Cryogenic oxygen is a liquefied gas which has a boiling point of -297.4 degrees Fahrenheit.  Clearly, a major hazard is produced by extreme cold temperatures, which can immediately freeze bodily tissues and embrittle other materials.

However, cold is not the only hazard of which you need to be aware.  Cryogenic oxygen has an expansion ration of 1 to 860.  This means that one cubic foot of liquid oxygen, when vaporized to a gas, will create 860 cubic feet of gaseous oxygen, within seconds, in addition to many hundredfold of expansion pressure.  It is very important that cryogenic gases not be entrapped within hoses, piping systems or other containers without appropriate pressure relief protection to avoid equipment rupture due to a rapid build-up of extreme pressure.

Mountain Aire has been providing the home oxygen distributor safety and compliance equipment, as well as oxygen accessories, for over 12 years.  We have been involved in all phases of the distribution and manufacture of home oxygen equipment and repacking of gaseous and liquid oxygen for over 25 years.

Mountain Aire is committed to supplying our customers with the products and knowledge necessary to create a safe environment for both employees involved in the distribution of oxygen and patients using oxygen in their homes.  Please feel free to contact us if we can be of service to you or your staff through our toll free number 1-800-659-9110.