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Improved oxygen sources for breathing apparatus
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wood, P. C. Wydeven, T. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Research is described which is directed toward the preparation of chemical oxygen sources which exhibited improved O2 storage and reaction characteristics when compared to potassium superoxide (KO2). The initial focus of the research was the preparation of calcium superoxide (Ca(O2)2) by the disproportionation of calcium peroxide diperoxyhydrate. the Ca(O2)2 was characterized by chemical, thermal, and x ray analyses. Several methods for scaling up the Ca(O2)2 syntheis process were studied. The reactivity of Ca(O2)2 toward humidified carbon dioxide (CO2) was evaluated and was compared to that of KO2 under flow test conditions approximating those existing in portable breathing apparatus. The reactivities of mixtures of KO2 and Ca(O2)2 or lithium peroxide towards humidified CO2 were also studied. Finally, an analysis of two commercial, KO2-based, self contained self rescuers was conducted to determine the potential weight and volume savings which would be possible if Ca(O2)2 or a mixture of KO2 and Ca(O2)2 were used as a replacement for KO2. |
| File Size | 3184063 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850027310 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t93826945 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Calcium Oxides Oxygen Storage Reactivity Potassium Oxides Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Supply Equipment Synthesis Chemistry Breathing Apparatus Inorganic Peroxides Thermal Analysis X Ray Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |