MEDICAL AIR (BREATHING AIR)
Description
Air is the natural atmosphere of the earth, a nonflammable, colorless, odorless gas that consists of a mixture of gaseous elements (with argon, water vapor, a small amount of carbon dioxide, and traces of many other constitutes).
Applications
used in respiratory therapy and humidity treatments using nebulizers.
And also in diving
Product specification ( breathing air )
1 – physical properties
| Molecular Weight | 28.975 kg/kmol |
| Boiling point at 1.013 bar | -194.3 C |
| Gas density at 1.013 bar | 1.2 kg/m3 |
| Specific Volume | 0.833 m3/kg |
2 – Hazards & transportation:
| Major Hazard | High pressure |
| Toxicity | None |
| Fire Potential | Nonflammable |
| Odour | None |
| DOTE Name | Compressed – Air |
| DOT Label | Nonflammable Gas |
| Identification No: | UN-1002 ( Compressed Gas) |
| Hazard Class/ Division | 2.2 |
3 – Cylinder Data:
| Color | body – Green and Silver at the valve end |
| Valve | CGA:346 |
| Water capacity | 40 liters. (standard) |
| Contents | 6.0 m3 |
| Filling Pressure at 21°C, | 150 bar |
4 – Gas Specifications:
| GRADE | MAXIMUM LEVEL OF CRITICAL IMPURITIES (PPM BY VOLUME) | |||
| H2O | THC | CO2 | CO | |
| Medical/ Breathing Air O2:20.9% & N2:79.10% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 200.0 | 5.0 |
