Yikeslunchbox said:
Police chief just asked people who felt the blast nearby to look around homes for debris or body parts that may be related to the explosion.
V8Aggie said:
How in the hell did you guys hear this in Kingwood??? I'm in Cypress and didn't hear or feel a thing.
Dude's sheet rock was already falling off. He just found a way for someone else to pay for it.Aust Ag said:
Looking at that video of that man's house 1/4 mile away with the all the sheetrock damage and thought, there's some going to be some serious structural damage in addition to all the roof and window damage on 100's of homes and businesses.
I hope this company has good insurance ,because this is going to cost someone millions and millions.
I must just be a very sound sleeper. I live 10 miles just northwest of this one (Jersey Village area) and slept through it. I was in College Station in 91 and slept through that one too!Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
I was sleeping at the time so I didn't feel anything, but my dog sure did and proceeded to wake up everyone in the house barking.
Reminds me of the natural gas explosion that happened in Brenham back in roughly 1991 that I felt in my house in Missouri City.
Buckhaven said:
Missouri City reporting in....this event did not occur at my 4am potty session, so rim sleep commenced at 4:03 and continued until about 6am.
lunchbox said:
We lived in Bryan when the Brenham explosion happened. I remember walking from the dining room to the kitchen to put my cereal bowl in the sink and it felt like someone lifted the carpet under me and then set it back down. My dog made a weird "what was that?!?!" bark.
Sounds like your friend doesn't know as much as you think he does.IrishTxAggie said:
My friend's company is over on Fairbanks. He heard it was a dust collector that ignited. Not verified, but given where his office is in proximity to the explosion, I think he'd know the area.
i'll admit i'm not expert, but my understanding is that propylene is a good blend of desirable characteristics for this type of application. it burns hotter than propane (800-1000 degF hotter) and the secondary flame is hotter than acetylene. but it is much safer and more stable than acetylene with a higher vapor pressure than propane so you can use it without vaporization equipment or worrying about the gas re-liquefying if it gets really cold. Also, it has a lower hydrogen content in the flame than basically any other petroleum fuel gas which is good because the hydrogen can embed itself in the steel making it brittle. propylene has basically replaced MAPP gas.94chem said:
Here's a little bit about HVOF. I'd never heard of it, and still don't really understand it. For example, why would you use propylene instead of something saturated and cheaper? Either way, it would make a heck of a blast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_spraying
Meh, that part isn't really spring branch. Zoned to CFISD.BBRex said:
If we can get them to condemn about eight square blocks, maybe that promised gentrification of Spring Branch will finally happen.
I Am A Critic said:Sounds like your friend doesn't know as much as you think he does.IrishTxAggie said:
My friend's company is over on Fairbanks. He heard it was a dust collector that ignited. Not verified, but given where his office is in proximity to the explosion, I think he'd know the area.
MJ20/20 said:
Polypropylene is a cheaper alternative to Acetylene. There are differing opinions on this, and under the circumstances may not be in the best taste to debate it today, but many folks believe Acetylene is, in general, safer.
At shops like this, the gas is used as a flammable carrier medium to apply various (mainly powder) forms of high alloy metal to steel. The main tank was probably piped into working areas to be used in it's various applications.
HVOF is one method used to coat steel products, but Watson had several other coating methods that required significantly more polypropylene.
BlackGoldAg2011 said:i'll admit i'm not expert, but my understanding is that propylene is a good blend of desirable characteristics for this type of application. it burns hotter than propane (800-1000 degF hotter) and the secondary flame is hotter than acetylene. but it is much safer and more stable than acetylene with a higher vapor pressure than propane so you can use it without vaporization equipment or worrying about the gas re-liquefying if it gets really cold. Also, it has a lower hydrogen content in the flame than basically any other petroleum fuel gas which is good because the hydrogen can embed itself in the steel making it brittle. propylene has basically replaced MAPP gas.94chem said:
Here's a little bit about HVOF. I'd never heard of it, and still don't really understand it. For example, why would you use propylene instead of something saturated and cheaper? Either way, it would make a heck of a blast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_spraying
All fuels do not achieve the same result, so using something cheaper or more saturated won't get you the same finished product. I believe the fuel used can change the bond strength and overall hardness the carbide powder spray when coated onto a metal ball. Companies that do this have their own formulas for coating carbide onto parts.94chem said:
Here's a little bit about HVOF. I'd never heard of it, and still don't really understand it. For example, why would you use propylene instead of something saturated and cheaper? Either way, it would make a heck of a blast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_spraying
Don't know why but that actually made me laugh , potty humor never goes out of style.94chem said:Buckhaven said:
Missouri City reporting in....this event did not occur at my 4am potty session, so rim sleep commenced at 4:03 and continued until about 6am.
Did you mean REM sleep, or were you actually sleeping on the toilet for 2 hours?
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Watson Grinding WASN'T some small mom and pop shop. They WERE pretty well known in the Houston valve industry and coating industry.
