Code Approval of Composite Propane Cylinders for Indoor Use ...

List of FiguresFigure 1. Vertically oriented cylinder..........................................................................................12Figure 2. Horizontally oriented cylinder......................................................................................12Figure 3. Steel cylinder, slightly bulged. .....................................................................................12Figure 4. Composite cylinder after tests - residual propane contunes to burn.............................12Figure 5. Ruptured two-piece composite cylinder.......................................................................13Figure 6. One piece composite cylinder, no rupture....................................................................13Figure 7. Test site layout showing camera locations relative to cylinder center. ........................14Figure 8. Location of wall thermocouples on vertical cylinder...................................................15Figure 9. Location of wall thermocouples on horizontal cylinder...............................................16Figure 10. Horizontal calorimeter test setup................................................................................17Figure 11. Vertical calorimeter test setup....................................................................................18Figure 12. Test Type 1 Test Setup...............................................................................................29Figure 13. Standard NFPA 286 Test Room for Test Type 2 Test Arrangement .........................31Figure 14. Standard NFPA 286 Test Room for Test Type 3 Test Arrangement. ........................33Figure 15. Standard NFPA 286 Test Room for Test Type 4 Test Arrangement .........................35List of TablesTable 1. Summary of Concerns and Comments. ...........................................................................4Table 2. Preliminary Composite Cylinder Testing Fire Conditions. ...........................................10Table 3. Composite Cylinder Test Plan .......................................................................................11Table 4. Summary of test conditions ...........................................................................................19Table 5. Test Variations for Test Type 1 .....................................................................................30Table 6. Test Variations for Test Type 2 .....................................................................................31Table 7. Test Variations for Test Type 3 .....................................................................................33Table 8. Summary of Test Type 1 Results...................................................................................38Table 9. Summary of Test Type 2 Results...................................................................................39Table 10. Summary of Test Type 3 .............................................................................................40Composite Propane Cylinders xiii February 2007for Indoor Use — Phase IIBattelle