Medical gas library · by Ultra Controlo
Medical gas, answered.
Plain answers on medical oxygen, medical air, vacuum, AGSS and medical gas pipeline systems, from the engineers who design and build them in Portugal. Every figure comes from an Ultra Controlo datasheet or the public standard it cites.
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Answers
One question per page, answered in the first sentence. 223 pages.
- Are oil-free vacuum pumps used in hospitals?
- At what pressure should a medical gas area alarm trigger?
- Can a broken PSA oxygen plant be repaired or refurbished?
- Can a medical vacuum plant use less energy?
- Can a probe fit the wrong medical gas outlet?
- Can a PSA oxygen plant be expanded later?
Comparisons
Side by side, with the trade-offs. 19 pages.
- Active vs passive anaesthetic gas scavenging
- Ceiling pendant vs bed head unit
- Containerised vs plant-room oxygen plant
- Copper vs stainless steel for medical gas pipes
- EN 13348 vs ASTM B819: copper tube for medical gases
- ISO 7396-1 vs CSA Z7396.1
Standards
What each standard, pharmacopoeia monograph and guideline covers. 36 pages.
- ACSS ET 08/2010: technical compressed air in hospitals (Portugal)
- ASTM B819-19 Seamless Copper Tube for Medical Gas Systems
- CSA Z7396.1:22 Medical gas pipeline systems, Part 1 (Canada)
- DIN 13260-2: probes and gas-specific connection points for outlets
- EN 13348: copper tubes for medical gases and vacuum
- EN 737-3 Medical gas pipeline systems, Part 3 (withdrawn)
Glossary
The terms behind medical gas systems, defined. 103 pages.
- Activated carbon filter
- Adsorber column (sieve bed)
- Adsorption (desiccant) dryer
- AFNOR outlet (NF S90-116)
- AGSS
- AGSS disposal system
Products
Every Ultra Controlo system, with the figures from its datasheet. 22 pages.
- ACIH: specifications and models
- ULTRAAR ESW: specifications and models
- ULTRAAR ME: specifications and models
- ULTRAAR SC: specifications and models
- ULTRAAR SCA: specifications and models
- ULTRAAR SCR: specifications and models
Industry
Oxygen, compressed air and vacuum for industry. 27 pages.
- Blowers for wastewater aeration: types and energy use
- Central vacuum systems for factories
- Compressed air in automotive plants
- Compressed air in glass and ceramics plants
- Compressed air in metal plants
- Dryers and filters for industrial compressed air