[AR] Re: Fw: Hydrogen / oxygen news
- From: Derek Lyons <fairwater@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:15:43 -0700
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Ed Kelleher
<Pres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Submarine oxygen generators ran at around 3000 psi.
> They kept things separate. O2 went to high pressure storage bank.
> H2 ejected overboard through an auxiliary sea water system, IIRC.
> A compact self contained package, roughly a cube 6 feet on a side.
> They had an A ganger in constant attendance.
And submariners called them "bombs" and regarded them with mistrust
and deep suspicion. While accidents were not common, they were not
unheard of either.
D.
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