1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 1802:2002 Transportable gas cylinders Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders The European Standard EN 1802:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 23.020.30 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 180
2、2:2002 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 25 March 2002 BSI 25 March 2002 ISBN 0 580 39412 3 National foreword This British Standa
3、rd is the official English language version of EN 1802:2002. It supersedes BS 5430-3:1990 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PVE/3, Gas containers, to Subcommittee PVE/3/7, Gas cylinder (receptacle) operations, which has the responsibilit
4、y to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee 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 Standards Catalogue under the section entitle
5、d “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance
6、 with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and
7、European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 47 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued sinc
8、e publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN1802 February2002 ICS23.020.30 Englishversion TransportablegascylindersPeriodicinspectionandtestingof seamlessaluminiumalloygascylinders BouteillesgaztransportablesContrlesetessais priodiquesdesbouteillesgazsanssoud
9、ureenalliages daluminium OrtsbeweglicheGasflaschenWiederkehrendePrfung vonnahtlosenGasflaschenausAluminiumlegierung ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon8November2001. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatuso
10、fanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation unde
11、rtheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Sp
12、ain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN1802:2002EEN1802:2
13、002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normativereferences 5 3 Intervalsbetweenperiodicinspectionandtest 6 4 Listofproceduresforperiodicinspectionandtest. 6 5 Identificationofcylinderandpreparationforinspectionandtest .7 6 Externalvisualinspection .7 7 Internalvisualinspection
14、8 8 Supplementarytests. .8 9 Inspectionofcylinderneck/shoulder 8 10 Pressuretestorultrasonictest. .9 11 Inspectionofvalve .10 12 Finaloperations . 10 13 Rejectionandrenderingcylinderunserviceable. .12 AnnexA (informative) GascylindersmanufacturedaccordingtoNationalRegulations.13 AnnexB (normative) I
15、nspectionperiods . 15 AnnexC (normative) Description,evaluationofdefectsandconditionsforrejectionofseamless aluminiumalloygascylindersattimeofvisualinspection 1 6 AnnexD (normative) Proceduretobeadoptedwhenacylindervalveissuspectedtobeobstructed .22 AnnexE (normative) Cleaningofaluminiumalloygascyli
16、nders .25 AnnexF (normative) Proofpressuretestofgascylinders26 AnnexG (normative) Volumetricexpansiontestingofgascylinders27 AnnexH (normative) Ultrasonictest 35 AnnexI (informative) Inspectionandmaintenanceofvalvesandtheirconnections:recommended procedures46 Bibliography 47EN1802:2002(E) 3 Foreword
17、 ThisdocumentEN1802:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC23“Transportablegas cylinders“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyAugust2002,andconflictingnationalstandardss
18、hallbewithdrawnatthelatestby August2002. InthisstandardtheannexesB,C,D,E,F,GandHarenormativeandtheannexesAandIareinformative. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportstheobjectivesoftheframeworkDirectivesonTransportofDang
19、erous Goods. ThisEuropeanStandardhasbeensubmittedforreferenceintotheRIDand/orthetechnicalannexesoftheADR. Thereforeinthiscontextthestandardslistedinthenormativereferencesandcoveringbasicrequirementsofthe RID/ADRnotaddressedwithinthepresentstandardarenormativeonlywhenthestandardsthemselvesare referre
20、dtointheRIDand/orthetechnicalannexesoftheADR. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Neth
21、erlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN1802:2002(E) 4 Introduction Theprincipalaimofaperiodicinspectionandtestingprocedureisthatatthecompletionofthetestthecylinders maybereintroducedintoserviceforafurtherperiodoftime. Experienceoftheinspectionandtestingofcylinderswhic
22、hisspecifiedinthisEuropeanStandardisanimportant factorwhendeterminingwhetheracylindershouldbereturnedintoservice.EN1802:2002(E) 5 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestherequirementsforperiodicinspectionandtestingofseamlessaluminiumalloy transportablegascylinders(singleorthosefrombundles)intendedforc
23、ompressedandliquefiedgasesunder pressure,ofwatercapacityfrom0,5lupto150l. NOTEAsfaraspracticable,thisstandardmayalsobeappliedtocylindersoflessthan0,5lwatercapacity. Thisstandardspecifiestherequirementsforperiodicinspectionandtestingtoverifytheintegrityofsuchgascylinders tobereintroducedintoservicefo
24、rafurtherperiodoftime.Italsodefinesaproceduretoqualifyexistinggascylinders forfreemovementbetweenmemberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion(seeannexA). Thisstandarddoesnotapplytoperiodicinspectionandtestingofacetylenecylindersorcomposite(fullywrappedor hoopwrapped)aluminiumalloycylinders. 2 Normativereferences
25、ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplaceinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordated references,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonly
26、whenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthepublicationreferred toapplies(includingamendments). EN473, NondestructivetestingQualificationandcertificationofNDTpersonnelGeneralprinciples. EN6292, Transportablegascylinders25Etaperthreadforconnectionofvalvestogascy
27、lindersPart2:Gauge inspection. EN8371, PressuregaugesPart1:BourdontubepressuregaugesDimensions,metrology,requirementsand testing. EN8373, PressuregaugesPart3:DiaphragmandcapsulepressuregaugesDimension,metrology, requirementsandtesting. EN10891, TransportablegascylindersGascylinderidentification(excl
28、udingLPG)Part1:Stampmarking. EN1795, Transportablegascylinders(excludingLPG)Proceduresforchangeofgasservice. prEN19642, TransportablegascylindersSpecificationforthedesignandconstructionofrefillabletransportable seamlesssteelgascylindersofwatercapacitiesfrom0,5litreuptoandincluding150litresPart2:Cyli
29、ndersmade ofseamlesssteelwithanR m valueof1100MPaandabove. EN1975, TransportablegascylindersSpecificationforthedesignandconstructionofrefillabletransportable seamlessaluminiumandaluminiumalloygascylindersofcapacityfrom0,5litreupto150litre. ENISO111141, TransportablegascylindersCompatibilityofcylinde
30、randvalvematerialswithgascontents Part1:Metallicmaterials(ISO111141:1997). ENISO111142, TransportablegascylindersCompatibilityofcylinderandvalvematerialswithgascontents Part2:Nonmetallicmaterials(ISO111142:2000). ENISO13341, TransportablegascylindersFittingofvalvestogascylinders(ISO13341:1997).EN180
31、2:2002(E) 6 3 Intervalsbetweenperiodicinspectionandtest Inordertoensurecontinuedsafeoperation,cylindersshallbeperiodicallysubmittedtoinspectionandtestin accordancewithannexB.Acylindershallfalldueforaperiodicinspectionandtestonitsfirstreceiptbyafillerafter theexpiryoftheintervalinannexB. NOTE TableB.
