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CO₂ System - Volume Adequacy Check

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Check required CO₂ cylinder bank capacity against protected-space volume - 35 % design concentration for cargo holds, 40 % engine-room.

Formula

$$ m = V \cdot c \cdot 1.977, \ n = \lceil m/m_{cyl}\rceil $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$V$Protected space volumecapacity plan
$c$Design concentration-FSS Ch.5

Sources

  • FSS Code Ch. 5.