1、Pressure Gauges and Gauge AttachmentsAN AM E R IC A N NAT IO NAL STANDARDASME B40.100-2013Revision of ASME B40.100-2005(R2011)ASME B40.100-2013Revision of ASME B40.100-2005(R2011)Pressure Gaugesand GaugeAttachmentsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDTwo Park Avenue New York,NY 10016 USADate of Issuance:Nov
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10、rwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersTwo Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2013 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vCorrespondence With the
11、B40 Committee.viPreface.viiASME B40.1Gauges:Pressure Indicating Dial Type Elastic Element.1ASME B40.2Diaphragm Seals.45ASME B40.5Snubbers.77ASME B40.6Pressure Limiter Valves.97ASME B40.7Gauges:Pressure Digital Indicating.107iiiFOREWORDASME Standards Committee B40 is comprised of a group of volunteer
12、s representing pressuregauge users,manufacturers,governmental agencies,testing laboratories,and other standards-producing bodies.All are convinced that national standards such as this serve not only to provideproduct performance and configuration guidelines but also to inform and assist both those w
13、hospecify and the users regarding the science of pressure gauge production,application,and use.The standards are vehicles by which the Committee as a body can transmit to users the benefitsof their combined knowledge and experience as regards the proper and safe use of pressuregauges.The use of this
14、 Standard is entirely voluntary and shall in no way preclude the manufactureroruseofproductsthatdonotconform.NeitherASMEnortheB40Committeeassumesresponsibil-ity for the effects of observance or nonobservance of recommendations made herein.The 2005 edition,which was approved on September 19,2005,was
15、issued to includeNonmandatory Appendix C on Supplemental Requirements to B40.1,B40.2,B40.5,and B40.6.This revision was issued to clarify wording in the B40.1 body document as well as inNonmandatory Appendix C,now designated as Mandatory Appendix III.NonmandatoryAppendix A was also rewritten to inclu
16、de new gauge performance criteria,and it was designatedasMandatoryAppendixI.NonmandatoryAppendixBwasdesignatedasMandatoryAppendixII.This edition of the Standard was approved by the B40 Standards Committee on June 18,2013and approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Instituteon October 14,2013.ivASME B40 COMMITTEESpecifications for Pressure and Vacuum Gauges(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)STANDARDS COMMITTE
