1、AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDSuction Fittingsfor Use in Swimming Pools,Wading Pools,Spas,and Hot TubsASME A112.19.8-2007Revision of ASME/ANSI A112.19.8M-1987(R1996)Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No f
2、urther reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME A112.19.8-2007Revision of ASME/ANSI A112.19.8M-1987(R1996)Suction Fittingsfor Use inSwimming Pools,Wading Pools,Spas,and Hot TubsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016Copyrighted material licens
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11、t the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2007 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scienti
12、fic(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vCorrespondence With the A112 Committee.vi1General.12Fitting Design,Assembly,and Material Requirements.33Physical Testing.54H
13、air Entrapment.75Body Entrapment.126Finger and Limb Entrapment.147Packaging and Installation Instructions.17Figures1Finger Probe“Edge”.22Field Built Sump.53Test Tank Pull Mechanism.84Test Tank Side View.85Test Tank Top View.96Test Tank Mounting Plate.107Test Tank Baffles.108Anticlastic Mounting Surf
14、ace(Typical).119Hair Test Diagrams.1210Body Block Element.1311Body Block Element Dimensions.1312Finger Probe Finger and Limb Entrapment Test.1513Finger Probe.1514Finger Probe Dimensions.1615Finger Probe Knuckle Dimensions.16Table1Applicable Body Block Element Calculation of Removal Force.14Mandatory
15、 AppendicesITorso Specimen With Rectangle Superposed.19IIFitting Type Requirements.20Nonmandatory AppendixASuction Fitting Test Form.21iiiCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or dist
16、ribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDThe initial work on a standard for suction fittings wasundertaken by a Committee of the International Associa-tion forPlumbing andMechanical Officials(IAPMO).Theiractivityresultedintheir ProductStandardSPS-1forsuctionfittings,which was used as a benchmark for the perform-ance of such devices.At IAPMOs suggestion,the SPS-1standard was offered to ASME for conversion into anational consensus standard.In order to undertake thischallenge,a Task
