IS 8198 : Part 8 : 2024 Steel Cylinders for Compressed Gases - Code of Practice - Part 8 Common Organic Refrigerant Gases

ICS 23.020.30

MED 16

1 SCOPE

This standard (Part 8) covers the physical properties, filling, periodic inspection and testing, handling and usage of common refrigerant gases in cylinders of nominal capacity up to and including 130 litres water capacity. Five refrigerant gases R12, R13, R22, R115 and R500 are covered.

2 REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions to this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards.

IS No. Title
IS 3196 (Part 2) : 2006 Welded low carbon steel gas cylinders exceeding 5 litre water capacitv for low pressure liquefiable gases: Part 2 Cylinders for liquefiable non-toxic gases other than LPG - Specification (fifth revision)
IS 3224 : 2021 Valve for compressed gas cylinders excluding liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders - Specification (fourth revision)
IS 4379 : 2021 Identification of the contents of industrial gas cylinders (second revision)
IS 5610 : 1993 Chloro-fluoro hydrocarbons of the methane and ethane series - Specification (second revision)
IS 5844 : 2014 Hydrostatic stretch testing of compressed gas cylinders - Recommendations (first revision)
IS 5845 : 1993 Code of practice for inspection of low pressure welded steel gas cylinders other than LPG cylinders in use (second revision)
IS 7142 : 1995 Welded low carbon steel cylinders for low pressure liquefiable gases not exceeding 5 litre water capacity - Specification (first revision)
IS 7241 : 1981 Glossary of terms used in gas cylinder technology (first revision)
IS 8451 : 2018 Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinder - Code of practice (third revision)
IS 15975 : 2020 Gas cylinders - Conditions for filling gas cylinders (first revision)
IS 16656 : 2017/ISO 817 : 2014 Refrigerants - Designation and safety classification
IS/ISO 17584 : 2005 Refrigerant properties
IS/ISO 11114-1 : 2020 Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents: Part 1 Metallic materials (first revision)
IS/ISO 11114-2 : 2013 Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents: Part 2 Non-metallic materials