metal(s)
added metal required for brazed joints
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3.1.34
flux
non-metallic material which, when molten, promotes wetting by removing existing oxide or other
detrimental films from the surfaces to be joined and prevents their re-formation during the joining
operation
3.1.35
governing weld joint
main full penetration butt joint, the design of which, as a result of membrane stresses, governs the
thickness of the component
Renumber the remaining definitions accordingly (3.1.19 to 3.1.24 are renumbered 3.1.36 to 3.1.41).
In Table 1, add a new column for units:
Table 1 — Symbols, descriptions and units
Symbol Description Unit
A Elongation after fracture %
2
A Strengthened area tube side mm
t
2
A Strengthened area in a tubesheet pattern mm
V
2
A Effective area of expanded joint mm
W
BPAR Brazing Procedure Approval Record —
BPS Brazing Procedure Specification —
c Corrosion allowance mm
C Joint clearance —
D Diameter mm
DBA Design by analysis —
DBF Design by formula —
D External diameter of shell or tube mm
e
d External diameter of branch/nozzle mm
e
D Internal diameter of shell or tube mm
i
d Internal diameter of branch/nozzle mm
i
DN Nominal diameter —
D Internal shell diameter, only applicable in shell and tube heat mm
s
exchangers
d Nominal outside diameter of tubes, only applicable in tubesheets mm
tube
(in the formulae, d can be replaced by d )
tube t
e Thickness mm
e Actual thickness mm
act
e Brazing joint size of tube in the tubesheet mm
b
e Minimum material thickness given by a standard or any other mm
min
technical document
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Symbol Description Unit
e Nominal thickness mm
n
EPAR Expansion Procedure Approval Record —
EPS Expansion Procedure Specification —
Etube Elasticity modulus for tube material at design temperature MPa
EV Essential Variables —
e Welding joint size of tube in the tubesheet mm
W
f Nominal design stress at design temperature MPa
FB Furnace brazing —
F Tube force generated by shell side N
s
f Nominal design stress at test temperature t °C MPa
ttest
f Nominal design stress of tube material at design temperature t °C MPa
tube
F Tube force generated by tube side N
tube
H Depth mm
IB Induction brazing —
K Safety factor —
l Actual lap length —
L Gauge length for tensile test mm
0
L Unsupported tube length mm
k
l Expanded length on tube inside tubesheet mm
tx
min t Stress case —
0
NDT Non Destructive Testing —
NEV Non-Essential Variables —
N Number of tube for a tubular heat exchanger —
tube
p Tube pitch for tubesheet mm
a
P Maximum design pressure MPa or bar
(max)
a
P Calculation pressure (in the formulae, P can be replaced by P) MPa or bar
c c
a
P Design pressure MPa or bar
d
PED Pressure Equipment Directive n° 2014/68/EU —
a
PS Maximum allowable pressure MPa or bar
a
P Test pressure MPa or bar
test
a
P Tube side calculation pressure MPa or bar
tube
a
Pv Shell side calculation pressure MPa or bar
PWHT Post Weld Heat Treatments —
Q Ratio of load —
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Symbol Description Unit
Q Tube force due to tube side (in the formulae, Q can be replaced N
tube tube
by Q )
t
Q Tube force due to tubesheet N
V
RB Resistance brazing —
R Upper yield strength MPa
eH
R Tensile strength MPa
m
R Average value of tensile strength of several test specimens MPa
m avg
R Maximum tensile strength specified in the standard MPa
m max
R Minimum tensile strength MPa
m min
R Tensile strength of tube —
m,tube
R Tensile strength at temperature t °C MPa
m/t
R Tensile strength at test temperature t °C MPa
m/ttest
Rp avg Average value of proof strength of several test specimens MPa
R 0,2 % proof strength MPa
p0,2
R 0,2 % proof strength at temperature t °C MPa
p0,2/t
R 0,2 % proof strength at test temperature t °C MPa
p0,2/ttest
R 1,0 % proof strength MPa
p1,0
R 1,0 % proof strength at temperature t °C MPa
p1,0/t
R 1,0 % proof strength at test temperature t °C MPa
p1,0/ttest
2
S Original cross section area mm
0
TB Flame brazing —
t Calculation temperature °C
c
t Design temperature °C
d
t Temperature of heat absorbing fluid °C
ha
t Temperature of heat emitting fluid °C
he
VB Vacuum brazing —
z Joint coefficient for welds —
α Thermal expansion —
δ Negative wall thickness tolerance mm
e
ν Poisson's ratio —
τ Maximum permissible shear strength of the brazing filler material 100 MPa
b,max
µ Basic ligament efficiency of the tube sheet —
a 2
1 bar = 100 000 Pa = 0,1 MPa = 0,1 N/mm .
