Re: Oxygen is not flammable
Which is why you generally use a maximum of 70% oxygen for bottled breathing gas
Speak for yourself. Divers frequently use between 80% and 100%[1] O2.
in 100% oxygen almost everything burns rather enthusiastically
There was a move a few years ago to use titanium first stages. Titanium is tricky to ignite, but burns in nitrogen...
Vic.
[1] The appropriate gas to use is a religious argument rather than a technical one :-(
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