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This document specifies minimum requirements for the materials, design, construction, prototype testing and routine manufacturing inspections of composite gas cylinders and tubes for compressed hydrogen.
NOTE 1 Unless specified in the text, for the purposes of this document, the word “cylinder” includes tubes.
This document applies to
- fully wrapped composite cylinders (Type 3 and Type 4)
- hoop wrapped cylinders (Type 2)
with carbon fibres intended to be permanently mounted in a frame (e.g. bundle or trailer) with a test pressure of not less than 300 bar, with:
— non-metallic liners (for Type 4) or seamless metallic liners (for Type 2 and Type 3),
— a maximum water capacity of 3 000 l
— a maximum working pressure of 1 000 bar.
— the product of working pressure times water capacity (p x V) not exceeding 1 000 000 bar.l.
NOTE 2 A glass fibre protective layer is sometimes applied to the external surface of the cylinder
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of the dangerous goods
WITHDRAWN
EN 17339:2020
PUBLISHED
EN 17339:2024
60.60
Standard published
Nov 13, 2024
