- Author
- Milovancevic, M. | Arvidson, M.
- Title
- Brandrisker och skydd i distributions-system for hydraul- och skarvatskor. [Fire Hazards and Fire Protection of Distributing Systems for Hydraulic Oil and Cutting Oil.[
- Coporate
- Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras, Sweden
- Report
- SP Report 1997:39, 1997, 60 p.
- Keywords
- hydrualic fluics | fire hazards | fire protection | extinguishing | fire extinguishing agents
- Identifiers
- cutting oil
- Abstract
- ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH In many large scale industrial fires with large losses, hydraulic systems, cutting systems, power and cooling fluids are the primary cause. The dangers present in these systems are large pressure, the fluid itself and presence of ignition sources such as sparks and hot surfaces. In many cases the manufacturing process is such that it presents a risk for ignition to any spillage or leakage of fluid. The pressure can vary from a few bar up to hundreds of bar, which means that a leakage on a pressurised vessel or pipe produces a fine mist of highly ignitable oil. Such an oil mist can, if ignited, spread a fire to large areas and endanger both equipment and human life. In cutting machines the rotation of the spindle creates a fine oil mist, which is dispersed all around the object.