BS EN 14638-1-2006 Transportable gas cylinders — R

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN14638-1:2006Transportablegascylinders—Refillableweldedreceptaclesofacapacitynotexceeding150litres—Part1:WeldedausteniticstainlesssteelcylindersmadetoadesignjustifiedbyexperimentalmethodsTheEuropeanStandardEN14638-1:2006hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.020.30  LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2210:13:38BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN14638-1:2006ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31May2006©BSI2006ISBN0580483746NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN14638-1:2006.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePVE/3,Gascontainers,toSubcommitteePVE/3/3,Transportablegascontainers,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeepUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to34,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2210:13:38BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN14638-1May2006ICS23.020.30EnglishVersionTransportablegascylinders-Refillableweldedreceptaclesofacapacitynotexceeding150litres-Part1:WeldedausteniticstainlesssteelcylindersmadetoadesignjustifiedbyexperimentalmethodsBouteillesàgaztransportables-Récipientssoudésrechargeablesd'unecapacitéinférieureouégaleà150litres-Partie1:Bouteillesenacierinoxydableausténitiquesoudées,conçuesselondesméthodesexpérimentalesOrtsbeweglicheGasflaschen-WiederbefüllbaregeschweißteGefäßemiteinemFassungsraumvonnichtmehrals150Liter-Teil1:Flaschenausgeschweißtem,austenitischen,nichtrostendemStahl,ausgelegtnachexperimentellenVerfahrenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon23March2006.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,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©2006CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN14638-1:2006:ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2210:13:38BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN14638-1:2006(E)2ContentsPageForeword..........................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................41Scope..................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences.........................................................................................................................53Terms,definitionsandsymbols........................................................................................................64Materialsandheattreatment.............................................................................................................85Design......................................................................................................................................