After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• interpret and apply definitions, terms and basic rules for pressure equipment (pressure vessels, piping, armatures, and pressure bearing assemblies).
• assigning important regulation for placing on the market and operation of pressure equipment in Austria, the European Union, and global; applying concepts and terms from these regulations, and becoming acquainted to similar regulation quickly;
• interpret and apply requirements  to materials, design, manufacture, accessories, testing and examination (pre- and in-service inspections) of pressure vessels.
• describe structure and features of important elements of pressure vessels and plants, with the further goal to select such elements and operate plants.
• describe and interpret important documents (especially drawings) in plant design.

• Documents and design drawings in plant design
• Pressure equipment: Pressure Equipment Directive (Richtlinie 2014/68/EU) and other Legal requirements as well as rules of technology,, materials, manufacturing, testing und in-service inspection, design calculations
• Special design details: Plating, lining, multi-layer design, design to avoid or minimize corrosion, heat insulation, connectors and leak-tightness, sight glasses
• Piping: Piping parts and welded connections, compensation of thermal strain and expansion joints, supports, insulation and heating, venting, drainage, piping design documents
• Accessories: Blocking- and adjustment valves, accessory against overpressure, non-return valves, steam traps, drainage and venting valves, pressure-reducing valves
• Special equipment: Heat exchangers

Presentation with numerous examples, screening of comprehension and examples in the form of eLearning tests.

E-Learning tests between the lectures have to be passed for taking part in the written exam at the end of the course.
Further details are given in German language.

Anmeldung in TISS wegen Freischaltung des E-Learning Systems erforderlich.

Lecture notes for this course are available. Die Modalitäten des Skriptenverkaufs werden rechzeitig bekanntgegeben (LVA-News).