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Explosionface posted:Here at our office earlier this week, we had a training school for boiler techs, so you can bet that this whole thing was a hot topic for everyone. Our best guesses were: 1) the burner kept firing on a steam boiler without water, and then water was added, flashing to steam or 2) there was mud buildup inside, holding a fair amount of water that all suddenly flashed in a similar manner. We all knew immediately that it wasn't a natural gas explosion because it was too energetic and came from the bottom of the boiler. Either way, regular maintenance would have avoided this. Or, like a boiler I serviced some years back, some idiot operator plugged the relief valve because 'it kept leaking' 
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Enoch Root posted:Or, like a boiler I serviced some years back, some idiot operator plugged the relief valve because 'it kept leaking' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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DiHK posted:Are those treadmills I see? How else do you expect it to take off from those small pedestals?
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Tyson Tomko posted:There's also the fact that it has to accelerate to terminal velocity but let's get back to gifs/pics of poo poo being hosed up both safely and unsafely. The time it takes to accelerate doesn't matter in this context, because it's propelled by an explosion. The boiler's maximum velocity was probably reached before it hit the roof. If it were a rocket-propelled boiler you'd be onto something.
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Carbon dioxide posted:Braluminium. Aluminass
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That video was mostly nothing. Oh look shiny metal and the middle one is gone because we dropped it. The smashed sample was the only interesting thing as it told us a little something about what came out the other end. Almost getting splashed by hot metal would not have been worth a 6 minute video so thanks Zopotantor for time stamping it. It was an rear end video.
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My favourite part was the dude not wearing a respirator while some molten zinc caught fire and gave off loads of toxic fumes.
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TTerrible posted:Oh my god. It wasn't even the original people unable to comprehend what is going on. Multiple groups of different responders turned up and didn't immediately drag people away. Makes perfect sense to me. You arrive at the scene, and multiple people are standing around without evacuating. People are sheep, the instinct to just keep doing what others are doing is very strong. I'd like to think that I'd have a different reaction, but yeah I don't know, perhaps not.
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uXs posted:I'd like to think that I'd have a different reaction, but yeah I don't know, perhaps not. It's us in real life. I'm here to see the kaboom.
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Humphreys posted:It's us in real life. I'm here to see the kaboom. Where is the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering KABOOM!
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oohhboy posted:That video was mostly nothing. Oh look shiny metal and the middle one is gone because we dropped it. The smashed sample was the only interesting thing as it told us a little something about what came out the other end. Yeah I was waiting for some in-depth explanation but no it was just "wow this one's gold, this one's less gold, and this one isn't gold at all! cool!"
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I worked on a cool boiler one time where the plant went extremely over budget so they didn't build an enclosure around it or on top of it, so it was exposed to snow and rain for 4 years of operation and they had to fix a catastrophic structural crack in it like every 15 months and they did that instead of have a half shift worth of scaffolding put over it. boilers are cool
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Sagebrush posted:The time it takes to accelerate doesn't matter in this context, because it's propelled by an explosion. The boiler's maximum velocity was probably reached before it hit the roof. I meant on meant on the way back down after the peak ceiling actually but I'm nowhere near sure just throwing stuff out there. I know there's a video of the explosion but is there a clip/picture of it hitting the other business out there?
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Thank you this is very good science I leasrned. 1. Science jacket. 2. Shiny stuff is pretty and colors too. 3. Hammer test.
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violent sex idiot posted:I worked on a cool boiler one time where the plant went extremely over budget so they didn't build an enclosure around it or on top of it, so it was exposed to snow and rain for 4 years of operation and they had to fix a catastrophic structural crack in it like every 15 months and they did that instead of have a half shift worth of scaffolding put over it. boilers are cool It failed catastrophically and you were hit in the head and you are currently posting from a coma.
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Vitamins posted:My favourite part was the dude not wearing a respirator while some molten zinc caught fire and gave off loads of toxic fumes. That channel in general is just OSHA worthy and it depresses me how much "try this poo poo at home kids!" he does.
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Enoch Root posted:Or, like a boiler I serviced some years back, some idiot operator plugged the relief valve because 'it kept leaking' gently caress operators. They're the same assholes that will spin the dial on old controls to skip the purge when the burner doesn't light and keep trying until it does light...catastrophically. violent sex idiot posted:I worked on a cool boiler one time where the plant went extremely over budget so they didn't build an enclosure around it or on top of it, so it was exposed to snow and rain for 4 years of operation and they had to fix a catastrophic structural crack in it like every 15 months and they did that instead of have a half shift worth of scaffolding put over it. boilers are cool I also hate people that put this poo poo outside. Especially when people in California can't figure out to put a sun shade over a touch screen, so they get facefucked by UV light.
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Tyson Tomko posted:I know there's a video of the explosion but is there a clip/picture of it hitting the other business out there? The video shows the launch and landing. Did you watch the whole thing? 0:53 to 1:12 Obsurveyor fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Forer posted:That channel in general is just OSHA worthy and it depresses me how much "try this poo poo at home kids!" he does. A few videos in, I did learn how to make my own rope though. That would be a useful skill in the apoc or if I wanted rope for nefarious reasons where walking into a shop asking for it would be sus. No, It was just an interesting way to use too much effort in recycling coke bottles.
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Find the one where he makes a silicone mold of a roast chicken. He sneaks a goatse referance into it. 
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Thumposaurus posted:Find the one where he makes a silicone mold of a roast chicken. He sneaks a goatse referance into it. Cheers, I'm 20+ drinks in and NOW you tell me. Guess I'm staying up to find it.
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Obsurveyor posted:The video shows the launch and landing. Did you watch the whole thing? Thanks! Boiler coming in hot! (Pun semi intended)
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Sormus posted:Welcome to the steel mill, let me be your guide: Dude, Sephiroths new sword is looking sick
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The King of Random is subscribed by me because I like watching him pretty much flirt with serious injury. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2RYYBRFu1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hO0Nnn8Jw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSBELBEFoBo
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Flight duration 11 sec Flight distance 300 m Initial velocity 60.439687090712 m/s = 217.58287352656 km/h Initial angle 63.176813000721 Degree maximum height 148.32558125 m http://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1225095793 If you know the drag coefficients of a boiler, let me loving know. Otherwise is assumed to be negligible due to mass and density of steel. Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Enoch Root posted:Or, like a boiler I serviced some years back, some idiot operator plugged the relief valve because 'it kept leaking' What's the procedure for that? Scream, run, and call the bomb squad?
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Keiya posted:What's the procedure for that? Scream, run, and call the bomb squad? Shutdown boiler, remove plug and/or fit new relief, maybe inspect/hydro it for fatigue or overpressure damage, apply spoolpiece to operator(s) as needed.
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Shutdown boiler, stuff old operator inside it, replace relief valve, restart. Hire new operator.
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Wasabi the J posted:Flight I think the humidity and elevation are probably larger factors than the drag in this case.
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OSI bean dip posted:The King of Random is subscribed by me because I like watching him pretty much flirt with serious injury. I don't because he has the stupidest name ever.
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spankmeister posted:I don't because he has the stupidest name ever. But he's so ~random~!!
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Lutha Mahtin posted:has this thread been mentioned here? Oh my. 
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H110Hawk posted::nsfw: ish (No actual nudity) http://i.imgur.com/XlAq4nK.gifv
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Synthbuttrange posted:Wait why is the audience kids?! Did you ever see that Nathan For You episode where he has to escape some sort of trap in front of children or risk becoming a registered sex offender? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRxAkNvnxhI
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