Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
FIgure 25.3
Compressed.gas.cylinder.in.a.well.on.a.truck.to.protect.it.
Acetylene. cylinders. must. be. stored. and. used. in. a. vertical,. valve-end-up. position.
only..Under.no.conditions.should.acetylene.be.generated,.piped.(except.in.approved.
.cylinder.manifolds),.or.utilized.at.a.pressure.in.excess.of.15.psi.(103.kPa.gauge..pressure).
or.30.psi.(206.kPa.absolute)..The.use.of.liquid.acetylene.is.prohibited..The.in-plant.
transfer,.handling,.and.storage.of.acetylene.in.cylinders.must.be.in.accordance.with.
the.Compressed.Gas.Association.in.pamphlet.C-1.3-1959.
Hydrogen.containers.must.comply.with.one.of.the.following:
•.
They. must. be. designed,. constructed,. and. tested. in. accordance. with. the.
appropriate. requirements. of. ASME's. Boiler. and. Pressure. Vessel. Code,.
Section.VIII.Unired.Pressure.Vessels.(1968).
•.
They.must.be.designed,.constructed,.tested,.and.maintained.in.accordance.with.
United.States.Department.of.Transportation.speciications.and.regulations.
Hydrogen.systems.must.be.located.so.that.they.are.readily.accessible.to..delivery.
equipment. and. authorized. personnel.. They. must. be. located. above. ground,. not.
beneath.electric.power.lines,.and.not.near.lammable.liquid.piping.or.piping.of.other.
