1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13972:2002 Rigid plastics containers Definition of nominal, brimful and total capacity and measurement of brimful and total capacity The European Standard EN 13972:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.100; 55.140 BS EN 13972:2002 This British Standard, having been
2、prepared under the direction of the Consumer Products and Services Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 21 October 2002 BSI 21 October 2002 ISBN 0 580 40621 0 National foreword This British Standard is the official
3、English language version of EN 13972:2002. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PKW/5, Primary and transport packaging, to Subcommittee PKW/5/25, Rigid plastics packaging, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommitte
4、e 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 “Sear
5、ch” 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 of itself confer immunity from legal ob
6、ligations. 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. Summar
7、y of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 9 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEU
8、ROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN13972 October2002 ICS55.100;55.140 Englishversion RigidplasticscontainersDefinitionofnominal,brimfulandtotal capacityandmeasurementofbrimfulandtotalcapacity ConteneursenplastiquerigideDfinitiondescapacits nominale,rasbordsettotale,etmesuragedescapacits rasbordsettotale Forms
9、tabileKunststoffbehlterDefinitiondesNenn,des RandvollunddesGesamtvolumenssowieMessungdes RandvollvolumensunddesGesamtvolumens ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon19August2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardt
10、hestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nsla
11、tion undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Po
12、rtugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN13972:200
13、2EEN13972:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normativereferences 5 3 Termsanddefinitions. .5 4 Principle6 5 Sampling.6 6 Apparatus .6 7 Procedureforthemeasurementofbrimfulcapacity . 6 8 Procedureforthemeasurementoftotalcapacity. .7 9 Calculationofcapacities. 7 10 Testrepor
14、t 8 Bibliography 9EN13972:2002(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN13972:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC 261“Packaging“,the secretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyApril2003,
15、andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestby April2003. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,I
16、taly,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN13972:2002(E) 4 Introduction Thepurposeofpackagingisthecontainment,protection,distributionandpromotionofproducts.Amajorroleis preventionofproductdamageand/orproductwaste. ThisEuropeanStandardwasdeveloped
17、totestthedesignofacontainerandtoproviderequirementsandtest procedurestomeetrecommendationsoncapacities.EN13972:2002(E) 5 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiesagravimetricmethodfordeterminingthebrimfulandtotalcapacitiesofplastic bottlesandjarsupto5l,ofplasticcanisters/jerricanswithanominalvolumeupto20
18、landofplasticpailswitha nominalvolumeupto60l. NOTE Plasticsbottles,jarscanisters/jerricansandpailsarereferredtoas“containers”inthisstandard. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropria
19、teplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). E
20、N13974, RigidplasticscontainersSpecificationoftolerancefordimensions,weightandvolume. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposeofthisEuropeanStandard,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninEN13974:2002(someofwhichare repeatedbelowforconvenience)andthefollowingapply. 3.1 plasticsbottle rigidplasticscontainerwithshou
21、lders,withasmallapertureandgenerallyblowmoulded EN13974:2002 3.2 plasticsjar rigidplasticscontainerofanybaseshape,withanaperturewithanareasimilartothatofthebase EN13974:2002 3.3 plasticscanister/jerrican rigidplasticscontainerwithmostlyrectangularorcircularsection NOTE Anapertureonthetoporsideoftheb
22、odyandcarryingdeviceisusual. EN13974:2002 3.4 pail rigidplasticscontainerofanyshape,thetopofwhichisgreaterthanorequaltotheareaofthebottom.The containerhasalidwithorwithoutaleakproofsealandisgenerallynestable EN13974:2002 3.5 nominalcapacity capacityforwhichthecontainerisdesignedEN13972:2002(E) 6 3.6
23、 brimfulcapacity volumeofwaterinlitresheldbythecontainerwhenfilledthroughthefillingorificetothepointofoverflowing 3.7 totalcapacity totalinternalvolumeoftheclosedcontainer 4Principle Calculationofthecapacitiesofaplasticcontainerfromthemassofthewaterfillingthecontainer. 5Sampling Thetestshallbeperfor
