Oxygen Pipe Sizing - Pediatrics

  • Friday, January 12, 2024 11:22 AM
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    Message # 13300381
    Zac Malewitz

    Hi, 


    We have a new Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in the design phase. Engineer on the project asked if we've seen any difference in O2 usage between a pediatrics facility, and a standard hospital that would affect line sizing. I have not been a part of a design on a system that is strictly pediatric facility. Has anyone run into this, and should they account for anything different in O2 usage?


    Thanks,
    Zac Malewitz
  • Friday, February 02, 2024 1:13 PM
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    Reply # 13309801 on 13300381
    Dane Robertson

    We have a 225 bed Women's (10%) and Children's (90%) hospital nearby. Our experience is the oxygen consumption is similar (or greater) than a regular hospital. Our biggest problem is the medical air system. It's frequently undersized on the pumps and pipe size causing lag pump alarms and significant pressure drops.


    If the Med Air pipe sizing is the same as the Oxygen pipe sizing, you're much better off.


    Don't come up short and anticipate what the consumption will be in 30-50 years from now. You don't customers paying for the same thing a second time later on.

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