Gas Control Stations are for the regulation and control of the centralized medical gas supply from cylinder batteries or V.I.E. in hospitals, laboratories and industrial plants.
The Dräger GCS system provides a wide range of solutions for different medical gases, different flow demands and various possibilities of equipment and functionality. All GCS versions have the same cabinet and connection dimensions.
Due to the platform concept of the GCS and the modular concept of the high pressure collecting pipes and distributor blocks, each system can optionally be extended for higher demands and upgraded for more monitoring functionality.
Dräger GCS versions fulfill the requirements of all concerned international standards such as ISO 7396-1, and are marked with the CE 0123 label acc. to the European Directive 93/42/EEC concerning Medical Devices.
The Dräger GCS systems are suitable for the gases O2, N2O, N2, CO2, Ar, Xe and Medical Air.
The system comes in three sizes for 50, 80 or 120 m³/h flow output. If the demand for the supplied medical gas in the hospital arises at a later date, the GCS 800 version with 80 m³/h can be upgraded to GCS 1200 with 120 m³/h flow.
The medical gas is supplied to the GCS by cylinder manifolds and liquid gas tanks. The typical configuration for medical air plants contains three sources of gas supply, consisting of either three cylinder manifolds, where two act as main supply and one as standby for reserve, or a combination of one liquid gas tank and two cylinder manifolds, where the tank is the main supply and both cylinder manifolds are for reserve.
High quality pressure reducers decrease the pressure of the cylinders or the liquid gas tank in two stages to the required line pressure for the distribution system. For use with main ring systems, the GSC 1201, a system with a single-stage pressure reduction, is also available.
The switch-over control is done by a pneumatically driven switch-over valve. It controls the switch-over between the two cylinder manifolds in a way such that the system automatically switches to the other cylinder bank if the active one is empty. An alarm is given to show that the cylinders have to be changed. In case of failure of the main supply, the GCS automatically switches over to the reserve supply.
The detachable hood provides easy access to all components for servicing the GCS. Due to the construction of the GCS, all service and maintenance work can be done without interrupting the operation of the supply system.
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