Q: Can Kinetic alitude simulators be used for Intermmittent Hypoxic Therapy (IHT)?
A: No. according to available literature IHT required much higher(4500m) altitudes than the maximum altitude limit (3300m) on the Kinetic system.
Q: Can Kinetic alitude simulators be used for Altitude acclimatisation prior to mountaineering?
A: No. For acclimatisation for mountaineering to be effective, exposure to altitudes of over 4000m is required
Capacity
Q: What is the guaranteed flow capacity of the system in liters per minute for simulated altitudes (at sea level actual) of 2800m and 3200m?
- 2800m : 442 LPM per occupant.
- 3200m : 394 LPM per occupant
Q: How is this verified on site?
A: Nitrogen generation plant is monitored with flow and oxygen sensors for flow rate and purity
Carbon Dioxide build-up
Q: What is the guaranteed maximum CO2 percentage for athletes working at a VCO2 level of 2 liters per min?
A: All systems are rated for the number of people training in the room (i.e. a 5, 10, 20 or 50 person room). If the number of occupants does not exceed the room capacity then the CO2 level is guaranteed not to exceed 0.5%
Q: How long would it take to level off at max CO2?
A: This depends on the volume of the room and the flushing rate. But in most cases CO2 will take over 2 hours to level off. See details here
Q: Can altitude always be maintained for the 2800 to 3200m set point range for a room with the maximum number of occupants working at VCO2 2.0lpm
A: Absolutely. Some of our competitors use fans to bring in fresh air to flush CO2 when it gets too high. This results in a loss of simulated altitude and highlights a major weakness in their system. The Kinetic Altitude system use nitrogen generators with excess capacity to ensure that Altitude is always maintained.This performance is guaranteed.
Q: Are scrubbers required?
A: Definitely not. Scrubbers are expensive, messy, toxic and corrosive. The only reason you would use scrubbers, is if the nitrogen capacity is insufficient for CO2 flushing. The Kinetic Altitude system uses nitrogen generators with excess capacity to ensure that scrubbers are never required.
CO2 flushing is very important. For full details on CO2 removal look here
Air separation technology
Q: Is the Air separation plant rated for 24/7 operation by the original manufacturer?
A: Yes. Kinetic use industrial Nitrogen separation equipment that is typically used in mining, oil and other critical industrial applications. This gives our system advantages in reliability and economy of scale. Competitors systems using multiple domestic oxygen concentrators simply can't compete at any level with these industrial systems.
Q: What is the maximum ambient temperature for continuous operation?
A: This is a good question when dealing with rooms for more than 6 occupants as the separation plant will need sufficient cooling. This depends on the individual customer requirements. Kinetic can supply systems for use in hot environments such as the Middle East with ambient temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius. In all cases our engineers will assess the site and ensure that the final installation will be rated to give many years of trouble free service.
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Logging
Q: What logging features are available for oxygen and carbon dioxide levels?
A: All kinetic systems include a full logging and plotting feature for O2 and CO2 with data basing of results, warnings and faults
Q: Can the logs be exported to Excel
A: You bet.
Q: What is the logging frequency (e.g. every 1,5,15,30 minutes)
A: Whatever is required by the customer. We will work with you to ensure that all you monitoring needs are met.
Accuracy and analyser specifications
Q: What is the altitude resolution in metres?
A: Better than 50m.
Q: What type of analyser's are used to control the oxygen level?
A: We use multiple low drift zirconia, paramagnetic and IR cells to control the mixture entering the room and again for monitoring the actual room altitude and CO2 levels. Other systems often use a single fuel cell sensor to monitor the room level because these are much cheaper. Fuel cells drift from hour to hour and degrade over time. We don't use these for safety reasons.
Q: Does the system include an automatic calibration system to calibrate the analyser's against standard gasses?
A: Yes. This is an essential safety feature. If your analyser's aren't reading right then you don't know what levels of Oxygen and CO2 you are exposing your athletes to.
Safety
Q: Does the system include an independent safety monitoring system capable of shutting down the system if the oxygen levels drop below a safety threshold?
A: Yes. Again, this is an essential safety requirement for any system that reduces the level of oxygen in a confined space.
User interface
Q: Can the system be controlled via the local network so that it may be set up from a staff member's office via a web browser?
A: Yes. The system has a secure web interface that allows you to control the system from anywhere.
Q: Do you offer a remote monitoring service whereby you can monitor the integrity and operation of the system via the internet?
A: Yes. The system has a secure web interface that, if desired by the customer allows us to control and maintain the system from our offices. This means we can offer rapid support and feature upgrades for all our customers worldwide.
Q: Can we schedule the system to turn on at a given time and date at a set altitude so that sessions can be scheduled in advance?
A: Yes. Via the web interface.
Q: Are web cams included to monitor the training rooms over the network?
A: Yes. Via the web interface.
For full details on the user interface look here
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