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ASME PVHO-1-2012 Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy
standard by ASME International, 05/31/2012
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This Standard defines the requirements that are applicableto all Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy(PVHOs) fabricated to this Standard and shall be used inconjunction with specific requirements in other Sectionsand mandatory appendices of this Standard.PVHOs shall be designed, fabricated, inspected,tested, marked, and stamped in accordance with therequirements of this Standard and of the ASME Boilerand Pressure Vessel Code (Code), Section VIII unlessotherwise permitted within this Standard.In-service requirements for PVHOs are found inASME PVHO-2.In stock
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Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy
AN A MERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD
ASME PVHO-1–2012
(Revision of ASME PVHO-1–2007)
ASME PVHO-1–2012
(Revision of ASME PVHO-1–2007)
Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy
AN AMERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD
Three Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USA
Date of Issuance: May 31, 2012
The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2015.
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CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Committee Roster viii
Correspondence With the PVHO Committee x
Summary of Changes xii
Section 1 | General Requirements....................................................... | 1 |
1-1 | Introduction ............................................................... | 1 |
1-2 | Scope ..................................................................... | 1 |
1-3 | Exclusions ................................................................ | 1 |
1-4 | User Requirements ........................................................ | 1 |
1-5 | Manufacturer’s Data Report ............................................... | 1 |
1-6 | Materials .................................................................. | 2 |
1-7 | Design and Fabrication Requirements ...................................... | 2 |
1-8 | Pressure Relief Devices .................................................... | 12 |
1-9 | Marking .................................................................. | 13 |
1-10 | Nonmetallic Materials and Toxicity Offgas Testing .......................... | 14 |
1-11 | Risk Analysis ............................................................. | 15 |
Section 2 | Viewports .................................................................. | 16 |
2-1 | General ................................................................... | 16 |
2-2 | Design .................................................................... | 16 |
2-3 | Material ................................................................... | 65 |
2-4 | Fabrication ................................................................ | 72 |
2-5 | Inspection ................................................................. | 74 |
2-6 | Marking .................................................................. | 75 |
2-7 | Pressure Testing ........................................................... | 76 |
2-8 | Installation of Windows in Chambers ...................................... | 78 |
2-9 | Repair of Damaged Windows Prior to Being Placed in Service .............. | 78 |
2-10 | Guidelines for Application of the Requirements of Section 2 ................ | 79 |
Section 3 | Quality Assurance for PVHO Manufacturers ................................... | 84 |
3-1 | General ................................................................... | 84 |
3-2 | Responsibilities ............................................................ | 84 |
Section 4 | Piping Systems............................................................. | 85 |
4-1 | General ................................................................... | 85 |
4-2 | Material Requirements .................................................... | 86 |
4-3 | Design of Components .................................................... | 88 |
4-4 | Selection and Limitations of Piping Components ........................... | 88 |
4-5 | Selection and Limitations of Piping Joints .................................. | 89 |
4-6 | Supports .................................................................. | 90 |
4-7 | Inspection ................................................................. | 90 |
4-8 | Testing .................................................................... | 91 |
4-9 | Systems ................................................................... | 92 |
Section 5 | Medical Hyperbaric Systems................................................. | 98 |
5-1 | General ................................................................... | 98 |
5-2 | PVHO System Design ..................................................... | 98 |
5-3 | Gas Systems .............................................................. | 98 |
5-4 | Control Systems and Instrumentation ...................................... | 99 |
5-5 | Environmental Systems .................................................... | 99 |
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Section 6 Diving Systems 100
General 100
Design 101
Pressure Boundary 103
Systems 104
Testing 105
Section 7 Submersibles 106
General 106
Pressure Boundary 107
Piping 108
Electrical Systems 108
Life Support 109
Fire Protection 110
Navigation 110
Communications 111
Instrumentation 111
Buoyancy, Stability, Emergency Ascent, and Entanglement 111
Emergency Equipment 112
Figures
1-7.13.1-1 Geometry of Cylinders 7
1-7.13.1-2 Stiffener Geometry 8
1-7.13.1-3 Sections Through Rings 8
1-7.13.5-1 Values of t/Ro and Lc /Ro 13
1-9(b)-1 Form of Nameplate, U.S. Customary 14
1-9(b)-2 Form of Nameplate, Metric 14
2-2.2.1-1 Standard Window Geometries 18
2-2.2.1-2 Standard Window Geometries 19
2-2.2.1-3 Standard Window Geometries 20
2-2.2.1-4 Standard Window Geometries 21
2-2.5.1-1 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows 26
