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JIS F 7230-2003
Shipbuilding Steel plate starting air reservoirs
1.
Scope
This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies starting air reservoirs made of steel plates
(hereinafter referred to as air reservoir) having capacity of 60 to 20 000 L, used for marine internal
combustion engines.
Remark 1: In this standard, Rules mean the Regulations for Ship Machinery of the Ships Safety Law or the
Rules or Regulations for the Construction and Classification of Ships of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.

2.
Reference standards
The following standards form part of this Standard when quoted.
edition (including supplements) of these reference standards shall be applied.
JIS B 1181
JIS F 7102
JIS G 3101
JIS G 3103
JIS G 3106
JIS G 3115
JIS G 3201
JIS G 3452
JIS G 4051
JIS G 4105
JIS H 3100
JIS H 3300

Hexagon nuts and hexagon thin nuts

Shipbuilding Piping system in machinery space Application for gaskets and
packings
Rolled steel for general structure
Carbon steel and molybdenum alloy steel plates for boilers and other pressure
vessels
Rolled steels for welded structure
Steel plates for pressure vessels for intermediate temperature service
Carbon steel forgings for general use
Carbon steel pipes for ordinary piping
Carbon steels for machine structural use
Chromium molybdenum steels
Copper and copper alloy sheets, plates and strips
Copper and copper alloy seamless pipes and tubes

3.
Design working pressure
MPa.
Remark

The latest

The design working pressure of air reservoir shall be 2.45 MPa or 2.94

The design working pressure signifies the maximum working pressure at the maximum design
temperature (maximum working temperature) designed by manufacturers.

4.
Construction, shape and dimensions
The construction, shape and dimensions of air reservoirs shall
be as shown in Figs. 1 to 9, and shall conform to the following requirements.
a)
The body shall be of arc welded construction using steel plates for shell plates and end plates, and arc
welding shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements specified in the applicable Rules.
b)
The installation procedure of valves shall be either the valve header system or independent installation
system. The valve header system shall, as a rule, conform to the requirements of 1) and 2), and the
independent system, to the requirements of 3).
1)
For the nominal capacity of 60 - 600, the header seat shall be of Type A, B or C shown in Fig. 9,
and shall be located at a or b in Fig. 6.
2)
For the nominal capacity of 700 2 000, the header seat shall be of Type B or C shown in Fig. 9,
and shall be located at a or b shown in Fig. 7.
3)
For the nominal capacity of 2 500 20 000, it shall be determined by the parties concerned.
Examples of assembly are shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

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d)
e)

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Cleaning seat hole, inspection hole seat or inspection hole plug seat and manhole shall conform to the
requirements of the applicable Rules.
Pressure gauge, safety device, drain connection, etc. shall conform to the requirements of the applicable
Rules.
Hexagon nut shall conform to the requirements of JIS B 1181.
Reference 1.
2.
3.
4.

The air reservoir provided with manhole shall, as a rule, be fitted with internal inspection steps.
The air reservoir shall, as a rule, be provided with an internal drain pipe.
The air reservoir shall, as a rule, be provided with supporting legs.
The air reservoir shall be so constructed as to allow easy removal of slags after welding and
application of appropriate interior corrosion control paints.

5.
Materials
The materials of the air reservoir shall, as a rule, be as given in Table 1 and shall also
conform to the requirements of the applicable Rules.
6.
Tests and inspection
The tests and inspection of the air reservoir shall conform to the following
requirements.
a)
Edge preparation inspection
When the body (shell plate and end plates) is welded, specified edge
preparations shall be carried out before welding is made.
The edge preparation inspection shall conform to the requirements of the applicable Rules.
b)
Welding procedure inspection
The welding procedure inspection (mechanical inspection) of the air
reservoir shall conform to the requirements of the applicable Rules.
c)
Non-destructive inspection
The radiographic inspection and magnetic particle inspection of welded
joints of the air reservoir shall conform to the requirements of the applicable Rules.
d)
Hydraulic inspection
The hydraulic inspection of the air reservoir shall, as a rule, be carried out at a
hydraulic test pressure corresponding to 1.5 times of the design pressure, and every part shall be free
from abnormalities.
When there is special requirement, it shall be determined among the parties concerned.
7.
Stress relieving
When stress relieving of the air reservoir is necessary, it shall conform to the
requirements of the applicable Rules.
8.
Designation
The air reservoir shall be designated by the title or JIS number and nominal capacity.
Example:
Marine Steel Plate Starting Air Reservoir 60 or JIS F 7230-60.
9.
Marking
A name plate stating the following particulars inscribed by a non-erasable way shall be
fitted at a conspicuous place of the body.
a)
Manufacturers name or mark
b)
Year of manufacture or mark
c)
Serial number
d)
Design pressure
MPa
e)
Hydraulic test pressure
MPa
3
f)
Capacity L or m

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Table 1
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Body

