Air Products' Mini Cryo Pump System Delivers High Volume/High Pressure Gases for Lasers/Other Equipment

16-Nov-2000

CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2000) — Today at FABTECH® International 2000, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) unveiled a new Mini Cryo Pump System designed to provide efficient, economical delivery of high-volume, high-pressure nitrogen or argon gas for lasers or other high-pressure equipment.

Designed for use with a standard-pressure cryogenic storage tank, the pump system can provide up to 6,000 standard-cubic-feet per hour (scfh) of nitrogen or argon gas at pressures up to 3,000 psig, or 10,000 scfh of gas at pressures up to 2,200 psig. The system maintains the customer's houseline pressure to five percent or better while also minimizing cryogen loss.

"Previously, in order to get high pressure/high volume gas, a customer would have a choice of one of three methods," said William F. Cording, North American fabrication marketing manager for Air Products. "These included a special order high-pressure (400-600 psig) cryogenic storage tank; a standard-pressure cryogenic tank with the addition of a standard-pressure cryogenic tank with a cryogenic pressure-building system; or a standard-pressure cryogenic tank with a large cryogenic liquid pump. Now, in conjunction with a standard-pressure storage tank, our new Mini Cryo Pump System offers cost advantages over each of these alternatives," he noted.

Unlike high-pressure tank systems that require shutdown during filling (so the tank pressure can be lowered), the Mini Cryo Pump System allows filling while the storage tank is at high-pressure. In addition, after the system is installed by Air Products, the pump and cryogenic tank require virtually no customer supervision. This is because pump operation and system pressure control are completely automated via a telemetry unit that also monitors product level in the tank and automatically signals Air Products when to schedule a delivery. Air Products also offers preventative maintenance services to help keep the Mini Cryo Pump System functioning optimally.

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