Klarinet Archive - Posting 001086.txt from 1998/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Wagner; Fiume March; Helium and Pitch
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 23:17:48 -0500

At 07:43 PM 11/27/98 -0600, Steven J. Goldman M.D. wrote:
>My memory may be faulty, but I thought NASA used pure oxygen in the
>capsules. An electric spark started the tragedy. There was never an
>explosion as would have occurred if hydrogen was involved (Oxygen is not a
>flammable gas but it allows fires to spread incredibly fast and furious).
>Correct me if I am wrong.
>
Burning is rapid oxidation (combining with oxygen) of some substance. With
no oxygen present, no burning can occur at all. In an oxygen rich
environment, rapid burning will take place, once a fire starts. Pure
oxygen was used in NASA space capsules until the tragic accident during the
Apollo program.

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