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Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and heat??
« on: May 31st, 2005, 4:42pm » |
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Nevada, etc.........
Anyone have problems keeping tanks in your vehicles???
A q? for a newbie
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #1 on: May 31st, 2005, 4:58pm » |
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I live in Florida and I am also a part-time scuba instructor. O2 tanks are much like air tanks we use when diving, in that they contained highly pressurized gas.
When the gas heats up (as when it stays in a car for a long time), the molecules in the gas get excited and start to increase speed, causing the pressure in the tank to increase rapidly.
The valve on the O2 tank will have a bleeder that will burst when the pressure in increased to a certain degree. For scuba tanks, it will pop at 150% of pressure. So, a regular scuba tank that will hold 3000 psi will pop at 4500. On a hot day, pressure can get there in less than one hour.
I don't know what pressure rating in O2 tanks are, nor what settings the valves have, but I would not recommend keeping the tank inside a closed car.
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #2 on: May 31st, 2005, 5:07pm » |
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I left a tank in the car in San Diego a few weeks ago. Outside temps in the 80's. Left the car window cracked and had the tank in the shade.
Sure don't think I'd leave one in the car on a 100 degree day in Arizona!
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #3 on: May 31st, 2005, 5:09pm » |
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #4 on: May 31st, 2005, 6:43pm » |
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on May 31st, 2005, 4:58pm, marlinsfan wrote:
So, a regular scuba tank that will hold 3000 psi will pop at 4500. On a hot day, pressure can get there in less than one hour.
I don't know what pressure rating in O2 tanks are, nor what settings the valves have, but I would not recommend keeping the tank inside a closed car.
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O2 tanks at full capacity are only 2000 psi. The regulator goes up to 3000 psi.
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #5 on: May 31st, 2005, 9:14pm » |
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THe hydrostatic testing done every 5 years on all compressed gas tanks test at 2x the PSI marked on them.
The danger with tanks in a car is that if the valve release pops, the tank can take off like a bullet.
I wouldn't do it....
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #6 on: May 31st, 2005, 11:46pm » |
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I never worry about ye olde O2 saftey tank stored in the aft of the party van. It's the refilled propane tanks in transit for the gas grill that make me nervous.
Dopey me.
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #7 on: May 31st, 2005, 11:47pm » |
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The trunk stays a lot cooler than the interior...the sun is the real killer. I swear it's at least 140 degrees in there...
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #8 on: Jun 1st, 2005, 12:25am » |
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Had one in my van during our 2 days of nearly 90* last week, not a problem.
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #9 on: Jun 21st, 2005, 3:41pm » |
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I've been carrying D's and E's in my car all of May and June this year.....I crack the window and try to keep the tank in the backseat out of the direct sun, but have had no problems yet.....
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #10 on: Jun 21st, 2005, 7:27pm » |
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The Ideal Gas Law:
p * V = cons * T
with p = pressure
V = volume
T = absolute temperature, measured in °K = °C + 273 or °Rank = °F + 460
cons = a constant that contains the universal gas constant, Avogadro's number, and of course conversion constants for the weird units you insist to use.
Oxygen O2 is near enough to the ideal gas to use this law with only a small error.
Therefore, starting from an ambient temperature of 300°K (27°C, 80°F) you need to heat up the tank to 450°K (177°C, 350°F) to get a pressure increase of 50% (which is still on the save side, but the temperature would be more than needed to fry an egg).
Another oxygen horror story debunked.
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Re: Cali., Arizona, New Mexico peeps.....o2 and he
« Reply #11 on: Jun 21st, 2005, 7:48pm » |
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Thanks Ueli, for using the knowledge that's... out there.
*so, if it actually is hot enough to fry and egg on the sidewalk, The O2 will be ok, among a host of other problems though.
Kevin M
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