美国机械工程师学会(ASME)《锅炉及压力容器规范》(以下简称“ASME规范”)到1987年已有73年历史。该规范目前有十一卷,分为第24册出版,其中二册为《规范案例》,分属锅炉、压力容器及核动力装置设备。“ASME规范”是事故的总结、是经验的总结,是1905年美国马萨诸塞州3月20日发生了锅炉爆炸死伤事故以来不断总结的成果。它收集的资料极为广博,实为从事锅炉与压力容器工作的工程技术人员所不可缺少的参考资 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (“ASME Code”) was 73 years old by 1987. There are currently eleven volumes in the code, which are published in volume 24, of which two are “normative cases” and are classified as boilers, pressure vessels and nuclear power plant equipment. The ASME Code is a summary of accidents and a summary of experience. It is the result of a continuous review since the accident and death of a boiler explosion in Massachusetts on March 20, 1905. It is extremely extensive collection of information, in fact, engaged in the work of the boiler and pressure vessel engineering and technical personnel indispensable reference