EN 1918-4:1998
(Main)Gas supply systems - Underground gas storage - Part 4: Functional recommendations for storage in rock caverns
Gas supply systems - Underground gas storage - Part 4: Functional recommendations for storage in rock caverns
This standard specifies procedures and practices which are safe and environmentally acceptable. It covers the functional recommendations for design, construction, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of underground gas storage facilities in rock caverns up to and including the top flanges of the casings. It does not cover refrigerated gas storage. The necessary surface facilities for an underground gas storage are described in EN 1918-5.
Gasversorgungssysteme - Untertagespeicherung von Gas - Teil 4: Funktionale Empfehlungen für die Speicherung in Felskavernen
Diese Europäische Norm legt Verfahren und Praktiken fest, die sicher und akzeptabel für die Umwelt sind. Sie umfaßt die funktionalen Empfehlungen für Planung, Bau, Prüfung, Inbetriebnahme, Betrieb und Instandhaltung von Untertagespeichern für Gas in Felskavernen bis zum obersten Flansch des Futterrohres. Sie umfaßt die Speicherung von tiefkaltem Gas. Die erforderlichen übertägigen Anlagen für einen Untertagespeicher für Gas werden in prEN 1918-5 beschrieben.
Système d'alimentation en gaz - Stockage souterrain de gaz - Partie 4: Recommandations fonctionnelles pour le stockage en cavités minées
La présente norme spécifie les procédures et les pratiques qui sont acceptables pour la sécurité et l'environnement. Elle décrit les recommandations fonctionnelles pour la conception, la construction, les essais, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la maintenance des stockages souterrains en cavités minées jusqu'aux brides de tête des cuvelages incluses. Elle ne couvre pas le stockage de gaz réfrigéré. Les installations de surface qui sont nécessaires pour un stockage souterrain de gaz sont décrites dans la prEN 1918-5.
Sistemi oskrbe s plinom - Podzemna plinska skladišča - 4. del: Funkcionalna priporočila za skladiščenje v skalnih kavernah
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