BS EN ISO BRITISH STANDARD 10442:2002 Petroleum, chemical and gas service industries Packaged. integrally geared centrifugal air compressors The European Standard EN IS0 10442:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 23.140; 75.180.20 BSi British Standards BS EN ISO 10442:2002 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN ISO 10442:2002. It is identical with ISO 10442:2002. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MCE/8, Compressors, pneumatic tools, pneumatic machines and vacuum technology, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Search" facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard, having Summary of pages been prepared under the This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN ISO title direction of the Engineering page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages i to v, a blank page, Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published pages 1 to 70, an inside back cover and a back cover. under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the Committee on document was last issued. 13 January 2003 Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments C BSI 13 January 2003 ISBN 0 580 41060 9 EN ISO 10442 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM December 2002 ICS 23.140; 75.180.20 English version Petroleum, chemical and gas service industries - Packaged, integrally geared centrifugal air compressors (lsO 10442:2002) Industries du pétrole, de la chimie et du gaz naturel - Compresseurs d'aircentrifugesassemblesamultiplicateur intégré (ISO 10442:2002) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 November 2002. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. rer EUROPEAN COMMITTEEFOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels @2002CEN All rights of exploitation in anyform and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 10442:2002 E worldwideforCENnational Members. EN IS0.10442:2002 Foreword "Compressors, pneumatic tools and pneumatic machines" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 12 "Materials, equipment and offshore structures for