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BS 5045-5:1986

Superseded

Superseded

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Transportable gas containers Specification for aluminium alloy containers above 0.5 litre up to 130 litres water capacity with welded seams

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-08-2000

Superseded by

BS EN 12862:2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-1986

€271.12
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Manufacture and testing of containers
3 Classification of gases
4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
5 Certificate of compliance
Section two. Materials
6 General
7 Permissible materials for container
Section three. Design
8 Service conditions for design
9 Classification of containers
10 Design of container shell
11 Openings and branch connections
12 Fittings
Section four. Manufacture and workmanship
13 Approval of design and construction details
14 Tolerances
15 Welds
16 Heat treatment
Section five. Inspection and tests
17 Inspection of components
18 Test requirements
19 Mechanical tests
20 Hydraulic volumetric expansion test
21 Hydraulic bursting test
22 Proof pressure test
23 Checking of water capacity
24 Tightness test
25 Design qualification tests of prototype containers
26 Radiographic examination of welds
27 Repair of welds
28 Results of mechanical and pressure tests
29 Final internal inspection
Section six. Marking of containers
30 Information to be marked
31 Method of marking
Appendices
A Volumetric expansion testing of welded containers
B Example of design procedure
C Specimen certificate of compliance for welded
    aluminium alloy gas containers
D Inspection and testing facilities
Tables
1 Classification of gases suitable for conveyance in
    welded aluminium alloy containers
2 Cast analysis
3 Mechanical properties
4 Reference temperatures for developed pressure for
    conveyance in the United Kingdom in uninsulated
    containers
5 Classification and construction criteria
6 Relationship between test pressure, pressure
    developed at the reference temperature and gas
    classification
7 Stress reduction factors for walls of cylindrical or
    spherical containers
8 Maximum permissible equivalent stress at test
    pressure for the cylindrical part of the shell
9 K factors for the compressibility of water
Figures
1 Shape factor K
2 Domed ends
3 Location of test specimens in a container
4 Water jacket volumetric expansion test (levelling
    burette)
5 Water jacket volumetric expansion test (fixed
    burette)
6 Non-water jacket volumetric expansion test

Materials, design, construction and testing.

Committee
PVE/3/3
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS 341-1:1991 Transportable gas container valves Specification for industrial valves for working pressures up to and including 300 bar
BS 6942-2:1989 Design and construction of small kits for oxy-fuel gas welding and allied processes Specification for kits using refillable gas containers for oxygen and fuel gas
BS 5045-2:1989 Transportable gas containers Specification for steel containers of 0.5 L up to 450 L water capacity with welded seams
BS 5306-5.1:1992 Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Halon systems Specification for halon 1301 total flooding systems
BS 5045-6:1987 Transportable gas containers Specification for seamless containers of less than 0.5 litre water capacity
BS 5306-7:1988 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Specification for powder systems
BS 4105:1990 Specification for liquid carbon dioxide, industrial
BS 6942-1:1988 Design and construction of small kits for oxy-fuel gas welding and allied processes Specification for kits using one or more non-refillable gas containers for oxygen and fuel gas
BS 6164:2001 Code of practice for safety in tunnelling in the construction industry

BS 341-2:1963 Transportable gas container valves Valves with taper stems for use with breathing apparatus
BS 3571-1:1985 MIG welding Specification for MIG welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys
BS 499-1:1983 Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting
BS 341-1:1962 Transportable gas container valves Valves with taper stems (excluding valves used for breathing and medical purposes)
BS 3019-1:1984 TIG welding Specification for TIG welding of aluminium, magnesium and their alloys
BS 4870-2:1982 Specification for approval testing of welding procedures TIG or MIG welding of aluminium and its alloys

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