Component
Shell plate
End plate

Material
JIS G 3103 SB410 or JIS G 3115 SPV355
JIS G 3103 SB410 or JIS G 3115 SPV355
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3103 SB410 or JIS G 3115 SPV355
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S25C
JIS G 3103 SB410 or JIS G 3115 SPV355
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S30C,S35C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S30C,S35C
JIS G 3201 SF440 or JIS G 4051 S30C,S35C
JIS G 3101 SS400 or JIS G 3201 SF440
JIS G 3101 SS400 or JIS G 3206 SM400
JIS H 3100 C1100P or JIS F 7102
JIS F 7102
JIS H 3100 C1100P
JIS H 3100 C1100P
JIS H 3100 C1100P
JIS G 3101 SS490 or JIS G 4051 S30C

Header seat
Air inlet valve seat
Air outlet valve seat
Manhole ring
Drain valve seat
Relief valve or fusible plug seat
Cleaning hole seat
Inspection hole seat
Inspection hole plug seat
Pressure gauge valve hole seat
Manhole cover
Cleaning hole cover
Inspection hole cover
Inspection hole plug
Manhole keep plate
Manhole hinge
Header gasket
Manhole cover gasket
Cleaning hole cover gasket
Inspection hole cover gasket
Inspection hole plug gasket
Stud bolt (for cleaning hole, inspection hole and
manhole)
Stud bolt (for valve headers A and B)
Stud bolt (for valve header C)
Hexagon nut (for cleaning hole, inspection hole and
manhole)
Hexagon nut (for valve headers A and B)
Hexagon nut (for valve header C)
Support leg
Internal drain pipe

JIS G 3101 SS490 or JIS G 4051 S30C

JIS G 4105 SCM435 see Fig. 9
JIS G 3101 SS490 or JIS G 4051 S30C

see Fig. 9

JIS G 3101 SS490 or JIS G 4051 S30C see Fig. 9

JIS G 4105 SCM435 see Fig. 9
JIS G 3101 SS400 or JIS G 3106 SM400
JIS G 3452 SGP or JIS H 3300 C1201T

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Valve header
(including relief valve or fusible plug)
or
or

or
or
or

When inspection hole plug fitted

Remark:

Assembly plan shows an example.

Fig. 1

Assembly (Upright type) capacity 60 - 600

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or
or

Valve header
(including relief valve or fusible plug)

Remark:

Assembly plan shows an example.

Fig. 2

Assembly (Upright type) capacity 700 2 000

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Valve header
(including relief valve or fusible plug)

or
or

Remark:

Assembly plan shows an example.

Fig. 3

Assembly (Horizontal type) capacity 700 2 000

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Relief valve or fusible plug

Remark:

Assembly plan shows an example.

Fig. 4

Assembly (Upright type) capacity 2 500 20 000

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Relief valve or fusible plug

Remark:

Assembly plan shows an example.

Fig. 5

Assembly (Horizontal type) capacity 2 500 20 000

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Unit: mm
Nominal Capacity
capacity

60
80
100
125
150
200
250
250(A)
300
350
400
400(A)
500
600
Remarks:

(L)
60
80
100
125
150
200
250
250
300
350
400
400
500
600

Inside
dia.

D
300
340
360
360
360
410
410
450
510
510
510
550
600
600

Reference
Shell
plate
length

l1
690
710
800
1050
1290
1310
1690
1370
1220
1460
1710
1420
1490
1850

Total
length
excluding
thickness
of end
plates
L
914
952
1052
1302
1542
1590
1970
1668
1566
1806
2056
1784
1882
2242

Body
Design pressure
material
2.45 MPa or 2.94 MPa
Shell plate End plate Calculated
thickness thickness
mass

End
plate
height

l2
112
121
126
126
126
140
140
149
173
173
173
182
196
196

Rr1
240
270
290
290
290
330
330
360
410
410
410
440
480
480

Rr2
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
80
90
90
90
90
100
100

t1
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10

t2
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10

(kg)
45
55
75
90
105
125
150
165
195
225
255
240
305
360

SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410
SB410

1. The total length (L) shall, as a rule, be as given in this Table, however, it may be changed in an unavoidable
case where space for installation is restricted or the like, the suitable one of those specified in this standard
may be used, and the total length may be changed as appropriate.
2. The values of calculated mass in this Table represent the sum of the mass of shell plate and end plates only.
Calculations were made for air reservoirs with design pressure at 2.94 MPa.
3. The edge preparations for welded shell joints shall be V-groove or X-groove.
4. The plate thickness was calculated on condition that no radiographic inspection is carried out.
5. The valve header seats to be fitted at a or b shall have dimensions A for the nominal capacity of 60 150, A or B for the nominal capacity of 200 - 300, and B or C for the nominal capacity of 350 - 600 (see
Attached Fig. 9 for dimensions A, B and C).

