Air Receiver Tank Inspection

The air receiver tank supports the work of a primary heat exchanger.

Air receiver tank inspection.

Boiler and pressure vessel code section viii which is incorporated by reference as specified in sec. 57 13017 compressor discharge pipes. The procedures discussed are based upon air receiver and the guidelines for compliance with the national health and safety act of south africa o h s act 85 of 1993. Lowering the temperature of the air an additional 5 10 f is not uncommon.

The air receiver tank acts as a secondary heat exchanger. 57 13010 reciprocating type air compressors. Inspection and pressure test procedure on a typical pressure vessel. Instruction is based at post apprentice level.

Pressure vessels pressure vessel unit. Maintenance service inspection of air receivers compressors the receiver should be fitted with a correct pressure gauge complying with bs 1780 or similar equivalent standard and which indicates pressure in bar lbf sqin or other suitable units. 57 13015 inspection of compressed air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels. The programme consists of 1.

If the air receiver is sold or relocated these records should follow the vessel to the new site or new owner. 57 13019 pressure system repairs. Description and overview an air receiver is probably the most common type of unfired pressure vessel. All documents that relate to the design purchase registration inspection damage history repair or modification of the air receiver must be kept as a minimum for the life of the vessel.

Efficiency benefits of air receiver tanks. 57 13011 air receiver tanks. 57 13020 use of compressed air. This pressure may be obtained from an external source or by the application of heat from a direct or indirect source or any combination thereof.

57 13012 compressor air intakes. There is a legal requirement for thorough examination of pressure vessels and receivers that contain steam compressed air and refrigerants. There should be a suitable appliance either manual or automatic for draining the receiver. All new air receivers installed after the effective date of these regulations shall be constructed in accordance with the 1968 edition of the a s m e.

However due to minimum size inspection thresholds employed by the vast majority of jurisdictions many of the smaller air receivers will not qualify for a mandatory inservice inspection. As air sits in the tank or slowly flows through it it naturally cools over time.