GB/T 3863-2025Industrial oxygen (English PDF)

Foreword

This document specifies the technical requirements for industrial oxygen, as well as requirements for batch formation, sampling, test sampling, test methods, inspection rules, marking, labeling, accompanying documents, packaging, filling, transportation, and storage. It describes the relevant test methods and provides safety information for industrial oxygen.

This document applies to gaseous and liquid industrial oxygen produced by separation from air and by water electrolysis.

1 Scope

This document specifies the technical requirements for industrial oxygen, as well as requirements for batch formation, sampling, test sampling, test methods, inspection rules, marking, labeling, accompanying documents, packaging, filling, transportation, and storage. It describes the relevant test methods and provides safety information for industrial oxygen.

This document applies to gaseous and liquid industrial oxygen produced by separation from air and by water electrolysis.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute indispensable provisions of this document through normative reference in the text. For dated references, only the edition corresponding to that date applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 150 (all parts) Pressure vessels

GB 190 Hazardous goods packaging marks

GB/T 191 Packaging—Pictorial marking for handling of goods

GB/T 5099 (all parts) Seamless steel gas cylinders

GB/T 7144 Color marking for gas cylinders

GB/T 8170 Rules of rounding off for numerical values & expression and judgement of limiting values

GB/T 8982 Oxygen for medical and aviation breathing use

GB/T 8984 Gas analysis—Determination of trace amounts of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in gases—Gas chromatographic method with flame ionization detector

GB/T 11640 Seamless aluminum alloy gas cylinders

GB/T 14194 Filling requirements for compressed gas cylinders

GB 15258 General rules for preparation of precautionary label for chemicals

GB/T 15382 General technical requirements for cylinder valves

GB/T 16483 Chemical safety data sheet—Content and order of sections

GB/T 24159 Welded insulated gas cylinders

GB/T 27550 Safety technical requirements for gas cylinder filling stations

GB/T 28051 Filling requirements for welded insulated gas cylinders

GB/T 28054 Bundles of seamless steel gas cylinders

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute indispensable provisions of this document through normative reference in the text. For dated references, only the edition corresponding to that date applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 150 (all parts) Pressure vessels

GB 190 Hazardous goods packaging marks

GB/T 191 Packaging—Pictorial marking for handling of goods

GB/T 5099 (all parts) Seamless steel gas cylinders

GB/T 7144 Color marking for gas cylinders

GB/T 8170 Rules of rounding off for numerical values & expression and judgement of limiting values

GB/T 8982 Oxygen for medical and aviation breathing use

GB/T 8984 Gas analysis—Determination of trace amounts of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in gases—Gas chromatographic method with flame ionization detector

GB/T 11640 Seamless aluminum alloy gas cylinders

GB/T 14194 Filling requirements for compressed gas cylinders

GB 15258 General rules for preparation of precautionary label for chemicals

GB/T 15382 General technical requirements for cylinder valves

GB/T 16483 Chemical safety data sheet—Content and order of sections

GB/T 24159 Welded insulated gas cylinders

GB/T 27550 Safety technical requirements for gas cylinder filling stations

GB/T 28051 Filling requirements for welded insulated gas cylinders

GB/T 28054 Bundles of seamless steel gas cylinders

3 Terms and definitions

No terms and definitions are stipulated in this document.

3 Terms and definitions

No terms and definitions are stipulated in this document.

4 Technical requirements

4.1 The technical requirements for industrial oxygen shall comply with the provisions of Table 1.

4.2 Moisture content shall not be determined for liquid oxygen.

4.3 For industrial oxygen in storage tanks, the methane and acetylene content shall be inspected at least once per month. The methane content shall not be greater than 50×10^-6 (mole fraction), and the acetylene content shall not be greater than 0.1×10^-6 (mole fraction).

Table 1 Technical requirements

4 Technical requirements

4.1 The technical requirements for industrial oxygen shall comply with the provisions of Table 1.

4.2 Moisture content shall not be determined for liquid oxygen.

4.3 For industrial oxygen in storage tanks, the methane and acetylene content shall be inspected at least once per month. The methane content shall not be greater than 50×10^-6 (mole fraction), and the acetylene content shall not be greater than 0.1×10^-6 (mole fraction).

Table 1 Technical requirements