Industrial Gases & Cryogenic Systems worked example

Cylinder Fleet Utilization at 94% target cylinder fleet utilization: a worked example

This scenario runs the cylinder fleet utilization calculation on the strong side: 94% target cylinder fleet utilization, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when balancing filled stock, empty returns, customer-held cylinders, maintenance holds, and new cylinder purchases.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cylinders in service or rented: 820 cylinders (unchanged)
  • Total cylinders in fleet: 1,000 cylinders (unchanged)
  • Target cylinder fleet utilization: 94 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 82)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Cylinder fleet utilization = cylinders in service or rented ÷ total cylinders in fleet × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 82 % for cylinder fleet utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 points for cylinder fleet utilization gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 820 count for cylinders in service or rented.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 count for total cylinders in fleet.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target cylinder fleet utilization sits at 82% and the headline result is 82 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 82 %.
  • Use it when reviewing asset performance, deciding whether to buy more cylinders or recover idle ones, or setting rental and demurrage policy. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Cylinder fleet utilization: 82 % (headline result)
  • Cylinder fleet utilization gap to target: 12 points
  • Cylinders in service or rented: 820 count
  • Total cylinders in fleet: 1,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Cylinder Fleet Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.