BS EN 14276-1 2006

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN14276-1:2006Pressureequipmentforrefrigeratingsystemsandheatpumps—Part1:Vessels—GeneralrequirementsTheEuropeanStandardEN14276-1:2006hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.020.30;27.080;27.200  LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriNov1010:15:21GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN14276-1:2006ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31July2006©BSI2006ISBN0580484610NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN14276-1:2006.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeRHE/18,Refrigerationsafety,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeepUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to85andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriNov1010:15:21GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN14276-1July2006ICS23.020.30;27.080;27.200EnglishVersionPressureequipmentforrefrigeratingsystemsandheatpumps-Part1:Vessels-GeneralrequirementsAppareilsàpressionpoursystèmesderéfrigérationetdepompesàchaleur-Partie1:Récipients-PrescriptionsgénéralesDruckgerätefürKälteanlagenundWärmepumpen-Teil1:Behälter-AllgemeineAnforderungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon24May2006.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2006CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN14276-1:2006:ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriNov1010:15:21GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN14276-1:2006(E)2ContentsForeword......................................................................................................................................................................4Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................51Scope..............................................................................................................................................................62Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................63Termsanddefinitions...................................................................................................................................83.1Definitions......................................................................................................................................................83.2Symbols,quantitiesandunits....................................................................................................................114Materials.......................................................................................................................................................134.1General.......................................................................................................................................