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  • BS EN 14620-4:2006

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    Design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed steel tanks for the storage of refrigerated, liquefied gases with operating temperatures between 0°C and -165°C Insulation components

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-12-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Design requirements, performance characteristics, testing
      and selection of insulating materials
      4.1 General
      4.2 Analysis of design requirements
      4.3 Assessment of the performance characteristics
      4.4 Testing of materials and systems
    5 Protection of insulation - water vapour barrier
      5.1 General
      5.2 Protective structure formed by the outer tank
      5.3 Protective cover for external insulation
    6 Design of insulation system
      6.1 General
      6.2 Thermal design
      6.3 Structural design
      6.4 Insulation for each tank component
      6.5 Design for different types of containment
    7 Installation
      7.1 Introduction
      7.2 General requirements
      7.3 Inspection and testing
    Annex A (informative) Insulation materials
    Annex B (normative) Test methods
    Annex C (normative) Tank bottom insulation - Limit state theory
    Bibliography

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    Specifies the requirements for materials, design and installation of the insulation of refrigerated liquefied gas (RLG) storage tanks.

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    Committee PVE/15
    Development Note Together with BS EN 14620-3 supersedes BS 7777-3(1993). Supersedes 03/105151 DC (12/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 3582:2000 Flexible cellular polymeric materials — Laboratory assessment of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame
    EN 12667:2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Products of high and medium thermal resistance
    EN ISO 62:2008 Plastics - Determination of water absorption (ISO 62:2008)
    EN 13468:2001 Thermal insulating products for building equipment and industrial installations - Determination of trace quantities of water soluble chloride, fluoride, silicate, sodium ions and pH
    EN 1607:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to faces
    EN 1606:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of compressive creep
    EN 1991-1-6:2005/AC:2013 Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures Part 1-6: General actions - Actions during execution
    EN 1608:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of tensile strength parallel to faces
    EN 13471:2001 Thermal insulating products for building equipment and industrial installations - Determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion
    EN 14620-2:2006 Design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed steel tanks for the storage of refrigerated, liquefied gases with operating temperatures between 0 °C and -165 °C - Part 2: Metallic components
    EN 12939:2000 Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Thick products of high and medium thermal resistance
    EN ISO 4590:2016 Rigid cellular plastics - Determination of the volume percentage of open cells and of closed cells (ISO 4590:2016)
    ISO 4590:2016 Rigid cellular plastics Determination of the volume percentage of open cells and of closed cells
    EN 1991-1-3:2003/A1:2015 EUROCODE 1 - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-3: GENERAL ACTIONS - SNOW LOADS
    EN 12088:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of long term water absorption by diffusion
    EN 13501-2:2016 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 2: Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services
    EN ISO 3582:2000/A1:2007 Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Laboratory assessment of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame - Amendment 1 (ISO 3582:2000/Amd 1:2007)
    EN 12087:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of long term water absorption by immersion
    EN 12090:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of shear behaviour
    EN 1991-1-2:2002/AC:2013 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-2: GENERAL ACTIONS - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE
    ISO 8302:1991 Thermal insulation — Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties — Guarded hot plate apparatus
    ISO 4897:1985 Cellular plastics Determination of the coefficient of linear thermal expansion of rigid materials at sub-ambient temperatures
    ISO 8301:1991 Thermal insulation Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties Heat flow meter apparatus
    EN 1991-1-5:2003/AC:2009 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-5: GENERAL ACTIONS - THERMAL ACTIONS
    EN 1604:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of dimensional stability under specified temperature and humidity conditions
    ISO 4624:2016 Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion
    EN 1991-1-1:2002/AC:2009 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL ACTIONS - DENSITIES, SELF-WEIGHT, IMPOSED LOADS FOR BUILDINGS
    EN 12091:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of freeze-thaw resistance
    EN ISO 4624:2016 Paints and varnishes - Pull-off test for adhesion (ISO 4624:2016)
    DIN 53428:2017-08 Testing of cellular materials - Determination of the resistance to liquids, vapours, gases and solid materials
    ISO 62:2008 Plastics Determination of water absorption
    EN 1609:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of short term water absorption by partial immersion
    EN 1991-1-4:2005/A1:2010 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS
    EN 826:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of compression behaviour
    EN 14620-3:2006 Design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed steel tanks for the storage of refrigerated, liquefied gases with operating temperatures between 0 °C and -165 °C - Part 3: Concrete components
    ISO 844:2014 Rigid cellular plastics Determination of compression properties
    EN 12086:2013 Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of water vapour transmission properties
    EN 14620-1:2006 Design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed steel tanks for the storage of refrigerated, liquefied gases with operating temperatures between 0 °C and -165 °C - Part 1: General
    EN 12066 : 1997 INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - TESTING OF INSULATING LININGS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPOUNDING AREAS
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