Protective air lock
Abstract
A device suitable for preventing escape and subsequent circulation of toxic gases comprising an enclosure which is sealed by a surrounding air lock, automatic means for partially evacuating said enclosure and said air lock and for ventilating said enclosure and means for disconnecting said enclosure ventilating means, whereby a relatively undisturbed atmosphere is created in said enclosure.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Tennessee Eastman Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862484
- Patent Number(s):
- 3946645
- Application Number:
- 02/132921
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62B - DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E04 - BUILDING E04B - GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-23
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1949 Dec 14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- air lock; device; suitable; preventing; escape; subsequent; circulation; sealed; automatic; evacuating; enclosure; ventilating; disconnecting; atmosphere; gases comprising; surrounding air; toxic gases; automatic means; device suitable; /454/
Citation Formats
Evans, Herbert W. Protective air lock. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Evans, Herbert W. Protective air lock. United States.
Evans, Herbert W. Thu .
"Protective air lock". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862484.
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title = {Protective air lock},
author = {Evans, Herbert W.},
abstractNote = {A device suitable for preventing escape and subsequent circulation of toxic gases comprising an enclosure which is sealed by a surrounding air lock, automatic means for partially evacuating said enclosure and said air lock and for ventilating said enclosure and means for disconnecting said enclosure ventilating means, whereby a relatively undisturbed atmosphere is created in said enclosure.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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