For marine use there is Bronze wool.  It is corrosion resistant and might be
better at stopping fire in a high oxygen environment.

Doug Butler
Sherpa Engineering


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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of M. Adam Davis
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 8:58 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: RE: [EE]: Fuel tank sensor / real world solutions
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>
> Steel wool?  Magnesium?
>
> You might want to point out that they should use real steel - common
> 'steel wool' may simply make the problem worse as its made of fine spun
> magnesium - rather flammable and difficult to put out.
>
> -Adam.
>
> Peter L. Peres wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>At 12:54 PM 6/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Don't think I will try, but according to the instructor,
> >>>you can weld tanks which have already had fuel in them,
> >>>by filling them with water.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I've heard of steam cleaning plus filling them with CO2.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Filling with nitrogen, steam, or *COLD* engine *exhaust* gas.
> >
> >
> >
> >>People have died doing things like this.
> >>
> >>Say, anyone have any first hand knowledge of flashback arrestor design?
> >>I'm trying to cob one together for a small Hyrogen-Oxygen torch.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Not first hand but in general small holes do that. A porous ceramic gas
> >filter and/or steel wool trapped in an inline fixture should do it.
> >
> >Peter
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