AS 2527-1997

1 - AS 2527-1997 CYLINDERS FOR DISSOLVED ACETYLENE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 DEFINITIONS
6 - 2.1 Cylinder manufacturer
6 - 2.2 Dissolved acetylene cylinder
6 - 2.3 Maximum acetylene charge
6 - 2.4 Tare mass
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 4 CYLINDER SHELL
6 - 4.1 Shell specification
7 - 4.2 Test Pressure
7 - 4.3 Fitment of safety device
7 - 5 POROUS FILLER
7 - 5.1 Properties
7 - 5.2 Compatibility
7 - 5.3 Clearance
7 - 6 SOLVENT
7 - 7 TYPE TESTS
7 - 7.1 Type testing
8 - 7.2 Ullage test (at elevated temperature)
8 - 7.3 Performance under backfire
8 - 7.4 Performance under simulated external fire condition
8 - 8 RECORD OF DATA
8 - 9 MARKING
10 - APPENDIX A - LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
12 - APPENDIX B - SELECTION AND NUMBERS OF CYLINDERS FOR TESTING
12 - B1 GENERAL
12 - B2 CYLINDER SELECTION
12 - B3 NUMBER OF CYLINDERS FOR EACH TEST
13 - APPENDIX C - ULLAGE TEST AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
13 - C1 SCOPE
13 - C2 APPARATUS
13 - C3 TEST SPECIMEN
13 - C4 PROCEDURE
13 - C5 REPORT
14 - APPENDIX D - PERFORMANCE UNDER BACKFIRE
14 - D1 SCOPE
14 - D2 APPARATUS
14 - D3 TEST SPECIMEN
14 - D4 PROCEDURE
15 - D5 REPORT
18 - APPENDIX E - PERFORMANCE UNDER SIMULATED EXTERNAL FIRE CONDITION
18 - E1 SCOPE
18 - E2 APPARATUS
18 - E3 TEST SPECIMEN
18 - E4 CALIBRATION
19 - E5 PROCEDURE
19 - E6 REPORT
21 - APPENDIX F - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF POROSITY OF FILLER MATERIAL
21 - F1 SCOPE
21 - F2 APPARATUS
21 - F3 TEST SPECIMEN
21 - F4 PROCEDURE
21 - F5 CALCULATION
22 - F6 REPORT

Specifies the basic requirements for steel cylinders of 5 kg to 160 kg water capacity intended for the storage and transport of acetylene. Also specifies requirements for the porous filler, the solvent and the cylinder marking. Revisions to the 1982 edition include deletion of Annexes 1 and 2 (as they refer to obsolete Standards), together with the introduction of seamless-steel cylinders as suitable shells for acetylene gas use.

This Standard specifies the basic requirements for steel cylinders of 5 kg to 160 kg water capacity intended for the storage and transport of dissolved acetylene. Requirements for the porous filler, the solvent, and the cylinder marking are also specified.NOTE: AS 2030.2 specifies requirements for the filling, inspection and maintenance of cylinders for compressed acetylene dissolved in a solvent.

First published as AS B189-1962.
AS CB4 Intp6 first published 1973.
AS B189-1962 and AS CB4 Intp6-1973 revised, amalgmated and redesignated AS 2527-1982.
Second edition 1997.