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Conversion Factors for Specialty Gases

The following is a list of conversion factors to calculate volume of specialty gases given a specific water volume.

Specialty Gas

Payload Conversion

AMMONIA (NH3)

33.64 LBS./CU. FT. WATER (H2O)

BORON TRIFLUORIDE (BF3)

41.0 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)

137.1 SCF/CU. FT. H2O

(9.81 LBS./CU. FT. H2O)

ETHANE (C2H6)

21.6 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

ETHYLENE (C2H4)

 

DOT VESSEL-

WATER VOLUME OF DOT VESSEL x 62.3 LBS./CF H2O =

LBS. OF H2O x .355 (%H2O BY WEIGHT) =

LBS. OF ETHYLENE

(x 13.8 SCF/LB. = SCF OF ETHYLENE)

(NOTE: A DIFFERENT CALCULATION IS USED FOR ASME VESSELS-CALL FIBA FOR ASSISTANCE)

FLUORINE/NITROGEN (F2N2)

  11.15 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HCl)

  40.5 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)

3.56 LBS./U.S. GALLON

(@ -259˚ F AND 14.7 PSIA)

NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE (NF3)

28.82 LBS./CU.FT. H2O @ 1450 PSIG

(MAXIMUM PRESSURE OF 1,450 PSIG)

NITROUS OXIDE (N2O) 42.36 LBS./CU.FT. H2

SILANE (SiH4)

20.12 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)

74.76 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, INHIBITED (TFE)

7.02 LBS./CU. FT. H2O @ 500 PSIG

13.8 LBS./CU. FT. H2O @ 1,000 PSIG

VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (VF2)

 45.5 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

FLUOROCARBONS

R14-TETRAFLUOROMETHANE (CF4)

67.0 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

R22- CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (CHClF2)

62.3 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

R23- TRIFLUOROMETHANE (CHF3)

45.0 LBS./ CU. FT. H2O

R116- HEXAFLUOROETHANE (C2F6)

65.0 LBS./CU. FT. H2O

R142b-1-CHLORO-1, 1-DIFLUOROETHANE (CH3CClF2)

9.22 LBS./CU. FT.

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