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*On a basic view, a 16 kPa minimum O2 requirement in internals. Pure O2 is theoretically toxic in real life, but has no representation for this in code, and takes a while to be really dangerous anyway (they use it to treat certain diseases, for example), and thus using a mixed tank for internals is fairly inefficient. | *On a basic view, a 16 kPa minimum O2 requirement in internals. Pure O2 is theoretically toxic in real life, but has no representation for this in code, and takes a while to be really dangerous anyway (they use it to treat certain diseases, for example), and thus using a mixed tank for internals is fairly inefficient. | ||
*Emergency O2 tanks have volume 3. Extended Emergency O2 tanks have volume 6. The big air tanks have volume 10. Volume is essentially the 'mole divider' when converting between a canister/air pump to your tank; having a higher volume essentially makes the tank that much more efficient, proportionally, so an EEOT has twice the contained air per kPa in comparison to a regular EOT. | *Emergency O2 tanks have volume 3. Extended Emergency O2 tanks have volume 6. The big air tanks have volume 10. Volume is essentially the 'mole divider' when converting between a canister/air pump to your tank; having a higher volume essentially makes the tank that much more efficient, proportionally, so an EEOT has twice the contained air per kPa in comparison to a regular EOT. | ||
*Cold air has more moles to a kPa, and because people breath in moles, and filling tanks usefully for internals is largely capped by the 1000 kPa release pressure, which means cooling your air before using in internals is important. Cooled down air, such as from a freezer-ed canister, is the most efficient way to set up internals. Cooling it below | *Cold air has more moles to a kPa, and because people breath in moles, and filling tanks usefully for internals is largely capped by the 1000 kPa release pressure, which means cooling your air before using in internals is important. Cooled down air, such as from a freezer-ed canister, is the most efficient way to set up internals. Cooling it below 273 K will result in icicles inside lungs, though. | ||
*If you need to empty an internal tank to make space for better, colder air, you use an air pump set to pump in and turned on then off with the tank inside it, allowing you to refill it more effectively. | *If you need to empty an internal tank to make space for better, colder air, you use an air pump set to pump in and turned on then off with the tank inside it, allowing you to refill it more effectively. | ||