SRI LANKA STANDARD1184: 1998

UDC621.646.4:
665.72

T'OR
SPECIT'ICETION
VALVE FITTINGS FOR USEWITH
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM
GAS(LPG)CYLTNDERS

SRI LANKA STANDARDSINSTITUTION

SPECIFICATIONFOR VALVE FITTINGST'ORUSEWITH
LIQUEFIED PETROLEI.,\4GAS(LPG) CYLINDERS

SLS ll84 : 1998

Copyright Resened
SRI LANKA STANDARDS INSTITUTION
No. 17r Victoriya Place,
Elvitigala Mawatha,
Colombo08,
SRI LANKA
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SRI LANKA STANDARD

SPECIFICATIONFOR VALVE FITTINGS FOR USEWITH LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS(LPG) CYLINDERS

FOREl\'ORI)

I:Lr standardwas approvedby the SectoralCommitteeon LP Gas Industry and was authorized
i-,- ai.,-puonand publicationas a Sri I-anka Stand.udby the Council of the Sd Lanka Standards
:!i!l.ion on 1998-12-10.

:::i si.andarddealswith valve fittings for usewith liquefied petroleumgascylinden.

ir :h purposeof deciding whethera particular requirementof this standardis complied with'

lle iE3l \alue. observedot calculated,expressingthe result of a [est or ao analysis,shall be

I ='md.d off in accordancewith CS l02 The number of significant places retained in the
3r:rii ofl value shallbe the sameasthat of the specifiedvalue in this standard

Tlrr S:i I-anka Standards Institution gratefully acknowledgesthe use of the followilg
:sb{i.ations. in the preparationof this standard:

r lS 3?-17: 1979 Specificationfor valve fittings for usewith liqr.refiedpetroleumgas

cylinderswit}l morethan5 litre watercapacity.

J r \lS 831 : 1986

Part II : Valve fittings for newly manufacturedLPG cylinders.

for valvesfor usewith domesticliquefied

Specifications
peaoleumgas (LPG) cylinders

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T!:Lr sandard specifiesthe requirementsof materials,constxuction,performanceand testing of

i:l\ e r-lningsfor usewith liquefiedpetroleumgas(LPG)cylinders.
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-l.: vdse outlet dimensions

tolerancesshall be as give|I in
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Fr:r'e 1.

+ ol

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elongation
All dimensionsin millimetres

FIGURE 1 - ValYe outlet dimensions

(Yalveinlet threads)
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licable, be
I be made 3l.1 T)pesof scrett threads
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be agreed T-:e ..3I\ e ir et shall be provided with any one of the two t)'pesof taper screw threadsspecified
= -1-r-1,1or 3,3.1,2.

ficles ard thread

-L1.1.1 18.8rllm nominaldiameterDIN 477valvesqew
J:,e lS.S mm nominaldiameiervalve screwthreadshall be of right handthreadWhitworth form
3qualto 1.814mm,threadangle550andhavinga taperof 3:25on diameter'The principat
G. ::::re;rsionsand limits on this screwthreadshall be asgiven in Figures2 and3
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screwthrcad
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.riEg a laperof 1 : 16 on diameter.The principal dimensionsandljmits on this screwthreadshal
.s ii\'en in Figues 4 afld 5.
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TYPICAL
LOW
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CYLINOER
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DRAWNCYLIIDER
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4 }f{.lEf\G

Eadsa r e t l { -d yalrE! shall b€ indetibly markedwirh rhe following information:

ai mallufactuter's name and./orhade mark; and

b) rDonth and year of manufacture.

trinus lr('lf
Lrr6.-!r:JnrJ dranrn to cefiirtcaion facilities offeretl by SLSI. See the inside back coyer of this
hs ,rsrrin r-

5 T{ETEODS OF TFST

5l Sqk. for t€stt

Lchs :iierr*.ise specified,the sampling procedureshall be agreedupon by the manufactuer
dfu inrchaser-
be designed
t MPa with 5l E-r&o6tatic test
*sr=rmrire sarnplesof machined valve bodies, before assembly,shall be subjectedto a
ryEr*=c test ar a pressue twice the designpressure*for a period of one nin. Therc shall be
@ :qrc,Ee or deformationof the valve.

: :-l h.satic test

E&t rssernbledvalve shall be subjectedto pneumatictest at a prcssu.enot less than the desigl
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EEMg' ro de closedposition. Thereshall be no leakagethrcugh the valve.

