ISO/TS 15869:2009

Gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends — Land vehicle fuel tanks

ISO 15869:2009 specifies the requirements for lightweight refillable fuel tanks intended for the on-board storage of high-pressure compressed gaseous hydrogen or hydrogen blends on land vehicles. It is not intended as a specification for fuel tanks used for solid, liquid hydrogen or hybrid cryogenic high-pressure hydrogen storage applications. ISO 15869:2009 is applicable for fuel tanks of steel, stainless steel, aluminium or non-metallic construction material, using any design or method of manufacture suitable for its specified service conditions. ISO 15869:2009 applies to the following types of fuel tank designs: Type 1: metal fuel tanks; Type 2: hoop-wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner; Type 3: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner; Type 4: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with no metal liner.

Hydrogène gazeux et mélanges d'hydrogène gazeux — Réservoirs de carburant pour véhicules terrestres

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 01-Feb-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 01-Feb-2009
• ICS: 43.060.40 - Fuel systems
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 197 - Hydrogen technologies
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 197 - Hydrogen technologies
• Parallel Committee: ISO/TC 22 - Road vehicles
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Completion Date: 12-Nov-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 15869
First edition
2009-02-01

Gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen
blends — Land vehicle fuel tanks
Hydrogène gazeux et mélanges d'hydrogène gazeux — Réservoirs de
carburant pour véhicules terrestres




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ISO/TS 15869:2009(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Service conditions. 5
4.1 General. 5
4.2 Expected service. 5
4.3 Working pressure . 5
4.4 Maximum filling pressure . 5
4.5 Filling cycles . 5
4.6 Design temperature . 6
4.7 Gas composition. 6
4.8 External surfaces. 6
4.9 Fire effects. 6
5 Information to be recorded . 6
5.1 General. 6
5.2 Statement of service. 6
5.3 Design drawings and information. 7
5.4 Stress analysis report . 7
5.5 Material property data . 7
5.6 Fire protection. 8
5.7 Manufacturing data. 8
6 Materials . 8
6.1 Compatibility . 8
6.2 Steel. 8
6.3 Stainless steels . 8
6.4 Aluminium alloys . 8
6.5 Resins . 8
6.6 Fibres . 8
6.7 Plastic liners. 9
6.8 Metal end bosses. 9
7 Design requirements . 9
7.1 General. 9
7.2 Test pressure . 9
7.3 Burst pressure and fibre stress ratio. 9
7.4 Stress analysis. 10
7.5 Maximum defect size. 10
7.6 Fire protection. 11
8 Construction and workmanship. 11
8.1 Materials . 11
8.2 Type 3 metal liner. 11
8.3 Neck threads, neck ring, foot ring, attachment for support. 11
8.4 Forming. 12
8.5 Fibre winding. 12
8.6 Curing of thermosetting resins . 12
8.7 Auto-frettage . 13
8.8 Exterior environmental protection. 13
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9 Type (qualification) tests. 13
9.1 Qualification of new designs . 13
9.2 Generic type tests . 13
9.3 Exemptions to generic type tests. 16
9.4 Qualification of design changes. 16
9.5 Alternative type tests. 19
10 Production and batch tests. 19
10.1 Production tests. 19
10.2 Batch tests. 20
10.3 Failure to meet batch and production test requirements . 22
11 Markings. 23
12 Preparation for dispatch. 24
Annex A (informative) Rationale for number of filling cycles . 25
Annex B (normative) Test methods and acceptance criteria. 28
Annex C (informative) Verification of stress ratios using strain gauges. 36
Annex D (informative) NDE defect size by flawed fuel tank cycling. 37
Annex E (normative) Alternative type tests . 38
Bibliography . 41

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ISO/TS 15869:2009(E)
Foreword
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/TS 15869 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 197, Hydrogen technologies, with collaboration
from Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, and Technical Committee ISO/TC 58, Gas cylinders,
Subcommittee SC 3, Cylinder design.
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Introduction
Fuel tanks for on-board storage of compressed gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuels for land
vehicle service are required to maintain or improve the level of safety currently existing for land vehicle
applications. These requirements are achieved by:
a) specifying service conditions precisely and comprehensively as a firm basis for both fuel tank design and
use;
b) using an appropriate method to assess cyclic pressure fatigue life and to establish allowable defect sizes
in metal tanks or liners;
c) requiring design qualification tests;
d) requiring non-destructive testing and inspection of all production fuel tanks;
e) requiring destructive tests on fuel tanks and tank material taken from each batch of fuel tanks produced;
f) requiring manufacturers to specify the acceptable in-service damage levels for their design; and
g) requiring manufacturers to specify as part of their design, the safe service conditions for their fuel tanks.
Designs meeting the requirements of this International Standard:
a) will have a fatigue life that exceeds the expected service; and
b) will demonstrate appropriate strength and durability for expected service conditions.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 15869:2009(E)

Gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends — Land vehicle fuel
tanks
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the requirements for lightweight refillable fuel tanks intended for the on-
board storage of high-pressure compressed gaseous hydrogen or hydrogen blends on land vehicles.
This International Standard is not intended as a specification for fuel tanks used for solid, liquid hydrogen or
hybrid cryogenic high-pressure hydrogen storage applications.
This International Standard is applicable for fuel tanks of steel, stainless steel, aluminium or non-metallic
construction material, using any design or method of manufacture suitable for its specified service conditions.
This International Standard applies to the following types of fuel tank designs:
⎯ Type 1: metal fuel tanks;
⎯ Type 2: hoop-wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner;
⎯ Type 3: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner;
⎯ Type 4: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with no metal liner.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 306, Plastics — Thermoplastic materials — Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST)
ISO 527-2, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and
extrusion plastics
ISO 2808, Paints and varnishes — Determination of film thickness
ISO 4624, Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion
ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 7225, Gas cylinders — Precautionary labels
ISO 7866:1999, Gas cylinders — Refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders — Design, construction
and testing
ISO 9809-1:1999, Gas cylinders — Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders — Design, construction and
testing — Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1 100 MPa
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ISO 9809-2:2000, Gas cylinders — Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders — Design, construction and
testing — Part 2: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength greater than or equal to
1 100 MPa
ISO 11114-4, Transportable gas cylinders — Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas
contents — Part 4: Test methods for selecting metallic materials resistant to hydrogen embrittlement
ISO 11439, Gas cylinders — High pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for
automotive vehicles
ISO/TS 14687-2, Hydrogen fuel — Product specification — Part 2: Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel
cell applications for road vehicles
EN 1964-3:2000, Transportable gas cylinders — Specification for the design and construction of refillable
transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of water capacities from 0,5 litre up to and including 150 litres —
Part 3: Cylinders made of seamless stainless steel with an Rm value of less than 1 100 MPa
EN 12862:2000, Transportable gas cylinders — Specification for the design and construction of refillable
transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders
EN 13322-2:2003/A1:2006, Transportable gas cylinders — Refillable welded steel gas cylinders — Design
and construction — Part 2: Stainless steel
ASTM B 117, Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
ASTM D 522, Standard Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of Attached Organic Coatings
ASTM D 1308, Standard Test Method for Effect of Household Chemicals on Clear and Pigmented Organic
Finishes
ASTM D 2344, Standard Test Method for Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and
Their Laminates
ASTM D 2794, Standard Test Method for Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation
(Impact)
ASTM D 3170, Standard Test Method for Chipping Resistance of Coatings
ASTM D 3418, Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and
Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ASTM G 154, Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic
Materials
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
auto-frettage
pressure application procedure used in manufacturing composite fuel tanks with metal liners, which strains the
liner past its yield point
NOTE Auto-frettage results in the liner having compressive stresses and the fibres having tensile stresses at zero
internal pressure.
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3.2
auto-frettage pressure
pressure within the over-wrapped composite fuel tank at which the required distribution of stresses between
the liner and the over-wrap is established
3.3
batch of composite fuel tanks
group of not more than 200 fuel tanks plus fuel tanks for destructive testing or, if greater, one shift of
successive production of fuel tanks, successively produced from qualified liners having the same size, design,
specified materials of construction and manufacturing process
3.4
batch of metal fuel tanks/liners
group of not more than 200 fuel tanks/liners plus fuel tanks/liners for destructive testing or, if greater, one shift
of successive production of metal fuel tanks/liners, successively produced having the same nominal diameter,
wall thickness, design, specified material of construction, manufacturing process, equipment for manufacturing
and heat treatment, and conditions of time, temperature and atmosphere during heat treatment
3.5
batch of non-metallic liners
group of not more than 200 liners plus liners for destructive testing or, if greater, one shift of successive
production of non-metallic liners, successively produced having the same nominal diameter, wall thickness,
design, specified material of construction and manufacturing process
3.6
burst pressure
pressure that causes the bursting of a pressure vessel subjected to a constant increase of pressure during a
destructive test
3.7
controlled tension winding
process used in manufacturing hoop-wrapped composite fuel tanks with metal liners by which compressive
stresses in the liner and tensile stresses in the over-wrap at zero internal pressure are obtained by winding the
reinforcing filaments under high tension
3.8
design change
change in the selection of structural materials or dimensional changes exceeding the tolerances as on the
design drawings
3.9
finished fuel tanks
fuel tanks that are ready for use, typical of normal production, complete with identification marks and external
coating including integral insulation specified by the manufacturer, but free from non-integral insulation or
protection
3.10
fully wrapped composite fuel tank
