Re: Explosive decompression - how fast?

On 2008-04-28, Michael Ash <mike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> What exactly would be dangerous about it? My understanding is that pure 
> oxygen at a reasonable breathable pressure is essentially the same fire 
> hazard as the standard atmosphere.

No, it does increase in flammability risk as the partial pressure of
nitrogen is reduced.  It is less of a problem than pure O2 at 100 kPa,
but worse than sea-level air.

The main studies that I can find regarding safety seem to be on
oxygen-enriching air in rooms at high altitude.  Of course, all the
altitudes considered there are lower than the typical 10-12 km
frequented by jet aircraft.


- Tim