HELIUM

Pure helium is essential for many industries and applications.

– SEMICONDUCTOR

– OPTICAL FIBER

– SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

– TETHERED BALLOON OR AIRSHIP

– LEAK DETECTION

In a mixture, helium is used for the manufacture of airbags; arc welding and lasers

Characteristics and Usage Data

I- Characteristics

• stabilizes the concentration of gases

• exists in abundance in the atmosphere of the sun

• rarest gas on planet Earth

• gas 7 times lighter than air – odorless – colorless

• coldest gas on Earth (-269°C)

• inflation of balloons

• essential element of medical scanners (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI)

II- Usage Data

• used for cooling powerful magnets and the production of optical fiber.

• used in space for cooling satellite launchers,

• used in the automobile industry for the production of airbags purity: 99.9999%.