Transactions - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers . .6 pounds, one pound of coal will be equivalent to .625 pound of oil, or one ton(2,000 lbs.) of coal will equal 1,250 pounds of oil (or bbls. of 42 gallons perbarrel). Crude oil is stored for low pressure heating systems, in cylindricaltanks of 34-irich steel with seams single riveted or welded, and from1,500 to 2,500 gallons capacity. These tanks are placed under thesidewalk with or without concrete walls, depending upon the con-dition of the soil, and judgment of the City Fire Marshal, whopasses u
Transactions - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers . .6 pounds, one pound of coal will be equivalent to .625 pound of oil, or one ton(2,000 lbs.) of coal will equal 1,250 pounds of oil (or bbls. of 42 gallons perbarrel). Crude oil is stored for low pressure heating systems, in cylindricaltanks of 34-irich steel with seams single riveted or welded, and from1,500 to 2,500 gallons capacity. These tanks are placed under thesidewalk with or without concrete walls, depending upon the con-dition of the soil, and judgment of the City Fire Marshal, whopasses upon each installation. Fig. 1 shows several standard meth-ods of the installation of oil tanks, within the City and County ofSan Francisco. 412 CRUDE OIL AS FUEL IN LOW PRESSURE HEATING SYSTEMS FIRE UNDERWRITERS APPROVED METHOD OF INSTALLING FUEL OILTANKS IN SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. First Floor CDC3 )s \ 7^^ f] I S Basement , Motor-and Fi/mp Suction Pipe ?•?Veni Pipe %::-Cr^A:A^§^ef of SoundinaPipe ^- 77777777777777777777777777777rY7777K77^. ^ M Return-- Vent-Pipe Pipe ^ Street. Fig. 1. Illustrating the Heating Boiler and Oil Burner on basement floor. Sidewalkarea excavated to curb line. Oil tank buried 4 feet.
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