Fig. 6

Dimension table of 60 600L capacity marine steel plate starting air reservoirs

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Design pressure
2.45 MPa
2.94 MPa
End plate
thickness

Calculated mass

(L)

l1

l2

Rr1

Rr2

t1

t2

(kg)

t2

t2

(kg)

700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
2000

850
850
900
900
900
1000
1000
1000
1000
1100
1100
1100
1200

910
1090
1070
1230
1390
1150
1270
1400
1530
1260
1370
1470
1310

1416
1596
1600
1760
1920
1730
1850
1980
2110
1890
2000
2100
1990

253
253
265
265
265
290
290
290
290
315
315
315
340

769
769
814
814
814
905
905
905
905
995
995
995
1085

147
147
155
155
155
173
173
173
173
190
190
190
207

9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12

9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12

320
350
370
410
440
500
530
560
590
660
690
720
830

10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14

10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14

350
390
460
500
540
600
630
670
710
780
820
850
970

Remarks:

Shell plate
thickness

Calculated mass

Body
material

End plate
thickness

End plate height

Total length excluding

thickness of end plates

Shell plate length

Reference

Shell plate
thickness

700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
2000

Capacity

Nominal capacity

Unit: mm
Inside
dia.

SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355

1. The total length (L) shall, as a rule, be as given in this Table, however, it may be changed in an unavoidable
case where space for installation is restricted or the like, the suitable one of those specified in this standard
may be used, and the total length may be changed as appropriate.
2. The shape of end plates shall be semi-ellipsoidal.
3. Manhole shall be provided.
4. The values of calculated mass in this Table represent the sum of the mass of shell plate and end plates only.
5. The edge preparations for welded shell joints shall be X-groove.
6. The valve header seats to be fitted at a or b shall have dimensions B or C (see Fig. 9).
7. The plate thickness was calculated on condition that no radiographic inspection is carried out.

Fig. 7

Dimension table of 700 2,000L capacity marine steel plate starting air reservoirs

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Remarks:

Calculated mass

Rr2
207
207
225
242
259
259
276
294
311
328
328
345
345
345
345
345
345
345
363
380
380

End plate
thickness

Rr1
1085
1085
1176
1266
1357
1357
1447
1538
1628
1719
1719
1809
1809
1809
1809
1809
1809
1809
1899
1990
1990

Shell plate
thickness

l2
340
340
365
390
415
415
440
465
490
515
515
540
540
540
540
540
540
540
565
590
590

Calculated mass

L
2430
2880
2870
2850
2810
3100
3270
3380
3460
3500
3860
3850
4160
4480
4800
5120
5440
5760
5560
5380
5640

Body
material

End plate
thickness

l1
1750
2200
2140
2070
1980
2270
2390
2450
2480
2470
2830
2770
3080
3400
3720
4040
4360
4680
4430
4200
4460

Design pressure
2.45 MPa
2.45 MPa
Shell plate
thickness

End plate height

D
1200
1200
1300
1400
1500
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
1900
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
2200
2200

Total length excluding

thickness of end plates

(L)
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
11000
12000
13000
14000
15000
16000
17000
18000
19000
20000

Shell plate length

2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
11000
12000
13000
14000
15000
16000
17000
18000
19000
20000

Capacity

Nominal capacity

Unit: mm
Inside Reference
dia.

t1
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20

t2
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20

(kg)
980
1150
1350
1450
1670
1820
2200
2580
2980
3390
3700
4120
4410
4710
5020
5320
5620
5930
6040
6490
6780

t2
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24

t2
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24

(kg)
1150
1340
1560
1790
2030
2220
2640
3070
3510
3960
4310
4770
5110
5460
5810
6170
6520
6870
7330
7800
8140

SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355
SPV355

1. The total length (L) shall, as a rule, be as given in this Table, however, it may be changed in an unavoidable
case where space for installation is restricted or the like, the suitable one of those specified in this standard
may be used, and the total length may be changed as appropriate.
2. The shape of end plates shall be semi-ellipsoidal.
3. Manhole shall be provided.
4. The values of calculated mass in this Table represent the sum of the mass of shell plate and end plates only.
5. The edge preparations for welded shell joints shall be X-groove.
6. The plate thickness was calculated on condition that no radiographic inspection is carried out.

Fig. 8

Dimension table of 2 500 20 000L capacity marine steel plate starting air reservoirs

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Unit: mm
Class

d
70

d1
80

D
148

P
110

L
30

L1
24

h
4

100

110

190

146

35

28

130

150

270

220

50

40

Remarks:

Nominal size
Reference
of threads
d2
Materials of bolt and nut
M16
JIS G 3101 SS490
JIS G 4051 S30C
M20
JIS G 3101 SS490
JIS G 4051 S30C
M24
JIS G 4105 SCM435

1. Dimensions D/2 or SRR in the figure shall be determined according to the fitting surface of the washer of
air reservoirs.
2. The fitting method of the header seat on the air reservoir shall be of arc welding.

Fig. 9

Valve header seat

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