U.S. Army Oxygen Generation System Development

Abstract

Oxygen is a huge logistical burden for the military in the deployed (field) medical environment. A single patient using only 3 liters of oxygen per minute will use the contents of a 150 pound oxygen cylinder each day. The oxygen cylinder is 145 pounds of steel and just 5 pounds of oxygen. It has been shown that 17% of combat casualties will require oxygen. This means that a 100 bed field hospital could theoretically need 2500 pounds of oxygen cylinders per day. Recognizing the enormous impact oxygen has on its logistical tail, the U.S. Army started a developmental project in 1985 to develop the capability to generate oxygen at the point of use. Since 2001 the U.S. Army, in partnership with several vendors from industry, has been heavily involved in the development of POC gaseous oxygen systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA581789

Entities

People

  • Mark Arnold

Organizations

  • Army Medical Department

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Environment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Heat Energy
  • High Pressure
  • Hospitals
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Hospitals
  • Molecular Sieves
  • Production
  • Warfare

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