Fuel tanks for on-board storage of compressed gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuels for land vehicle service are required to maintain or improve the level of safety currently existing for land vehicle applications.
Technical Specification (TS) 15869 specifies the requirements for lightweight refillable fuel tanks intended for the onboard storage of high-pressure compressed gaseous hydrogen or hydrogen blends on land vehicles. It is not intended as a specification for fuel tanks used for solid, liquid hydrogen or hybrid cryogenic high-pressure hydrogen storage applications.
TS 15869 is applicable for fuel tanks of steel, stainless steel, aluminium or non-metallic construction material, using any design or method of manufacture suitable for its specified service conditions. It applies to the following types of fuel tank:
- Type 1: metal fuel tanks
- Type 2: hoop-wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner
- Type 3: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with a metal liner
- Type 4: fully wrapped composite fuel tanks with no metal liner.
DD ISO/TS 15869:2009 specifies the requirements for:
- Service conditions
- Information to be recorded
- Materials
- Design requirements
- Construction and workmanship
- Type (qualification) tests
- Production and batch tests
- Markings
- Preparation for dispatch.
Please note: This publication is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It is being issued in the Draft for Development series of publications and is of a provisional nature. It should be applied on this provisional basis, so that information and experience of its practical application can be obtained.
Comments arising from the use of this Draft for Development are requested so that UK experience can be reported to the international organization responsible for its conversion to an international standard.
