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Vapor-tight equipment

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029508

Equipment that allows no loss of vapors. Compliance with vapor-tight requirements can be determined by checking to ensure that the concentration at a potential leak source is not equal to or greater than 100 percent of the Lower Explosive Limit when measured with a combustible gas detector, calibrated with propane, at a distance of 1 inch from the source.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029508
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
References40 CFR 63.11132 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029508",
  "term": "Vapor-tight equipment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Vapor-Tight Equipment",
  "definition": "Equipment that allows no loss of vapors. Compliance with vapor-tight requirements can be determined by checking to ensure that the concentration at a potential leak source is not equal to or greater than 100 percent of the Lower Explosive Limit when measured with a combustible gas detector, calibrated with propane, at a distance of 1 inch from the source.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11132 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/vapor-tight-equipment/"
}

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