Fike PROINERT 2 - 4 Container Filling

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4.0 CONTAINERFILLING
Thetablebelowdetailsthefillpressuresavailablepercontainersizeandassemblynumber:
ContainerSize
(Liters)
Model AssemblyNumber
FillPressure
(bar@15°C)
FillPressure
(psi@59°F)
80PROINERT
IG71‐103‐200‐55
IG71‐103‐300‐100
IG71‐103‐200‐541
200 2,900
80 PROINERT
IG71‐103‐300‐55
IG71‐103‐300‐100
IG71‐103‐300‐541
300 4,351
Thefollowingisastep‐by‐stepproceduresuggestedbyFikeCorporationforthefillingofPROINERTcontainers.Refer
toAppendixA.2forthepressurevs.temperatureschartforthevariousinertgasesbeingfilled.
NOTE: ContainersandvalvestoberechargedmustbereconditionedinaccordancewithSection3.0ofthismanual.
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CAUTION: Suitableprecautions,suchaswearingsafetyglassesandgloves,mustbetaken.Foradditional
information,refertoCGAP‐1SafeHandlingofCompressedGasesinContainers.
CAUTION: Themarkingonthevalvemustread“WP300BAR”,whilethemarkingonthecontainermustindicatea
minimumallowableservicepressureof300bar(4,351psi).
CAUTION: Priortofilling,verifythatthecontainerhasnoresidualpressurebyinstallingapressuregaugeintothe
gaugeport.
CAUTION: Themaximumfillpressuremustnotexceed5,308psi(366bar)atatemperatureof122°F(50°C)for
PROINERTIG71‐103‐XXX‐XXXcontainers.
CAUTION: Fillinggasesathighpressurecausesthecontainertemperaturetorise.DONOTexceedacontainer
temperatureof122°F(50°C)duringthefillingprocess.
CAUTION: Donotleavecontainerunattendedwhilefilling.
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