Oxidizer - Nitrous Oxide - NOX--

Chemical Name: Nitrous Oxide
Formula: N2O
Chemical Family: Oxidizer
Use: Medical, industrial, food industry
Synonyms: Dinitrogen monoxide, laughing gas, nitrogen monoxide, nitrous oxide USP
Warning: High pressure oxidizing liquid and gas.Vigorously accelerates combustion.Can cause rapid suffocation. Can cause anesthetic effects.May cause frostbite.
Auto ignition Nonflammable.
Fire And Explosion Hazards Most cylinders are designed to vent contents when exposed to elevated temperatures. Pressure in a container can build up due to heat and it may rupture if pressure relief devices should fail to function.
Storage Do not allow storage area temperature to exceed 125°F
Handling Keep cylinders and their valves free from oil and grease. Open valve slowly. Never strike an arc on a compressed gas cylinder or make a cylinder a part of an electrical circuit.
ECOTOXICITY No adverse ecological effects are expected.
   

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Table 2

 

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SATURATED NITROUS OXIDE
TEMP (C)
TEMP (F)
PSI
BAR
DENSITY kg/M3
0
32
460
31.71
913.1
4.4
40
520
35.85
876.2
10
50
590
40.67
837.8
15.5
60
675
46.53
788.1
21.1
70
760
52.40
744.9
26.6
80
865
59.63
640.7
36.1
97
1069
73.70
434.5
Table 3

 

Some cool stuff on NOX:

  • Very human friendly unless you inhale it. It is a powerful anesthetic.
  • NOX is readily available from many sources.
  • NOX has to be raised to a moderately high temperature before it will decompose and release its oxygen. Very good from a safety point of view.
  • NOX is not cryogenic, it can cause frostbite but not burn (freeze) your skin on contact.
  • NOX Hybrid Propulsion Systems are inert-till-fueled, the engine is totally inert up until moments before testing.

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