This Code applies to the facilities, technology and inspection for manufacturing of composite cylinders coming under the following (1) and (2) (hereinafter referred to as “cylinders”) among the cylinders in conformity to the High-pressure Gas Safety Control Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), Article 3, Clause 2:
(1) General composite cylinders of which whole nonmetal liner is wrapped with continuous fiber impregnated with resin and of which internal volume is not over 150 liters
(2) Cylinders which are to be prohibited from being filled when their design service life (not to be over 15 years in maximum) is expired from their inspection date in conformity to the Act, Article 17, Clause 1
1. General 1
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 Validity of Code 1
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards
1.3.1 Inspection standard for new technology products
1.3.2 Standard for manufacturing registration of foreign products 2
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1.4 Definitions 3
1.5 Application of Codes and Standards
1.6 Interim Measures (not applicable)
1.7 Restriction to Filling 5
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2. Manufacturing Installation Standard 6
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities 6
2.2 Inspection Facilities 6
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard 7
3.1 Design 7
3.2 Materials 8
3.3 Thickness (currently not used) 9
3.4 Construction and Dimensions
3.4.1 Construction
3.4.2 Dimensions 9
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3.5 Fabrication
3.5.1 Winding of fiber
3.5.2 Attachment of neck ring
3.5.3 Fabrication state 10
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3.6 Welding (not applicable) 11
3.7 Heat Treatment (not applicable) 11
3.8 Performance (currently not used 11
3.9 Painting (currently not used) 11
3.10 Attachment of Safety Devices (currently not used)
3.11 Attachment of Accessories
3.12 Coloring and marking
3.12.1 Color painting of cylinder external surface
3.12.2 Letter size
3.12.3 Product marking
3.12.4 Acceptance marking 11
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4. Inspection Standard
4.1 Kinds of Inspection
4.1.1 Manufacturing installation inspection
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4.1.2 Product inspection 16
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection 19
4.2.1 Application for audit 19
4.2.2 Audit method 19
4.2.3 Adjudication committee 20
4.3 Inspection Items 20
4.3.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 20
4.3.2 Product inspection 20
4.4 Inspection Method 23
4.4.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 23
4.4.2 Product inspection 24
4.5 Other Inspection Standards 39
4.5.1 Inspection of imported goods 39
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection 40
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products (not applicable) 40
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Cylinder Manufacturing Plants 41
