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  • BS EN 13760:2003

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    Automotive LPG filling system for light and heavy duty vehicles. Nozzle, test requirements and dimensions

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  23-09-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  25-08-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Design and construction requirements
      4.1 General
      4.2 Service gasket
      4.3 Specific requirements
           4.3.1 Light duty vehicle filling nozzle
           4.3.2 Heavy duty vehicle filling nozzle
      4.4 Requirements for connection and disconnection by rotation
      4.5 Requirements for connection and disconnection by movement
           in the longitudinal axis of the filling nozzle
           (push and pull)
      4.6 Requirements for lever operation
      4.7 Requirements for non-metallic materials
    5 Test procedures
      5.1 General
      5.2 Overpressure test
           5.2.1 General
           5.2.2 Test procedure
           5.2.3 Interpretation of the test
           5.2.4 Re-testing
      5.3 External leak tests
           5.3.1 General
           5.3.2 Test of the unconnected filling nozzle
           5.3.3 Test of the connected filling nozzle
           5.3.4 Production testing
      5.4 Endurance test
           5.4.1 General
           5.4.2 Test procedure
           5.4.3 Test interpretation
           5.4.4 Re-testing
      5.5 LPG compatibility test (for rubber materials)
           5.5.1 Test procedure
           5.5.2 Test interpretation
           5.5.3 Re-testing
      5.6 Corrosion resistance test
           5.6.1 Test procedure
           5.6.2 Test interpretation
           5.6.3 Re-testing
      5.7 Resistance to dry heat test
           5.7.1 General
           5.7.2 Test procedure
           5.7.3 Test interpretation
           5.7.4 Re-testing
      5.8 Ozone ageing test
           5.8.1 General
           5.8.2 Test procedure
           5.8.3 Test interpretation
           5.8.4 Re-testing
      5.9 Temperature cycle test
           5.9.1 Test procedure
           5.9.2 Test interpretation
           5.9.3 Re-testing
      5.10 Drop test
           5.10.1 Test procedure
           5.10.2 Test interpretation
           5.10.3 Re-testing
      5.11 Electrical continuity test of the filling nozzle
           5.11.1 Test procedure
           5.11.2 Test interpretation
           5.11.3 Re-testing
      5.12 Freezing test
           5.12.1 Test procedure
           5.12.2 Test interpretation
           5.12.3 Re-testing
    6 Markings
    Annex A (normative) Critical dimensions of the filling nozzles
    Annex B (normative) Critical dimensions of the filling units
    Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
             addressing essential requirements or other
             provisions of EU Directives
    Bibliography

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    Specifies the minimum design, construction, test requirements and the critical dimensions for filling nozzles for the dispensing of the automotive Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to vehicles of categories M and N, that are fitted with the Euro unit.

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    This European Standard specifies the minimum design, construction, test requirements and the critical dimensions for filling nozzles for the dispensing of automotive Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to vehicles of categories M and N, as defined in EC Directive 70/156, that are fitted with the Euro filling unit (light duty or heavy duty).

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    Committee PVE/19
    Development Note Supersedes 99/716446 DC (09/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September 2012. (08/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    ASTM B 154 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys
    EN 12806:2003 Automotive liquefied petroleum gas components - Other than containers
    EN 13463-1:2009 Non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Basic method and requirements
    ISO 188:2011 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
    EN 589:2008+A1:2012 Automotive fuels - LPG - Requirements and test methods
    ISO 1431-1:2012 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Resistance to ozone cracking Part 1: Static and dynamic strain testing
    ISO 11114-2:2013 Gas cylinders Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents Part 2: Non-metallic materials
    EN ISO 11114-2:2013 Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 2: Non-metallic materials (ISO 11114-2:2013)
    ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
    EN 549:1994 Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
    IEC 60068-2-52:2017 Environmental testing - Part 2-52: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution)
    ISO 6957:1988 Copper alloys Ammonia test for stress corrosion resistance
    1994/9/EC : 1994 DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 23 MARCH 1994 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
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