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Cylinders allow consumers to take advantage of clean-burning propane's safety, convenience, and portability for engine-driven forklifts, residences, home grills, RVs, and lawnmowers. Advances in composite materials and stringent fire testing have led to the development of lighter, safer cylinders for a variety of consumer uses.
Cylinder research explores the development of new cylinder designs and uses, and performs extensive fire testing on cylinders to ensure consumer safety.
Projects
Cylinder Vaporizations Rates Comparison (Docket 11727)
Testing of the vaporization rates of metallic and composite grill cylinders to obtain comparable data for market use. Vetting of test protocol to determine its thoroughness and repeatability in testing vaporization rates.
Project Report
Code Approval of Composite Propane Cylinder for Indoor Use — Phase II (Docket 11643)
Development of a proposal to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for the accepted indoor use of propane cylinders. Includes liaison activities with the fire protection community; conducting of preliminary composite cylinder fire testing; administrative support to the Gas Appliance Manufacturer's Association (GAMA) Task Force for American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard development; support of the NPGA in development of code language for submission to the NFPA 58 Committee; development of a detailed fire performance test plan; and performance detailed fire testing of the composite propane cylinders.
Project Report
Code Approval of Propane Cylinder Indoor Use (Docket 11328)
Development of a proposal to the NFPA for the accepted indoor use of propane cylinders. Determination of market viability, review of European experiences, performance of necessary fire testing, and seeking of code acceptance.
Fact Sheet
Project Report
Composite Propane Cylinder Regulatory Approval Request (Docket 10662)
Launch and coordination of efforts to authorize use of composites for propane cylinders in the United States by DOT. Evaluation of potential for composite cylinders and identification of regulatory obstacles.
Fact Sheet
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