ADR tank special provision TU9

UN 1203 petrol with vapour pressure at 50 °C above 110 kPa and up to 150 kPa may also use tanks designed to 6.8.2.1.14 (a) with 6.8.2.2.6 equipment.

Petrol (gasoline), UN 1203, whose vapour pressure at 50 °C is more than 110 kPa (1.1 bar) but no more than 150 kPa (1.5 bar) is additionally permitted in tanks whose design follows 6.8.2.1.14 (a) and whose equipment meets 6.8.2.2.6.

Limits
ValueApplies when
50 °Ctemperature at which the vapour pressure is measured
110 kPavapour pressure must exceed this (1.1 bar)
1.1 barlower vapour pressure bound in bar
150 kPavapour pressure must not exceed this (1.5 bar)
1.5 barupper vapour pressure bound in bar

Note. Page 224 prints the codes TU8 to TU20 in a separate column from their texts in the extraction; the text was matched to the code by order (13 codes, 13 text blocks, TU10 and TU20 both reading "(Reserved)").

Refers to: 6.8.2.1.14 (a); 6.8.2.2.6.

Carried by 1 Table A entry

UN 1203

Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.3.5, TU9, page 224.

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