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Disclaimer: This is not intended to replace Gas Blender training, it is designed as a tool for qualified gas
blenders. Blending gases can be extremely dangerous, please seek proper training before any gas
blending activities.
Useful Conversions:
1 Megapascal = 10 Bar
°C to °F = (°C × 9/5) + 32 = °F
°C to K = °C + 273.15 = K
Knowing the water volume of the cylinder and fill pressure approximate free gas is calculated.
A cylinder with a water volume of 11.1 Liters filled to 207 Bar would have approximately 2298 Liters of
free gas ( 11.1 x 207 ).
The END for an 18/45 Trimix at 60m would be worked out as follows: 60m = 7 ata. Fraction of narcotic
gas in a 18/45 mix would be 0.55. The END is 3.85 ata or 28.5m.
Used for calculating the correct EANx top up mix for partially filled cylinders wanting to deviate from the
current mix.
SP = Starting Pressure
EP = Ending Pressure
If we had a partially full cylinder with 50 Bar of EANx32 and wanted to fill it to 200 Bar with a resulting mix
of EANx36, the top up gas needs to be EANx37. The equation would look like this:
For use with 100% Oxygen, with or without a booster, using air as a top up gas with an empty cylinder.
An empty cylinder that we want to fill with EANx36 to 200 Bar would look like this:
Follow steps 1 and 2 if using EANx as a top up gas. If using air, step 3 converts the EANx top up mix in
step 2 to an Oxygen fill pressure.
Having a target mix of 21/20 filled to 200 Bar, we would need to add 40 Bar of He and use EANx26 to top
up to 200 Bar. Alternatively, we could add 10 Bar of Oxygen, 40 Bar of Helium and top up to 200 Bar with
air. The calculations would look like this:
Useful for determining if there is enough banked gas to just decant or if a gas booster pump will be
needed. The calculations are split in two. One is for an empty recipient cylinder. The second is for a
recipient cylinder with residual gas in. If the BP2 is greater than the RP2 then no gas booster pump is
required.
BP1 = Bank Starting Pressure
As an example, imagine we have a Helium storage cylinder with a water volume of 50 L. It contains 72
Bar of Helium. We have a set of empty twin cylinders with a combined water volume of 22 L and need to
put 40 Bar of Helium inside.
Because the bank ending pressure (BP2) is greater than the required pressure of 40 Bar in our twin
cylinders, we will not be needing a gas booster pump and can just decant.
Luxfer Cylinders:
Model: Water Volume (L): Working Pressure (Bar):
Catalina Cylinders:
Model: Water Volume (L): Working Pressure (Bar):
S4 0.6 207
S6 0.9 207