: 5J Horoence test of safety relief yalve

Ecir ssedled valve shall be subjectedto pneumaticpressue of uplo 2.6 Mpa 1 10 pe! cent.
Ib:a:kr relief valve shall operatewithin this pressurerange.
lly at all
55 F-+mnq 1a51
iqts of de valve shatl be cycted 5000 times for opening and closing operationsat a cycle
IIvise. rdE :d i s a.Ddspindle displacementof 2.5 rnm. After the cycling operationthe valve shall be
sdira:t-i !o the pneumatictestand testfor leakage.Thereshall be no leakagethroughthe valve.
I
ied in 5. !.6 T.* on mbb€r materials
r"I:dter mare.ialsin contact with LpG shallcomplywith the rcquirements
of 5.6.1,5.6.2
Dl -..6*1

'Tb itElrgn prcssure of domesticand industrial gas cylinde$ currently in use for LpG is
: .t5 xFa

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fi '72h at a
kiped over
rater. The (SLSI) ls the Datloqal standards
ac !!: :.aia Staadar'ds Institution
water. The of Srl lanka estahllshedl by the S!1 TJenke S-tandlelds
**j".U"" of cevlon
lYolume. ;=;;- e"i -li o of 1984 which rePeals
lt". the 3uleau
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a the 5 min Ieo-::-- oe InCr:strles aril Sclentlflc Affa{rs'

5s ?::r..1P€1 oblects of the Instltutlon as aet out lD th€ Act are to

provlde factlttleg
lfe)are Ete$derals and Prooote Ehclr adoPtlotr' to
h over the t."troe of ptoducts; to oPerate a cert-lflcatlon
:-r;;;;;-;a for-- loca}
s"h"t -i,, to certlfy the qualtty of pro'lucts.neant
is test shall li; -proooie and quarity
i*I-r-at"" and to standardlzstlotr
=:E=j "tpo"a" consultatrcy afld research ectlvlty'
:t educatloEal,
iquireatest
lacone
bmperature 5e::stltt-tloo is fln&Iceal by Goversment glants' anil by the
of its publlcatlons an'l fron other servlces' ?lnanc1al
lDUlry Or a =* E--."i;
sistance to ta:J"a..ar". .^oot.o1 i6 vested 1s a Councll appoiated tr
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of sta['laril 6peclflcatlons done by

5e ig=i1ed 9lePa.atloo -{s- fteld
ired ageing #-;-c..d;;"e" cotpo"ea o1 erperts ltr each Pattlcular
-"t of th; Itrstttutlon' rhese coonlttees
iJ=J o.tt"detrt ofiicets Ln turr ale
J-.-to:ia"a by the Divlsloaal codmlttees' thtch
err tsenbersor the Dlafttdsan'l DlvlsloDal
i;ijii-iiti".-'aou""ir.
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ffiaJs ."ia.r theil services ifl an hoao?ary caPacltv' fa
al"- speclf lcatlons, the lootltutlon endesvouts to
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"i.Etlard
.i.q,=r" repEesentatlon of all vlei' polnts'
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l:[ ie i:teruatlonal fleld the Iastltutlo1l rePte6€lt6 Srt Lanka ln the

for statrdat'llzatloa (rsO) etrd partlclpetes
i-;.i;i-o;g"oizatlon '
i*"-J-E"ia""of standslillzatlon as are of sPecial itrtelest to
:E-: Ej! a.

Sri LaDka StaDdalds lostltutlon, 53, DharDaPala

et the
t|*_-la, Colctbo 3, Srt Laaka.
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SLS CERTIFICATIONMARK

' :-.-eSn Lanka Standatds lnstitution is the oaner

.' :he registeredceftificationmark shoun beLau.
Beneaththe mark. the number af the Si Lanka
S.zndard releL)antta the product is indicated.
:-.:s natk maA be LlsedonlA bg thase uha haue
ciiained permits under the SLS cetlification
-.c-xt, h?ne. Ihe 7e'Pm e ot thismarkonatin
rc:auonta a prcduct conL)ellsthe assurancethat
theg hate been produced to campLg uith the
requiements af the releDantSri Lanka Standard
under a uelL designedsAstemof qualiv contral
inspection and testing operated bA the
manufacturerand superuisedbg the SLSIwhich
includes suft)elllanceinspection af the factorg,
testing of bath factory and ma*et samPles.
Futlher particularsaf the termsand conditionsof
the permit mag be obtained from the Sri Lanka
Standards h.stitution, 53, Dhamapala Mawatha,
Colamba03.