| The principle of Inert Atmosphere is typically applied | | | | inert substance. The potassium chloride still made the |
| as follows: | | | | fuel look and feel like a real propellant, but it couldn't |
| 1. Replace a normal environment with an inert one.a. | | | | burn. Because the substance was inert, we were able |
| i.e. Prevent degradation of a hot metal filament by | | | | to perform many safety operation checks on the |
| using an argon atmosphere | | | | facility. |
| 2. Add neutral parts, or inert additives to an object.a. | | | | A fire extinguisher is another example of Inert |
| i.e. Increase the volume of powdered detergent by | | | | Atmosphere. A Halon fire suppression system works |
| adding inert ingredients. This makes the detergent | | | | because it takes the 3 components of fire; fuel, |
| easier to measure with conventional tools. | | | | spark, and oxygen and chemically reacts with them |
| We were once moving 300,000 lb rocket segments | | | | to make them inert. |
| around a brand new building at the Kennedy Space | | | | Can you make a hostile environment more "inert" by |
| Center. When the segments come from Utah, there | | | | eliminating the troublemaker? You can do so by |
| are dozens of accessories that have to be added to | | | | approaching them ahead of time and making the |
| them be fore they are ready to fly. Of course, being | | | | situation more inert for the rest of the team so you |
| a new building, the cranes and structure had not | | | | can actually get something done. Handle them |
| been checked out yet. We didn't want to be testing | | | | separately. |
| the reliability of the new building with 300,000 lb | | | | What is the cheapest and easiest way to improve a |
| pieces of dynamite, so we replaced the Ammonium | | | | boring or inert room, office space, or building ? Paint |
| Perchlorate in fuel recipe with potassium chloride, an | | | | the walls. |