ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code VIII Committee Meeting Held in Lanzhou

Industry News | 2018-06-27

On June 23, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code VIII Committee (hereinafter referred to as ASME BPVC VIII) was hosted by Hefei General Machinery Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Lanzhou Lanshi Heavy Equipment Co., Ltd. (Lanshi Heavy Equipment). The first meeting of the International Working Group in 2018 was held in Lanzhou. Nearly 50 representatives from more than 30 industry institutions including domestic universities, research institutes, design institutes, manufacturers and testing institutions attended the meeting. Gao Jixuan, deputy director of the Special Equipment Safety Supervision Bureau of the State Administration of Markets, and Zhang Qiang, the chief representative of ASME China, attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by the chairman of the working group and the academician of Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Academician Chen Xuedong. The chief engineer of Lanzhou Lanshi Group Co., Ltd. (Lanshi Group) attended the meeting and delivered a speech on behalf of the organizer.

The meeting first reviewed and approved the agenda of the June 2018 meeting and the minutes of the December 2017 meeting. Vice Chairman of the Working Group, Chief Researcher of China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute, Shoubinan, and Vice Chairman of the China Pressure Vessel Society Design Branch, Cui Jun, respectively, made "ASME Standard Technology Development Trend" and "Two or Three Cases of Pressure Vessel Construction Based on Risk Control" Academic report. Participants discussed 19 related technical issues applied in China on the ASME VIII standard, covering flange, elliptical head and heat exchanger design, fatigue analysis, low temperature properties and high temperature strength, welding and heat treatment, and resistance Hot problems such as pressure test and inspection. Participants also discussed the time, place and organizer of the next meeting of the working group.