OXY FUEL FLAME CUTTING

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Cutting Gas
Oxygen
Fuel Gas
Acetylene
LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas

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Oxygen Gas
Extracted From
- Atmosphere, Fractionalization Of Air
- Water, Electrolysis
Stored In Cylinders
- At High Pressure 1800 psi
- Cylinder Colour Black
- Quantity in Volume 7.3 M3
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Acetylene Fuel Gas
Produced by the reaction of
- Calcium Carbide with Water
- Cac2 + 2H2O = C2H2 + Ca(OH)2
Molecular Weight 26, Lighter Than Air

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Acetylene Fuel Gas
Unsafe to Store Free Acetylene above
0.2 Kgs/cm2 Decompose With
Explosion
Acetylene Dissolves in Acetone @ 25:1
(V/V) at 1 Atmospheric Pressure
Solubility increases in multiples of 25
for every increase in Pressure by 1
atmospheric
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Acetylene Fuel Gas
Stored In cylinders with Porous Mass
- dissolved in Acetone
- Maximum Pressure of DA 20 Kgs/cm2
- Quantity of DA Gas in Full cylinder
By volume 6 7 M3
- Cost of Gas Appx. Rs:100/- per M3
- Purity of Gas Not Less Than 96%

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Acetylene Fuel Gas

Cylinder Colour- Maroon
Flat Bottom Cylinders To be Kept Vertical
While in Use
Internal Bore of Cylinder neck - Left Hand
Threaded

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LPG Fuel Gas

Produced in refineries
Stored In cylinders
- Liquid + vapor stage
- At Low Pressure
- Cylinder Colour- Red
- Flat Bottom Cylinder
- Quantity in Weight 14 kg

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Type Of Oxy - Fuel Gas Flames

Carburising Flame

Oxidising Flame

Neutral Flame

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Cutting Process
Feasible Only On Plain Carbon Steels & Low Alloy Steels
Process is by Conversion of iron to iron oxide
Steel Locally Heated to Kindling Temperature (800C) by Oxy
Fuel Preheating Flame.
A jet of oxygen is then impinged on this preheated hot iron.
Iron instantaneously converted in to black iron oxide.

Exothermic Reaction

2Fe + O2 = FeO + Heat (270 kJ),

3Fe + 2O2 = Fe3O4 + Heat (1100kJ)

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Cutting Process
Kinetic energy of Oxygen jet drives all non metallic iron
oxide .
Heat Generated in exothermic reaction is self
sustaining for preheating the metal ahead to cut
When flame with a jet of oxygen at the centre moves
close to the material, the process is continues by
separating the material along the path of oxygen jet
Purity of oxygen required for cutting - 99.5%

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Cutting Process
Typical Flame Cutting Nozzle

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Cutting Blow Pipe / Torch

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ESAB make Cutogen Nozzles for Acetylene

Material Thickness

Cutting Oxygen Pressure

Size of Nozzle

mm

inch

Kg/cm2

lb./in2

1/4

1/32-A-8

1.4

20

12

1/2

3/64-A-12

2.0

30

25

1/16-A-16

2.5

35

50

1/16-A-16

3.2

45

75

1/16-A-16

3.5

50

100

1/16-A-16

4.2

60

150

5/64-A-20

4.5

65

200

3/32-A-24

4.9

70

250

10

7/64-A-28

5.3

75

300

12

1/8-A-32

5.3

75

Acetylene pr. should be set in all cases at 0.14 kg/cm 2, 2 lb./in2.

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ESAB make LPG / NG nozzle
Operating Pressure
Thickness
Nozzle Size

mm

Oxygen

L.P.G/ N.G.

Kg/cm2

Kg/cm2

P-8

2.1

0.2

13

P-12

2.1

0.2

25

P-16

2.8

0.2

50

P-16

3.2

0.3

75

P-16

3.5

0.3

100

P-20

3.5

0.3

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Cutting Process Using

LPG as Fuel Gas
- Comparatively Poor Cutting Edge /
Surface.
- Maximum Cutting Thickness 100 mm
- Cutting Nozzle Two Piece
Construction
- Cutting Parameters (Pressure - O2 &
LPG & Cutting Speed) different from
Oxy acetylene
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Cutting Process Using

Acetylene as Fuel Gas
- Comparatively Good / Smooth Cutting
Edge / Surface.
- Maximum Cutting Thickness 300 mm
- Cutting Nozzle Single Piece
Construction
- Cutting Parameters (Pressure - O2 &
C2H2 & Cutting Speed) different from
Oxy + LPG
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Accessories
- Gas Cylinders( O2 & Fuel Gas) with
Pressure Regulators.
- Pair of Hose Pipe Connections
- Cutting Torch
- Cutting Nozzle

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Accessories O2 Cylinder
- Oxygen Cylinder Neck Right Hand
Threaded
- All connections to O2 Gas Regulator,
Hose Nipples , Torch Nipples- Right Hand
Threaded

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Accessories C2 H2
- Acetylene Cylinder Neck Left Hand
Threaded With A Notch on Hexagonal
Nut
- All connections to Acetylene Gas
Regulator, Hose Nipples , Torch NipplesLeft Hand Threaded
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Difference in Appearance of Accessories

- Oxygen Cylinder Black
- Oxygen Cylinders may or may not be flat
bottom
- Oxygen Gas Regulator, Hose, knob on
Torch- Black
- Hexagonal Nipple Connections of O2
Gas Without Any Notch Plain
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Difference in Appearance of Accessories

- Acetylene Cylinder Maroon
- Acetylene Cylinder- Flat Bottom
- Acetylene Gas Regulator, Hose , Knob on
Torch Maroon
- Hexagonal Nipple Connections of
Acetylene Gas - With Notch on Corners

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