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The pressure it was built for.
Also known as: Pressure vessel nameplate, Vessel data plate
The plate on a pressure vessel giving its design pressure, temperature and manufacturing details.
Gives a pressure vessel's design pressure, temperature and manufacturing details.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Public information
Attached so that it cannot be removed without damage, because a vessel separated from its data plate cannot be safely operated and is generally scrapped — the plate is a condition of use rather than a description of one.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Public information
States design values and not present condition; nothing here is an assessment of any vessel.
Design values only; not a statement about present condition.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Public information
A rectangular metal plate welded or riveted to the vessel, carrying design pressure, design temperature, test pressure, the year of manufacture and the notified body's mark in ruled lines.