Contents
Chapter 1 — Site Preparation 5......................
Introduction 6..........................................................
Environmental considerations 6..........................................
Space considerations 6...............................................
Power considerations 8..................................................
Line voltage 8.......................................................
Power line cord 8....................................................
Gas considerations 10....................................................
Gases for packed columns 10..........................................
Gases for capillary columns 11.........................................
Gas purity 12........................................................
Assembling the gas plumbing 13...........................................
Supply tubing 14.....................................................
Cylinder fitting type and size 14.......................................
Two•stagepressure regulators 15......................................
Molecular sieve moisture trap 15.......................................
Oxygen trap 15.......................................................
Carrier gas miser 16..................................................
Making pipe thread connections 16.....................................
Making swage•typeconnections 17.....................................
Chapter 2 — Installation 19...........................
Introduction 20..........................................................
Shipment checklist 20....................................................
Site preparation 21.......................................................
Cooling considerations 21.............................................
Connecting supply gases 22...............................................
The main flow panel 22...............................................
Auxiliary flow panels 24...............................................
Changing the flow restrictor 26........................................
Gas supply tube connections 28........................................
Setting initial supply pressures and leak testing 30......................
Connecting cryogenic coolant 32.......................................
Gas supply checklist 34...............................................