TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Bethke, John A1 - Jahnke, Wolfgang A1 - Drousch, Björn A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Kraume, M. T1 - Maximum gauge pressure in dangerous goods packagings under normal conditions of carriage - comparison of direct measurement and calculation JF - Packaging technology & science N2 - The objective of this work was to determine the maximum gauge pressure in the vapour phase above the liquid in different design types of dangerous goods packagings under normal conditions of carriage. The design types investigated were steel and plastic packagings with a volume of approximately 6 l. Two different methods were applied. In method 1, the pressure inside the packaging filled with a certain filling substance (dichloromethane) was directly measured under simulated conditions of carriage (degree of filling: 90%; filling temperature: 15°C; temperature during storage: 31°C). The maximum measured gauge pressures were between 89 mbar for a light plastic jerrican and 336 mbar for a steel drum. In method 2, the gauge pressure was calculated. The consideration of a rigid packaging combined with the assumption of a vapour pressure of zero during filling and sealing can serve as a worst case scenario. The calculated gauge pressure is approximately 1061 mbar. This procedure leads to the highest safety factor and does not require any experimental investigations. For a more realistic approximation of the gauge pressure of a non-rigid packaging, a packaging-specific function of relative expansion can be used, which is determined by a hydraulic pressure test. The calculated values ranged from 105 to 347 mbar. Method 2 provides conservative results. No hazardous filling substance is needed, and it allows a prediction of gauge pressure for other temperatures, substances and filling degrees. Therefore, this method could serve as alternative to UN Model Regulations 6.1.5.5.4 (a). KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Gauge pressure KW - Overpressure KW - Relative expansion KW - Data loggers KW - Normal conditions of carriage KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - Überdruck KW - Relative Ausdehnung KW - Datenlogger KW - Normale Beförderungsbedingungen PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2111 SN - 0894-3214 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 437 EP - 460 PB - Wiley & Sons, Ltd. CY - Chichester, UK AN - OPUS4-33108 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -