Field notes / pressure vessels The High Pressure Steel Oxygen Gas Cylinder A quiet piece of equipment that has to be right every single time it leaves the fill...--10 Nov
How Does a CO2 Fire Extinguisher Make Things Cold and Put Out Fires? The first thing most people notice is the frost. A thin white cloud rolls off the horn, th...--02 Nov
Fire Extinguisher Buying Guide Does a CO2 Fire Extinguisher Leave Residue? No — and that single fact shapes where CO2 is the right choice, where it is not, an...--26 Oct
The tag on the valve reads “hydrostatic test due 2028.” The cylinder has been in service for nine years, and there is no expiry date stamped anywhere on its b...--26 Oct
How a CO2 Extinguisher Puts Out a Fire It is not the cold that kills the flame. A carbon dioxide extinguisher wins by pushing oxygen away from the burning fue...--19 Oct
Does a CO2 Fire Extinguisher Eat Oxygen? No, It Displaces It Carbon dioxide does not consume oxygen, absorb it or burn it away. It dilutes the air around the f...--16 Oct
Why a CO2 Fire Extinguisher Makes Things Cold The frost that creeps across the discharge horn is not a fault and not a gimmick. It is liquefied carbon dioxide ...--07 Oct
How Cold Is a CO2 Fire Extinguisher? The Real Numbers Behind the Frost There is no refrigeration inside a carbon dioxide extinguisher, yet the jet leaving the...--03 Oct
The CO2 Tank Question: Why Compressed Gas Is Not a Fire Extinguisher The short answer is no — a standard CO2 tank cannot be used as a fire extinguisher. The us...--27 Sep
A small fire starts in a wastepaper basket beside a workbench. Someone reaches for the nearest extinguisher — a CO2 unit — and pulls the trigger. The flame dr...--21 Sep
The 50 L Seamless Steel Oxygen Cylinder, Considered Buying a 50-litre seamless steel oxygen cylinder is a specification exercise with safety consequences. This...--15 Sep
Pressure Vessel Engineering · Buyer Guidance 47L Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders: Specifications, Materials & Buying Tips A 47L seamless steel gas cylinder i...--10 Sep