ASTM D5631-00

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Designation: D 5631 – 00
Standard Practice for
Handling, Transportation, and Storage of Halon 1301,
Bromotrifluoromethane (CF BR)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5631; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope No. SB-18 Use of Refrigerant (Halogenated Hydrocarbon)
Recovery Cylinders
1.1 This practice covers guidance and direction to suppliers,
2.3 U.S. Government Standards:
recyclers, reclaimers, purchasers, and users in the handling,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, Part 82.106
transportation, and storage of Halon 1301.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 49, Part 173, U.S.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Department of Transportation (DOT) Specifications,
as standard. The values given in parentheses are for informa-
Shippers-General Requirements for Shipping and Packag-
tion only.
ings
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 49, Part 178, U.S.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
DOT Specifications for Packagings
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.4 Other Documents:
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
Safety Guide for Decommissioning Halon Systems, Volume
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Outreach
2. Referenced Documents Report, Moving Towards a World Without Halon
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3. Terminology
D 5632 Specification for Halon 1301, Bromotrifluoromet-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ane (CF Br)
3.1.1 containers—storage vessel for Halon 1301.
2.2 CGA Standards:
3.1.2 cylinders—containers of Halon 1301.
No. C-1 Methods for Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed
3.1.3 Halon 1301—bromotrifluoromethane, a compound
Gas Cylinders
used to inert or suppress a fire or explosion hazard.
No. C-4 American National Standard Method of Marking
3.1.4 insulated—placed in an isolated situation to protect
Portable Compressed Gas Containers to Identify the
and prevent the transfer of damage.
Material Contained
No. C-6 Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Com-
4. Summary of Practice
pressed Gas Cylinders
3 4.1 Personnel shall be trained in accordance with Title 49
No. P-1 Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers
CFR, Part 172, Subpart H, to ensure safe handling, loading,
No. S-1.1 Pressure Relief Device Standards– Part 1 –
3 unloading, storing, and transporting of material.
Cylinders for Compressed Gases
4.2 Handling:
No.S-1.2 PressureReliefDeviceStandards–Part2–Cargo
3 4.2.1 Handling shall be in accordance with CGA Publica-
and Portable Tanks for Compressed Gases
tionNoP-1,SafeHandlingofCompressedGasesinContainers
No. S-1.3 Pressure Relief Device Standards – Part 3 –
3 and as specified by the manufacturer.
Stationary Storage Containers for Compressed Gases
4.2.1.1 Personnel who handle or store, or both, cylinders of
No. SB-1 Hazards of Refilling Compressed Refrigerant
Halon 1301 shall be trained properly to recognize and identify
(Halogenated Hydrocarbon) Gas Cylinders
the characteristics of the product and the proper methods of
No. SB-5 Hazards of Reusing Disposable Refrigerant (Ha-
safely handling full, partly full, and empty cylinders.
logenated Hydrocarbon) Gas Cylinders
4.2.2 All Halon transfers between storage containers and
recycling processes shall be performed by personnel trained in
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-26 on Haloge- handling procedures.
nated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents and is the direct responsi-
bility of Subcommittee D26.09 on Recycled Halon 1301.
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2000. Published April 2000. Originally Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
published as D 5631 – 94. Last previous edition D 5631 – 94. Office, Washington, DC 20036.
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D5631–00
4.2.2.1 Facility personnel shall be trained in applicableTitle
49 CFR, Parts 173 and 178, and the CGA documents refer-
enced in 2.2.
4.2.3 Halon 1301 recycling and transfer processes shall be
in conjunction with the equipment requirements specified by
the manufacturer.
4.2.4 Halon handling shall be in nonsmoking, heater-free,
ventilated areas to preclude product accumulation. Provisions
shall be made to ensure that service areas limit Halon 1301
concentrations to not exceed 10 % for 1 min and 0.1 % for 8 h.
4.2.5 Cylinders shall not be over filled. The maximum
permitted filling density forType II product in accordance with
Specification D 5632 shall be 77 lb/ft . The maximum permit-
ted filling density for Type I product in accordance with
Specification D 5632 shall be 70 lb/ft . The liquid portion of
NOTE 1—Applicable to a container fill density less than or equal to 77
the liquefied gas shall not completely fill the container’s
lb/ft .
internal volume and the pressure shall not exceed five fourths
FIG. 1 Effect of Temperature on Storage Cylinder Pressure
(Halon 1301 Mixed with Nitrogen)
the service pressure of the container at any temperature up to
and including 130°F (54°C). The filling density requirements
for pure specificatio
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