CEN/TC 210 - GRP tanks and vessels

This document gives requirements for specification and acceptance conditions of raw materials for GRP tanks and vessels with or without lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non-pressurised or pressurised, for use above ground.
Tanks and vessels for storage or processing of food, raw materials for food and potable water additionally have to be in compliance with relevant EU directives and applicable national standards and regulations.

This Technical Report gives guidance for the design of a vessel using the standard EN 13121 3 GRP tanks and vessels for use above ground. The calculation is done according to the advanced design method given in EN 13121 3:2016, 7.9.3 with approved laminates and laminate properties.

This European Standard gives requirements for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing and verification of GRP tanks and vessels with or without thermoplastics lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non-pressurized or pressurized up to 10 bar, for use above ground. Further requirements are presented in normative Annex G.
The terms vessels and tanks as used in this part of EN 13121 include branches up to the point of connection to pipe work or other equipment by bolting and supports, brackets or other attachments bonded directly to the shell.
This part of EN 13121 covers vessels and tanks subject to temperatures between - 40 °C and 120 °C.
Excluded from this part of EN 13121 are:
-   tanks and vessels for the transport of fluids;
-   underground storage tanks;
-   spherical vessels;
-   vessels and tanks of irregular shape;
-   tanks and vessels with double containment where the double wall is considered structural;
-   tanks and vessels which are subject to the risk of explosion, or failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;
-   specification for fibre reinforced cisterns of one piece and sectional construction for the storage, above ground, of cold water (see EN 13280).

TC - Modification to Table A.1

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the design including raw materials, calculation, manu-facturing including composite materials, and testing of seamless Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pressure vessels with protective layer, using only multi-directional filament winding, made in a factory and for use above ground and for storage and processing of fluids.
This European Standard covers vessels subject to pressures below 20 MPa and temperatures between
- 30 °C and 120 °C.
Excluded from this European Standard are transportation vessels, double wall vessels, vessels under nega-tive pressure, vessels which are subjected to the risk of explosion or failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity.

This document gives requirements for delivery, installation and maintenance of GRP tanks and vessels in accordance with prEN 13121- 3.

This European Standard gives requirements for chemical resistance of composite materials used for GRP tanks and vessels for storage or processing of fluids, for use above ground. The tanks or vessels may be factory made or site built, with or without lining.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for rectangular and vertical cylindrical glass reinforced plastics (GRP) one piece cisterns and rectangular sectional tanks for the storage of water above ground for both domestic and industrial use within the following capacity ranges,
a)    one piece cistern    500 l to 100 000 l.
b)    sectional tank    500 l and larger
Particular requirements for additional components for cisterns for domestic use are also included.

This European standard specifies a method for the one side exposure to fluids of samples of tanks of glass reinforced thermosetting resins for the underground storage of liquids.

This part 2 of this European standard EN 976 specifies the requirements for the transportation, site handling, storage and installation of horizontal, cylindrical single wall tanks made of glass reinforced thermosetting resins used for the underground non-pressure storage of liquid petroleum based fuels, complying with the requirement of EN 976-1.

This European standard specifies a test method for the determination of the factor alpha and the factor beta of test specimens of tanks of glass reinforced thermosetting resins for the underground storage of liquids.

This Part 1 of European Standard EN 976 specifies the requirements and associated test methods for horizontal, cylindrical single walls tanks made of glass reinforced thermosetting resins (hereafter called tanks), and for their accessories, used for the underground non-pressure storage of liquid petroleum based fuels. The tanks specified by this European Standard are tanks with one or more compartments and with or without the possibility of leak detection.

This European Standard gives requirements for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing and verification of GRP tanks and vessels with or without thermoplastics lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non-pressurized or pressurized up to 10 bar, for use above ground. Further requirements are presented in normative Annex G.
The terms vessels and tanks as used in this part of EN 13121 include branches up to the point of connection to pipe work or other equipment by bolting and supports, brackets or other attachments bonded directly to the shell.
This part of EN 13121 covers vessels and tanks subject to temperatures between - 40 °C and 120 °C.
Excluded from this part of EN 13121 are:
-   tanks and vessels for the transport of fluids;
-   underground storage tanks;
-   spherical vessels;
-   vessels and tanks of irregular shape;
-   tanks and vessels with double containment where the double wall is considered structural;
-   tanks and vessels which are subject to the risk of explosion, or failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;
-   specification for fibre reinforced cisterns of one piece and sectional construction for the storage, above ground, of cold water (see EN 13280).

This European Standard gives requirements for acceptance and usage conditions of raw materials for GRP tanks and vessels with or without lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non pressurised or pressurised, for use above ground.

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This European Standard gives requirements for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing and verification of GRP tanks and vessels with or without Thermoplastics lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non pressurised or pressurised up to 10 bar, for use above ground.
The terms vessels and tanks as used in this European Standard include branches up to the point of connection to pipe work or other equipment by bolting and supports, brackets or other attachments bonded directly to the shell. In addition to the definitive requirements, this European Standard also requires the items in Clause 5 to be fully documented.
This European Standard covers vessels and tanks subject to temperatures between - 40 °C and + 120 °C.
NOTE   It is possible that future advances in resin technology would allow tanks and vessels to be considered for operating temperatures above + 120 °C. Should such a situation arise and a manufacturer wishes to take advantage of such developments, then all other requirements of the standard shall be maintained and such tanks and vessels shall only be designed in accordance with the advanced design method given in 7.8.3.
Excluded from this European Standard are:
   Tanks and vessels for the transport of fluids;
   Underground storage tanks;
   Spherical vessels;
   Vessels and tanks of irregular shape;
   Tanks and vessels with double containment;
   Tanks and vessels which are subject to the risk of explosion, or failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;
   Specification for fibre reinforced cisterns of one piece and sectional construction for the storage, above ground, of cold water (see EN 13280:2001).

This European Standard gives requirements for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing and verification of GRP tanks and vessels with or without Thermoplastics lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non pressurised or pressurised up to 10 bar, for use above ground.
The terms vessels and tanks as used in this European Standard include branches up to the point of connection to pipe work or other equipment by bolting and supports, brackets or other attachments bonded directly to the shell. In addition to the definitive requirements, this European Standard also requires the items in Clause 5 to be fully documented.
This European Standard covers vessels and tanks subject to temperatures between - 40 °C and + 120 °C.
NOTE   It is possible that future advances in resin technology would allow tanks and vessels to be considered for operating temperatures above + 120 °C. Should such a situation arise and a manufacturer wishes to take advantage of such developments, then all other requirements of the standard shall be maintained and such tanks and vessels shall only be designed in accordance with the advanced design method given in 7.8.3.
Excluded from this European Standard are:
   Tanks and vessels for the transport of fluids;
   Underground storage tanks;
   Spherical vessels;
   Vessels and tanks of irregular shape;
   Tanks and vessels with double containment;
   Tanks and vessels which are subject to the risk of explosion, or failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;
   Specification for fibre reinforced cisterns of one piece and sectional construction for the storage, above ground, of cold water (see EN 13280:2001).