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Desiccant Requirements

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The Charts below are provided to determine approximately the size and quantity of desiccant bags required.

Flexible Barriers/Fiber Cans
Area (Ft²)	Area (In²)	Units Required
0.1	15	1/6
0.2	30	1/3
0.3	45	1/2
0.6	90	1
1.3	180	2
1.9	270	3
2.5	360	4
3.1	450	5
3.8	540	6
4.4	630	7
5.0	720	8
5.6	810	9
6.3	900	10
7.5	1,080	12
8.8	1,260	14
10.0	1,440	16
20.0	2,880	32
50.0	7,200	80

Rigid Containers
Volume (Gal)	Volume (Ft³)	Volume (In³)	Units Required
1.1	0.14	237	1/6
2.1	0.28	476	1/3
3.2	0.42	714	1/2
6.2	0.83	1,428	1
12.5	1.67	2,856	2
18.7	2.50	4,284	3
25.0	3.33	5,712	4
31.2	4.16	7,140	5
37.4	5.00	8,568	6
43.6	5.83	9,996	7
50.0	6.66	11,424	8
56.1	7.50	12,852	9
62.3	8.33	14,280	10
74.8	10.00	17,136	12
87.3	11.66	19,992	14
99.7	13.32	22,850	16
199.4	26.64	45,700	32
498.5	66.65	114,250	80

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