Lighting by Acetylene, Generators, Burners, and Electric Furnaces |
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Page 131 - ... building must be confined to the requirements of the apparatus and the limited supply...
Page 131 - Acetylene Regulations for New York. Requirements of the NY Board of Fire Underwriters for the Installation of acetylene gas generators and for the storage of a limited supply of calcium carbide.
Page 134 - The residuum of the calcium carbide when removed from the generator must be deposited in a safe location outside of the building apart from any combustible material. LIQUID ACETYLENE. 14. The storage of liquid acetylene in any building, or the use of liquid acetylene gas, is absolutely prohibited.
Page 5 - If the temperature of the electric furnace reaches 3000°, the material of the furnace itself, the quick-lime, melts and runs like water. At this temperature the carbon rapidly reduces the oxide of calcium (lime), and the metal (calcium) is set free in abundance. It combines easily with the carbon of the electrodes to form carbide of calcium, fluid at this heat, which is easily recovered.
Page 132 - The said pipe must extend at least four feet above the roof, and must be topped with a guard-cap, and if there be any building within ten feet of said pipe, then the ventilating pipe must be carried four feet above the roof of the higher building. 5. The maximum pressure of gas stored in a...
Page 132 - ... storage of calcium carbide on premises, other than in generator building, is absolutely prohibited. 4. In constructing the building, dryness and ventilation must be secured. To meet these requirements, the floor must be raised above the grade on which the building is located, and suitable drainage provided. Ventilation is to be obtained by air passing from the outside of building through holes at the floor and through a pipe at least six inches in diameter, at the roof.
Page 131 - Generators must be submitted to this Board for approval, and a copy of the same placed on file in this office. If the plans are approved, a special examination of the generating apparatus...
Page 133 - An escape pipe must be affixed to the safety-valve, and connected above the roof to the ventilating pipe of the building in which the generator is located.
Page 133 - ... Generators shall be filled with calcium carbide by daylight only, and all generating apparatus must be in charge of persons who are familiar with their operation and are fully competent to manage them under all circumstances. 11. No artificial light, except a wire-guarded incandescent electric light, may be used inside of the building in which the gas is generated, and no heat except low-pressure steam. 12. All acetylene gas generators, and all receptacles containing acetylene gas, shall be made...