I know you're all probably gonna laugh but this is an idea I have been thinking about for a while. I know a dude locally who makes glass and can hook me up so I am wondering if this is worth a try. The picture sucks but basically it would be all glass except for the metal screen between the unit and the glass bubble. The heating coils would be placed inside glass tubes so it might take a while to heat up and stabilize but I'm not really worried about that. You would just crack the o2 tank open until the bubble fills with vapor and then closed it. All connections would be sealed. Sorry if there is already a thread about using oxygen, but is there any advantages/disadvantages to using tanked o2? Is it even something to consider or is an air pump a better option. You can tear up the idea if you want. Just tell me what you think.
welcome to the forum!
first off, I love that you are sharing your idea in an open source kind of fashion (publicly)
and you are also on to something with the all glass idea. glass doesn't react chemically to the temperatures we are using when we are talking about vaporizing. putting your heating coil outside of the vapor path is a good call.
there are a few vapes out there already doing this though.
vapolution, cloud, gn0me and others. like these
but I applaud you to go on, because everyone should have their say at how they think they can make the best vape.
I don't understand the need for the O2 tank though. breathing pure O2 isn't good for you. what is your plan for this application? if it's just for a forced air use, then use a 20/80 oxygen/nitrogen mix. or yes a pump would work just fine too.
I did a quick google search and found this:
In humans breathing 100 percent oxygen at normal pressure, here's what happens:
- Fluid accumulates in the lungs.
- Gas flow across the alveoli slows down, meaning that the person has to breathe more to get enough oxygen.
- Chest pains occur during deep breathing.
- The total volume of exchangeable air in the lung decreases by 17 percent.
- Mucus plugs local areas of collapsed alveoli -- a condition called atelectasis. The oxygen trapped in the plugged alveoli gets absorbed into the blood, no gas is left to keep the plugged alveoli inflated, and they collapse. Mucus plugs are normal, but they are cleared by coughing. If alveoli become plugged while breathing air, the nitrogen trapped in the alveoli keeps them inflated
it seems though, if you have pure O2 at low pressure it isn't harmful, but when it's at a higher atmospheric pressure it will hurt you.
some of the symptoms if you experience this.
*source:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question4931.htm
