This is true. I have seen steel burn brilliantly several times in oxygen. Marshall
Albert Peirce wrote: > The danger of an oxygen rich atmosphere is that any combustion reaction is > intensified! I believe that Gus Grissom and several other astronauts died as > a result of an electrical fault (short circuit) in a confined space that was > oxygen-rich and that everything that was combustible (wire insulation, seat > covers and foam padding, paper and clipboards, etcetera) burned with > incredible rapidity and intensity! Check with AGA or one of your local > welding suppliers to see if they are offering any educational demos on the > dangers of combustible gases and oxidisers (oxygen). Well worth the time! > Regards, Al... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Fugitt" <wa...@fugitt.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:26 AM > Subject: CS>Oxygen, Burn or Explode? > > > Morning Tish, > > > > >As a former welder, sucking up oxygen should be done with great care as > > >just about anything burns in the presence of pure oxygen. All it takes is > > >a spark and - WA LA - no more hair and a serious burn. > > > > You mean, burn, not explode, I suppose. Can you elaborate a bit? > > > > Many materials cannot be ignited easily with a spark. > > > > If you mean, explode, then most gases have a narrow range of > > concentration that can produce an explosion. > > > > I had a chart of these different gasses and the concentration range > > required to produce an explosion at one time. > > > > I use oxygen in my den when walking on the treadmill. I have intended > > to do a concentration percentage, using the 5 liters per minute and the > > volume of the room. > > > > In this case, I don't think the hazard is nearly as great as I have > been > > led to believe by the non-technical. > > > > There is a gas heater about 25 feet away. Sometime I turn it off, > > including the pilot. > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > >
