1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 1803:2002 Transportable gas cylinders Periodic inspection and testing of welded carbon steel gas cylinders The European Standard EN 1803:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 23.020.30 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 1803:200
2、2 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 39411 5 National foreword This British Standard is
3、 the official English language version of EN 1803:2002. It supersedes BS 5430-2:1990 which is withdrawn.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 responsibility to:
4、 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 entitled “In
5、ternational 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 with
6、 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 Europ
7、ean 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 26, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amend
8、ments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN1803 February2002 ICS23.020.30 Englishversion TransportablegascylindersPeriodicinspectionandtestingof weldedcarbonsteelgascylinders BouteillesgaztransportablesContrlesetessais priodiquesdesbouteille
9、sgazsoudesenacierau carbone OrtsbeweglicheGasflaschenWiederkehrendePrfung vongeschweitenGasflaschenausKohlenstoffstahl ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon8November2001. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestat
10、usofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation u
11、ndertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal
12、,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN1803:2002EEN180
13、3:2002(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 Internalvisualinspecti
14、on 8 8 Supplementarytests. .8 9 Inspectionofcylinderneck. 8 10 Pressuretest 9 11 Repairofcylinders .9 12 Inspectionofvalve .10 13 Finaloperations . 10 14 Rejectionandrenderingcylinderunserviceable. .12 AnnexA (informative) GascylindersmanufacturedaccordingtoNationalRegulations.13 AnnexB (normative)
15、Inspectionperiods . .15 AnnexC (normative) Description,evaluationofdefectsandconditionsforrejectionofweldedcarbon steelgascylindersattimeofvisualinspection . 16 AnnexD (normative) Proceduretobeadoptedwhenacylindervalveissuspectedtobeobstructed .20 AnnexE (normative) Proofpressuretestofgascylinders23
16、 AnnexF (informative) Inspectionandmaintenanceofvalvesandtheirconnections:recommended procedures24 AnnexG (informative) Listofcommonlyusedgasescorrosivetocylindermaterial25 Bibliography 26EN1803:2002(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN1803:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC23“Transportablegas cy
17、linders“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyAugust2002,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestby August2002. InthisstandardtheannexesB,C,DandEarenormativea
18、ndtheannexesA,FandGinformative. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportstheobjectivesoftheframeworkDirectivesonTransportofDangerous Goods. ThisEuropeanStandardhasbeensubmittedforreferenceintotheRIDand/orthetechnicalannex
19、esoftheADR. Thereforeinthiscontextthestandardslistedinthenormativereferencesandcoveringbasicrequirementsofthe RID/ADRnotaddressedwithinthepresentstandardarenormativeonlywhenthestandardsthemselvesare referredtointheRIDand/orthetechnicalannexesoftheADR. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,the
20、nationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN1803:2002(E) 4 Introduc
21、tion Theprincipalaimofaperiodicinspectionandtestingprocedureisthatatthecompletionofthetestthecylinders maybereintroducedintoserviceforafurtherperiodoftime. ExperienceoftheinspectionandtestingofcylinderswhichisspecifiedinthisEuropeanStandardisanimportant factorwhendeterminingwhetheracylindershouldber
22、eturnedintoservice.EN1803:2002(E) 5 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestherequirementsforperiodicinspectionandtestingofwelded,carbonsteel transportablegascylindersintendedforcompressedandliquefiedgasesunderpressure,ofwatercapacityfrom 0,5lupto150l. NOTEAsfaraspracticable,thisstandardmayalsobeapplie
23、dtocylindersoflessthan0,5lwatercapacity. ThisStandardspecifiestherequirementsforperiodicinspectionandtestingtoverifytheintegrityofsuchgascylinders tobereintroducedintoserviceforafurtherperiodoftime.Italsodefinesaproceduretoqualifyexistinggascylinders forfreemovementbetweenmemberstatesoftheEuropeanUn
24、ion(seeannexA). Thisstandarddoesnotapplytoperiodicinspectionandtestingofacetylenecylindersorcomposite(fullywrappedor hoopwrapped)steelcylinders. ThisstandardisprimarilyforindustrialgasesotherthanLPGbutmayalsobeappliedforLPG.Howeverfordedicated LPGcylinders,seeEN1440,Transportablerefillableweldedstee
25、lcylindersforliquefiedpetroleumgas(LPG) Periodicrequalification preparedbyCEN/TC286 Liquefiedpetroleumgasequipmentandaccessories. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplaceinth
26、etext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordated references,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonly whenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthepublicationreferred toapplies(includingamendments). EN6292, Trans
