ASTM Int'l Publishes Revised Manual on Safe Use of Oxygen, Oxygen Systems
November 9, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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ASTM International released Manual 36 - Safe Use of Oxygen and Oxygen Systems: Handbook for Design, Operation and Maintenance, 2nd Edition.
This revised edition provides a set of guidelines for safe oxygen system design, storage, handling and usage.
Manual 36 begins with an overview of the basic oxygen safety guidelines followed by a description of oxygen system ignition mechanisms and materials information related to flammability, ignition and combustion.
Next, the process for performing an oxygen compatibility assessment is described followed by design principles, which are fundamental to the safe use of oxygen, according to ASTM International.
Cleaning for oxygen service is the next topic followed by various operational issues such as storage facility design, transportation and transfer, equipment hazards and emergency procedures.
Appendices include some chemical and physical properties of oxygen, a summary of physical properties of engineering materials and a summary of some pressure vessel testing, inspection and recertification requirements.
They also include a general discussion of applicable codes, regulations and guidelines related to the use of oxygen as well as a brief review of scaling laws, explosions, blasts and fragments.
Source: ASTM International.