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| Pressure Equipment Directive | ||
| 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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