1、.Af:.Jgli-,i j Ii!l Harold D.Beeson Sarah R.Smith Walter F.Stewart Editors V-TTTirirrrmTn standards Worldwide Safe Use of Oxygen and Oxygen Systems:Handbook for Design,Operation,and MaintenanceSecond EditionHarold D.Beeson Sarah R.SmithWalter F.StewartEditorsASTM Stock Number:MNL362ndPrinted in the
2、U.S.A.ASTM International100 Barr Harbor DrivePO Box C700West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959iiLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataBeeson,Harold Deck.Safe use of oxygen and oxygen systems:handbook for design,operation,and maintenance 2nd.ed./Harold D.Beeson,Sarah R.Smith.p.cm.Includes index.
3、ISBN 978-0-8031-4470-51.OxygenIndustrial applicationsEquipment and suppliesHandbooks,manuals,etc.I.Smith,Sarah R.II.Title.TH9446.O95B44 2007665.8?230289dc222007022960First edition:Handbook for oxygen system design,operation,and maintenanceCopyright 2007 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS,Wes
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6、ine:http:/ Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions expressed in this publication.Month,YearCity,StateiiiForewordThis edition ofTHE SAFE USE OF OXYGEN AND OXYGEN SYSTEMSis sponsored by Committee G4 onCompatibility and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmosphere
7、s.The editorial andreview work for this edition were coordinated by Sarah R.Smith,NASA Johnson Space CenterWhite Sands Test Facility,Las Cruces,New Mexico.This edition of the handbook is an extensive revision of the original ASTM Manual 36.Thisrevision includes large structural changes in the docume
8、nt as well as updates to the informa-tion and data contained herein.This manual contains minimum guidelines;users are encouraged to assess their individualprograms and develop additional requirements,as needed.“Shalls”and“wills”denote requirements that are mandated by other existing documents,which
9、are referenced.vAcknowledgmentsThe original material was contained in the NASA Safety Standard for Oxygen and Oxygen Systems,NSS 1740.15,which established a uniform NASA process for oxygen system design,materials selection,operation,storage,andtransportation.The NASA document represented a wealth of
10、 information,knowledge,and experience gained byNASA and its contractors.This information,knowledge,and experience should be extremely valuable to industry,particularly the small or infrequent user of oxygen who has little or no experience and staff to draw upon.The NASA Oxygen Safety Handbook was or
11、iginally prepared under NASA contract by Paul M.Ordin,Consult-ing Engineer.The support of the NASA Hydrogen-Oxygen Safety Standards Review Committee in providing tech-nical monitoring of the original standard is recognized.The Committee included the following members:William J.BrownNASA Lewis Resear
12、ch CenterFrank J.BenzNASA Johnson Space CenterMike PedleyNASA Johnson Space CenterDennis GriffinNASA Marshall Space Flight CenterColeman J.BryanNASA Kennedy Space CenterWayne ThomasNASA Lewis Research CenterWayne FrazierNASA HeadquartersThe editors also gratefully acknowledge the special contributio
13、ns of Grace B.Ordin for aiding the preliminaryreview,organizing the material,and editing the original drafts,and William A.Price of Vitro Corporation for inputinto the original standard.The NASA Oxygen Safety Handbook was prepared and edited by personnel at the NASAJohnson Space Center White Sands T
14、est Facility.Specific contributors include:David Hirsch,Jan Goldberg,ElliotForsyth,Mike Shoffstall,Mohan Gunaji,Rollin Christianson,Richard Shelley,Subhasish Sircar,Larry Bamford,Jim Williams,Jack Stradling,and Joel Stoltzfus.The expertise of these professionals in the area of oxygen systemhazards,d
15、esign,and operation is gratefully acknowledged.The support of NASA Headquarters,Office of Safety and Mission Assurance,and specifically the support ofWayne Frazier and Claude Smith is gratefully acknowledged.The sponsoring committee for this manual is ASTM G4 on Compatibility and Sensitivity of Mate
16、rials in Oxy-gen-Enriched Atmospheres.The committee chairman is Joseph Slusser.The oxygen manual review taskgroup con-sisted of Alain Colson,Barry Newton,Bob Zawierucha,Eddie Davis,Elliot Forsyth,Herve Barthelemy,Jake Jacobs,Joe Million,Joe Slusser,Kim Dunleavy,Lee Birch,Mike Shoffstall,Michael Slockers,Gwenael Chiffoleau,JohnSomavarapu,Steve Herald,Joel Stoltzfus,and Ting Chou.The work of these individuals is gratefully acknowledged.viiContentsForeword .iiiAcknowledgments.vFigures .ixTables .xN
