USE OF ADSORPTION OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR IN MEDICAL PRACTICE

Abstract

The article deals with the use of pure oxygen in medicine. In a comparative vein, the main ways of providing medical and prophylactic institutions with oxygen are considered, information on the requirements for modern equipment of specialized medical facilities and departments is provided. Those problematic aspects of a fatigue, which are regularly encountered by the heads of medical institutions, are highlighted, taking into account many factors that were not taken into account when the well-established work of the centralized supply of medical oxygen (climate, the transport component, the economic issue, the situation with competent technical personnel, document flow work in supervising institutions, etc.). The regulatory frameworks on the arrangement of various oxygen supply systems are presented. Information on safety requirements when working with liquid and gaseous oxygen in vessels under pressure is provided. With reference to the regulatory documentation, the point of view is stated that, taking into account modern economic and economic aspects, in a number of medical institutions, in addition to the traditional-cryogenic method of obtaining medical oxygen, a short-cycle adsorption without heat is very often an expedient method of obtaining oxygen. This absorption allows to produce pure gas with relatively low pressure and ambient temperature directly at the place of the gas consumption. The method of non-heating absorption is described, and information on design of the installation for the production of oxygen is given in detail. The technical characteristics of various types of oxygen concentrators of various production capacities are given.