High altitude, and low octane

Huw Powell audi at mediaone.net
Sat Jun 2 01:31:04 EDT 2001


> The partial pressure of O2 decreases with altitude.
> At sea level, O2 accounts for about 21% of the total pressure
> while at 18,000 feet O2 only provides about 12 or 13% of the total
> atmospheric pressure.

Isn't that because O2 is heavier than N2?  So it runs to the bottom...

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Huw Powell

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