GCC: Gulf Technical Regulation on Simple Pressure Vessels

 

The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have published a draft Gulf Technical Regulation on Simple Pressure Vessels.

The GCC Technical Regulation is concerned with simple pressure vessels (‘vessels’) manufactured in series with the following characteristics:

(a) the vessels are welded, intended to be subjected to an internal gauge pressure greater than 0,5 bar and to contain air or nitrogen, and are not intended to be fired;

(b) the parts and assemblies contributing to the strength of the vessel under pressure are made either of non-alloy quality steel or of non-alloy aluminium or non-age hardening aluminium alloys;

(c) the vessel is made of either of the following elements:

i – a cylindrical part of circular cross-section closed by outwardly dished and/or flat ends which revolve around the same axis as the cylindrical part;

ii – two dished ends revolving around the same axis.

(d) the maximum working pressure of the vessel does not exceed 30 bar and the product of that pressure and the capacity of the vessel (PS × V) does not exceed 10 000 bar.L;

(e) the minimum working temperature is no lower than – 50 °C and the maximum working temperature is not higher than 300 °C for steel and 100 °C for aluminium or aluminium alloy vessels.

2. This Technical Regulation shall not apply to:

(a) vessels specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;

(b) vessels specifically intended for installation in or the propulsion of ships and aircraft;

(c) fire extinguishers.

The full draft text can be accessed HERE.

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