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AS 2809.2:2023
[Current]Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods, Part 2: Road tank vehicles for flammable liquids
AS 2809.2:2023 specifies requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of road tank vehicles for the transport of flammable liquids
Published: 02/06/2023
Pages: 23
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Normative references
1.4 Terms and definitions
1.5 New designs and innovations
1.6 General vehicle requirements
1.6.1 Spillage control
1.6.2 Road tank vehicle propulsion or auxiliary engine exhaust
1.6.3 Combustion cabin heaters
1.6.4 Hazardous area classification
2 Design, construction, inspection and testing
2.1 Materials
2.1.1 Standards
2.1.2 Material grades
2.1.3 Material compatibility
2.2 Tank design and construction
2.2.1 Tank types
2.2.2 Design criteria
2.2.2.1 General
2.2.2.2 Design loads
2.2.2.3 Design pressure
2.2.3 Design methods
2.2.3.1 General
2.2.3.2 Calculation
2.2.3.3 Finite element analysis
2.2.4 Corrosion
2.2.5 Distribution of loads
2.2.6 Small compartment tanks
2.2.7 Large compartment tanks
2.2.7.1 Shell, heads, bulkheads and baffles
2.2.7.2 Side plates
2.2.7.3 Minimum allowable side plate thickness
2.2.8 Baffles
2.2.9 Access through baffles
2.2.10 Capacity centre
2.2.11 Stiffening of heads, bulkheads and baffles
2.2.12 Shell reinforcement
2.2.13 Separation of liquids
2.2.14 Enclosed air spaces
2.2.15 Component attachment
2.2.16 Roll-over protection
2.2.17 Welding
2.2.18 Weld categories
2.2.18.1 Aluminium structures
2.2.18.2 Low carbon steel structures
2.2.18.3 High strength low alloy steel structures
2.2.18.4 Stainless steel structures
2.2.18.5 All other welds
2.3 Compartment openings, valves and vents
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Compartment openings
2.3.3 Valves
2.3.3.1 General
2.3.3.2 Internal shut-off valve
2.3.3.3 External shut-off valve
2.3.4 Vents
2.3.5 Normal venting
2.3.6 Emergency venting
2.3.7 Loading protection
2.4 Filling and dipping provisions
2.4.1 Filling tube
2.4.2 Dip stick
2.5 Pipework and pipe fittings
2.5.1 Suitability
2.5.2 Strength of piping
2.5.3 Provisions for movement
2.5.4 Hoses and hose couplings
2.6 Electrical bonding
2.7 Earthing point
2.8 Pressure testing as part of commissioning
2.8.1 Tanks
2.8.2 Piping systems
Appendix A
A.1 General
A.2 Classifications
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
EN 13083
Loading and unloading from the bottom adapter
ASTM A240
Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
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