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IshKebab • last Friday at 8:46 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Air is basically nitrogen. It can probably use both.


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OxO4 • last Friday at 9:03 PM

Based on a cursory search, propellant-grade nitrogen requires a high purity (99.99%) [0]. I am no aerospace engineer, but I'd be interested to know what the actual requirements are for a system like that to work reliably. If 99.99% nitrogen is actually required, then I'd assume that the corresponding compressor would neither be compact nor particularly maintenance-free.

[0] MIL-PRF-27401

AngryData • last Friday at 11:26 PM

Air often contains water though too which could cause problems with ice at the rquired discharge rates.

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