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BS 5355:1976

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Specification for filling ratios and developed pressures for liquefiable and permanent gases
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

01-04-2008

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-05-1976

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
4. General
5. Filling ratios and developed pressures for
    liquefiable gases for containers made to BS 5045,
    Parts 1, 2 and 3 and HOAL 3 and 4
6. Containers made to specifications other than
    BS5045, Part 1, 2 and 3 or HOAL 3 and 4
7. Developed pressure for permanent gases
8. Large containers
Appendices
A. Determination of filling ratios and developed
    pressures
B. Filling ratios and developed pressures not
    specified in this standard
C. Filling ratios and developed pressure for countries
    other than the United Kingdom
Tables
1. Classification of gases
2. Reference temperature in deg C for filling ratio and
    for developed pressure for conveyance in the United
    Kingdom
3. High pressure liquefiable gases
4. High pressure liquefiable gases
5. Hydrogen chloride and refrigerant 13BI
6. Low pressure liquefiable gases, filling ratios
    and physical properties
7. Vapour pressure data for commercial propane and
    commercial butane
8. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 33 deg C
9. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 33 deg C
10. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 38 deg C
11. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 38 deg C
12. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 42.5 deg C
13. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 42.5 deg C
14. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 45 deg C
15. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 45 deg C
16. Relationships for permanent gases between charging
    pressure at 15 deg C and the pressure developed at
    reference temperature of 60 deg C
17. Classification of countries and territories of the
    world (other than the United Kingdom) into climatic
    areas in relation to observed absolute maximum shade
    temperatures
18. Reference temperatures for filling ratio and for
    developed pressures with respect to climatic areas
19. Filling ratios and developed pressures applicable to
    high pressure liquefiable gases in various size
    ranges of container at the reference temperatures
    for the climatic areas given in table 18
20. Filling ratio and vapour pressure data applicable
    to low pressure liquefiable gases in various size
    ranges of container at the reference temperatures
    for the climatic areas given in table 18
21. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 40 deg C
22. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 40 deg C
23. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 47.5 deg C
24. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 47.5 deg C
25. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 50 deg C
26. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 50 deg C
27. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 52.5 deg C
28. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 52.5 deg C
29. Filling ratios for liquefied saturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 55 deg C
30. Filling ratios for liquefied unsaturated hydrocarbon
    gases, reference temperature 55 deg C
31. Developed pressures applicable to permanent gases
    in various size ranges of container at the reference
    temperatures for the climatic areas given in table 18

Ratios and pressures to use when filling, selecting or designing containers of 1 litre water capacity and above, for conveying gases by road within the UK but also includes data for climatic areas other than the UK.

Committee
PVE/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 1736(1951) (02/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2008. (12/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
48
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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