And chemically analyze the wash water at the end of the test. The tank was heated with electrical heaters so they could have run it up to 300°F and maybe 2,000 PSI and let it sit for a month - easy-peasy.
Their operation used 4% lye with 96% water so this would not have been out of normal operating window. The management was counting on the layer of Acmite (sodium iron silicate) to provide a barrier between the guts and the pressure vessel. I am betting that they would have found iron rust components in the cleaning water. A simple test for iron oxide would have revealed a breach. This is not time-nuts stuff but it is major engineering management and record-keeping stuff which is also germaine to accurate time keeping... Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 22:49 > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident > > Hi: > > Just North of me there's a museum that has working live steam > boilers and many engines. > Every year they pressure test everything carrying steam prior > to the annual steam up. > The test is simply to fill the boiler (or other equipment) > with water in such a way that there is no trapped air and > then pressurize the system to say 2X or 3X the operating pressure. > If there's a weak spot as soon as it starts to move the > pressure drops very quickly since water does not compress and so > there's minimal danger. > I don't see why they could not do room temperature pressure > test using water prior to every run? > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