2-2.5.1-2 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows 27
2-2.5.1-3 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Flat Disk Acrylic Windows 28
2-2.5.1-4 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Conical Frustum Acrylic Windows 29
2-2.5.1-5 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Conical Frustum Acrylic Windows 30
2-2.5.1-6 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Spherical Sector Acrylic Windows 31
2-2.5.1-7 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Spherical Sector Acrylic Windows 32
2-2.5.1-8 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pressurized Internally 33
2-2.5.1-9 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pressurized Internally 34
2-2.5.1-10 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Pressurized Externally 35
2-2.5.1-11 Short-Term Elastic Buckling of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Between
Supports Under External Hydrostatic Pressure 36
2-2.5.1-12 Short-Term Elastic Buckling of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Between
Supports Under External Hydrostatic Pressure 37
2-2.5.1-13 Short-Term Elastic Buckling of Cylindrical Acrylic Windows Between
Supports Under External Hydrostatic Pressure 38
2-2.5.1-14 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Hyperhemispherical and NEMO Type
Acrylic Windows 40
2-2.5.1-15 Short-Term Critical Pressure of Hyperhemispherical and NEMO Type
Acrylic Windows 41
2-2.10.1-1 Seat Cavity Requirements — Conical Frustum Window, Spherical Sector
Window With Conical Edge, and Flat Disk Window 45
2-2.10.1-2 Seat Cavity Requirements — Double Beveled Disk Window 46
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2-2.10.1-3 2-2.10.1-4 | Seat Cavity Requirements — Spherical Sector Window With Square Edge ............................................................ Seat Cavity Requirements — Hemispherical Window With Equatorial Flange ....................................................... | 47 48 |
2-2.10.1-5 | Seat Cavity Requirements — Cylindrical Window ........................... | 49 |
2-2.10.1-6 | Seat Cavity Requirements — Hyperhemispherical Window .................. | 50 |
2-2.10.1-7 | Seat Cavity Requirements — NEMO Window (Standard Seat) ............... | 51 |
2-2.10.1-8 2-2.11.10-1 2-2.11.10-2 | Seat Cavity Requirements — NEMO Window (Seat With Extended Cyclic Fatigue Life) ............................................................ Bevels on Window Edges — Flat Disk Windows, Conical Frustum Windows, Spherical Sector Windows, Hyperhemispheres ................. Bevels on Window Edges — Flanged Hemispherical Window, Spherical Sector Window With Square Edge, External Pressure and Internal Pressure of Cylindrical Windows ........................................ | 52 54 55 |
2-2.14.11-1 | Dimensional Tolerances for Penetrations in Acrylic Windows ............... | 59 |
2-2.14.15-1 | Dimensional Tolerances for Inserts in Acrylic Windows ..................... | 62 |
2-2.14.16-1 | Typical Shapes of Inserts .................................................. | 63 |
2-2.14.22-1 | Seal Configurations for Inserts in Acrylic Windows ......................... | 64 |
2-2.14.24-1 | Restraints for Inserts in Acrylic Windows .................................. | 66 |
4-9.14.2-1 | Flow Diagram of Apparatus for Measuring the Concentration of Hydrocarbons in a Stream of Air or Other Gas After It Has Passed Through a Test Hose .................................................... | 97 |
Tables | ||
1-10-1 | Conversion Factor, Fp (For PVHO Occupation Exceeding 8 hr) .............. | 15 |
2-2.3.1-1 | Conversion Factors for Acrylic Flat Disk Windows ......................... | 22 |
2-2.3.1-2 2-2.3.1-3 | Conversion Factors for Acrylic Conical Frustum Windows and Double Beveled Disk Windows .................................................. Conversion Factors for Acrylic Spherical Sector Windows With Conical Edge, Hyperhemispherical Windows With Conical Edge, and NEMO Type Windows With Conical Edge ....................................... | 23 23 |
2-2.3.1-4 | Conversion Factors for Acrylic Spherical Sector Windows With Square Edge and Hemispherical Windows With Equatorial Flange ............... | 24 |
2-2.3.1-5 | Conversion Factors for Acrylic Cylindrical Windows ....................... | 24 |
2-2.3.2-1 | Conical Frustum Windows for Design Pressures in Excess of 10,000 psi (69 MPa) ................................................................ | 25 |
2-2.14.13-1 | Specified Values of Physical Properties for Polycarbonate Plastic ............ | 61 |
2-2.14.13-2 | Specified Values of Physical Properties for Cast Nylon Plastic .............. | 61 |
2-3.4-1 | Specified Values of Physical Properties for Each Lot ........................ | 67 |
2-3.4-2 | Specified Values of Physical Properties for Each Casting .................... | 69 |
2-4.5-1 | Annealing Schedule for Acrylic Windows .................................. | 73 |
4-2.1.1-1 4-7.1-1 4-9.14.2-1 | Maximum Allowable Stress Values for Seamless Pipe and Tube Materials Not Listed in Nonmandatory Appendix A of ASME B31.1 ............... Mandatory Minimum Nondestructive Examinations for Pressure Welds in Piping Systems for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy ............ Maximum Allowable Concentration of Hydrocarbons in Air Passing Through Hose .......................................................... | 86 91 97 |
Forms | ||
GR-1 | Manufacturer’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy .... | 4 |
GR-1S | Manufacturer’s Data Report Supplementary Sheet .......................... | 5 |
VP-1 | Fabrication Certification for Acrylic Windows .............................. | 17 |
VP-2 | Acrylic Window Design Certification ...................................... | 58 |
VP-3 | Material Manufacturer’s Certification for Acrylic ........................... | 68 |
VP-4 | Material Testing Certification for Acrylic ................................... | 70 |
VP-5 | Pressure Testing Certification .............................................. | 77 |
VP-6 | Acrylic Window Repair Certification ....................................... | 80 |
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Mandatory Appendices