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why do people think Nitrous burns?
Allyn is correct. Combustion (burning) is the rapid oxidation
(i.e.combining with oxygen) of a substance. The more oxygen available, the
faster, more intense the combustion. If it's fast enough, it's called an
"explosion". :)
Larry sandiego16V
> > Oxygen is not flammable. Oxygen will not burn.
>
> What you say is true, but everyone should keep in mind that oxygen
will make a burning flame
> much more volatile. In the presence of enough oxygen, even oil baking on a
hot exhaust manifold
> might ignite into some serious flamage.
> If you already got fire, more oxygen = big time bad juju.
> We do the exact opposite on subs: My sub ran at ~17-18% oxygen when
underway to act as a flame
> retardant. Poor saps couldnt even get a zippo to stay lit for more than a
few seconds.
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (shell donor ready to rock, still
planning, rocco #7)
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
driveshafts, wheels :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> To: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>; "_Scirocco Mailing List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>;
> "Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:39 PM
> Subject: Re: why do people think Nitrous burns?
>
>
> > For the exact same reason so many people think oxygen is flammable.
> > Hospitals are the worst offenders.
> > Oxygen is not flammable. Oxygen will not burn. Oxygen will not
explode
> > (except in the sense that Patrick mentions).
> >
> > Larry sandiego16V
> >
> > > NOS IS NOT FLAMMABLE
> > >
> > > Why do people always think NOS - Burns...
> > > The bottle explodes (bottle breaks by heat expansionof the Gas inside
the
> > > bottle but there is no fireball! there is Nothing flammable in NOS.
> > >
> > > ATs - Patrick Bureau
> > >
> > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Marc Peterson
> > > =>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:35 PM
> > > =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > =>Subject: Newest member of the "what's the point?" rice mod club
> > > =>
> > > =>
> > > =>From TWICE, the Consumer Electronics trade mag...
> > > =>
> > > =>And I quote...
> > > =>
> > > => "One of the most unusual subwoofers at CES came, not
> > > =>suprisingly, from Bazooka, with its "Bass In A Bottle" 200
watt,
> > > =>8-inch subwoofer disguised as a nitrous oxide bottle.
> > > =>The speaker,
> > > =>aimed at the "tuner" market, was inspired by the fact that many
> > sport
> > > =>compact enthusiants plave the bottles in their cars for show
without
> > > =>even hooking them up, said a spokesman."
> > > =>
> > > =>Shown in the article is a blue cylinder the exact size as a gas
bottle,
> > > =>painted blue, with a fake shutoff valve and even a sticker that
> > > =>mimicks the
> > > =>label on a tank, right down to the triangle shaped MSDS (Material
Data
> > > =>Safety Sheet) labels. You know, the ones that say hey, this here
> > > =>this is a
> > > =>highly flammable product.
> > > =>
> > > =>I for one would not want to be a fireman running up to an accident
and
> > > =>seeing what appears to be a bottle of juice in the back of the
> > > =>hatch...only
> > > =>to find out that its a damn speaker! Talk about unneccessary
panic...
> > > =>
> > > =>Marc
> > > =>
> > > =>
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