TPED Compliant

Additional Products

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TPED-Compliant Products

The Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) provides requirements relating to the design, manufacture, and testing of transportable pressure vessels and accessories, including sample cylinders and cylinder valves, used in gas service. The intent of the directive is to provide a uniform level of product safety throughout the countries of the European Union.

• Body made of seamless tubing provides consistent wall thickness, size, and capacity.
• Smooth internal neck transition allows easy cleaning and eliminates trapped fluids.
• Cold-formed female NPT threads provide greater strength.
• Heavy-wall end connections provide strength and resist flaring.
• Full-penetration gas tungsten arc-weld construction provides leak-tight sample containment.

• D Series Nonrotating Stem Needle Valves
  • Orifice size 5.6 mm (0.218 in.).
  • Flow coefficient (Cv) 0.53.
  • Compact, rugged design.
  • Protective handle prevents contaminants from entering functional valve parts.
  • Valve can be configured with rupture disc.

    

• N Series Severe-Service Union-Bonnet Needle Valves
  • Orifice size 4.0 mm (0.156 in.).
  • Flow coefficient (Cv) 0.35.
  • Union-bonnet construction prevents accidental valve disassembly.
  • Packing bolt design permits packing adjustments in the open position.
  • Safety back seating seals in fully open position.

Swagelok rupture disc units protect sample cylinders from overpressurization by venting the cylinder contents to atmosphere. The rupture disc is welded to a body that is threaded into a valve body or a rupture disc tee and sealed by an elastomer O-ring. Nonrotating stem needle valves with rupture disc units and rupture disc tees are also available.

Product Markings

Swagelok TPED-compliant sample cylinders and cylinder valves are marked with the pi symbol and the identification number of the Notified Body which performed the assessment.

Swagelok TPED-compliant rupture disc assemblies are marked with the CE symbol and the identification number of the Notified Body which performed the assessment.

Testing

Every TPED-compliant sample cylinder is hydrostatically tested at 1.5 times the pressure rating.

Every TPED-compliant Swagelok cylinder valve is factory tested with nitrogen at 69 bar (1000 psig). Seats have a maximum allowable leak rate of 0.1 std cm³/min. Shell testing is performed at 1.5 times the pressure rating to a requirement of no detectable leakage with a liquid leak detector.

Cleaning and Packaging

All Swagelok TPED-compliant sample cylinders, rupture disc assemblies, and cylinder valves are cleaned and packaged in accordance with Swagelok Standard Cleaning and Packaging (SC-10). Cleaning and packaging in accordance with Swagelok Special Cleaning and Packaging (SC-11) to ensure compliance with product cleanliness requirements stated in ASTM G93 Level C are available as an option for cylinder valves.

Documentation

A Declaration of Conformity is available for all Swagelok TPED-compliant products. Contact your authorized Swagelok sales and service representative.

Options and Accessories

• PTFE coating
• Electropolishing
• Additional marking
• End caps
• Caps and plugs
• Carrying handle