logo

Standards Manage Your Business

We Manage Your Standards

ISO

ISO 17879:2017

Gas cylinders — Self-closing cylinder valves — Specification and type testing

Standard Details

ISO 17879:2017 specifies the design, type testing, marking and manufacturing tests and examinations requirements for self-closing cylinder valves intended to be fitted to refillable transportable gas cylinders which convey compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases.

NOTE 1 The main applications for such self-closing cylinder valves are in the calibration gas and beverage industries.

ISO 17879:2017 covers the function of a self-closing cylinder valve as a closure.

NOTE 2 Requirements for standard cylinder valves are given in ISO 10297. Requirements for quick-release cylinder valves are given in ISO 17871.

ISO 17879:2017 is not applicable to self-closing cylinder valves for cryogenic equipment, for portable fire extinguishers, or for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

NOTE 3 Requirements for valves for cryogenic vessels are specified in ISO 21011 and at a regional level, for example, in EN 1626. Requirements for valves for portable fire extinguishers at a regional level are specified, for example, in EN 3 series. Requirements for self-closing LPG cylinder valves are specified in ISO 14245.

NOTE 4 Additional requirements for pressure-relief devices might be specified in international/regional regulations/StandardDetails.

General Information

Status : Published
Standard Type: Main
Document No: ISO 17879:2017
Document Year: 2017
Pages: 22
Edition: 1

Life Cycle

Currently Viewing

Published
ISO 17879:2017
Knowledge Corner

Expand Your Knowledge and Unlock Your Learning Potential - Your One-Stop Source for Information!

© Copyright 2024 BSB Edge Private Limited.

Enquire now +