.Af:^>^^.Jg^»«li^-',i[>j'^Ii!lHaroldD.BeesonSarahR.SmithWalterF.StewartEditorsV-TTTirirrrmTnstandardsWorldwideSafeUseofOxygenandOxygenSystems:HandbookforDesign,Operation,andMaintenanceSecondEditionHaroldD.BeesonSarahR.SmithWalterF.StewartEditorsASTMStockNumber:MNL36—2ndPrintedintheU.S.A.ASTMInternational100BarrHarborDrivePOBoxC700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959iiLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataBeeson,HaroldDeck.Safeuseofoxygenandoxygensystems:handbookfordesign,operation,andmaintenance—2nd.ed./HaroldD.Beeson,SarahR.Smith.p.cm.Includesindex.ISBN978-0-8031-4470-51.Oxygen—Industrialapplications—Equipmentandsupplies—Handbooks,manuals,etc.I.Smith,SarahR.II.Title.TH9446.O95B442007665.8�230289—dc222007022960Firstedition:Handbookforoxygensystemdesign,operation,andmaintenanceCopyright©2007AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:508–750–8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.TheSocietyisnotresponsible,asabody,forthestatementsandopinionsexpressedinthispublication.Month,YearCity,StateiiiForewordThiseditionofTHESAFEUSEOFOXYGENANDOXYGENSYSTEMSissponsoredbyCommitteeG4onCompatibilityandSensitivityofMaterialsinOxygen-EnrichedAtmospheres.TheeditorialandreviewworkforthiseditionwerecoordinatedbySarahR.Smith,NASAJohnsonSpaceCenterWhiteSandsTestFacility,LasCruces,NewMexico.ThiseditionofthehandbookisanextensiverevisionoftheoriginalASTMManual36.Thisrevisionincludeslargestructuralchangesinthedocumentaswellasupdatestotheinforma-tionanddatacontainedherein.T...
