Nitrogen Equipment Abbreviations and Terminology

Nitrogen Equipment Abbreviations and Terminology

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1. Model Numbers r A. Prefixes r B. First Numbers r C. Second Numbers r D. Suffixes 2. Outside Manufacturers of Nitrogen Equipment r A. Pumping/Converter Units r B. Transports and Tanks 3. Miscellaneous Designations

1. Model Numbers
Two parallel model designation systems for nitrogen equipment co-exist. The first is primarily for use in USA service under the authority of the Halliburton/Praxair joint venture company of Wellnite Services. The second is primarily for use outside of the USA.

A. Prefixes Wellnite
MPU TPU SPU BLT TLT TL HTL

Outside USA
M T S (none) (none) (none) (none)

Meaning
Mobile Pumping Unit (truck pumping/converter) Trailer Pumping Unit (trailer pumping/converter) Skid Pumping Unit (skid pumping/converter) Body Load Transport (truck transport) Trailer Load Transport (trailer transport) Tank - Low pressure (vertical storage tank) Horizontal Tank - Low pressure (mobile tank)

B. First Numbers
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Wellnite XXX XXX

Outside USA XXX (none)

Meaning for pumping/converter units, rate capacity in thousands of scf/hr for transport units and tanks, tank capacity in gallons

C. Second Numbers
Wellnite (none) Outside USA XX Meaning for pumping/converter units, maximum pressure capability in thousands of psi

D. Suffixes
Wellnite A, B, C, D, & E F (none) V (none) F P (none) W Outside USA Meaning model letter Flameless, waste heat vaporization Pumping only, no vaporizing Conversion (from another size/ type unit) Water cooling, no radiators

2. Outside Manufacturers of Nitrogen Equipment

A. Pumping/Converter Units
Airco (now ACD, Inc.) Cryomec Cryomec AG

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Cryostar Spencer-Young

B. Transports and Tanks

Cryo Diffusion Cryenco Linde/Union Carbide (now Taylor-Wharton) LOX (later Richmond-LOX, then MVE-LOX)

MVE

3. Miscellaneous Designations
M k DNV Lloyds SK PSA Gal thousands of ... thousands of ... unit certified by Det Norske Veritas unit certified by Lloyds Registry skid pressure swing adsorption type of nitrogen generator gallons of liquid nitrogen capacity L liters of liquid nitrogen capacity

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