Category
Industrial facilities
Subcategory
Machinery room
Year of manufacture/creation
1962
Manufacturer/author
Gazobudowa Wrocław
Place of manufacture/creation
Wrocław, Poland
Size
Height: 300 cm
Width: 75 cm
Length: 75 cm
Material
steel, cast iron
Museum/Storage location
Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Date of admission to the museum
1991
Rights to the exhibit
Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Rights to digital images
public domain
Tags
Exhibit description
Immediately after its generation from coal, gas is extremely hot. Before the cleaning process begins, gas has to cool down, and this process takes place inside a gas cooler. When the gas temperature is lowered, a large share of gas pollutants can be removed – approximately 30-45% of condensate takes the form of ammonia water and tar.
The device in which all this takes place is incredibly straightforward and effective. Gas is pumped through tubes which are surrounded by water. However, the continuous exposure of the metal tubes to gas pollutants, on the one hand, and water, on the other, contributes to their rapid corrosion, which causes water coolers to break down.