Swap Body Tank container 
TCM5-27-18 Series
 Description & Construction

DESCRIPTION

The TCM5-27-18 tank-container, designed by the Russia’s ‘Metalcomposite’ research and technical centre, is suitable for the safe transportation of liquefied hydrocarbon gases by road, rail or sea and for the temporary storage of these cargoes.

The TCM5-27-18 is an IMO5 type container and has C 605 H dimensions in accordance with EN 1432:1997. It meets the requirements of the International Conventions and Agreements on containers, ISO and Russian national standards.

The TCM5-27-18 is a swap-body design with weight and dimensions conforming to the requirements of ISO 668:1995. The container is tested in accordance with the requirements of ISO 1496-3:1995.

 Loading /discharge of liquefied gas is carried out by pumping it under pressure through the liquid phase loading /discharge device. Vapors from the cargo are held inside the tank at discharging and are removed from it at loading through the vapor recovery device in the valve compartment in the lower part of the rear dished end of the tank. 

The container is manufactured for use in moderate climatic conditions (M-Category) according to the class of stowage 1 by GOST 15150-69 (Russian State Standards) and is rated for operation in temperatures ranging from -40ºC up to 50ºC

DESIGN CODES, RULES AND STANDARDS 

1.   Rules of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (further - RMRS) on manufacturing of containers.

2.   European standard EN 1432:1997 concerning dimensions, technical requirements, testing methods and maintenance of swap body tanks.

3.  International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. (IMDG-CODE).

4.  Regulation, concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID).

5.  European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).

6. International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC).

7. Customs Convention on Containers.

8. The International standards ISO 1161:1984, ISO 668:1995, ISO 1496-3:1995, ISO 6346:1995.

9. The Russian national standards: GOST 14249-89 (the design code), GOST 24755-89, GOST 26202-84, GOST 19433-88.  

  CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANK-CONTAINER

The structural composition of the TCM5-27-18 tank-container is outlined in figures1 - 4.

    Fig.1 Side View

    Fig.2 Bottom View

    Fig.3 View from above.

    Fig.4  End views

The tank-container consists of the following basic elements:

1 – The Tank,

2 – End frames,

3 – Top corner castings,

4 – Lower corner castings,

5 – Manhole with lid,

6 - Sun-and-fire protective shield,

7 - Bottom struts, fastening the tank to the frames with doubling plates,

8 – Supporting cowlings fastening the tank to the frames,

9 - Top struts, fastening the tank to the frames with doubling plates,

10 – Grab-handling devices intended for lifting the container with means of clip-on chucks,

11 – Supports intended for carriage the container by Road,

12 – Safety relief valve,

13 – Ultrasonic cargo level gauge,

14 – Valve compartment with lid,

15 - Liquid phase loading/discharge device,

16 - Vapors/gaseous phase drainage device,

17 - Thermometer,

18 – Boot for mounting the pressure gauge

19 – Pressure gauge pipe,

20 –Pipe for installation the wires of the cargo level gauge,

21 – Paper case,

22 – Container grounding plate,

23 – Container grounding screw,

24 – Frame posts,

25 – Top beams of the frames,

26 – Lower beams of the frames,

27 – Frame struts,

28 – Sheets for fastening the data plates,

29 – Tank data plate,

30 – Safety permissions plate,

31 – Plate with the permission of container transportation under the customs seal,

32 - RMRS label.