BS 1179:1967
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Glossary of terms used in the gas industry
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27-09-1967
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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.
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Supersedes 66/7887 DC. (06/2004) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, April 2006. (04/2006)
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Standard
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British Standards Institution
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Current
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| SupersededBy |
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