The function of the vaporizer of a liquid bulk oxygen system is to:
a. act as a pressure release.
b. reduce the pressure to 50 psig.
c. convert liquid oxygen to gaseous oxygen.
d. allow heat to be released into the envi-ronment.
ANS: C
The reservoir stores a mixture of liquid and gaseous oxygen. The vaporizer acts as a heat ex-changer where heat is absorbed from the environment and used to warm the liquid oxygen to room temperature, thus forming gaseous oxygen.
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