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Title: Evaluation of wash bottles for flammable solvent use

Abstract

Polyethylene wash bottles for flammable solvents were recently approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) for use at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant with the restriction that pressure relief must be provided. A laboratory study was made of vent holes of various diameters located in the caps and dispensing tube of wash bottles containing a wide variety of flammable and nonflammable solvents. Wash bottles vented with a 0.63-mm hole in the dispensing tube were found to be optimum for the needed pressure relief.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6035473
Report Number(s):
Y-2178
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; CONTAINERS; TESTING; CLEANING; DIMENSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYETHYLENES; SAFETY; TUBES; VENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; SOLVENTS; 570000* - Health & Safety

Citation Formats

Schmitt, C. R., Whitehead, H. D., and White, J. E. Evaluation of wash bottles for flammable solvent use. United States: N. p., 1979. Web. doi:10.2172/6035473.
Schmitt, C. R., Whitehead, H. D., & White, J. E. Evaluation of wash bottles for flammable solvent use. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6035473
Schmitt, C. R., Whitehead, H. D., and White, J. E. 1979. "Evaluation of wash bottles for flammable solvent use". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6035473. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6035473.
@article{osti_6035473,
title = {Evaluation of wash bottles for flammable solvent use},
author = {Schmitt, C. R. and Whitehead, H. D. and White, J. E.},
abstractNote = {Polyethylene wash bottles for flammable solvents were recently approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) for use at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant with the restriction that pressure relief must be provided. A laboratory study was made of vent holes of various diameters located in the caps and dispensing tube of wash bottles containing a wide variety of flammable and nonflammable solvents. Wash bottles vented with a 0.63-mm hole in the dispensing tube were found to be optimum for the needed pressure relief.},
doi = {10.2172/6035473},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6035473}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1979},
month = {Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1979}
}