On 6/25/2010 4:17 AM, J. D. Slocomb wrote:

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I think that the most logical answer is that pressurizing the drum is
not a common solution. Which seems to say that either the rest of the
world is not bright enough to think of the idea; or perhaps the one
lonely guy that did is in error :-)

If we pressurize a nearly empty fuel tank with 20%
oxygen, aren't we in danger of doing an impromptu
stoichiometry experiment?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inerting_system

That would be an error, yes?

--Winston