I was awakened from a dead sleep when the refrigeration system on a fish
processing boat I was working on developed an ammonia leak. It was the
chemical equivalent of a full-on slap in the face--brutal stuff.
On 6/20/06, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One breath of concentrated
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Ammonia Refrigerant?
One breath of concentrated ammonia vapor, as would be blown out of an
AC system, will at the very least badly scar the lungs, and is very
likely to kill you outright
likely to kill you outright. This isn't household ammonia solution,
it's anhydrous vapor. Very nasty...
My father-in-law has largely monocular vision due to an NH3 incident
some years ago. It's corrosive and poisonous, and has no place in a
mobile environment. It eats copper, and is used
Sorry guys. I still don't get it.
I stand by my statement that the hazards of ammonia are blown out of
proportion.
Just drop a note to your insurance company that you are using amonia
based refrigerant in your car.
I doubt that any automobile insurance people would have a clue what that
I need you guys, we help each other keep our old MBs running. So I don't
want this to become a flame thowing contest (another pum?) I'll quit
here.
Sorry, this is my fault. I had an idle curiosity. I know it is hazardous and
attempted to defuse that part of the issue with the comment about
One breath of concentrated ammonia vapor, as would be blown out of an
AC system, will at the very least badly scar the lungs, and is very
likely to kill you outright. This isn't household ammonia solution,
it's anhydrous vapor. Very nasy, and a big problem for police rading
meth labs. It
Besides the slight inconvenience of having to jump out of your car at 100 if
you get a leak (remember the ejector seat in 007's DB5), has any one heard of
crazies attempting to use ammonia refrigerant in a car? I know the stuff is
very efficient however I believe it is extremely corrosive.
I recall Rudolf Diesel wanting to exhibit an ammonia refrigerator at (I forget
which) World's Fair but being denied due to safety concerns. The idea for his
Rational Heat Engine as he called it and a Diesel engine as everyone else
calls it, grew from his experience with compressing
Gee, I remember about 20 years ago being in an evacuation of a good
sized chunk of a town in upstate NY when the ammonia cycle system at the
cold storage I was delivering to sprung a leak. Couldn't go near the
place for a couple of days till it was *safe* ( and we were still
choking anywhere
Gee, I remember about 20 years ago being in an evacuation of a good
sized chunk of a town in upstate NY when the ammonia cycle system at the
cold storage I was delivering to sprung a leak. Couldn't go near the
place for a couple of days till it was *safe* ( and we were still
choking anywhere near
A bit tricky, requires high pressure (1000 psi or so), but will run
nicely off the exhaust heat. The main problem is that the ammonia is
both highly toxic and flamable (read explosive) when released.
Peter
Around three lbs, maybe more for the required capacity. Vented into
the cabin, it will promptly kill the people in there.
Peter
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