INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VISAKHAPATNAM: Groups from Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam have actually achieved a major advancement by effectively fixing 2 major oxygen
plants at Nellore and Srikalahasti, consequently offering a major increase to oxygen supply in Andhra Pradesh throughout an extremely
critical situation.Based on a request from the state administration, Eastern Naval Command airlifted professionals from Visakhapatnam
utilizing a naval Dornier aircraft
The experts effectively made the Nellore and Srikalahasti oxygen plants operational on Sunday morning by revamping compressors and replacing
adapters and accessories made within the Naval Dockyard
Krishna Teja Oxygen Plant at Nellore is a huge cryogenic plant capable of charging 400 jumbo-type cylinders a day
It had actually been non-functional for previous 6 years
The marine team succeeded in achieving the cryogenic temperature of minus 186 degree Celsius at the plant, which constructed the requisite
output oxygen pressure to charge bottles
The output now is 98 percent oxygen, no percent carbon monoxide and 0.01 percent co2, which meet the requirements of medical grade
oxygen.The oxygen plant at Srikalahasti near Tirupati is a huge facility based upon VPSA technology
It is capable of creating 16,000 litres per minute of oxygen at 5 bar that feeds oxygen lines straight
The naval group repaired the plant and attained the requisite output of above 93 percent medical-grade oxygen, no percent carbon monoxide
gas and 0.02 per cent carbon dioxide
Both groups of professional were led by Commander Dipayan
They worked tirelessly for practically seven days, along with engineering groups of AP health department, to revive the defunct plants
