Jerrycan

A canister (from Latin: Canistrum ( braided ) basket, braided container; derived from Latin canna reed, small, thin tube ) is a container for storing and transporting liquids or less commonly of bulk materials (eg, blasting media ).

Material

Previously canisters were made almost entirely of metal, today they are usually made of plastic. They have one or more locks and handles. Depending on the nature of the stockpiled goods, cans must have special agency approvals and meet certain safety standards.

Not all cans are suitable for each content: there are gas cans, if made ​​of plastic, from those which are unsuitable because of chemical reactions for food. The plastic food canisters in turn can possibly be dissolved by strong detergents. Therefore canisters are designed and manufactured for specific applications.

Form

Canisters are optimized for most practical storage and transportation of large amounts as possible; this results in a relatively uniform (usually cuboid ) design with lock and handle. Due to the square shape they can be stacked to save space. Stacking capability is supported by studs on the upper side and right recesses on the underside. By design, there are stacking limits.

Applications

There are the following applications:

• Fuels: oil, diesel, gasoline, surfactants ( detergents), alkalis, acids, alcohols, distilled water
• Food: juice, wine, water, oil

History

One for the German Wehrmacht following a tender in 1936 by the company iron works Müller & Co. in Schwelm / Westphalia, under the direction of Vincent Grünvogel, developed 20 liter Wehrmacht unit canister was further developed by Ambi- Budd in Berlin- Johannisthal 1937 made by several manufacturers in many countries in enormous quantities. Also from the allies he was copied and applied. Hence the term jerrycan in English, Dutch and Norwegian derives for this classic metal canister, based on the Ethnophaulismus Jerry together with Can for container.

Identification

In general, the regulations require appropriate labeling, for example,

• The permanently attached labeled ' for food use',
• Appropriate labeling,
• An understandable in the environment color coding (eg, the Bundeswehr requirement that drinking water is kept solely and exclusively in cans with white cap) or a white cross on both sides of the canister.
• Yellow or red St. Andrew's crosses on the canister label flammable liquids.