32、1givesalistoftheintervalsbetweenperiodicinspectionsforsomegaseswhichcomplieswiththecurrent RID/ADRregulationsandalsogivesrecommendationswhichcouldbesubsequentlyadoptedbytheRID/ADRregulations. Providedthecylinderhasbeensubjectedtonormalconditionsofuseandhasnotbeensubjectedtoabusiveand abnormalconditi
33、onsrenderingthecylinderunsafe,thereisnogeneralrequirementfortheusertoreturnagas cylinderbeforethecontentshavebeenusedeventhoughthetestintervalmayhavelapsed.Howeveritis suggestedthatcylindersareretestedwithinaperiodnotexceedingtwicethetimeinterval. Inthecaseofcylindersusedforemergencypurposes(e.g.fir
34、eextinguishers,breathingapparatus),itisthe responsibilityofthepersoninpossession(owneroruser)tosubmititforaperiodicinspectionwithintheinterval specifiedinannexBorasspecifiedintherelevantcylinderdesignstandard/regulation,ifthisisshorter. 4 Listofproceduresforperiodicinspectionandtest Theinspectionand
35、testshallbecarriedoutonlybycompetentpersonswhoshallensurethatthecylindersarefit forcontinuedsafeuse. NOTE Acompetentpersonisapersonwhohasthenecessarytechnicalknowledge,experienceandauthoritytoassess andapprovematerialsforusewithgasesandtodefineanyspecialconditionsofusethatarenecessary.Suchapersonwil
36、lals o normallybeformallyqualifiedinanappropriatetechnicaldiscipline. Eachcylindershallbesubmittedtoperiodicinspectionandtest.Thefollowingproceduresformtherequirements forsuchinspectionandtest,andareexplainedmorefullyinlaterclauses: identificationofcylinderandpreparationforinspectionandtest(clause5)
37、; externalvisualinspection(clause6); internalvisualinspection(clause7); supplementarytests(clause8); inspectionofcylinderneck/shoulder(clause9); pressuretestorultrasonictest(clause10); inspectionofvalve(clause11); finaloperations(clause12); rejectionandrenderingcylindersunserviceable(clause13). Wher
38、ecylindersaremanufacturedaccordingtoNationalRegulationsandareintendedtobequalifiedunderthe TransportablePressureEquipmentDirective(TPED)forfreemovementandusebetweenmemberstatesofthe EuropeanUnion,additionalrequirementsarespecifiedinannexA. Itisrecommendedthattheabovelistedtestsareperformedinthesugge
39、stedsequence.Inparticulartheinternal visualexamination(clause7)shouldbecarriedoutbeforethepressuretestorultrasonictest(clause10). Cylinderswhichfailtheinspectionortestsshallberejected(seeclause13).When,aftertheabovetests,doubts stillexistastotheextentofadefectortheconditionofacylinder,thenadditional
40、testsmaybeperformedin accordancewithclause8,untilsuchdoubtsarepositivelyresolvedorthecylindershallberenderedunserviceable. SomecylindersrejectedduringperiodicinspectionandtestmayberecoveredinaccordancewithannexC.EN1802:2002(E) 7 Mechanicalpropertiesofaluminiumalloycylinderscanbeaffectedbyheat.Theref
41、ore,themaximumtemperature foranyoperationshallbelimited.(See12.1.2.) 5 Identificationofcylinderandpreparationforinspectionandtest Beforeanyworkiscarriedout,therelevantcylinderdata(e.g.seeEN10891)anditscontentsandownershipshall beidentified. Thecylindersshallbedepressurisedandemptiedinasafe,controlle
42、dmannerbeforeproceeding.Particular attentionshallbegiventocylinderscontainingflammable,oxidisingandtoxicgasestoeliminaterisksattheinternal inspectionstage. Cylinderswithincorrectmarkings,unknowngascontents,orthosewhichcannotbesafelyemptiedofgas,shallbe setasideforspecialhandling. Cylinderswithinoper
43、ativeorblockedvalvesmaybetreatedasoutlinedinannexD.Providedtherequirements abovehavebeencompliedwith,andthecylinderhasbeendepressurizedsafely,thevalveshallberemoved. Similarlyinthecaseofcylinderbundles,notequippedwithcylindervalves,theconnectingteejunctionshallalsobe checkedtodeterminewhetherthegasisabletopassfreelyfromthecylindertoatmosphere. 6 Externalvisualinspection 6.1Preparationforexternalvisualinspection Eachcylindershallbecleanedandhaveallloosecoatings,corrosionproducts,tar,oilorotherforeignmatter removedfromitsexternalsurfacebyasuitablemethod,e.g.bybrus
