Case Study 6
Unit VI Case Study
The Scenario:
During shift change, a spare composite SCBA bottle came out of the compartment and hit the floor. The main valve assembly of the tank broke off completely sending the
bottle off across the floor spinning and it hit another firefighter, severely injuring him. It eventually wedged itself against a vehicle’s tires until the air
finished spewing out. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the cylinder involved was actually a 2216 psi cylinder. This cylinder is carbon wrapped and looks
almost identical to the fire department’s 3000 psi cylinders. At some point prior to this incident, the cylinder had been filled to 3000 psi, which did not leave much
room for pressure fluctuations. The burst disc for the 2216 psi cylinders was set at 3360 psi. It was quite obvious that the disc had, indeed, burst.
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