The handling and use of liquid chlorine

Abstract

Coiitiiiiicrs slioiild be stored in a cool dry place in n fire-proof building. If R coiitniiicr is nllo\vcd to remniii couplcd to n i l absorption plnnt after ill1 the liquid cliloriac has cvnporntcd, tlic residunl chlorine iu tlic pipc linc i u i l coiitniiicr will rlissolvc, cousiiig thc liquid in tlic nlisorption vcsscl to bc clrawii buck iuto the contriiiier. This iniglit Iiiivc scrious results ns tlic dccoinpositioii of sonic of the liquids might uiidcr ccrtitin conditions cnrise n burst. An nclditioiinl rcnsoii for care in this iniittcr is clcnnlincss, iis I nm surc tliiit 110 iiscr would wish to soil p~ckagcs, a d in this ciisc cspciisirc ones, with miitcriiils for which tlicy iire iiot intcndcd.A cyliiidcr of chloriiic mnp bc conncctcd to a pipe line by two incthods, cithcr n iinioii or ii stirrup conncsion, of vliicli the liittcr is tlic most coiivcnicnt. The joiiit miy bc mude with ii lcnd or dcrinutiiic riiig. d vnlvc is iiiost conveiiicntly opciicd or filially shut by n slinrp tiip 011 tlic riilvc key rtitlicr thiiii by contiuiious steiidy pressure.Tlicrcnfter tlic viilvc will bc siiicotlily operated. Ncriiiiillp bcforc dcspiitch tlic glniitl nut of the viilvo is scrcwcd clown to sucli iiii cstciit t h t tlic valve may bc dificult to opcriitc. l3cforc use thcroforc it is tlcsirriblc to slnckcn olr the g h l d nut a littlc.Occitsioniilly, nftcr long storngc or by iiiisuse, tho gland piickiiig ring, which ie of rubber, mny ba bndly dctcrioriitctl. With tho British vtilvo it is pollsiblo to roiiiovo thc ring and rclinck, whilst tho cyliiidcr coiitriiiis liquid, using n etriuilnrd ring or grnphitizcd nsbcstos cord.