BS EN 12493-2008 LPG equipment and accessories — W

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12493:2008LPGequipmentandaccessories—Weldedsteeltanksforliquefiedpetroleumgas(LPG)—RoadtankersdesignandmanufactureICS23.020.30  LicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,08/05/200804:39,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12493:2008ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30April2008©BSI2008ISBN9780580588983NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN12493:2008.ItsupersedesBSEN12493:2001whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePVE/19,LPGcontainersandtheirassociatedfittings.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublicationDateCommentsLicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,08/05/200804:39,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12493March2008ICS23.020.30SupersedesEN12493:2001EnglishVersionLPGequipmentandaccessories-Weldedsteeltanksforliquefiedpetroleumgas(LPG)-RoadtankersdesignandmanufactureÉquipementspourGPLetleursaccessoires-Réservoirsenaciersoudéspourgazdepétroleliquéfié(GPL)-Conceptionetconstructiondescamions-citernesFlüssiggas-GeräteundAusrüstungsteile-GeschweißteDruckbehälterausStahlfürFlüssiggas(LPG)-KonstruktionundHerstellungvonStraßentankfahrzeugenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon11February2008.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2008CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12493:2008:ELicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,08/05/200804:39,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN12493:2008(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................5Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................61Scope......................................................................................................................................................62Normativereferences............................................................................................................................63Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................84Materials.................................................................................................................................................84.1Suitability................................................................................................................................................84.2Pressureretainingparts.......................................................................................................................94.3Non-pressureretainingparts...............................................................................................................94.4Weldingconsumables...........................................................................................................................94.5Non-metallicmaterials(gaskets)..........................................................................................................94.6Inspectiondocumentsformaterials....................................................................................................95Tankdesign............................................................................................................................................95.1Designconditions..................................................................................................................................95.2Surgeplates..............................