CHART Orca MicroBulk CO2 Series, Product Manual

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Product Manual - Orca

™

 CO

2

 Series MicroBulk Delivery System

Contents

Revision Log                                                                                              vi

Preface  .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .1

General                                                                                                     1

Product Highlights                                                                                                                                                                                 1

Product Manual                                                                                            1

Terms                                                                                                      2

Acronyms / Abbreviations                                                                                                                                                                 2

Safety   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .3

Safety Summary                                                                                                                                                                                      3

Compatibility and Cleaning                                                                                                                       3

Safety Bulletin                                                                                                                                                                                         3

Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres

                                                                            4

Oxygen Enriched Atmospheres                                                                            4

Nitrogen, Argon & Carbon Dioxide                                                                                                                                             5

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)                                                                                                                                         5

Safety — CO

2

 Specific

                                                                                    6

General                                                                                                6

Carbon Dioxide                                                                                                                                                                             7

Introduction  .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .9

Theory of Operation                                                                                                                                                                             9

Terminology of Cryogenics                                                                                9

Cryogenic                                                                                                                                                                                         9

Cryogenic Temperatures                                                                              9

States of Matter                                                                                                                                                                              9

Saturation                                                                                                                                                                                          9

Equilibrium                                                                                                                                                                                      9

Saturation Pressure                                                                                    9

Subcool                                                                                                9

Two-Phase Liquid                                                                                     9

Cavitation                                                                                                                                                                                         9

Vaporization                                                                                          10

Vapor Pressure                                                                                       10

Condensation                                                                                         10

Condensation and the Perma-Cyl

®

 MicroBulk Storage System                                     10

Stratification

                                                                                         10

Depressurization Flash Losses                                                                       10

Entrainment                                                                                                                                                                                  10

Liquid Growth                                                                                       10

Pressure Drop                                                                                                                                                                              10

Operations .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    . 11

Modes of Operation                                                                                       11

Orca CO

2

 — First Fill                                                                                     11

Fill Orca CO

2

 from Bulk Tank Pump                                                                     12

Fill Orca CO

2

 from Onboard Pump                                                                       12

Filling Levels - MC-338                                                                             13

Current Saturation of Liquid                                                                         13

Pressure Build: Heater                                                                                                                                                                      13

Pressure Build: Operation                                                                                                                                                               14

Pressure Delivery: Hose Reel                                                                             15

Pump Delivery: Bulk Hose                                                                               17

Receiving Tank Commission: Hose Reel                                                                 19