1、Designation:D199821Standard Specification forPolyethylene Upright Storage Tanks1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1998;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parenthes
2、es indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers flat-bottom,upright,cylindri-cal tanks molded in one-piece seamless construction by rota-tional molding.The tanks are molded from p
3、olyethylene forabove ground,vertical installation and are capable of contain-ing aggressive chemicals at atmospheric pressure.Included arerequirements for materials,properties,design,construction,dimensions,tolerances,workmanship and appearance.Tankcapacities are from 1900 L(500 gal)up.1.2 This spec
4、ification covers the design of stationery vesselsfor use at atmospheric pressure intended for use with liquidsheated below their flash points and continuous service tem-peratures below 66C(150F)for Type I tanks and below 60C(140F)for Type II tanks.1.2.1 NFPA Standards 30 and NFPA 31 shall be consult
5、edfor installations that are subject to the requirements of thesestandards.1.3 For service requirements beyond the scope of thisspecification(1.2),such as externally imposed mechanicalforces,internal pressure or vacuum,higher temperatureservice,etc.,other relevant sources of standards,for example,lo
6、cal and state building codes,NFPA,ASME,ARM,etc.,shallbe consulted.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.NOTE1ISO 13341:2005+A1:2011 and ISO 13575:2012 are similar,but not equivalent to this standard.1.5 The followi
7、ng precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 11,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety,health,andenvironm
8、ental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Gu
9、ides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking ofEthylene P
10、lasticsD2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe Materials or Pressure Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsD3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of PlasticsD4703 Practice for Compression Molding ThermoplasticMaterials into Test Specimens,Plaques,or SheetsE6
11、91 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems2.2 OSHA Standard:29 CFR 1910.106Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration,Flammable and Combustible Liquids32.3 ANSI Standard:B-16.5 Pipe Flanges and F
12、langed Fittings42.4 NFPA Standards:30 Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code531 Installation of Oil Burning Equipment52.5 ISO Standards:6ISO 13341:2005+A1:2011 Static Thermoplastic Tanks fortheAbove Ground Storage of Chemicals Blow Moulded1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committe
13、e D20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.19 on Film,Sheeting,and Molded Products(Section D20.15.01).Current edition approved July 15,2021.Published August 2021.Originallyapproved in 1991.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D1998-15.DOI:10.1520/D1998-21.2For referen
14、ced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA),200Constit
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16、tional Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations