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Pradeep Kumar

29/05/21 09:25 AM IST

Skill Development Training Program on Maintenance of PSA Oxygen Plants

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Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command commenced ‘Skill Development Training Program’  on “Maintenance of PSA Oxygen Plants.

Highlights
  • It was organised to impart Skill Development Training for the Master Trainers on the maintenance of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Generation Plants as a large number of these PSA plants were being inducted across the country to meet the increased requirement of Oxygen during the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic.  
  • The four-day training programme is being conducted by a team of experts from Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam over Video Conference and includes theoretical sessions and practical demonstrations on the PSA plant available at Dockyard.
  • The training is attended by 82 Master Trainers from various institutes spread in 30 cities across the country. 
  • Professors from IIT, Kanpur and officials from the Ministry of Health And Family Welfare along with the Ministry of Skill Development also participated in the training. 
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology

Through the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology and adsorption media developed in-house, the atmospheric air is separated in its components nitrogen and oxygen. Subsequently, oxygen is available for further use in quantities of 0,5 – 2.000,00 Nm³/h and purities of 90,0 – 95%.

Source: PIB

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