Atlas Copco GA 7 VSD+ User Manual

12 Pressure equipment directives
Components subject to 97/23/EC Pressure Equipment Directive
The following table contains the necessary information for the inspection of all pressure equipment of
category II and higher according to the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC and all pressure equipment
according to the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive 2009/105/EC.
Compressor
type
Component Description Volume Design
pressure
Minimum and
maximum
design
temperature
PED
Class
GA 7 VSD+ up to
GA 15 VSD+
1625 4215 01 Vessel 9.1 l 15 bar(e) -8 ˚C/ 120 ˚C -
2202 8891 05 Safety valve - - - IV
830 1010 39 Safety valve - - - IV
Compressor
type
Component Description Number
of cycles
(1)
Minimum
wall
thickness
Visual
inspection
frequency (2)
Hydrostatic
inspection
frequency (2)
GA 7 VSD+ up
to GA 15 VSD+
1625 4215 01 Vessel
2 x 10
6
2 mm 1 year 10 years
2202 8891 05 Safety valve - - - -
0830 1010 39 Safety valve - - - -
The compressors conform to PED smaller than category II.
(1) The number of cycles refers to the number of cycles from 0 bar(e) to maximum pressure.
(2) Other inspection techniques such as ultrasonic or X-ray are equivalent to hydrostatic testing for this
equipment.
Instruction book
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Atlas Copco GA 7 VSD+ Specifications

General

Brand	Atlas Copco
Model	GA 7 VSD+
Category	Air Compressor
Language	English