acidflux
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- Feb 17, 2006
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I found a post about spraying LOX onto an intercooler and given the fact that i have insufficient rights to post, ill put my own bit here.
1. Liquid Oxygen (hereafter called LOX) is N O T flammable itself. LOX is an OXIDIZER and CANNOT ignite via spark/heat/open flame WITHOUT a source of fuel. I have personally dipped cigarettes, pieces of wood, etc in LOX and lit them to see the effects. The more combustible the substance, the faster it burns. ANY OIL/PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT that comes into contact with LOX is liable to E X P L O D E. This can sometimes include rubber (your shoes). Its been known to happen where people step on LOX droplets on the ground and they pop shooting your foot up off the ground.
2. LOX is dangerous to handle due to its cold nature. To properly design a LOX spray system you would need at the very least, a burst valve set at 60-70psig to protect the entire system from over-pressurization, a vent valve for when you're not using the system so that gas pressure doesn't burst your safety valve (burst valve) or anything else, and hopefully some sort of regulator to keep pressure constant when spraying it.
3. Containing LOX would also be an interesting factor. Where would you put it so that the cold wouldnt freeze anything you wouldn't want cracked? Condensation would build EVERYWHERE that LOX is contained and build up either a block of ice, or a shield of frost. What happens when this all melts? Will anything be ruined by the water running everywhere? Just a few things to think about if you plan on doing this or trying anything with LOX.
I work with LOX on a near daily basis on the flightline in the AirForce. It is fun stuff, and has a wide variety of uses. That being said, without proper understanding of LOX and how to safely handle/store it, you could end up in a lot of trouble.
If you have sufficient rights please post this here. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214576 in case these guys dont read this.
Thanks.
1. Liquid Oxygen (hereafter called LOX) is N O T flammable itself. LOX is an OXIDIZER and CANNOT ignite via spark/heat/open flame WITHOUT a source of fuel. I have personally dipped cigarettes, pieces of wood, etc in LOX and lit them to see the effects. The more combustible the substance, the faster it burns. ANY OIL/PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT that comes into contact with LOX is liable to E X P L O D E. This can sometimes include rubber (your shoes). Its been known to happen where people step on LOX droplets on the ground and they pop shooting your foot up off the ground.
2. LOX is dangerous to handle due to its cold nature. To properly design a LOX spray system you would need at the very least, a burst valve set at 60-70psig to protect the entire system from over-pressurization, a vent valve for when you're not using the system so that gas pressure doesn't burst your safety valve (burst valve) or anything else, and hopefully some sort of regulator to keep pressure constant when spraying it.
3. Containing LOX would also be an interesting factor. Where would you put it so that the cold wouldnt freeze anything you wouldn't want cracked? Condensation would build EVERYWHERE that LOX is contained and build up either a block of ice, or a shield of frost. What happens when this all melts? Will anything be ruined by the water running everywhere? Just a few things to think about if you plan on doing this or trying anything with LOX.
I work with LOX on a near daily basis on the flightline in the AirForce. It is fun stuff, and has a wide variety of uses. That being said, without proper understanding of LOX and how to safely handle/store it, you could end up in a lot of trouble.
If you have sufficient rights please post this here. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214576 in case these guys dont read this.
Thanks.
