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BS EN 12252:2014

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LPG equipment and accessories. Equipping of LPG road tankers

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BSI 2014 36
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This European Standard specifies equipment and accessories for road tankers used for the transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and identifies the equipment that is considered necessary to ensure that filling, transportation and discharge operations can be carried out safely. It specifies the requirements for the assembly of the accessories and the vehicle LPG equipment to the road tanker. This European Standard also identifies additional equipment and accessories that can be used on road tankers carrying LPG. This European Standard does not preclude the use of alternative designs, materials and equipment testing which provide the same or a higher level of safety. ADR [9] requires that such alternative technical codes be recognised by the competent authority, provided that the minimum requirements of section 6.8.2 of ADR [9] are complied with. This European Standard does not apply to “tank-containers” or “ battery-vehicles” used for the transport of LPG.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
5 Foreword
6 Introduction
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Requirements
4.1 General
11 4.2 Equipment
Table 1 — Road tanker equipment
4.3 Valve access
5 Pressure vessel
5.1 Design and manufacture
12 5.2 Mounting of pressure vessel on road tanker
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Mounting
Table 2 — Forces for fixing the pressure vessel to the road tanker
6 Pressure vessel accessories
6.1 Required pressure vessel accessories
6.1.1 Contents gauge
6.1.2 Pressure gauge
13 6.1.3 Primary shut-off system
14 6.2 Optional pressure vessel accessories
7 Vehicle LPG equipment
7.1 Mandatory LPG equipment
7.1.1 General
7.1.2 Pipework
7.1.3 Connecting hoses
7.1.4 Accessories
7.1.4.1 Thermal expansion valves
15 7.1.4.2 Valves
7.1.5 Earth connection
Figure 1 — Earth symbol
7.2 Optional LPG equipment
8 Equipment specifications
8.1 Suitable materials
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Steel pressure retaining parts
8.1.3 Non-pressure retaining parts
16 8.1.4 Welding consumables
8.1.5 Non-metallic materials
8.1.6 Pipework
8.1.7 Certification of materials
8.1.8 Control of materials
17 8.2 Contents gauge
8.3 Pressure gauge
8.4 Temperature gauge
8.5 Pump
8.6 Hoses
18 8.7 Hose reel
8.8 Earth reel
8.9 Metering system
8.10 Valves
19 8.11 Pressure relief valves (PRV)
9 Assembly
9.1 General
9.2 Welding
9.2.1 Welding of the pressure containing parts
9.2.2 Welding of the non pressure containing parts
20 9.3 Flanged connections
9.4 Screwed connections
9.5 External corrosion protection
10 Inspection and testing
10.1 General
10.2 Hydraulic pressure test
21 10.3 Leak test
11 Safety systems
11.1 General
11.2 Emergency Shut-Down system (ESD)
22 12 General safety requirements
23 Annex A (normative) Discharge rates for pressure relief valves — Discharge capacity
24 Table A.1 — Constant C for gas or vapour related to the ratio of specific heat capacities (K = Cp/Cv) at standard conditions
25 Annex B (informative) Calculation of mountings of pressure vessel to the chassis
B.1 General
Table B.1 — Forces for fixing the pressure vessel to the road tanker
Figure B.1 — Forces for fixing the pressure vessel to the road tanker
26 B.2 Mounting of pressure vessel to the chassis
B.2.1 Fixing rods
B.2.2 Bolts
B.2.3 Bracket welds
B.2.4 Allowable stress
27 B.2.5 Typical mounting
Figure B.2 — Example of typical mounting of pressure vessel
B.3 Calculation of fixing rods
B.3.1 In the direction of travel
28 B.3.2 At right angles to the direction of travel
B.3.3 Vertically upwards
29 B.4 Calculation of the bracket welds
B.4.1 General
Figure B.3 — Bracket welds
B.4.2 In the direction of travel
B.4.3 At right angles to the direction of travel
B.4.4 Vertically upwards
30 B.5 Calculation of fixing bolts
B.5.1 General
Figure B.4 — Fixing bolts
B.5.2 In the direction of travel
B.5.3 At right angles to the direction of travel
B.5.4 Vertically upwards
32 Annex C (informative) Environmental Checklist
33 Bibliography
BS EN 12252:2014
$167.15