2. Supply Mode
2.4 Packaged Gas
For gas users who need mobility and/or with demand for small volumes, gas cylinders can represent an extremely practical method of supplying gas to meet the needs of various manufacturing processes. The gases can be supplied in either individual cylinders or Packs of various capacities for your application and delivered promptly to the doorstep by our transport fleet. We ensure full compliance with IMS requirements to ensure safety and quality in our products.
For users who have a gas volume requirement of less than 5,000 m³ per month, we offer many types of packaged gases and gas mixtures in various capacities for an extensive array of applications.
2.4.1 Cylinder
Air Liquide designs and produces the market’s safest, most ergonomic, user-friendly cylinders, and valves for small, medium, and mobile gas needs. Best-fit solutions for your application with Air Liquide's premium offers.
Our cylinders can come with the safest and most ergonomic valves:
SMARTOP™
A cutting edge smart residual pressure valve with an on/off lever and permanent content gauge, available with our ALPHAGAZ™ pure gases premium offers for analytical applications.
EXELTOP™
A new generation cylinder valve with built-in pressure regulator, available with our premium gases ARCAL™ shielding gases and FLAMAL™ oxy-fuel gases for welding and cutting applications.
ALTOP™
An intelligent built-in regulator with on/off lever.
2.4.2 Cylinder Pack
For applications that require higher capacities, a cylinder pack is a viable solution. Depending on the size of the basket, cylinder pack consist of 6 to 16 cylinders in bundles with gas outlets. The benefits of the cylinder pack :
Continuity
With higher autonomy, the cylinder pack provides higher volumes of gas supply ensuring longer continuity in usage.
Convenience
Customers do not need to change cylinders as frequently as compared to individual cylinders. It provides less handling effort.
Safety
Cylinders that are bundled in a pallet are more robust. Their stability and mobility make them well-suited to the shipyard and construction industries.
To accommodate higher needs, the gases can be readily compressed up to 300 bar pressure. Our 300 bar packs are an innovative supply mode that provides a higher volume of gas with mobility requirements for the project use.
2.4.3 Portable Liquid Vessels (PLV)
A Portable Liquid Vessels (PLV) is a portable super-insulated vacuum vessel holding liquid Argon, Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen. PLV is normally supplied as an intermediate gas system between Vacuum Isolated Vertical (VIV) tanks and cylinders which can be used individually or in conjunction with a manifold system.
| Specifications | ||
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| Materials |
Inner Vessel |
Stainless steel |
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Insulation |
Multiple layer wrapped with high vacuum super insulation |
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Outer Shell |
Carbon steel / stainless steel | |
| Gas Withdrawal |
Flow Rate |
9 m³ / hour continuous (Nitrogen, or Argon) without external vaporiser |