TG Pipes and Valves

Tasks

Exchange of experience to improve reliability in operation and availability
Informing the members regarding the experience gathered
Initiation and support of research projects
Creation and revision of guidelines and instruction sheets for maintaining and improving safety and availability
Checking and investigating operational incidents in power plants
Influencing control of national and European standardisation and legislative initiatives

Administrative support of the following directives:

VGB-S-107	Ordering and design of fittings
R 100 L	Heat exchangers and feedwater tanks - Publishing (1st-half year 2011)
R 507	Ordering of pipeline systems- Publishing (4th quarter 2010)
R 510 L	Pipe fixtures
R 540 L	Steam cooling in thermal power plants
R 123 1.2 + 1.6	Guideline for instrumentation and control (temporarily till end of 2010)

and instruction sheets:

M 117	Asbestos-free static and quasi-static sealing
M 530 H	Thermal insulation of pipelines

Current Topics

Operational incidents involving pipelines, fittings and pressure vessels
Modern production technologies for manufacturing pipes and fitting
Implementation of the operational safety regulations in power plants
Condition monitoring of pipelines
Supervision R&D-Project "Optimization of spindle packing" (End July 2010)