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April 24, 2006
Scott Specialty Gases publishes 4th edition of their popular handbook
for design and safe operation of gas delivery systems
Plumsteadville, PA—Scott Specialty Gases has updated their popular Design & Safety Handbook for Specialty Gas Delivery Systems. The new 4th edition is available as a downloadable PDF document, complete with internal links, here at scottgas.com. A free printed version of the 42- page handbook is also available.
Scott’s Design & Safety Handbook is a “must have” reference document for anyone who specifies, designs, purchases or operates specialty gas delivery systems. It provides principles of operation and recommended safety and maintenance procedures for gas handling equipment, including gas cabinets, pressure regulators, manifolds, flash arresters, annunciators and many other components of gas delivery systems. Following principles outlined in Scott’s handbook will help ensure a cost-effective and reliable delivery system that will safely provide specialty gas to any application at specified purity level, pressure and flow rate.
Precautions and safety procedures, both in the laboratory and wherever compressed gases may be stored, are addressed throughout Scott’s Design & Safety Handbook. The document also includes guides for sizing of distribution lines and for determining compatibility of typical gases with common materials of construction for gas handling equipment. Tables detailing characteristics and physical properties of gases, a manifold specification worksheet and diagrams of standard cylinder valve outlets and connectors are included.
Scott Specialty Gases is the sole-source producer of gaseous SRM candidates for NIST and is the world’s largest supplier of EPA protocol gases. The company is a worldwide supplier of pure and mixed gases for applications that include natural gas, environmental, laboratory, industrial, petrochemical, medical and semiconductor applications. Scott maintains numerous manufacturing facilities in both the U.S. and Europe. Here at scottgas.com, the specialty gas industry’s largest website, online ordering, eScott Online Supply Chain Management and other innovative eTools are featured that empower Scott customers to substantially reduce operating costs.
To obtain a printed or electronic version of Scott’s Design & Safety Handbook for Specialty Gas Delivery Systemsor for additional information about Scott products and services, browse this website now; or call 800-21-SCOTT; or send email to solutions@scottgas.com.
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