This Section includes transport tanks currently covered under DOT specifications and 49 CFR requirements, specifically, Portable Tanks, Cargo Tanks and Rail Tank Cars.
Published in 2021. Available at https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/bpvc-xii-bpvc…. A “Project Team on Hydrogen Tanks” has been formed and is working to expand this standard to include requirements for hydrogen. The work of this team will also affect Section VIII Divisions 1 and 3, Code Case 2390 and possibly Section X. Key activities include: 1. Fracture resistance requirements, 2. Addition of new materials, 3. Design margins for composite vessels, 4. New code case for composite vessels, 5. Revision of Code Case 2390, 6. Metal hydride vessel design, and 7. Improved methods for in-service inspection.
Available at https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/bpvc-xii-bpvc…
Contact: Gerry Eisenberg, ASME - eisenbergg@asme.org