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Acetylene Gas Plant
Acetylene Series Plants
Acetylene (C2H2), a
compound of carbon and hydrogen, is a colorless, highly flammable gas.
It is slightly lighter than air and has a garlic-like odor. Acetylene
is stored in high pressure cylinders filled with a porous material and
contains acetone, into which the acetylene is dissolved. Unless it is
dissolved in a solvent, acetylene will dissociate at pressures above 15
psig and form lamp black and hydrogen. Heat is generated with
dissociation, which in turn, produces a danger of explosion. Acetylene
is manufactured by the reaction of water with calcium carbide. It is
also manufactured by thermal cracking of hydrocarbons, or by partial
combustion of methane and oxygen.
BETTER DEAL ACETYLENE GENERATOR
CaC2+2H2O = C2H2 + Ca (OH) 2 + 27,000 Calories
Acetylene has
become increasingly prominent as a raw material for a whole series of
organic compounds, among them Acetaldehyde, Acetic gas, and Acetic
Anhydride. The remaining 20% of the acetylene production is principally
used for oxy-acetylene cutting, heat treating, and welding.
The acetylene plant
is fully automatic and all the operations are performed automatically
by pneumatically controlled valves along with highly accurate sensors
and temperature controller imported from USA.
Acetylene is
generated as a result of the chemical reaction between the calcium
carbide and water. The by-product calcium hydroxide is discharged
automatically from the generator. Acetylene gas burns along with oxygen
as a cutting & welding torch and it provides the highest
temperature of any known oxygen gas mixture.
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