Oxygen And ECS Flashcards
(17 cards)
Air we inhale is
78 percent nitrogen
21 percent oxygen
1 percent trace amounts of other gas
As you go higher what do you get less off
Oxygen
Hypoxia
Condition where there is low amount of oxygen reaches body tissue
Loss of night vision, euphoria and false sense of wel being then death
10000 feet or below are we fine
Yes
Over 10000 feet
You need oxygen
33 - 38000
Need 100 percent oxygen
38000 and above
100 percent oxygen and pressure breathing
What the sources of oxygen
Gaseous
Liquid
Chemical and solid
OBOGS
General aviation fleet uses …. stored in metal cylinders
Gaseous oxygen
Military aircraft carry they own ….. . Is a pale blue transparent liquid. And …… is almost 7 times greater than …… .
Liquid oxygen
Than gaseous oxygen
Convenient method of carrying oxygen for emergency use.
Comes of a shaped block of a chemical such as sodium chlorate encased in a protective steel case
Chemical, or solid oxygen
It produces its own oxygen by using a mechanical separation process
Air is passed through a sleeve and nitrogen is trapped and oxygen enriched gas passes through
Uses air from outside
OBOGS
Safety warning. whats not aloud to be close to the oxygen
No smoking
No oil or grease
Cleaning (AMM)
Oxygen Storage
Oxygen held in cylinders
Black body white neck
Typical gaseous storage system
Picture
Nato identification of oxygen pipelines
White and black rectangles with green background
Different types of pipelines
High prsssure
Low pressure
Anti kink