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4 Modification to Clause 4
Update the following references throughout the clause:
— EN 13445-2:2021;
— EN 13445-6:2021;
In subclause 4.3.1.1, replace “Copper group: 31 to 35” with “Copper group: 31 to 38” and update the
following reference:
Delete subclause 4.3.1.2 and renumber current subclause 4.3.1.3 accordingly.
Insert the following new clauses:
4.3.1.3 The minimum values for the elongation after fracture (A) specified for gauge length
are:
LS= 5,65
00
Steel for transverse direction: 14 %;
—
— Steel for longitudinal direction: 16 %;
— Aluminium and aluminium alloys: 14 %;
— Copper and copper alloys in wrought condition: 14 %;
— Copper alloys in cast condition: 12 %;
— Titanium: 14 %.
In case of tubular copper and copper alloy material where the elongation values fall below the
values given above, their use shall be restricted to use within the following limits:
— PS × DN ≤ 50 000 bar A > 5 %;
— PS × DN ≤ 10 000 bar 3 % ≤ A ≤ 5 %.
4.3.1.4 When the gauge length is different from LS= 5,65 and for a non-proportional gauge
00
length, the requirements of EN ISO 6892-1:2019 shall apply to determine the minimum value of
elongation after fracture.
4.3.1.5 For steel, mechanical strength is given in EN 13445-2:2021. For other materials (e.g.
aluminium, copper, copper alloys, titanium) mechanical strength is given in material standards or
in Annex F.
The values specified at room temperature may be used for temperature equal to or less than 50 °C.
4.3.1.6 In Annex F, the following values are given in the table:
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Table F.1 — Elastic Modulus: E x 10 MPa and Poisson’s ratio
Table F.2 — Thermal expansion α (average value between 20 °C and Td)
4.3.1.7 The chemical composition shall be in accordance with the material specification.
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4.3.2 Steel and Cast iron
4.3.2.1 Deep drawing
For deep drawing, the following steels are particularly suitable:
— EN 10130:2006, all grades excluding DC 01;
— EN 10111:2008: grade DD12, DD13, DD14.
After forming and possible heat treatment, the material selected shall have a minimum elongation
of 14 % when measured as defined in 4.3.1.3, and the test sample is taken close to the edge of the
end cap.
Other materials can be considered, provided they conform to this requirement.
4.3.2.2 Cladding
The base metal of clad materials shall be selected from steel groups listed in 4.3.1.1. The cladding
materials may be selected from other material groups.
The requirements of EN 13445-2:2021, Annex D shall apply when the strength of the cladding
material is included in the design calculation.
4.3.2.3 Lamellar tearing
With steel grades, where the vessel manufacturer perceives that there is a risk of lamellar tearing
due to joint design and loading, one of the following solutions shall be employed:
— testing in accordance with EN 10164:2018 with a minimum value of Z15;
— ultrasonic inspection of the area where the joint is made. The minimum area to be inspected
is a band of material equivalent to five times the weld joint width. The inspection shall be
carried out to EN 10160:1999 with class S3 or E4 acceptance levels. The examination shall be
conducted after manufacturing processes to the part in question are complete.
4.3.2.4 Prevention of brittle fracture
For pressure vessel made with steel material the allowed stress at the minimum allowable
temperature is applied as per EN 13445-2:2021, Annex B, or Annex A of this document.
Annex A takes into account that due to the physical conditions during the phase change in
refrigerating systems, the pressure in the refrigerant containing part of the vessel drops when the
refrigerant temperature decreases. Thus at lower temperatures the stresses due to refrigerant
pressure are always lower than the stresses at the design pressure according to the relevant table
of EN 378-2:2016 (vapour pressure curve of a common refrigerant, see Figure A.1).
In the case of fluids without phase change, e.g. brine, the pressure does not change at low
temperatures, therefore in Annex A, the permissible stress of the component parts is determined
by higher safety factors (see Table A.1).
