Peter Cowan/Lexi Cameron wrote:

Can anyone add any info to this: likely cause, how frequently this

occurs?

After hearing of Ken Welters Coot experiences, nitrous was in my plan.
Thanks
Peter.

First I have every heard of it. Even in racing accidents its unknown to my
knowledge. Perhaps the bottle was over pressurized and got too warm.

Paul Lamar

Perry, I was considering doing the same and found the incident while surfing
for N2O web pages.  The owner was using an electric blanket (designed for
N20 bottles) to keep the pressure up in the N2O bottle - some speculation
that it caused the bottle to overheat and pressure build up to exceed the
limits of the bottle.

Apparently no fuel and ignition source was present or else I imagine the
combination of the freed oxygen and fuel would have removed the garage from
the house.

Makes turbocharging seem tame {:>)

Ed Anderson

 
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