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Good practices for avoiding fires in steel mill oxygen systems
Over time, the steel-making industry has used oxygen for both production and cutting and lancing applications with increasing frequency. Because oils, greases, particulates, and other contaminants are inherent to the industry, avoiding contaminants in steel mill oxygen systems can be challenging and numerous fires have occurred due to contaminant-promoted ignition sources. Implementing several good practices can help avoid ignition in steel mill oxygen systems. These include good practices in oxygen system cleaning such as 'Start clean, verify clean, assemble clean, and maintain clean,' each with its own unique good practices to minimize the risk of contaminant-promoted ignition. Implementing good design practices for steel mill oxygen systems is also important, including proper design of main isolation valves and service drops ASTM G88 and CGA G-4.4 can provide helpful guidance for these systems. Finally, good operating and maintenance practices for cutting torches and lances are important, including the proper use and storage of hoses, visual inspection of equipment for contaminants, and performing leak checks and functional checks.
Good practices for avoiding fires in steel mill oxygen systems
Over time, the steel-making industry has used oxygen for both production and cutting and lancing applications with increasing frequency. Because oils, greases, particulates, and other contaminants are inherent to the industry, avoiding contaminants in steel mill oxygen systems can be challenging and numerous fires have occurred due to contaminant-promoted ignition sources. Implementing several good practices can help avoid ignition in steel mill oxygen systems. These include good practices in oxygen system cleaning such as 'Start clean, verify clean, assemble clean, and maintain clean,' each with its own unique good practices to minimize the risk of contaminant-promoted ignition. Implementing good design practices for steel mill oxygen systems is also important, including proper design of main isolation valves and service drops ASTM G88 and CGA G-4.4 can provide helpful guidance for these systems. Finally, good operating and maintenance practices for cutting torches and lances are important, including the proper use and storage of hoses, visual inspection of equipment for contaminants, and performing leak checks and functional checks.
Good practices for avoiding fires in steel mill oxygen systems
Sicheres und sauberes Arbeiten mit Sauerstoffsystemen zur Brandvermeidung in Stahlwerken
Forsyth, Elliot T. (author) / Newton, Barry E. (author) / Chiffoleau, Gwenael J.A. (author) / Brophy, Brendan (author)
2010
19 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 9 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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