FA442723Q0040 - QAs.pdf

FA442723Q0040 – Nitrogen Generation System

Questions & Answers (Q&As)

1. Is there an existing compressor for this system?

a. We will have a compressed air source at the new facility. We have not been able to get the specification on the compressor at the new facility, but we do know it is communal use throughout the facility. This means it will be subject to load surges based off other users.

2. How many hours we have to make that 1500 CF per day?

a. With 1500 CF being our high-end surge usage projection, we would use that 1500 CF over the course of our dayshift (approx. 8 hours) and we would have the remainder of the day (16 hours) to regenerate the 1500 CF. If we had a need for more nitrogen sooner, quite honestly we would turnover what ever work remains to the following day.

Burning through the equivalent of 6 250 CF cylinders in a single day is not completely unheard of, but well within the realm of being able to delay maintenance for extenuating circumstances.

3. How much N2 is used in a day?

a. Max usage seen in a single day is approximately 1500 CF. That is a heavily surged day however, and is not really indicative of normal ops. Some days we'll only use about 25 CF. We may go a week sometimes without using nitrogen at all. One of the perks of having the 99.5% purity nitrogen means we can use it for multiple applications to include the normally very picky (99.5% purity required) medical liquid and gaseous oxygen systems