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Laboratory Vacuum Piping

11/29/2006 9:56 AM

Does anyone know of a design manual specific to laboratory vacuum piping? Or for that matter specific to laboratory gases (Nitrogen, Gas, Compressed Air, etc.). Most of the information I am able to obtain is related to process or hospital applications such as found in the Hill-Rom MEDAES Design Guide or in the ASPE Data Book.

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Re: Laboratory Vacuum Piping

11/30/2006 10:02 AM

What kind of laboratory? H.S. chemistry? Bio-Medical? What other? The particular application and the gasses and/or liquids handled would determine materials and design standards required.

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Re: Laboratory Vacuum Piping

11/30/2006 11:03 AM

it all depends on the stuff you are carrying. Oxygen can not tolerate any combustible material in the line, oil, gaskets etc because at high pressure they can start to burn spontaneously. Inert gasses and air will have limits placed on them by the end use. Compressed air for divers cannot have any oil, etc.

Vaccuum...how high a vacuum? An ultra high vaccuum line must be made of stuff that will not outgas anything. The line must tolerate anything that it aspirates, so it is aspirates HCL the line must resist corrosion by HCL.

Vac lines for low vacuum are far more tolerant.

Lines might also need to be isolated due to cross contamination and you might need a separate pump for each of those??

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