- Author
- Newton, B. E. | Porter, A. R. | Hull, W. C. | Henry, S. H. | Anderson, D. S. | Randall, L. N.
- Title
- Case Study of an Oxygen-Acetylene Cutting Torch Failure and Measured Overpressures Due to Flashback Reactions.
- Coporate
- Wendell Hull and Associates, Las Cruces, NM NASA-WSTF Laboratories Office, Las Cruces, NM Stanford H. Henry and Associates, Spring, TX Ward, Anderson and Porritt, Bloomfield Hill, MI
- Report
- ASTM STP 1267; ASTM PCN 04-012670-31,
- Book or Conf
- American Society for Testing and Materials. Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres: Seventh (7th) Volume. ASTM STP 1267. Proceedings. March 16-17, 1995, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, Denver, CO, Janoff, D. D.; Royals, W. T.; Gunaji, M., Editors, 243-266 p., 1995
- Keywords
- oxygen enriched atmospheres | flammability | sensitivity | flashback | case histories | overpressure | combustion | welding | oxygen | acetylene | pressure | failure analysis
- Identifiers
- oxygen-acetylene combustion; oxygen cutting torch; welding equipment; inspection of the fracture; pressure containment testing and combustion modelling; measurement of flashback pressures; accident reconstruction and conclusions