24、medonapredeterminednumberofcontainerswhichshallberepresentativeofthe consignment. NOTE Containersandclosuresshouldbetestednotearlierthan48hafterproduction. 6Apparatus 6.1Balance Balancewithanaccuracyofatleast0,1%oftheweightbeingmeasured. 6.2Thermometer Thermometer,withascalerangegraduatedinincrement
25、sofnomorethan1C,withanaccuracyof1C. 6.3Device Device,tomaketwoholesinthecontainerorlid. 6.4Testingliquid Testingliquid,normallytapwaterat23C1C,wateratothertemperaturesmaybeusedbyagreementbutwith thesametolerance. NOTE Thetemperaturerangehasbeenlimitedto1Cbecausetestshaveshownthattheexpansionofplasti
26、c containerscannotbeneglectedifbroadertemperaturerangesareused. 7 Procedureforthemeasurementofbrimfulcapacity 7.1 Expressionofresults Measurementofthebrimfulcapacityshallbeinaccordancewith7.2to7.8. 7.2 Determinethemassofeachemptycontainerwithouttheclosureorlidandrecordthevaluesing. 7.3 Standtheconta
27、ineronthebalance. 7.4 Fillthecontainerwithwateratthetesttemperatureuntilitbeginstooverflow. 7.5 Removeanywaterthathasoverflowedontotheoutsidesurfaceofthecontainerorthebalance.EN13972:2002(E) 7 7.6 Recordthemassingandtemperatureofthefilledcontainer. 7.7 Calculatethemassofthewaterbysubtractingthemasso
28、ftheemptycontainerfromthemassofthefilled containering. 7.8 Determinethebrimfulcapacityinaccordancewithclause7. 8 Procedureforthemeasurementoftotalcapacity 8.1 Expressionofresults Measurementofthetotalcapacityshallbeinaccordancewith8.2to8.9. 8.2 Preparation a) Forbottles/jars,usethecontainerandclosur
29、e; b) forcanisters/jerricans,usethecontainerandclosure,drillingtwoholesinthehighestplaceofthecontainer; c) forpails,usethecontainerandlid,drillingtwoholesinthelidofthecontaineronalinefromtheouterrimtothe centreofthelid. 8.3 Determinethemassofeachemptycontainerincludingtheclosure/lidandrecordthevalue
30、sing. 8.4 Filltheemptycontainerwithwateratthetesttemperature: a) forbottles/jars,filltototalcapacity; b) forcanisters/jerricans,usingoneofthetwodrilledholesinthehighestpositionpossible,filluntilthewaterruns outofthesecondhole.Ensurethatallentrainedairisremoved.Thencontinuetofilltototalcapacity; c) f
31、orpails,usingoneofthetwodrilledholesfilluntilthewaterrunsoutofthesecondhole.Ensurethatall entrainedairisremoved.Thencontinuetofillingtototalcapacity. 8.5 Sealthecontainer: a) forbottles/jars,replacetheclosure; b) forcanisters/jerricans,sealtheholeswithatapeofnegligiblemass; c) forpails,sealtheholesw
32、ithatapeofnegligiblemass. 8.6 Removeanysurfacewaterfromtheoutsideofthecontainer. 8.7 Placethecontaineronthebalanceandrecordthemassofthefilledcontaineringandthetemperature. 8.8 Calculatethemassofthewaterbysubtractingthemassoftheemptycontainerfromthemassofthefilled containerg. 8.9 Determinethetotalcap
33、acityinaccordancewith8. 9 Calculationofcapacities 9.1 General Thecapacityofthecontainershallbeexpressedinmillilitresorlitrestothreesignificantfigures,andiscalculated fromthedifferencebetweenthemassofthefilledandemptycontainer.EN13972:2002(E) 8 9.2 Determinethecapacitybyusingtheequation Capacity = m
34、VCF Where m isthemeasuredmassofwater,ingrams VCF istheVolumeCorrectionFactorforwateratthetesttemperature. VolumeCorrectionFactorsforwaterat23C:=1,00247 1) NOTE Alistofcorrectionfactorsfortherange12Cto30CisgiveninTable1ofENISO902:19992. 9.3 Exampleofacalculation: Testtemperature =23C Massofwater =550
35、0g Capacity =5500 1,00247=5513,585ml=5510mlor5,51l 10 Testreport Thetestreportshallincludethefollowinginformation: a) areferencetothisEuropeanStandard; b) adescriptionofthecontainer(i.e.design,name,supplieretc.)andtypeofplasticsmaterial; c) conditioningstatus,ifthereisanyconditioningrequestedforthep
36、rocessandmaterialused. EXAMPLE Timebetweenmanufactureandmeasurement,annealingprocessesetc. d) areportofthesamplingprocedureused; e) thedateofthetest; f) thenumberofreplicatestested; g) thenominalcapacityofthecontainer; h) thecavitynumber,ifapplicable; i) theaverageresultofallcontainerstested; j) the
37、brimfuland/ortotalcapacityofeachcontainer;identificationofcontainerswhichdidnotsatisfythespecified requirements,ifany; k) temperatureofthewaterusedforthecapacitydetermination; l) acalculationtoascertainwhetherthecontainerscomplywiththeacceptancecriteria,ifany; m) thenameandsignatureofthepersonconduc
38、tingthetest. 1 ) Reference:WalterWittenberger: RechneninderChemie (SpringerVerlagNewYork/Vienna)1.EN13972:2002(E) 9 Bibliography 1Walter Wittenberger: RechneninderChemie (SpringerVerlagNewYork/Vienna). 2 ENISO902:1999, LightgaugemetalcontainersDefinitionsanddeterminationofdimensionsandcapacities Par
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