Breathing Oxygen: Purity of Oxygen Generated by a Fluomine-Based System

Abstract

Oxygen from a fluomine-based open-loop oxygen-generating system (OLOGS) was analyzed for purity. Major contaminants observed in the product oxygen were H2O, CO2, and CO. The accumulated CO (20-50 ppm) is not considered harmful, nor is CO2 (150-300 ppm) harmful. H2O accumulation was strongly affected by its concentration in supply air and varied between 100 ppm and 5%; oxygen life-support hardware requires its removal. Normal operation of a fluomine-based OLOGS should produce oxygen remarkably free of contamination due to chemical off-gassing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA030851

Entities

People

  • H. J. Kilian
  • L. J. Luskus

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Flow Rate
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Organic Compounds
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Production
  • Sorption
  • Test Beds

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Marine Mammal Biology