Applied Cooling Technology is well versed in the requirements of
the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED).
The Pressure Equipment Directive applies to the design,
manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and
assemblies where pressure is greater than 0.5 bar. The purpose
is to ensure all equipment is safe, meets essential safety
requirements covering design, manufacture and testing and
satisfies appropriate conformity assessment procedures and will
be marked CE.
The scope of PED is limited to the
hazards on account of pressure and “the putting on the market
and into service of pressure equipment”. It does not include
requirements for in-service inspection or on-site assembly of
units bearing individual CE marks. There is no responsibility
for the user except to follow instructions. |
The PED applies only to heat exchangers
to be used in the European Economic Area (EEA). PED
excludes piping for conveyance of fluid from onshore or
offshore, equipment for functioning of vehicles, equipment
on ships, aircraft or mobile off-shore rigs, radiators and pipes
in warm water heating systems, engines, car tyres and champagne
bottles.
There are four different categories from Cat. I (the least
hazardous) to Cat. II, Cat. III and Cat IV (the most hazardous),
with increasing procedure requirements. The category of the
equipment takes into account the pressure, volume and fluids.
There are two groups of fluids, Group 1 (Explosive, Flammable,
Toxic or Oxidising Fluids as defined in Article 2 of directive
67/548/EEC) and Group 2 (All other fluids). If a unit falls
below Cat. I, it is still covered under the scope of the PED.
It cannot be CE marked but falls into the category of Sound
Engineering Practice (Art. 3.3). |
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