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Hospitals are running out of oxygen in a way: so much is going through the pipes that the upper floors have low pressure, and the oxygen pipes occasionally free
by labster 6y ago
Hospitals are running out of oxygen in a way: so much is going through the pipes that the upper floors have low pressure, and the oxygen pipes occasionally freeze from adiabatic expansion. In LA.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoYou'd think they would test systems like that at maximum consumption. Mind you, electricity and water systems are also not designed for every outlet to be maxed out. Whomst among us hasn't caused a breaker to trip from having too much stuff on at the same time.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoWhy would you? There's almost no cases where you would need oxygen to every room...
- labster 6y agoI doubt they tested for the case where they needed oxygen for the patients in the conference rooms and gift shop, either. It’s not like they can order more rooms on AWS; physical infrastructure has a breaking point and LA hospitals hit it.
- EliRivers 6y agoWithout knowing at all what I'm talking about, wouldn't be surprised if they are beyond maximum rated consumption.
- pfdietz 6y agoIs it from adiabatic expansion, or is it just the LOX vaporizer/heater being overwhelmed?
- labster 6y agoHonestly wasn’t sure when I wrote it, I’m an atmospheric scientist, not an engineer, so it seems typically adiabatic to me... quite possibly the answer is “both”.