For steel materials listed in 4.3.1.1, the test temperature and the minimum value of the impact test
energy measured on an ISO V notch bending test specimen are determined in accordance with
EN 13445-2:20211, Annex B, or Annex A of this document.
For spheroidal cast iron, refer to EN 13445-6:20211 requirements.
The brittle fracture should be determined only when the material thickness can permit to make a
test piece according to EN ISO 148-1 with a minimum section size 5 mm × 10 mm.
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4.3.3 Aluminium and aluminium alloy
The aluminium, aluminium alloys are not susceptible to brittle fracture due to low temperature
and no special provisions are necessary for their use to a minimum allowable temperature of –
196 °C.
4.3.4 Copper and copper alloy
4.3.4.1 The material specification shall specify the composition limits for all constituents, heat
treatment and the appropriate mechanical properties for acceptance and other purposes.
The product forms in their delivery conditions shall be kept free from internal stresses that may
lead to stress corrosion cracking.
When using copper-zinc alloys, for example, care shall be taken to ensure that they are adequately
resistant to the media in question and that no hazardous chemical reactions take place.
When annealed in an atmosphere containing hydrogen (or, for example, when welding or brazing
using a naked flame), product forms made of Cu-DHP shall not show any signs of hydrogen
embrittlement.
4.3.4.2 Copper and copper alloys shall be ordered in material condition R or Y as defined in the
material standard in accordance with the designation system given in EN 1173:2008.
4.3.4.3 The material resistance given in Table F.3 of Annex F can be used within the temperature
limit of 200 °C.
4.3.4.4 Failure by lamellar tearing is not applicable to copper and copper alloys
4.3.4.5 The copper, copper alloys with the exception of alloy groups 32.2 and 35 are not
susceptible to brittle fracture due to low temperature and no special provisions are necessary for
their use to a minimum allowable temperature of –196 °C.
For these two groups, material properties shall be checked in material standards.
4.3.5 Titanium
Titanium is not susceptible to brittle fracture due to low temperature and no special provisions
are necessary for their use to a minimum allowable temperature of –196 °C.
Renumber 4.5 as 4.4, and 4.4 as 4.5
5 Modification to Clause 5
In Table 2, replace the line for flammable gas with the following:
Table 2 — Dangerous fluids
Hazard class Hazard statement
Flammable gases, category 1A, 1B and 2 H220, H221
Including unstable gases and Pyrophoric gas H230, H231 H232
In note of Table 2, update the following reference:
— EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020.
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6 Modification to Clause 6
Update the following reference throughout the clause:
— EN 13445-3:2021;
— EN 12735-1:2020;
— EN 13445-5:2021;
— EN 378-3:2016+A1:2020;
— EN 378-4:2016+A1:2019.
Add a new paragraph in 6.1:
Whenever the word “corrosion” is used in this standard it shall be taken to mean corrosion,
oxidation, scaling, abrasion, erosion and all other forms of wastage.
A corrosion allowance is not required when corrosion can be excluded, either because the
materials, including the welds, used for the pressure vessel walls are corrosion resistant relative
to the contents and the loading or are reliably protected.
No corrosion allowance is required for heat exchanger tubes and other parts in similar heat
exchanger duty, unless a specific corrosive environment requires one.
Replace 6.2.2 with the following:
6.2.2 Internal corrosion
For suitable material in contact with refrigerants internal corrosion is negligible and the minimum
corrosion allowance shall be taken to be 0 mm if the refrigerant has the maximum allowable levels
of contaminants according to Table 3.
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Table 3 — Refrigerant Allowable Levels of Contaminants
General value Exception
Vapour phase contaminants
Air and other non-condensables, 1,5 Non available when refrigerant have
maximum % by volume at 25,0 °C a boiling point > 5°C
Liquid phase contaminants
Water, Maximum ppm by weight 10 20 for R-11, R-113, R-123, R-245fa,
R-1224yd(Z), R-1233zd(E), R-
1336mzz(Z), R-1336mzz(E), R-514A
All Other Volatile Impurities, 0,5 None
Maximum % by weight
High Boiling Residue, Maximum % 0,01 0.0005 for R-744
by volume or % by weight
Particulates/solids pass Visually clean None
Acidity, Maximum ppm by weight 1 None
(as HC1)
Chloride No visible None
turbidity
Total C3, C4, and C5 Polyolefins, None 0,05 for R-50, R-170, R-E170, R-290,
Maximum % weight R-600, R-600a, R-601, R-601a, R-610,
R-1150, R-1270
Sulphur odour None No sulphur odour for R-50, R-170, R-
E170, R-290, R-600, R-600a, R-601,
R-601a, R-610, R-1150, R-1270
NOTE Methods can be found in AHRI Standard 700:2019 Standard for Specifications for Refrigerants.
