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why I think Nitrous burns?

Subject: why I think Nitrous burns?
From: Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:13:17 -0800
References: <Pine.LNX.4.33L2.0202050044410.28376-100000@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>
Brian-
  I'm curious, how do you think Nitrous oxide builds power??
(and take it easy on the people who voiced their opinions, okay?  Even if
you think they are wrong....)

Larry   sandiego16V


> FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: Negligible fire hazard. Containers may rupture
> or explode if exposed to heat. Gas/air mixtures are explosive.
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> so basically what you get is a FUEL -AIR BOMB when the tank erupts from
> the heat/ impact.
>
> If the contents were not some sort of catalys for the IGNITION of the
> Fuel-air mix in the COMBUSTION chamber NOBODY would use it.
>
> SO before you ppl go off half-cocked blabbing about stuff you obviously
> dont understand. I suggest the following
> do a GOOGLE search on MSDS and Nitrous Oxide.
> and if you dont think PURE oxygen will burn/explode I also suggest that
> apollo mission that the astronatsuts DIED in becuase of a small spark and
> thier 100%(or very near) O2 environment.
>
> And BTW>
> the Hindenberg Had HYDROGEN not Nitrogen. and it also had a MAGNESIUM
> based paint of the outside sking which was burning in the pictures ..
> off rant.
> brian
> Engineer.
>
>
> additionally HINTS.
> what are the FERTILIZER bombs made from? Nitrogen based compounds
> Rocket FUELS.
> ammonia
> etc. etc. etc.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 cwass99@rogers.com wrote:
>
> >      OK, I was planning to stay out of this, but then again, I like
shooting off
> > my mouth ;)  First, the N in NOS (Nitrous Oxide) is for Nitrogen, which
burns
> > quite effectively in the presence of oxygen.  Don't take my word for
> > it, go watch a film of the Hindenburg.  Secondly, the intended effect of
burning
> > NOS is to increase the free oxygen available for combustion, increasing
the burn
> > rate and temperature.  That's what it does in the cylinder, and there's
nothing
> > that says it can't do that in your trunk.
> >      Oxygen, by itself, won't burn, but it's an essential component of
> > combustion and the more available the hotter and more intense the fire
> > involved.  That's why hospitals get cranky about fire around oxygen
tanks.
> > That or they figured out that people on oxygen probably don't need a
bunch of
> > people standing around smoking ;)
> >      The effect of NOS on a fire is potentially nasty, and when you
allow for
> > the probability of an exploding bottle, is it any wonder fire-fighters
get
> > twitchy when they see a car on fire with a NOS bottle in the back seat?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Colin
> >
> >
> > On 05-Feb-2002 Larry wrote:
> > > 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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> > Date: 04-Feb-2002
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