fuel tank with an over-wrap having a filament wound reinforcement both in the circumferential and axial
direction of the fuel tank
3.11
hoop-wrapped composite fuel tank
fuel tank with an over-wrap having a filament wound reinforcement in a substantially circumferential pattern
over the cylindrical portion of the liner such that the filament does not carry any significant load in a direction
parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuel tank
3.12
hydrogen blend
mixture of natural gas and hydrogen
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3.13
hydrogen storage system
system on a land vehicle comprised of the fuel tank and all closure devices (e.g. shut-off valves, check valves
and thermally activated pressure relief devices), as well as piping that contains hydrogen at the working
pressure
3.14
leakage
release of gas through a crack, pore, unbonded or similar defect
NOTE Permeation through the wall of a Type 4 fuel tank that is less than the rates described in B.16 is not
considered leakage.
3.15
liner
container that is used as an inner shell, on which reinforcing fibres are filament wound to achieve the
necessary strength
3.16
manufacturer
organization responsible for the design, manufacturing and testing of fuel tanks
3.17
over-wrap
reinforcement system of filament and resin applied over the liner
3.18
thermally activated pressure relief device
device that activates by temperature to release pressure and prevent a fuel tank from bursting due to fire
effects and that will activate regardless of fuel tank pressure
3.19
passenger vehicles
vehicles designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of persons (e.g. cars and buses)
3.20
pre-stress
process of applying auto-frettage or controlled tension winding
3.21
service conditions
conditions that the fuel tank will experience in service and that include on-road exposure to environmental
factors (road salt, acids, bases, temperature extremes) and expected usage (pressure cycles associated with
filling and discharge during service and driving, static pressure associated with vehicle parking, etc.)
3.22
settled pressure
gas pressure when a given settled temperature is reached
3.23
settled temperature
uniform gas temperature after any change in temperature caused by filling has dissipated
3.24
stress ratio
stress in fibre at specified minimum burst pressure divided by stress in fibre at working pressure
3.25
test pressure
required pressure applied during a pressure test
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3.26
working pressure
nominal working pressure
settled pressure of compressed gas at a uniform temperature of 15 °C in a full fuel tank
4 Service conditions
4.1 General
The specified service conditions provide the basis for the design, manufacturing, inspection, and testing of fuel
tanks that are to be mounted on land vehicles and used to store compressed gaseous hydrogen or hydrogen
blends at ambient temperatures for use as a fuel on these vehicles.
The specified service conditions are also intended to provide information on how fuel tanks made in
accordance with this International Standard may safely be used, for
a) manufacturers of fuel tanks,
b) owners of fuel tanks,
c) designers or contractors responsible for the installation of fuel tanks,
d) designers or owners of equipment used to refuel land vehicle fuel tanks,
e) suppliers of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends, and
f) regulatory authorities that have jurisdiction over fuel tank use.
The service conditions do not cover external loading that may arise from vehicle collisions, etc.
4.2 Expected service
The expected service for which fuel tanks are safe shall be specified by the fuel tank manufacturer.
4.3 Working pressure
The working pressure shall be specified by the fuel tank manufacturer for gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen
blends settled at a temperature of 15 °C.
4.4 Maximum filling pressure
Fuel tanks shall be designed to be filled up to a maximum pressure not exceeding 1,25 times the working
pressure, regardless of filling conditions or temperature, and which settles to a pressure of not greater than
the working pressure at the settled temperature of 15 °C.
4.5 Filling cycles
4.5.1 General
Except as permitted in 4.5.2, fuel tanks shall be designed for 11 250 fill cycles, representing a 15-year life of
use in commercial heavy-duty vehicles (see Annex A).
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4.5.2 Reduced number of filling cycles
A reduced number of 5 500 filling cycles may be specified for the lifetime of the vehicle. Fuel tanks with the
reduced number of filling cycles may be qualified according to 9.2 or 9.5. In the case of fuel tanks with a
reduced number of filling cycles and qualified according to 9.2, these shall only be used in conjunction with a
tamper-proof counter system that records the number of fill cycles and terminates usage of the fuel tank
before the reduced number of fill cycles is exceeded.
4.6 Design temperature
Fuel tanks shall be designed to be suitable for use in the following material temperature range: −40 °C to
85 °C. Transient gas temperatures during filling and discharge may vary locally beyond these limits.
4.7 Gas composition
Fuel tanks shall be designed to be filled with compressed gaseous hydrogen and/or hydrogen blends
containing more than 2 % hydrogen by volume, combined with dry natural gas. The gas composition shall
comply with the following:
a) compressed hydrogen gas shall comply with the composition specified in ISO/TS 14687-2;
b) compressed natural gas (CNG) used in hydrogen blends may vary as stated in the dry gas composition
limits specified in ISO 11439.
4.8 External surfaces
Fuel tank external surfaces shall be designed to withstand mechanical and chemical exposure conditions as
reflected in the type tests specified in Clause 9.
4.9 Fire effects
Fuel tanks shall be protected from fire effects using non-reclosing thermally activated pressure relief devices.
Non-reclosing pressure-activated pressure relief devices can only be used in parallel with thermally activated
pressure relief devices. A thermally activated pressure relief device shall not under any circumstances require
the operation of the pressure-activated pressure relief device in order to function.
NOTE In the selection of thermally activated pressure relief devices, the requirements of the ANSI/IAS PRD 1-1998/
Addenda PRD 1a-1999 can be used as
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