Jon,
Pardon me, I meant to say minor amounts of
oil/grease. Years ago had to work with many of the various scrubber
materials when developing parts for the US Navy's EX-19 rebreather
with a 12-hour duration.
R/Jay
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On Behalf Of Jon Wallace
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 5:07
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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ExtendAir scrubber cartridge
Jay,
You sure you have that correct? One of the
by-products of the CO2 absorption is water. What are the conditions
that cause it to be flammable/explosive? We know it was used in
Apollo and also in existing submarines so those conditions can't be very
conducive to this extreme behavior.
Here's some wiki info.
Jon
Jay K. Jeffries wrote:
>
> The lithium hydroxide cartridges are of a
larger diameter as compared
> to the much more common Extend-air slaked
calcium hydroxide units.
> The LiOH cartridges are MUCH more expensive
with a proportionally
> extended duration time. As a
by-product, they produce a lot of heat.
> In addition to the downside of the cost,
exposure to water makes them
> flammable/explosive. The other
cartridges can be acquired through
> many SCUBA shops.
>
> R/Jay
>
> / /
>
> Bartsch
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2009 4:06
PM
> *Subject:* RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ExtendAir
scrubber cartridge
>
>
>
> Just a note...Lithium Hydroxide
canisters were aboard my submarine
> in case of emergencies. I would assume that
the navy did extensive
> research and found these to be the best
purchase for the limited space
> available.
>
> My .02 cents
>
>
> David Bartsch
>
>
>
>
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