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DS/CEN/TS 13445-501:2018
Unfired pressure vessels - Part 501: Acoustic emission for pressure vessels
This document is intended for the application of AT on metallic pressure equipment during controlled loading.**Therefore the overall aims of this document are:**- to detect, locate and grade areas with evolving imperfections;**- to provide the manufacturer the possibility to compare results of the first test with those of subsequent periodic inspections;**- to determine the possibilities and limits of AE testing (AT) for pressure equipment;**- to establish common basis for procedures to perform AT, taking into account the specific characteristics of the equipment under test;**- to define the criteria, features and grades essential for evaluation of test results;**- to suggest follow-ups to the test.
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