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Simple pressure<br />

vessels<br />

Simple receivers<br />

(unfired)<br />

Air<br />

Nitrogen<br />

Low-pressure/<br />

atmospheric tanks<br />

Table 2.1 <strong>Pressure</strong> equipment categories*<br />

Gas cylinders Unfired pressure<br />

vessels<br />

Boilers<br />

LPG cylinders Complex air receivers Heating boilers<br />

(transportable)<br />

Boiler drums Package ‘shell’<br />

Two-piece cylinders<br />

Three-piece cylinders<br />

Pressurized s<strong>to</strong>rage<br />

containers<br />

boilers<br />

Coal/oil-fired power<br />

Condensers<br />

boilers<br />

Liquid cooled<br />

General water tube<br />

Air cooled<br />

boilers<br />

Superheaters HRSGs<br />

Desuperheaters<br />

Fired HRSGs<br />

Unfired HRSGs<br />

Economizers<br />

Forced circulation<br />

Heat exchangers HRSGs<br />

High-pressure feed Natural circulation<br />

heaters<br />

HRSGs<br />

Tube type exchangers<br />

Plate type exchangers<br />

Contact exchangers<br />

Single-pressure<br />

HRSGs<br />

Multiple-pressure<br />

Chemical<br />

process/reaction<br />

vessels<br />

Metal vessels<br />

GRP vessels<br />

Nuclear vessels<br />

HRSGs<br />

Valves<br />

S<strong>to</strong>p valves<br />

Plug<br />

Globe<br />

Gate<br />

Butterfly<br />

Check valves<br />

S<strong>to</strong>p check<br />

Lift check<br />

Tilting disc check<br />

Swing check<br />

Safety valves<br />

<strong>Pressure</strong> relief<br />

Vacuum relief<br />

Control valves<br />

Two-way valves<br />

Three-way valves<br />

Regulating valves<br />

Metering valves<br />

Needle valves<br />

Diaphragm valves<br />

Pipework<br />

Pipelines<br />

Power piping<br />

Service piping<br />

Flanges<br />

Pipework<br />

fittings<br />

Pressurized<br />

accessories<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

Turbines<br />

Au<strong>to</strong>claves<br />

Road transport<br />

vehicles<br />

Road and rail vehicle<br />

components<br />

(brakes, etc.)<br />

Portable <strong>to</strong>ols<br />

Domestic heating<br />

systems<br />

Aircraft components<br />

Gas-loaded hydraulic<br />

accumula<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

Vapour compression<br />

refrigeration<br />

systems<br />

Engine cooling<br />

systems<br />

* Note that these only show broad technical categories <strong>of</strong> pressure equipment. This table does not infer the applicability <strong>of</strong> any directives,<br />

regulations, or technical standards – this is covered in Chapter 11.<br />

12<br />

Engineers’ <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Pressure</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong>

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