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BS 1179:1967

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Glossary of terms used in the gas industry
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English

Published date

27-09-1967

Cooperating organizations
Foreword
Glossary
Part 1. Production
Section 1. General
Section 2. Raw materials
Sub-section: 21 Coal
             22 Natural gas
             23 Petroleum derivatives
             24 Properties of feedstocks
             25 Storage of feedstocks
Section 3. Carbonization
Sub-section: 31 General
             32 Charging and discharging
             33 Heating
             34 Carbonizing conditions
             35 Coke handling and preparation
             36 Carbonizing plant
             37 Setting details
             38 Bench fittings
             39 Machines and auxiliaries
Section 4. Gasification
Sub-section: 41 General
             42 Producer gas plant
             43 Cyclic gasification plant
             44 Water-gas plant
             45 Cyclic oil gasification plant
             46 Oil-based continuous gasification
                  plant
             47 Instrumentation and control
Section 5. Refractories
Section 6. Gas purification
Sub-section: 61 General
             62 Gas cooling
             63 Tar removal
             64 Ammonia removal
             65 Dry purification
             66 Liquid purification
Section 7. Products
Sub-section: 71 Gas
             72 Coke
             73 Tar
             74 Ammonia
             75 Benzole and naphthalene
Section 8. Compression
Section 9. Storage
Sub-section: 91 General
             92 Water-sealed gasholders
             93 Waterless gasholders
Part 2. Distribution
Section 10. Governing
Sub-section: 101 General
             102 Works and district governors
             103 Service and appliance governors
             104 Governor parts
Section 11. Distribution systems
Sub-section: 111 General
             112 Mains and services
             113 Cathodic protection
             114 Installation
             115 Telemetering
Part 3. Utilization
Section 12. General
Sub-section: 121 General terms
             122 Flues and flue systems
             123 Lighting
Section 13. Metering
Sub-section: 131 Types of gas meters
             132 Dry meter components
             133 Wet meter components
             134 Prepayment meter components
Section 14. Commercial and domestic
Sub-section: 141 Catering and domestic cooking
             142 Central heating and space heating
             143 Water heating
             144 Refrigeration
             145 Incinerators
             146 Other domestic appliances
Section 15. Industrial
Section 16. Appliance controls
Sub-section: 161 General
             162 Thermostats
             163 Other controls
Appendices
A Standard nomenclature of appliance parts not included
   in the Glossary
B Explanatory note regarding No. 7101, town gas
Alphabetical index

Production, purification, storage, distribution. By-products incidental to preparation, and terms relating to utilization of gas for lighting, heating, cooking. Nomenclature for gas appliance parts.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 66/7887 DC. (06/2004) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, April 2006. (04/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
102
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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