AS 2030.

2—1996
(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)
AS 2030.2

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A1
The verification, filling, inspection,
testing and maintenance of cylinders
for the storage and transport of
compressed gases

Part 2: Cylinders for dissolved

acetylene
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/2, Gas Cylinders. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 13 September 1996
and published on 5 October 1996.

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 AS 2030.2—1996
(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)

Australian Standard™
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A1 The verification, filling, inspection,

testing and maintenance of cylinders
for the storage and transport of
compressed gases

Part 2: Cylinders for dissolved

acetylene

Originated as part of AS CB4 — 1931.

Previous edition part of AS 2030.2 — 1985.
Second edition 1996.
Reissued incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2 (September 2000).

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 AS 2030.2 — 1996 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee ME/2 on Gas Cylinders. It supersedes AS 2030.2 — 1985, The approval,
filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of
compressed gases, Part 2: Cylinders for dissolved acetylene.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (1999) and Amendment No. 2 (2000). The
changes arising from the Amendments are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and
amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof.
This Standard is the result of a consensus among representatives on the Joint Committee
to produce it as an Australian Standard.
It is essential for safety reasons that only those persons experienced in the subject of
dissolved acetylene cylinders should apply the Standard, and expert advice should be
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obtained whenever doubt arises.

The inspection and testing of dissolved acetylene gas cylinders is not catered for by
AS 2337.1, Gas cylinder test stations, Part 1: General requirements, inspections and
tests — Gas cylinders, although the visual inspection section may be applied to acetylene
cylinders.
This Standard takes into account ISO 3807, Dissolved acetylene cylinders — Basic
requirements, although the requirements of that Standard are more fully taken into
account by AS 2527, Cylinders for dissolved acetylene.
The term ‘normative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard.
 3 AS 2030.2 — 1996

CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 CYLINDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 FITTINGS AND VALVE PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 FILLING WITH ACETYLENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 INSPECTION OF CYLINDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8 DAMAGED OR LEAKING CYLINDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9 MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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10 CARE, HANDLING AND FILLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

11 RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

APPENDIX A LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

 AS 2030.2 — 1996 4

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
A1  The verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance
of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases

Part 2: Cylinders for dissolved acetylene

1 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements for the acceptance, filling, inspection,
and care of refillable gas cylinders for the storage of compressed acetylene dissolved in a
solvent, and having a cylinder shell water capacity exceeding 5 kg.
NOTES:
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1 Requirements for cylinders for gases other than acetylene are specified in AS 2030.1.
2 This Standard provides for solvents other than acetone, but only dimethylformamide (DMF)
has been specifically considered as an alternative and DMF should be used only where
cylinders are in manifolded crates.
3 The requirements of this Standard are not intended to preclude the filling of previously
acceptable, and not specifically provided for, small dissolved acetylene gas cylinders (of
nominal water capacities 5.0 to 11 kg).

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS A list with titles of the documents referred to in

this Standard is given in Appendix A.

3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS 2030.1
and AS 2527, and those below apply.
3.1 Available gas — that quantity of gas which is available for use when the cylinder
and its contents are in equilibrium at the Standard Reference Temperature (15°C).
3.2 Current tare mass — the original tare mass plus the mass of any subsequent
additions to the porous filler.
NOTE: The definition of current tare mass for a dissolved acetylene cylinder differs from that
for cylinders covered by AS 2030.1.
3.3 Original tare mass — the combined mass, at the time of first commissioning, of the
shell, porous filler, filters, safety devices, paint, solvent, saturation gas, valve and any
permanently attached valve protection features. The mass of any removable guard or top
is excluded.
NOTE: The definition of original tare mass for a dissolved acetylene cylinder differs from that
for cylinders covered by AS 2030.1.
3.4 Saturation gas — that quantity of gas which is retained in the solvent when the
cylinder and its contents are in equilibrium at Standard Reference Temperature (15°C) and
Standard Reference Pressure (101.325 kPa absolute).
3.5 Shall — introduces a mandatory statement.
3.6 Should — introduces a suggestion or recommendation that is not mandatory

4 CYLINDERS Cylinders and safety devices shall comply with the requirements of
AS 2527.
NOTE: AS 2527 provides for use of the cylinder shells manufactured in accordance with the
following specifications AS 2469, AS 2470, AS 2873, AS 2874, AS 2875, ICC, DOT, BTC,
CTC Nos 8 and 8 AL; Home Office Exemption order No. 9; and BS 5045, Part 1 and Part 2.

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