Compressed air

Dangers

• A blast of air under 40 psi Pounds per square inch from 4 inches away can rupture an eardrum or cause brain damage. Compressed air can be used in building, saving the pressure...
• As little as 12 psi can pop an eyeball from its socket.
• Directed at the mouth, compressed air can rupture the lungs.

Uses

• Pneumatics, the use of pressurized gases to do work. This includes compressed air vehicle propulsion and compressed air energy storage.
• scuba diving, to inflate buoyancy devices. See also: Breathing gas
• Compressed air can also be used for cooling using a vortex tube.
• In gas dusters. It is then often called "Canned air", however this is more usually R134a.
• In an air brake (rail) system
• In an air brake (road vehicle) system
• In an air brake (air vehicle) system
• In a compressed air breather (such as Suisse Air)
• Canned compressed air are useful for cleaning dusty computer components.

See also

• Cabin pressurization
• Gas compressor

External links

• World's largest glossary of terms relating to compressed air
• A source of original articles and information related to compressed air and pneumatics