Draft of proposed new specification for British Standard cylinders (Direct and In-direct)
 
 
Minimum nominal thickness of copper
Preferred height of connection above datum
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Preferred height of connections above datum
Test pressure 3.65 bar
Test pressure 2.20 bar
Test pressure 1.45 bar
Max working head 25m
Max working head 15m
Max working head 10m
Concave bottom
Rest of shell
Concave bottom
Rest of shell
Concave bottom
Rest of shell
2nd return
Prim return
2nd feed
Prim flow
G2 1/4 Boss
Internal
External
mm
mm
L
m sq
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
0
300
1600
96
0.42
1.6
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.6
0.7
28
1250
100
100
540
150
G1
G1B
1
350
900
72
0.32
1.6
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.6
0.7
28
700
100
100
400
150
G1
G1B
2
400
900
96
0.42
1.8
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.6
0.7
28
700
100
100
400
150
G1
G1B
3
400
1050
114
0.50
1.8
1.2
1.6
0.9
1.6
0.7
28
800
100
100
470
150
G1
G1B
4
450
675
84
0.37

2.0

1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
450
100
100
300
150
G1
G1B
5
450
750
95
0.48
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
550
100
100
340
150
G1
G1B
6
450
825
106
0.53
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
625
100
100
370
150
G1
G1B
7
450
900
117
0.61
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
700
100
100
400
150
G1
G1B
8
450
1050
140
0.70
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
800
100
100
470
150
G1 1/4
G1B
9
450
1200
162
0.88
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
950
100
100
540
150
G1 1/4
G1B
9e
450
1500
206
0.90
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
28
1200
100
100
620
150
G1 1/4
G1B
10
500
1200
190
1.05
2.5
1.8
1.8
1.2
1.6
0.9
35
950
150
150
540
200
G1 1/2
G1 1/4 B
11
500
1500
245
0.87
2.5
1.8
1.8
1.2
1.6
0.9
35
1200
150
150
670
200
G1 1/2
G1 1/4 B
12
600
1200
280
1.32
2.8
2.0
2.5
1.4
2.0
1.2
42
950
150
150
540
200
G2
G1 1/2 B
13
600
1500
360
1.68
2.8
2.0
2.5
1.4
2.0
1.2
42
1200
150
150
670
200
G2
G1 1/2 B
14
600
1800
440
2.04
2.8
2.0
2.5
1.4
2.0
1.2
42
1350
150
150
800
200
G2
G1 1/2 B