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  • BS 341-2:1963

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    Transportable gas container valves Valves with taper stems for use with breathing apparatus

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  19-03-1963

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Co-operating organizations
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Materials
    3 Screw threads on valve stems and in cylinder necks
    4 Valve outlets and connectors
    5 Testing
    6 Marking
    7 Valving capsules
    Appendix A - Recommended gauges

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    Essential mechanical properties of materials for gas cylinder valves for breathing purposes (other than medical). Thread dimensions for four sizes of valve stems plus details of manufacturing gauges. Dimensional drawings for valve outlet connections.

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    This British Standard covers: The material and dimensions of valve fittings for compressed gas cylinders used for breathing apparatus other than for medical purposes. Dimensions of valving capsules. An appendix containing recommendations for inspection gauges for the taper threads on the valve stems and in the necks of gas cylinders.

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    Committee PVE/3/1
    Development Note Inactive for the new design. (12/2007) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4667-1(1974) : 1974 BREATHING APPARATUS - CLOSED CIRCUIT BREATHING APPARATUS
    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 5045-1:1982 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS STEEL GAS CONTAINERS ABOVE 0.5 LITRE WATER CAPACITY
    BS 4667-4:1989 BREATHING APPARATUS - SPECIFICATION FOR OPEN-CIRCUIT ESCAPE BREATHING APPARATUS
    BS 5045-2:1978 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS - STEEL CONTAINERS UP TO 130 LITRES WATER CAPACITY WITH WELDED SEAMS
    BS 5045-5:1986 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINIUM ALLOY CONTAINERS ABOVE 0.5 LITRE UP TO 130 LITRES WATER CAPACITY WITH WELDED SEAMS
    BS 5045-8:2000 Transportable gas containers Specification for seamless aluminium alloy gas containers of water capacity 0.5 L up to 15 L and up to 300 bar charged pressure at 15°C for special portable application
    BS 5045-7:2000 Transportable gas containers Specification for seamless steel gas containers of water capacity 0.5 L up to 15 L for special portable applications
    BS 341-1:1962 SPECIFICATION FOR VALVE FITTINGS FOR COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS - VALVES WITH TAPER STEMS (EXCLUDING VALVES USED FOR BREATHING AND MEDICAL PURPOSES)
    PD ISO/TR 11364:2012 Gas cylinders. Compilation of national and international valve stem/gas cylinder neck threads and their identification and marking system
    BS 5045-3:1984 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS ALUMINIUM ALLOY GAS CONTAINERS ABOVE 0.5 LITRE WATER CAPACITY AND UP TO 300 BAR CHARGED PRESSURE AT 15-DEG C
    BS 4667-2(1974) : 1974 BREATHING APPARATUS - OPEN-CIRCUIT BREATHING APPARATUS
    ISO/TR 11364:2012 Gas cylinders Compilation of national and international valve stem/gas cylinder neck threads and their identification and marking system
    BS 4667-4:1982 BREATHING APPARATUS - SPECIFICATION FOR ESCAPE BREATHING APPARATUS

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

    BS 399:1930 High carbon steel cylinders for the storage and transport of \'permanent\' gases
    BS 131-1:1961 Methods for notched bar tests The Izod impact test on metals
    BS 400(1931) : LATEST LOW CARBON STEEL CYLINDERS FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF 'PERMANENT' GASES
    BS 18:1962
    BS 1045(1942) : LATEST MANGANESE STEEL GAS CYLINDERS FOR ATMOSPHERIC GASES
    BS 401(1931) : LATEST STEEL CYLINDERS FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF 'LIQUEFIABLE' GASES
    BS 84:2007 Parallel screw threads of Whitworth form. Requirements
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