Doc.P/N06‐312
Rev.11/March2020
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.0
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................1
1.1
S
COPE
.................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2
P
URPOSE
.............................................................................................................................................................1
1.3
S
AFETY
P
RECAUTIONS
.............................................................................................................................................1
2.0
EQUIPMENT................................................................................................................................................1
2.1
E
QUIPMENT
C
ALIBRATION
.......................................................................................................................................3
3.0
CONTAINERANDVALVEPREPARATION.......................................................................................................4
3.1
T
ESTAND
I
NSPECTION
............................................................................................................................................4
3.2
V
ALVE
I
NSTALLATION
P
ROCEDURE
.............................................................................................................................4
4.0
CONTAINERFILLING....................................................................................................................................5
4.1
C
ONTAINER
V
ALVE
P
REPARATION
.............................................................................................................................6
4.2
F
ILLBY
W
EIGHT
.....................................................................................................................................................7
IG‐55(50%Argonand50%NitrogenMixture).........................................................................................8
IG‐100(100%Nitrogen)............................................................................................................................9
IG‐541(52%Nitrogen,40%Argon,and8%CarbonDioxideMixture)......................................................9
4.3
F
ILLBY
P
RESSURE
.................................................................................................................................................10
IG‐55(50%Argonand50%NitrogenMixture).......................................................................................10
IG‐100(100%Nitrogen)..........................................................................................................................11
5.0
LEAKDETECTION.......................................................................................................................................12
6.0
CONTAINERPRESSURECHECK...................................................................................................................12
6.1
P
ROCEDURETO
I
NSTALL
P
RESSURE
G
AUGE
...............................................................................................................12
7.0
CYLINDERIDENTIFICATIONLABEL..............................................................................................................13
7.1
L
ABEL
P
LACEMENT
...............................................................................................................................................13
8.0
CYLINDERPACKAGING..............................................................................................................................14
8.1
P
ACKAGING
M
ATERIALS
........................................................................................................................................14
8.2
P
ACKAGING
P
ROCEDURE
.......................................................................................................................................14
PackagingConfiguration1–HorizontalMethod,WoodPallet..............................................................15
PackagingConfiguration2–VerticalMethod,WoodPallet..................................................................16
PackagingConfiguration3–VerticalMethod,SteelPallet(P/N02‐14441)...........................................16