Other corrosion values (greater than zero) may be selected by the manufacturer.
Replace subclause 6.4 with the following:
6.4 Loading
The requirements of EN 13445-3:2021 shall apply.
There are potentially four loading cases:
Normal operating load cases are those acting on the pressure vessel during normal operation,
including start-up and shutdown.
Exceptional load cases are those corresponding to events of very low occurrence probability
requiring the safe shutdown and inspection of the vessel.
Testing load cases for final assessment related to tests after manufacture and testing load cases in
service related to repeated tests during the lifetime defined by the user according to National in-
service regulation.
NOTE National in-service test pressure generally are not more than the final assessment test pressure
value.
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Vacuum load case which occur after refrigerant recovery and/or before refrigerant is charged
inside the compartment(s) of pressure vessel which contain refrigerant. The pressure is defined
in 6.7
According to load cases, the following calculation parameters shall be used as defined in Table 4.
Table 4 — Calculation parameter for different loading cases
CASE Normal Exceptional Vacuum Testing load
operating load load
Load
Pressure P Calculation pressure P as defined in 6.6 and Test pressure as
C
6.7 defined in 8.10.4
and Annex C or by
national in service
regulation
Nominal design f = F at calculation temperature as defined in f = F at testing n
stresses 6.10 and in Table 7 or Table 8 temperature as
defined in 6.10 and
in Table 7 or
Table 8
Thickness e e = e – c e = e
min min
Joint coefficient z Value defined z = 1 z = 1
in 6.12
Replace 6.8 with the following:
6.8 Design pressure P
d
The design pressure shall not be less than PS.
The refrigerant containing compartment of a vessel and the refrigerant side of a heat exchanger
vessel shall be designed to withstand the vacuum situation with a pressure of - 1 bar (e.g. vacuum
inside with atmospheric pressure on the outside), which may occur during refrigerant charging
or recovery operations.
This can be demonstrated by experience of similar design.
If design introduces a risk, manufacturer shall be put in place measures to reduce this risk.
If calculation is made, the following calculation parameters shall be used:
— Vacuum pressure: −1 bar;
— Temperature: ambient temperature;
— Joint coefficient z = 1.
In the last sentence of subclause 6.9, replace the reference to subclause 4.4 with 4.3.3.4.
In subclause 6.10.2, replace the reference to Table 3 with Table 5 and change reference in the title of
the table accordingly.
Replace subclause 6.11 with the following:
For the calculation of the required thickness of certain welded components (e.g. cylinders, cones
and spheres), the design formulae contain z, which is the joint coefficient of the governing welded
joint(s) of the component.
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EN 14276-1:2020/prA1:2023 (E)
Examples of governing welded joints are:
— longitudinal or helical welds in a cylindrical shell;
— longitudinal welds in a conical shell;
— any main weld in a spherical shell/head;
— main welds in a dished head fabricated from two or more plates;
— The following welded joints are not governing welded joints:
— circumferential weld between a cylindrical or conical shell and a cylinder, cone, flange or end
other than hemispherical;
— welds attaching nozzles to shells or heads;
— welds subjected exclusively to compressive stress.
NOTE Circumferential joints may become governing joints due to external loads.
For the normal operating load cases, the value of z is given in Table 6.
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EN 14276-1:2020/prA1:2023 (E)
Table 6— Testing groups
Joint coefficients 1 1 0,85 0,7
a
Testing groups 1b 2b 3b 4
Permitted material
Steel group 1.1/1.2/8.1 1.1/1.2/8.1 1.1/1.2/8.1 1.1/1.2/8.1
Aluminium group 21 / 22 21 / 22 21 / 22 21 / 22
Copper group All All All All
Maximum thickness per material category
b
Steel g
...
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