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Indian Standard
AUTOCLAVE qPPARATUS - SPECIFICATION
ICS 91.100.10
8BIS 1996
FOREWORD
The Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division
Council.
The Bureau of Indian Standards has formulated a series of standards on different types of cement and
methods of test of cement. Having recognized that reliable and reproducible test results could be
obtained only with use of standard testing equipments capable of giving desired level of acuracy, a
series of specification covering the requirement of testing equipments have been brought out to encourage
the development and manufacture of standard testing equipments for cement testing in the country.
Accordingly, this standard has been prepared to cover requirements of autoclave machine used for
autoclaving of the cement specimens to be tested for soundness.
Indian Standard
AUTOCLAVE APPARATUS - SPECIFICATION
IS No. Title The pressure gauge shall have a dial with a nominal
diameter of 114 mm. approximately and shall be
1570 Schedules for wrought steels : graduated from 0 - 4.1 MPa ( 0 - 41.8 kg/cm2) with
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electro chemically compatible with the pipe leading from autoclave during the test.
to it and to its holder.
7.3 Recommendations for safe operation of
5 Autoclave shall be designed to permit the gauge Autoclave apparatus is given in Annex A.
pressure drop from 2.0 MPa ( 20.4 kg/cm2) to less
than 0.06 Mpa ( 0.6 kg/cm2 ) in oneand half hours 8MARKlNG
(90 min) after the heat supply is shut off.
6 The autoclave shall be provided with a temperag 8.1 The following information shall be clearly and
control system so that incase of steam esca indelibly marked on autoclave machine.
the temperature control will act as a safety 8”evice.
a) Indicationof the source of mamtfacture,
7 SAFETY RIJQUIREMENTS
b) Date of manufacture, and
7.1 The ressure gauge should have a maximum
capacity0 P4.1MPa(41.8kg/cmz). Thisisimportant c) Serial number.
because, with too small capacity there is but little
length of arc in which the gau e hand may indicate 9 BISCERTIFICATION MARKING
pressures above the specifi J maximum working
pressure. The operator should be sure that the gauge jj.rt$a;ocs machine may also be marked with the
ANNEXA
( Clause 7.3 )
RECOMMENBATIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION OF AUTOCLAVE APPARATUS
A-l The automatic control should be maintamed in A-l.3 Heavy leather work oves should be used to
proper working order at all times. prevent burning ofthe ha nif! when removing the top
oftheautoclaveattheendofthetest.Theventv~e
A-l.1 The safety valve should be set to relieve the should be directed away from the operator. When
pressure at about 5 percent above the maximum of removing the autoclave lid, it should be so that any
2.1MPaspe&iedinthismethod,tbatisatabout2.3 steamescapingfiombeneaththelidmaybedischarged
MRa. Unless the manufacturer has given specific away from the operator. Care should be taken to avoid
instructions as to maintenance ofthe safety valve, the zEgebdy liquid that may have been used in the
valve should be tested twice a year. It can be tested
either with a gauge testing device, or by adjusting the
automatic controls to allow the autoclave to reach a A-l.4 In autoclave pressure gauges in use, the return
pressureofabout2.3MPa,atwhichpmssurethesafety of the guage hand to the initial rest of starting point
valve should either open or should be ad@sted to open. may not necessarily indicate zero pressure within the
The safety valve should discharge away from the autoclave; there may then still remain an appreciable
operator. pressure.Dueprecautionshouldbetakenin suchcases.
A-l.2 Unexpected combinations ofconditions causing A-l.5 A few drops of kerosene placed in the vent valve
failure of machine may also occur during operation. once a week will aid in keeping the needle clear and
It should be rectified on the basis ofthe merit of the in good condition.
case.
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ANNEXB
( Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Cement and Concrete Sectional Comittee, CED 2
Chairman Repnmnting
Me?nbcrs
( Continued on page 4 )
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( Continued fiompage 3 )
Members Repwenttng
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