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|    dlzc to Peter Fairbrother    |
|    Re: high density test fluid    |
|    19 Jul 15 09:33:52    |
      From: dlzc1@cox.net              Dear Peter Fairbrother:              On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 8:38:44 AM UTC-7, Peter Fairbrother wrote:       ...       > >> "something" bromate might get closer, due to       > >> the massive bromate ion. And it is used in       > >> solid rockets sometimes.       > >       > > A bit expensive though, and CaCl2 is cheap, is       > > reasonably non-toxic, is sufficiently non corrosive       > > enough,       >        > actually, on reflection corrosion may be a problem.       > I am not sure what the pumps will be made of though,       > and the test pumps do not have to be made of the same       > stuff as the real pumps.              H2O2 is sensitive to free iron, and of course visible light. Polyethylene       should be a major constituent, unless you expect long periods at elevated       temperatures. What sort of boost pressures? If you only need 1 or 2 bar, you       can do a single stage mag        drive...              David A. Smith              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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