27、portablegascylinders25EtaperthreadforconnectionofvalvestogascylindersPart2:Gauge inspection. EN8371, PressuregaugesPart1:BourdontubepressuregaugesDimensions,metrology,requirementsand testing. EN8373, PressuregaugesPart3:DiaphragmandcapsulepressuregaugesDimension,metrology, requirementsandtesting. EN
28、10891, TransportablegascylindersGascylinderidentification(excludingLPG)Part1:Stampmarking. EN1795, Transportablegascylinders(excludingLPG)Proceduresforchangeofgasservice. ENISO111141, TransportablegascylindersCompatibilityofcylinderandvalvematerialswithgascontents Part1:Metallicmaterials(ISO111141:1
29、997). ENISO111142, TransportablegascylindersCompatibilityofcylinderandvalvematerialswithgascontents Part2:Nonmetallicmaterials(ISO111142:2000). prEN133221, TransportablegascylindersRefillableweldedsteelgascylindersDesignandconstruction Part1:Weldedsteel. prEN133222, TransportablegascylindersRefillab
30、leweldedsteelgascylindersDesignandconstructionPart 2:Weldedstainlesssteel. ENISO13341, TransportablegascylindersFittingofvalvestogascylinders(ISO13341:1997).EN1803:2002(E) 6 3 Intervalsbetweenperiodicinspectionandtest Inordertoensurecontinuedsafeoperation,cylindersshallbeperiodicallysubmittedtoinspe
31、ctionandtestin accordancewithannexB.Acylindershallfalldueforaperiodicinspectionandtestonitsfirstreceiptbyafillerafter theexpiryoftheintervalinannexB. NOTETableB.1givesalistoftheintervalsbetweenperiodicinspectionsforsomegaseswhichcomplieswiththecurrent RID/ADRregulationsandalsogivesrecommendationswhi
32、chcouldbesubsequentlyadoptedbytheRID/ADRregulations. Providedthecylinderhasbeensubjectedtonormalconditionsofuseandhasnotbeensubjectedtoabusiveand abnormalconditionsrenderingthecylinderunsafe,thereisnogeneralrequirementfortheusertoreturnagas cylinderbeforethecontentshavebeenusedeventhoughthetestinter
33、valmayhavelapsed.Howeveritis suggestedthatcylindersareretestedwithinaperiodnotexceedingtwicethetimeinterval. Inthecaseofcylindersusedforemergencypurposes(e.g.fireextinguishers,breathingapparatus),itisthe responsibilityofthepersoninpossession(owneroruser)tosubmititforaperiodicinspectionwithintheinter
34、val specifiedinannexBorasspecifiedintherelevantcylinderdesignstandard/regulation,ifthisisshorter. 4 Listofproceduresforperiodicinspectionandtest Theinspectionandtestshallbecarriedoutonlybycompetentpersonswhoshallensurethatthecylindersarefit forcontinuedsafeuse. NOTEAcompetentpersonisapersonwhohasthe
35、necessarytechnicalknowledge,experienceandauthoritytoassessand approvematerialsforusewithgasesandtodefineanyspecialconditionsofusethatarenecessary.Suchapersonwillalso normallybeformallyqualifiedinanappropriatetechnicaldiscipline. Eachcylindershallbesubmittedtoperiodicinspectionandtest.Thefollowingpro
36、ceduresformtherequirements forsuchinspectionandtest,andareexplainedmorefullyinlaterclauses: identificationofcylinderandpreparationforinspectionandtest(clause5); externalvisualinspection(clause6); inspectionofwelds(6.2); internalvisualinspection(clause7); supplementarytests(clause8); inspectionofcyli
37、nderneck(clause9); pressuretest,prooftestonly(clause10); repairofcylinders(clause11); inspectionofvalve(clause12); finaloperations(clause13); rejectionandrenderingcylindersunserviceable(clause14). WherecylindersaremanufacturedaccordingtoNationalRegulationsandareintendedtobequalifiedunderthe Transpor
38、tablepressureequipmentdirective(TPED)forfreemovementandusebetweenmemberstatesofthe EuropeanUnion,additionalrequirementsarespecifiedinannexA. Itisrecommendedthattheabovelistedtestsareperformedinthesuggestedsequence.Inparticulartheinternal visualexamination(clause7)shouldbecarriedoutbeforethepressuret
39、est(clause10).EN1803:2002(E) 7 Cylinderswhichfailtheinspectionortestsshallberejected(seeclause13).When,aftertheabovetests,doubts stillexistastotheextentofadefectortheconditionofacylinder,thenadditionaltestsmaybeperformedin accordancewithclause8,untilsuchdoubtsarepositivelyresolvedorthecylindershallb
40、erenderedunserviceable. SomecylindersrejectedduringperiodicinspectionandtestmayberecoveredinaccordancewithannexC. 5 Identificationofcylinderandpreparationforinspectionandtest Beforeanyworkiscarriedout,therelevantcylinderdata(e.g.seeEN10891)anditscontentsandownershipshall beidentified. Ifcontentsarei
41、dentifiedashydrogenorotherembrittlinggasesonlythosecylindersmanufacturedorqualifiedasa hydrogencylindershallbeusedforthatservice.Suchcylindersshallbecheckedthattheyarecompatiblewith hydrogenservicei.e.withrespecttothemaximumtensilestrengthandinternalsurfacecondition(e.g.cylinders stampmarkedaccordin
42、gtoEN10891arestamped“H“).Allothercylindersshallbewithdrawnfromhydrogen serviceandtheirsuitabilitycheckedfortheirnewintendedservice. Thecylindersshallbedepressurizedandemptiedinasafe,controlledmannerbeforeproceeding.Particular attentionshallbegiventocylinderscontainingflammable,oxidizingandtoxicgases
43、toeliminaterisksattheinternal inspectionstage. Cylinderswithincorrectmarkings,unknowngascontents,orthosewhichcannotbesafelyemptiedofgas,shallbe setasideforspecialhandling. CylinderswithinoperativeorblockedvalvesmaybetreatedasoutlinedinannexD.Providedtherequirements abovehavebeencompliedwith,andthecylinderhasbeendepressurizedsafely,thevalveshallberemoved. 6 Externalvisualinspection 6.1Preparationforexternalvisualinspection Eachcylindershallbecleanedandhaveallloosecoatings,corrosionproducts,tar,oilorotherforeignmatter removedfromitsexternalsurfacebyasuitabl
