2007-01-01 10:59:06 · 9 answers · asked by big guy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
What you might be thinking about is the danger of oil or grease under high pressure.
You NEVER, NEVER, NEVER grease the fittings on a pressurized cylinder for that reason. Oil or grease under high pressure becomes explosive.
2007-01-01 11:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.cganet.com/pubs/free/SP-E_1.pdf
The cylinder is not involved,only the valve at top of cylinder. Let no oil or grease, including oil from your skin, come in contact with the area where the threads are. Don't stick your finger in the connection to clean it. When attaching the gauge to the cylinder make sure not to let any dirt or oil get on the connector that attaches to the cylinder. Never lubricate any part of an oxygen system. If you must clean a part that comes in contact with the oxygen use IVORY soap as a cleaner along with a CLEAN rag. If for some reason you must lubricate a fitting use IVORY soap as a lubricant. The only part I ever had to lubricate was the threaded handle that adjusts the pressure. I have never found it necessary to lube any hose fittings. They are designed so they work freely without lube.
2007-01-01 11:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you ask about right-handed versus left-handed service on gas cylinders. One can screw gas connections together clockwise or counterclockwise. In particular, there is oil-pumped nitrogen and water-pumped nitrogen. A pressure regulator for oil-pumped nitrogen ( right-handed service) must never be connected to an oxygen cylinder. This is because at such high pressures, oxygen and oil could react, and the regulator and the cylinder could explode. So regulators and valves for oxygen are always left-handed. Water-pumped nitrogen is also left-handed service so to be compatible with oxygen.
2007-01-01 11:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cylinder gets slippery.
2007-01-01 11:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by The answer guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 04:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If oil actually mixes with pure oxygen gas then a chemical reaction can take place and it will go KABOOM!!!!!!
2007-01-01 11:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing if the cylinder is tight.
2007-01-01 11:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gets it oily.
The thing is, you don't want to get oil inside the cylinder.
BOOM!
2007-01-01 11:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by Say What? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing!!
2007-01-01 11:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by smart-crazy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