RE: new single 833A VTTC and OZONE

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Original poster: "David Trimmell" <humanb-at-chaoticuniverse-dot-com> 

Dan, at some of the nuclear power plants (pressurized water reactors) I
have worked at, and made power entries to (sub atmospheric) containment,
a 30% O2 SCBA was required.

Just my experience.

O3 has a pungent ordure that it is interesting folks would even argue
about. NOx while also a VARY pungent smell, is something not as many
folks may have a direct experience of... I can smell the fumes from my
bottle of 70% HNO3, and easily compare the difference from the
PlasmaSonic II with a 4" diameter loop discharge...

Interesting always how may can have the many differing opinions.
Something to think about with politics also??

David Trimmell



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Subject: Re: new single 833A VTTC and OZONE

Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com

My bad then.  I was always taught (at least as a Scuba Diver) breathing
pure
oxygen was toxic to the human body.  Especially the case at higher
pressures
(such as at
depth).  This is the reason that Nitrox and other mixed air-type diving
is
used.
I guess at low pressures (1 atm or less), pure oxygen is okay as you
say.

Dan


  > Dan,
  > Sorry, but my patients breathe pure oxygen every week during their
  > surgeries.  We have to be careful to avoid ignition sources around
  > patients' faces specifically because of the ease with which ordinary
  > materials ignite in a pure O2 atmosphere.
  >
  > All the US manned space capsules had a pure O2 atmosphere until the
famous
  > and tragic fire of Apollo 1 on the pad.  Because of the extreme
hazards of
  > a pure O2 atmosphere, extensive redesign of the US space capsules was
  > required before further flights in the apollo program.
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  > Dave
  >
  > >I'm curious George.  One cannot possibly breathe in an environment
comprised
  > >of pure oxygen.
  > >How is it that you can smell this then?
  > >
  > >Dan
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