Other Equipment Used with Compressed Gases

D.2 Other Equipment Used with Compressed Gases 6.D.2.1 Records, Inspection, and Testing... 

The qnantity of gas or vapor in a container is a function of (in descending order of importance) the container volnme, inclnding the connected piping and other nonisolated equipment, the pressure, the molecular weight of the gas or vapor, the temperature, and the compressibility factor for the gas or vapor. The following eqnation can be used with sufficient accuracy for hazards evaluations ... 

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In supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) the mobile phase is a supercritical fluid, such as carbon dioxide [15]. A supercritical fluid can be created either by heating a gas above its critical temperature or compressing a liquid above its critical pressure. Generally, an SFC system typically has chromatographic equipment similar to a HPLC, but uses GC columns. Both GC and LC detectors are used, thus allowing analysis of samples that cannot be vaporized for analysis by GC, yet cannot be detected with the usual LC detectors, to be both separated and detected using SFC. SFC is also in other... 

In electric utilities, residual fuel oils, such as no. 4, have been used to process steam for electric plants (lARC 1989). Fuel oil no. 4 has been used in commercial and industrial burner installations that are not equipped with preheating facilities (Air Force 1989). In other industries, such as the maritime industry, plants and factories, and the petroleum industry, residual fuel oils have been used for space and water heating, pipeline pumping, and gas compression, as well as in road oils, and in the manufacture. 

While it is important to take proper precautions (see Appendix 2), properly built equipment offers few hazards if relatively small quantities of liquids are used under pressure. The energy stored in a compressed liquid is of the order of 0.2-0.5 kJ mor kbar" this is much less than in a gas. In the event of the catastrophic failure of a vessel, only around 10 per cent of the liquid would need to escape to reduce the pressure to the atmospheric value, and double-walled vessels are unlikely to suffer a failure of both cylinders. The author has experienced the failure of a piston-cylinder apparatus which led to nothing more than a sudden depressurization. On the other hand, hazards may arise from the low-pressure side, which is likely to be carrying oil at 500 bar or more a pin-hole jet at this pressure can penetrate the human body. The valve threads may become worn and the stems may then be forcibly ejected. So hose connections should be inspected and renewed regularly and, where possible, they should be shielded from personnel, the valves should be mounted with the stems pointing away from the operator, and the guidelines set out in the code of practice (see Appendix 2) should be followed. 

The test equipment of crystal type of gas hydrates consists of a laser Raman spectrometer, gas supply system, jacketed cooling type high-pressure visual cell, temperature control system, data acquisition and other parts. The experiment using a laser Raman spectrometer for the JY Co. in French produced Lab RAM HR-800 type visible confocal Raman microscope spectrometer. Laboratory independently designed a cooled jacket visible in situ high-pressure reactor, reactor with sapphire window to ensure full transparency of laser, and high pressure performance, visual reactor effective volume 3 ml, compression 20 MPa effective volume, to achieve characteristics of gas hydrate non-destructive and accurate measurement. The schematic representation of equipment is shown in Eigure 1. 

Supplied-air respirators (airline respirators) supply air to a facepiece via a supply line (hose) from a stationary source. SARs are available in positive-pressure and negative-pressure modes. Pressure-demand SARs with escape provisions provide the highest level of protection and are the only SARs recommended for use at hazardous waste sites. SARs are not recommended for entry into IDLH atmospheres unless the apparatus is equipped with an escape SCBA. The air source for supplied-air respirators may be compressed air cylinders or a compressor that purifies and delivers ambient air to the facepiece. All SAR couplings must be incompatible with the outlets of other gas systems used on site to prevent a worker from connecting to the wrong gas source (nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.). 

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