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Gas Delivery Systems for Safety, Performance, and Cost-Efficiency in the Laboratory
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In almost any laboratory or research and scientific facility, there are numerous devices, instruments, or processes that subscription.
require gases to run the instrumentation or process or to calibrate the devices. Gas cylinders that are located in the laboratory Click here to get started »
area can present significant hazards, and the space they take up can be better used for other more appropriate purposes. Gas
delivery systems that are properly designed, sized, and located can improve safety in the laboratory. In addition, attention to
high-purity requirements—purity, compatibility, flow, materials of construction, and more—is vital for safety, performance,
and cost-efficiency. Related Products
There are a number of codes and standards that apply to the storage, use, and installation of gases and their delivery systems. CFH Hydrogen
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The codes and standards that are most significant are:
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Laboratories must understand and follow these codes and standards thoroughly in order to comply with the minimum Fuel-grade high purity
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The first step in properly designing any gas installation, whether it is for a new facility or a retrofit, is to conduct an audit or
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survey of the gases required for each location or laboratory. Identifying what gases are required for each instrument, their
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Using a simple form, like that shown in Figure 1, for each lab or use point allows the total requirement of each gas to be
determined for that area, and when compiled as a whole will determine the scope of the building’s needs. The total volume of Related Product
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While some gases or purities can only be supplied in high-pressure cylinders such as helium with a purity of 99.999% used
for gas chromatographs, others—such as argon with the same purity for use by an inductively coupled plasma analyzer—can
be supplied in high-pressure cylinders or cryogenic liquid cylinders that equal the volume of as many as 18 high-pressure
cylinders. The total number of cylinders required to supply the laboratory for no less than an average week’s usage will then
be the ideal number of cylinders connected as the primary supply, with an equal number of cylinders connected as the
reserve supply and an additional number as backup. This will then assist in determining the space and location required for
the gas delivery system and cylinder storage area.
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are additional restrictions that must be followed, as detailed in NFPA 55. These are now included as chapters, though at one
time they were listed separately under NFPA 50, “Standards for Bulk Oxygen Systems at Consumer Sites.” In general, bulk New Whitepaper Highlights Impact of
oxygen systems are not permitted to be located inside buildings; thus when the total volume of oxygen for a system exceeds NGS Target Enrichment Assay Choice
20,000 ft3, the storage location must be outside the building. Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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In addition, when sizing the piping, the total distance to the very last use point in the piping run must be considered. If the Thursday, November 28, 2013
total flow is measured over distance, then there will be a pressure drop from what the initial inlet pressure is to what the
pressure is over that distance. In general, the maximum pressure drop should be no more than 10% of the primary inlet more news »
pressure. The maximum pipeline pressure would be equal to the highest required pressure for the use point of that specific
gas or instrument, plus a minimum of either 20% or 25 psig, depending on the flow requirement for that use point. It may be Most Viewed Articles Most Recent Articles
higher, depending on how far the piping run is.
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A useful tool is the pipe size chart shown in Figure 3. It gives the maximum flow of air for various pipe sizes with either a 10
or 5% pressure drop. The chart can be found under the resources category at www.concoa.com. As an example of how to use Analyzing Volatile Organic
this information, if flowing at an initial inlet pressure of 100 psig, through a ½” diameter pipe, one can expect to flow 3240 Chemicals in Food: Emerging
ft3 with over 100 ft of piping with a 10% drop in pressure at that point. In other words, 90 psig can be delivered to that use Trends and Recent Examples
point with that flow rate, if it was the only connection on the system. One would, however, specify the gas delivery system to Thursday, February 14, 2013
be delivering a minimum of 120–125 psig into the pipeline to allow for individual control of the delivered pressure at each
point of use, including the one requiring 90 psig. Since piping use points should also have reverse flow check valves,
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The system should have minimum leak integrity of 1 × 10–8 standard cm3/sec of helium, which equals the volume of a cubic
centimeter escaping or entering over 3.1 years. This not only ensures that gas will not leak out of the system, but also that
impurities will not be allowed to enter the system and compromise the purity of the gas. For the inlet of the system, the inlet
connections should have reverse flow check valves in the cylinder connections such that once the system has been put into
service, the amount of any ambient air that may enter is limited to a very small amount. Two such systems are shown in
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