BS EN ISO 10442:2002

This standard BS EN ISO 10442:2002 Petroleum, chemical and gas service industries. Packaged, integrally geared centrifugal air compressors is classified in these ICS categories:

• 23.140 Compressors and pneumatic machines
• 75.180.20 Processing equipment

This International Standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the design, materials, fabrication, inspection, testing and preparation for shipment of constant-speed, packaged, integrally geared centrifugal air compressors, including their accessories, for use in the petroleum, chemical and gas service industries. It is also applicable to gas services other than air that are non-hazardous and non-toxic. It is not applicable to machines that develop a pressure rise of less than 35 kPa above atmospheric pressure, which are classed as fans or blowers.

NOTE In this International Standard, where practical, US customary units have been included in brackets for information.