Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : MED 16
Document Number : MED 16 ( 27872)
Document Title [English] : TRANSPORTABLE REFILLABLE FULLY WRAPPED COMPOSITE CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LPG SPECIFICATION
Document Title [Hindi] : द्रवीय पेट्रोलियम गैस (एलपीजी) के लिए परिवहनीय योग्य पुन: जाने वाले रैप्ड संमिश्र सिलिंडर — विशिष्टि
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 23.020.30; 75.160.30
Date of Project Approval : 25-07-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16646 : 2017
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16646 : 2017


Classification Details
Group : Gases, Gas Cylinders , Machine tools and other mechanical products
Sub Group : Industrial and other gases, Gas Cylinders and Fittings, boilers and pressure vessels
Sub Sub Group : Gas Cylinder Design & Testing
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : High
Certification : Voluntary Certification
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ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
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Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This standard deals with fully wrapped fiber reinforced composite cylinders with non-metallic non-load sharing liner (Type 4 cylinders) intended for storage and transportation of liquefied petroleum gases (see IS 4576) exposed to ambient temperature and with the test pressure of 30 bar of nominal capacity exceeding 0.5 litre up to and including 150 litre water capacity. This standard specifies the minimum requirements for the materials, design, manufacture, construction, inspection, testing and marking on these cylinders. This standard is applicable to fully wrapped fiber reinforced non-metallic non-load sharing liner reinforced by fibre of glass, carbon or aramid or combination thereof.

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1 11-04-2025 11-09-2025 26-11-2025 10-04-2026 Mr. PRASOON YADAV 11-04-2025